Here's and update!

Hello dear friends and family,

 

The Lord sure does bless and bless abundantly!  As you know, we are full on in church planting ministry now!  We have had to hit the ground running and are doing our best to keep up.  We have had a busy summer with Camp season, then going right into a medical caravan, then having Heather’s parents here for ten days, then attending a CAM featured conference, and finally settling down to getting moved in to our new house while all the while trying to keep up with ministry.  Well, no one ever said this life would be boring! J

 

The event on which I wish to focus is the medical caravan.  A team from Beloit, Kansas came down and did several work projects but their main focus was a medical caravan to offer health care for the neighbors around here.  the response was overwhelming.  We had three American doctors and several Mexican that all ranged from general medicine, to surgical consultations, to dentistry.  The response has been overwhelming!  We had over three hundred people show up for medical care!   We presented the gospel to each and of these three hundred people, and we have boiled it down to about eighty families that are willing to have us visit them. We are now in the process of following up on these contacts. 

 

As you may well know, we are not in the business of turning out numbers.  We would rather have a few dedicated disciples that will reproduce than the three hundred that may not have any real interest (other than financial).  The issue, however, is that we do not wish to exclude anyone either.  Pray that as we visit each of the contacts the Lord would show us how to best proceed so as to begin Bible studies and discipleship with the right people.  It is His work, after all, and we wish to be used in the best and most efficient way possible. 

 

Please also continue to pray as we seek to have better communication with you.  We are searching for a satellite internet company that would provide service fast enough to handle Vonage or some such voice communication. 

 

The kids are doing quite well, and learning Spanish at an astronomical rate!  Heather and I are tired, but resting on Him. 

 

Please be reassured that we love you and are very grateful for your continued support! 

 

His,

 

Brock

   

 

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Brock, Heather, Tucker, Silas, Ruben, and Annie Hower

www.howerhighlights.blogspot.com

www.caminternational.org

 

A look at our summer at Camp Koinonia 2009

Yikes!

What  a busy summer!

 

As you all know, we have just finished summer camps for this year, and are now in the process of transitioning fully from working at the camp into full time church planting!  We have had a wonderful time serving at the camp, and will most likely still be fairly involved as we live a few yards away!  - Yes!  We have moved into our house!  No more trailer trash!  We thank the Lord for His provision and care as we continue on!

 

Pray for us as we begin this new phase of our ministry.  We are working with Enrique and Blanca Colorado (a Mexican Pastor trained in CAM’s Seminary in Puebla) and their two kids – Betania and Daniel.  Together we trust that the area around us will be reached with Christ’s gospel. 

 

We will hopefully be in better touch now that camps are over, but please pray for us as we try to get a satellite system that will revolutionize our email and phone lives!  

 

Here is a list of prayer requests that you can bring to our Father as you remember them:

 

-       Pray for our ministry changeover from working at the camp to working in full time church planting.

 

-       Pray for our partners Enrique and Blanca Colorado as they continue to adjust to Missionary life.

 

-       Pray that God will continue to supply our needs.  We are down on our support level as are most missionaries.

 

-       Pray for the right communication system

 

-       Praise that we have moved out of travel trailers and into a house!

 

-       Praise that as Cam International has transitioned into a more flat structure we have been able to form part of a very special team of missionaries for our organizational and fellowship/accountability needs!

 

-       Praise that the kids are doing well and haven’t killed each other or us yet!!!

 

As you know, we love you dearly, and remain your ministry partners and friends!

 

His,

 

Brock, for Heather, Tucker, Silas, Ruben, and Annie

 

 

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Brock, Heather, Tucker, Silas, Ruben, and Annie Hower

www.howerhighlights.blogspot.com

www.caminternational.org

 

Quick note!

Thanks for your prayers over the last five weeks.  Summer Camps went great!  There are always a few bumps in the road, but overall we were very pleased with the whole summer. 

 

Two days after summer camps ended we received a work team.  They came to do different projects here and a medical brigade. There was a lot to get ready first few days they were here.  These last three days we have been receiving patients here at the camps for the different doctors/dentists.  We are still crunching the numbers, but with the Evangelism team we were able to witness to about 370 people over the three days.  There are a lot of people to follow up with…

 

Once things die down a bit we will fill you in with more details. 

 

Love ya guys and thanks for your prayers and support!

 

Heather

 

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Brock, Heather, Tucker, Silas, Ruben, and Annie Hower

www.howerhighlights.blogspot.com

www.caminternational.org

 

Hello From Mexico!

Hello, Hello Prayer Warriors!

 

Let me tell you how much we appreciate you and your prayers!  When Brock and I get a little discouraged we just have to remind ourselves that there are a bunch of people back in the USA praying for us on a weekly bases.  Thanks you so much.  There are other times when we are in the middle of a difficult situation and God gives us peace and the right words to use.  We know that it is possible because we have such great prayer warriors lifting us up before our Lord and Savior.

 

We are right in the middle of summer camps.  Things are going well.  We have a GREAT crew of counselors and helpers.  We also have a volunteer from one of the Bible churches that is in charge of the kitchen for all four weeks.  We are eating some good meals while still keeping the cost down! 

 

The first week of camps was very encouraging and motivating.  We had about 25 campers and a few unsaved mixed in there.  It was fun seeing them grow closer to their Savior through the camp.  Our theme this year is Ultimate Authority and how that applies to our lives. 

 

This week of camp has been a little more challenging.  We have lots of unsaved campers.  Of those there are several that are having a hard time with authority.  Please pray for Brock and the counselors as they try to deal with these campers in the best way possible.  Even with that said the speaker is going a great job (you can pray for him this week hi name is Emilio), and the games, cabin times and all are geared to help the saved and unsaved understand and grow closer to God.

 

We need your prayers as a family too.  We are all fighting off colds.  Trying to get plenty of sleep.  And trying to let the Lord lead us to say and do the right things.  Thanks again!  We will let you know how things turn out!

 

 

In Him,

 

Brock and family

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Brock, Heather, Tucker, Silas, Ruben, and Annie Hower

www.howerhighlights.blogspot.com

www.caminternational.org

 

When Annie turned 13 months I decided that it was finally time to upgrade her from the bassinet. While living in the trailers it has been the perfect baby bed for her. It mostly stayed under the table, but when we needed to fold down the table we could just move her and the bed! She loved waking up from her nap and grabbing at her brother feet while they ate their lunch! Amazingly she would not climb out of the bed, but would just call out to us. There is no room for a crib in our trailers, so a couple of months ago I moved her into the boy’s trailer. All four of them slept in the same bed. It is about the size of a double bed. At first Silas loved sleeping next to Annie because they could snuggle. Then she got a little too comfortable and would bug her brothers all the time. Like crawling on top of the boys while they were still sleeping, sitting on their heads, and pulling their hair. A couple weeks ago Tuck and Si asked if I could make up the bunk bed so they could sleep away from Annie. I agreed that something needed to change. Now just Annie and Ruben share a bed and so far we have been able to train Annie to leave Ruben alone! Technically we have four beds in the boy’s trailer, but I need one for storage, another spot works better as a play area, and then the other two are set up as beds. Life is a little cramped and the trailers are defiantly not the same as a house, but I will have to say that we are very happy here and have made it our HOME.

Pictures

Brock and I have really enjoyed working here in Amealco. At the camp we have been working and learning from Rich and Sara Musgrave.

Rich, Sara and Matthew








Then we have also been working with Enrique and Blanca evangelizing and discipling the people we interact with on a daily basis down here. Here are some pictures of the people we either are devloping contact with or having weekly Bible Studies with:

Enrique, Blanca, Betania, and Daniel

Doña Leonides

Emelda and Luis (Heather is also doing a discipleship with her sister, Cheo)

Pablo and Tonya and two of their kids

Estevan, Mari, Sara, Aldo, and Juan

Lupita and Israel

Raul and Lolita and sons

Manuel, Lourdes, Carina, Hector, Rebecca, and Victor


Thanks for your prayers we are having fun serving our Lord down here in Mexico.