THE MELENDEZ PRAYER LETTER FEBRUARY  2014

Dear

Greetings from the Melendez family! We pray that you are well, and growing every day closer to the Lord. We have been so encouraged during these past few weeks by the messages we have heard, and the Bible passages that we have been studying. God has encouraged our hearts greatly in our walk with Him. Each day we desire to grow a little closer to our Lord.

Daniel is going full speed ahead into his second semester of Bible school. He is doing very well, though it is a bit challenging. This semester he is studying Philippians, New Testament survey, Evangelism, Life of Christ, Spanish Composition, and Chorus. As part of the class, he is required to memorize the entire book of Philippians. His other classes require a great deal of memorization as well. Praise to God, who has been giving him the endurance that he needs for those long nights of studying. Coffee has been helping as well.

We are still serving the Lord in our local church in the children’s Sunday school. It has been such a blessing for us to be able to minister to the children together as a family. Even Sam and Anna tag- a- long as they are not accustomed to staying in the baby nursery yet. This month we are teaching them who Jesus said He is.

Samuel and Anna are doing well and growing fast. They just turn 1 ½ years old in January, and they are 32 inches and 28 lbs. Samuel has gone through 3 shoe sizes in the past 6 months! They are smart and sweet and we are so thankful that they are part of our lives. Sam loves to play the guitar and dance, Anna loves her dolls and food! And they both love books and veggie tales. We spend a lot of time outside when the weather is nice.

We are very thankful for our friends and neighbors here on campus as well. All of us women who have husbands in Bible school get together on Thursdays for our own Bible study. This semester we are studying the book of James. I really enjoy getting together with other ladies to pray and study God’s Word.

We would like to ask you to keep us in prayer. We know that so many of you faithfully pray for us and we are very grateful. We praise God for his faithfulness and goodness to us. Here are some things that we would like to share with you, so that you can be praying for us.

please keep us in your prayers

1. Daniel and I are actively trying to nurture our marriage. With the busyness of life, children, school, work and ministry it can be hard. Pray that we will be faithful to keep our marriage high on our list of priorities, and model God’s desire for marriage to our children.
   

1. Daniel has a bad tooth that probably will need to be pulled. Dental work is cheaper in Mexico, so he is going to try to go down there for his tooth. Pray for safety in travels, wisdom for the doctors, and that the cost will be manageable.
2. Our car is making a lot of un- favorable noises, and even though we just replaced the brakes, they are also making noises. Pray that God gives our car enough life to get us through school.
3. We really feel that visiting Daniel’s family in Peru this summer is of utmost importance. It will probably be our only trip down to Peru before we move back, and we want to be good managers of our money and go before the babies turn 2 years old. ` Babies under 2 don’t have to pay for their ticket. Pray that God will provide for this trip, if it is His will.
   

Thank you all so much for you prayers and encouragement. We think of you all often and pray for you regularly as well. Thank you for your passion for missions!

Love Daniel, Mattie, Samuel, and Anna Melendez

Look for us at:

 www.tentmakersbiblemission.org. 

Our mailing address is 4300 S. US Highway 281 

Edinburg, TX 78539

Our phone number is 1 802 751 5135 and our email is danielandmattie@gmail.com

We would love to hear what God is doing in your lives! Blessings!