Being Part of His Promises

God is not in a rush. We get all worked up over time and when we have to get things done. Life picks up a very hectic pace but God is not in it. He is never in a rush and if we move with Him we can live a life without stress and worry as we cast all our worries on Him.

At the end of May we (Philip & Lucy) had the opportunity to be part of a conference and missions symposium in Western Canada. It is a part of Canada we have never visited before and what caught our attention more than anything else was the calm that the western Canadians have in carrying on their everyday events. In Mexico the slow “mañana” attitude of the past has changed to a very up beat pace of life, which we have carried into the church. The change of pace and the lesson that God taught us were very enlightening.

In Mexico we have seen a move of God as we walk into the promises that He has given us.
Since their marriage. Agustin and Damara (our daughter), have been helping other churches but the Lord has led them to work with us. As well as joining the music ministry of the Xalisco church they also took charge of one of the village churches in the town of San Luis de Lozada. San Luis is a town of under 2,000 inhabitants and we are the only Mexican Christian church in the town. They planned a special children’s program to celebrate Children’s Day here. In the church we have about 30 children but this activity in the plaza drew about 300 children plus many mothers. We had to divide our 150 bags of candies so that each child could have something.
The next week there was a special Mother’s Day service in the small church. Instead of the usual 6 mothers we had 50 visitors. This helps to break the taboo town people have of attending a Christian church.

The end of May we partnered with other churches in the Tepic area to have a three-day outdoor evangelistic campaign. Using the open-air theater that is in the State Fair grounds, a Mexican evangelist shared with the non-Christian on how to increase their faith to receive from the Lord Jesus what He has promised them. Many people came to be healed and God was faithful to His Word. On the first night of the campaign we had close to 300 people in attendance but by two days later there were more than 800.

This summer we will be staying home in Mexico in order to be close to my parents as they walk through a new trail in their lives. In May my mother went through two major surgeries and was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Thirteen years ago she was given 3 months to live after having a radical cancer surgery and the Lord Jesus performed a miracle. We are praying at this time that another miracle will take place in her life. Thank you for your prayers and the concern that many of you have shown.

We invite you to sow in the fertile ground of Mexico as we pray rich blessings upon all you who are supporting and praying for this ministry. We covet your prayers and your faithful offerings.


Philip, Lucy, Simri & Vanessa Tolman