An Arrow Directed

Newsletter March/April 2008

This year 2008 started out with a clear direction in the sector of ministry that we are covering in our State of Nayarit. David and Elizabeth have been traveling extensively while teaching in Mexico and the U.S.. They are teaching in areas of leadership training and financial integrity. They are also giving classes in both Bible schools, here in Tepic and in San Pedro Coahuila.

On the local front the secondary school and the churches continue to move forward. Every day we are seeing more the need of good Christian education in our public school system. The churches after going through a pruning this past year, are now going forward in spiritual and numerical growth.

The beginning of February we opened a new semester in the Rios de Agua Viva Bible School. In the past we have had mainly youth who have studied but the semester our medium age is 48 years old. They are people that have decided to leave all to follow the ministry that God has given them.

One can not move on forward without encountering opposition. The 15th of March three enemy attacks came at the same time. While David and Elizabeth were away their house was broken into and over $5,000 of merchandise was stolen. Half an hour after Philip and Lucy arrived home from the police station to register the theft, brother Chuy Sanchez passed away. He was a village pastor who had lived on the grounds for the last 12 years. His life changing experience
of salvation when he was converted was an example for all of us. That same night Pastor Chuy’s grandson, who was living on the property with his parents, ran away, not knowing
that his grandfather had died and has not been seen since.

The funeral service for pastor Chuy was held at 10 Am on the Monday morning. One hour previously, 96 young people boarded a bus to go to our Youth Camp. We were expecting only 50 to 70 youth because of the recent pruning that we had been through. What a fantastic camp we had! One young lady who arrive at camp very downhearted was given a spirit of joy and for hours she rolled on the ground laughing in a Holy Spirit drunken stupor. Another young lady who was at camp for her first time, in her reserved manner said: ‘Can’t we stay her for a month”.

We have many plans and goals as this year continues on. We want to take our youth activity “El Punto’ national. We also want to take some youth on a Missions trip to Asia, to an area where Mexican people are accepted to minister. As our short term and long term goals flow together we are sure of the direction in which the Lord has directed us and as an arrow we want to fly true to the mark.

In this Spring season we pray rich blessings upon all you who support this ministry. We covet your prayers and your faithful offerings as we continue moving forward.


Philip, Lucy, Simri & Vanessa Tolman

MARCH/ APRIL 2008
Seedtime & Harvest Ministries
8635 Callaghan Rd, San Antonio TX 78230 or
APDO 351, 63000 Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
e-mail: philip@s-h-ministries.org or d_e_tolman @s-h-ministries.org
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