Trip to Nicaragua June 2012 Part 2 of ?

Shalom brothers and sisters in Messiah! 

Pray that you will all have a blessed Shabbat and that 
YHVH’s shalom/shalem be with you always. 

We are now going through part 2 of our trip to Nicaragua, and I pray that it will be a blessing to you. 
Again, we thank YHVH everyday because through you He provides for what we do. 
Without your help we cannot go anywhere or do any of the things we do. 
Your offering allows us to go to the poor, widows, and orphans and help them
 with what they need most, physically and spiritually. May YHVH bless your gift!

                                                                                                                                                            

Now, on to the pictures! 

While we were there we met a family behind Dona Carmen’s house. 
They are Don Mariano, Dona Angela, and their 9 kids. 
I would say that they are a very blessed family, don’t you think?

On the left is Luis, Moises, and Dona Angela and on the right is Sylvia, Marylin, and Marta. 
And down below is my dad and Don Mariano.

This family is very hard working, as you will see in this post. 
They wake up at 4 a.m. and buy 200 uncooked corn-on-the-cobs that they 
make into corn-on-the-cob, tamales, and sometimes atol(a drink made from corn). 
They hoe their field which they planted corn and beans in. 
They cook the corn and then either take the corn of the cob or just put the corn in a bucket. 
The corn that they take off the cob is then sent to a place that 
grinds the corn, once for tamales, and twice for atol. 
They then get the ground corn and make the tamales and occasionally atol. 
They are done by 2 p.m., then they go to sell them. And almost everyday, they do! 
Here are some pictures down below of them with the atol and
 tamales as well as Marta and Luis hoeing the field..

                              Dona Angela making Atol                   Dona Angela counting the number of tamales they made.

                               Marta hoeing the field                                                    Luis hoeing the field

Psalms 90:14, 16-17

Satisfy us in the morning with Your kindness, And let us sing for joy all our days!  
16 Reveal Your work to Your servants, And Your splendour to their children.
17 And let the pleasantness Of YHVH our Elohim be upon us, 
And confirm the work of our hands for us; O confirm the work of our hands! 

It was so amazing to see that even though this family works so much, 
they are almost always smiling and almost never scream or yell at one another.
 The kids have an amazing imagination and they make up a lot of games and such. 

What a blessed family!

 

Marta, Sylvia, and Marylin making Tzitziot. 
We taught them what they were for and where the verses are in Scripture. 
May YHVH bless these children and their family!

Please pray for Don Mariano and his family of 10. 
He wants Torah but does not know who can teach him. 
Pray that the children will have learned what the Tzitziot are 
for and that they share what they mean to others.
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Now, there are a couple more children we want to talk about, whose names are Nehemias, Ruben, and Rut.

Mark 10:13-14  

And they were bringing little children for Him to touch them, 

but the taught ones were rebuking those who were bringing them.

And when Yahshua saw it, He was much displeased and said to them, 

“Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them, 

for of such is the reign of Elohim.

This is Nehemias, Ruben, Rut, and one of her friends. 
Pray for Nehemias and Ruben who came to the house we stayed at because they heard 
my dad talking about the new covenant in the blood of Mashiach (His TORAH in our minds and hearts)
 and they wanted know why we had fringes(tzitzits). 
We asked if they wanted to believe in Yahshua as their savior 
and if they wanted to enter the new covenant and they both said yes!

 

It is very exciting to see new brothers come into the faith, especially young ones like these. 
May YHVH bless them and may they grow in His word and walk according to His will! 

Psalms 133:1

 "See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity,"
Afterwards, we had a little Bible study. We read Scripture, prayed, and sang. 
This was a very special moment.
 Pray that these children will be able to serve, love, and obey Him 
and be able to reach their families with the Word.

Speaking of their families, we came to know Ruben's dad. 
He used to be a pastor but sadly fell to alcoholism and fornication. 
Now he makes bamboo baskets like the one my dad bought for Dona Carmen.
 My dad was able to talk to Him and he heard his call to return to YHVH’s ways
. Said he wants to return - repent. Pray that he will be able to get rid of the problems in his life
 and follow YHVH, as well as teach his son the Scriptures as well.

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In the next post we will talk about a message my dad was able to bring as well
 as how we able to help the mom and sister of Dona Mayra.
 But until then…

Shalom! 

The Montanez Family 
Servants and Emissaries of Yahshua, Children of YHVH 

HalleluYAH!!