My Valentine!

I am so thankful for my Sweetheart. Every day with him is a blessing, and Valentine's Day was just a special day to remind each other and to focus on how wonderful it is to be so blessed! I thank the Lord for Andrew....he has been a sure and strong rock for me, especially during this last year; his quiet faithfulness is an inspiration to me to continue to just be faithful to the Lord, even in the midst of disappointments and struggles.

I Love You, Honey...All Year Long! I count it a true privilege to call you My Sweetheart!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Our internet is down at our house (I am at an internet place in town).

I will post a photo of my Sweetheart and me when I can get online at home.

I am thankful for your friendship!

With Love from Mexico!
Mrs. López

My Spirit Hath Rejoiced in God My Saviour

“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord.

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” Luke 1;46,47

24 years ago today I got saved...February 11, 1987. It was a Wednesday night. Before the service, I was sitting at the dining room table coloring. I remember very clearly I started singing, “I have decided to follow Jesus….” And it was as if the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart, “You need to get saved.” Before I went to church, I thought, “I want to get saved today.” Dad preached, and at the invitation time, when he asked if anyone would like to be saved, I raised my hand. Mom took me to her bedroom after church, read verses from the Bible to me, and I knelt down by her bed and asked Jesus to save me.

What a blessing it is to be saved; what peace is mine, knowing that there is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus! My spirit is rejoicing in the blessings of being saved, and in the privilege of being able to serve my Saviour!

Please pray for me this evening (at 7:00), as I will be speaking to a group of teen girls from another Baptist church in town. I have been told that there will be unsaved girls there. Please pray that someone would be saved tonight!


“For HE that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is HIS name.”

Luke 1:49

He Shall Cover Thee With His Feathers

When Andrew moved to San Antonio (in February, 2001), he lived in a little room (which had been used as an examining room) in the clinic. Before we got married, Andrew told the villagers, “I can live anywhere; but I am going to get married in March, and I will have to move into Chilón (a very small town about 15 miles away from San Antonio) and rent a house there.” But the villagers said, “No, Doctor. We want you to continue to live in our village. We will build you a house here so the two of you won’t have to live in this little room.”

When we got married, they had already taken up a collection from all the villagers to buy building material for our house. Soon after we were married, they began building our house.

But the first months that we were married, we lived in that little room in the clinic. What precious memories we created there!!! The room was only big enough for a twin bed and a table; Andrew had an electric (single) burner on which I cooked. We had to walk about 160 yards (I counted one time!!!) to use the school bathroom. But we were happy. We were SO happy! I learned many things during the months that we lived in that little love nest.

San Antonio is a village that is nestled between other villages, many of which were occupied by Zapatistas. (The Zapatista Indians rebelled against the government in 1994. They are characterized by bandanas or black hoods they wear over their faces, and they are usually armed.) As you get off of the main highway, onto the dirt road that leads to San Antonio, there is a training ground for Zapatistas. Many times we would walk by and I could see boys as young as 12 years old being trained with real weapons. It was quite frightening for me (who had lived a very sheltered life!).

Our little room where we lived was right next to the road that led into San Antonio. Our window opened up to the little dirt road which was the main entrance to our village. At night, we would hear bats flying around the roof, or mice crawling around in the rafters above. (I would bury my head into my husband’s arm to be able to go to sleep!)

But one night, around 11:00, I heard what I thought was a pack of horses trotting by. I said to Andrew, “Who would be leading their horses out at night?!” (And in the village, by 8:00 p.m., everyone is usually in bed, and everything is quiet.) He said, “Those aren’t horses. They are the Zapatistas.” I shiver even now as I think about it. There must have been 200 of them! I was too scared to peek out the window, afraid they’d see me. I didn’t want to make the least bit of noise; I was so scared!

Andrew had lived back there long enough to know that if you don’t mess with them, they won’t mess with you (generally). But I had only heard scary, horrific things about these people. I had only lived there, perhaps, for a month.

I remember that night as if it were last night. I could not sleep. I just knew that any minute, one of them (or several of them!) would bust through our door and kill us. My imagination went wild. I began to cry softly. Andrew very tenderly said, “Please don’t worry. Try to go to sleep. The Lord is watching over us.” I remember repeating the verse in Psalms that says, “What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee,” over and over until I finally went to sleep. The Lord watched over us and got us through the night!

I remember hearing, on several occasions, the village men telling my husband about an attack by the Zapatistas on these villagers. Many times, they’d come warn my husband, “Don’t stay out after dark tonight. The Zapatistas have attacked a certain village.”

One day, I accompanied my husband by foot to a far-away village to treat some patients. We came to a tree that had a sign nailed to it which read, “You have just entered Zapatista territory. We are not a people under the government.” Andrew said, “Look around. Do you see anyone?” I said, “No.” He said, “But in this area, there are eyes everywhere. They are watching everything we do. You can’t see them, but they see us.” These villagers refused Andrew’s medical treatment; but we had to walk through these Zapatista villages to reach the ones who needed and accepted his help.

Many times I felt fear knowing that we lived so close to these rebels. But in the 7 years we lived in San Antonio, surrounded by them, they never once hurt us. On one occasion, one of the village chiefs asked Andrew to come preach to a group of these villagers! I know there were many unseen dangers surrounding us from which the Lord kept us.

“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;”
Psalm 91:5

Washing clothes by hand in the village

The Path of Their Feet

“Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Psalm 119:105

Where will their feet take them?

“Saturate them in the Word of God,” my mother says.

How precious it is to hear them recite Scripture from memory…
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;
and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.”
We are learning that verse this week, and when we say it together,
I pray in my heart,
“Lord, may they hear the counsels of the wise and obey Thy Holy Word!”

“…for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.”
Joshua 1:8

What a privilege to know the Word of God,
and to be able to teach the Scriptures to our children!
Take advantage of this most valuable tool. Use it today!

"I Got Saved!"

Since the day we found out I was expecting Little Andrew, we began to pray that God would save him at an early age.

Our prayer was answered on January 13.

We were having school together, and he suddenly began to cry and said, “Mommy, I need to be saved!” He had been asking me questions for several months, and I knew that the Lord was dealing with him. I took him to our bedroom, and I read salvation verses to him,

and he prayed and asked God to save him.

What a joy that was! All day long, he would come up to me and just HUG me and say, “Mommy, I am so happy now!”

We were in our second day of our Missions Conference, preached by Bro. Luis Ramos, and that evening, when Andrew saw his Uncle Philip, he said, “Uncle Philip, I got saved!” That night, during the service, Philip called Andrew to the front, where Little Andrew publicly told the church that he had been saved.

He got baptized the following Sunday, January 16. It was such a special blessing to me to see him follow the Lord in believer’s baptism.

It is so refreshing to be with a new convert. His love and enthusiasm for the things of the Lord are so contagious!

We are rejoicing over this sinner that’s been saved. We continue to pray for him, that God would use Little Andrew for His honor and glory, and that Little Andrew would fulfill the purpose for which he was created.

Rejoice with us….God is so good!

Little Andrew Jonathan

Pastor/Uncle Philip letting him tell the church about his salvation.

Little Andrew with Bro. Luis Ramos and Uncle Philip



Thank the Lord for such a good pastor!
Aren't these such sweet pictures?!

Thank You, Lord, for Your blessings on our family!

God Did It For Me! (Conclusion!)

Mexico or United States?

So now the questions arise: Which do you prefer? Mexico or the United States? Which is home? Do you miss the States when you are in Mexico?

My answer is as follows: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

In Mexico I have: A wonderful, loving husband; my precious children; an excellent pastor-brother and family; an amazing church, ministries, church family whom I love dearly; friends (both saved and lost) for whom I pray. Most of my earthly treasures are in Mexico…so naturally that is where my heart is.

While we had the most wonderful visit to my beloved United States of America, and I wouldn’t trade that time for anything, Mexico is HOME to me. I love Mexico.

In my heart, I feel thankful that I get to share the best of two worlds. That is the way I see it.

“Thank You, Lord, for providing the way for us to make this trip, and for lovingly laying out every detail to make this trip most enjoyable.

“Help me never to put my eyes on earthly things, which do so easily corrupt; but help me to lay up treasures in Heaven… May I ever be ready to give any earthly possession I have that Your Holy name may be glorified in my life.”

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

From a very grateful lady!
--Mrs. López