Amy Heckman Serving with New Tribes Mission in Mexico 
Although we have a hard time understanding what everyone is saying, we did understand our host church’s warm welcome and desire to help us. The first Sunday we rode to church with some missionary friends. We got to church and met a couple people. Then church started so we went to our seats.
They had a missionary introduce us and they welcomed us, and said they hoped we felt very welcome there. We sang songs, had a greeting time, and then sang several more songs. After that they had a prayer and then they had a time of sharing things they were thankful for. Next they prayed and thanked God for these things. Then Pastor Jose started preaching. He talked about the importance of listening to God! As I listened I was able to understand some of what the Pastor was saying. After he preached they took offering, and then they had announcements (that I didn’t understand very well at all). Then they had the leaders in the church stand up so we could know who they were.
After that we were done and we started visiting with people. We tried to talk a little bit with our host family. Mr. Vargas gave us his number (as well as Hecotor, one of the leaders) and said if we ever need anything or if we are sad, just call them. After we had talked to everyone and Pastor Jose said if we need anything call, and they are glad we are here. They aren’t concerned with how long the service goes, they just want to learn. Most Sundays the service starts at about 11:30 and ends around 1 or 1:30. They have Sunday School before Church from 10:00 to 11:00 or so. We have had 2 other Sunday’s with them, and have continued to feel their care for us.
