Dear Friends in Christ,                                                                               July / August 2020

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We thank the                                                                        Lord for you and deeply appreciate your faithful prayers and financial support for us and the work in Mexico.

Mexico is still on lock down because of Covid-19, and now they have extended the border closing until at least October 22. It turns out that Mexico has grossly under reported the number of infections of the virus. As of August, the number of confirmed cases has exploded to over 550,000 and 60,000 deaths! In spite of this massive increase in reported cases, the churches are       Coffins of Covid-19 victims stacked behind a crematorium at cemetery  doing well with only a very few cases of the virus. Pastor Samuel has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus but without any symptoms. He is fine, however several evangelical pastors and priests in Monterrey have died due to Covid-19.

We had a virtual meeting with the teachers and staff of the Bible College to prepare them for the virtual classes starting in September. One of the teachers later became infected with Covid-19 and is very ill in the hospital. His brother and pastor died of the virus on August 19^th. Our teachers and staff are now in their second week of self-quarantine. So far, everyone and their families are not showing any symptoms of the virus. PTL!

 We participated in a wonderful Missions Conference at Bible Baptist Ch. in Chickasha, OK with Pastor Steve Volante. Many from this church has visited us several times in Mexico helping with several different projects over the years. We were stunned when the funds were presented to us to purchase in Mexico this 2010 Ford van for the Bible College in Mexico! PTL!

God bless you all, and thank you for your faithful prayers and support.

Yours in Christ,

Rick and Susie