NINOS de MEXICO

Apartado Postal 51
Texcoco Mexico
Mexico Me:

Editor

'tV,
Forwarding Agent - Ron and Jane Cowan
VOLUME X^7

Vicki Yarnell

Rt. 1 Box 462, Washington, Mo.

63090

AUGUST

198 0

NUMBFR 8

Sergio

spent three v/eeks of August

we know from his

While Genie and Pilar v/ere in Texas

in California and

this summer

they met Salete LibarBrazil. She

glowing reports that he was treated like royalty. He stayed with the Reeves family in Eureka, Our spe cial thanks to them for making him so v/elcome in their home. The youth group there also sponsored a boy from England, so they had quite an international camp. Sergio thought English Tim had a very strange ac cent. We also vrant to say a big thank you to all those who helped
f i l l a suitcase with new underv;ear. We really appreciate i t l
mililli

doni- from Brasilia,

had spent
student girls.
when

the year
on

as an exchange
her vjay back to

and vjas at camp with the They had a regular reunion

Salete,

Brazil, stopped over to spend the nigh"t with us. The children had fun comparing her Portuguese to our Spanish,

v-4

Salete, Genie & Pilar.

Pedro came off the skateboard with

'

Sergio in California

a thud ri-ght on his knee. We were sure by the swelling that there was a serious injury. Jack and Chere
carried him on a make-shift s t r e t

It's football season again and the Tlalpan boys of Unit #3 are hard at work in their training. We will keep you posted on their progress this year.

cher to the car. tion.

a

He wasn't
all

quite

sure what to make of

bad bruise and

the commo
back on the

As i t turned out i t was only

he was

skateboard two days later.

Training is hard work.

Pedro is off for xr-rays.

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AUGUST 198 0

Two of our boys headed

for Colegio

Biblico this month. Armando and Luis made t h i s decision a t the end

of the school year last year. We know you will want to keep them in
your prayers and perhaps through

the year drop them a note and let them know you are thinking about
them. Here's their address:

Armando Vega
Luis 264 Torres Brazos Street

Colegio Biblico Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Bob & Bev Wright & Peggy Russell

Here are October, November and Dec ember birthdays. Our children sure
. mum

do

appreciate

the

birthday cards

that you all send to them,

OCTOBER

3 6
8

Gerardo

20 Years 13 years

Sergio Edelmira
Pedro Rafael Gilberto

(Vashti)
8 14 8
NOVEMBER

Staff

19

years years
years

4^'
Armando and Luis

24

28

Another of our college boys who would enjoy hearing from you is Gonzalo. He is in graduate school

1 5

Michele

Benj i Rogelio
Arturo Duran Pati

in Cincinnati.
from home.

That is_ a long V7ay

You can vnrite hiJT\ in

m,
22

13 years 11 years IL -years

care of the school:

Gonzalo Flores

23 28 29

Chere
DECEMBER

15 years 15 years 7 years Staff

Cincinnati Bible Seminary 2700 Glenway Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45204

9 Serafin

We've mentioned Gustavo times in our newsletters.

several He i s a

17
24

Miguel Angel
Gaddiel

19 years 12 y e a r s 19 years Staff

young

m.an

from

the

village

who

through Pancho was brought to the Lord. This year he v/ill also be studying in Colegio Biblico. Not only has this been a blessing in his life, but because of i t a path has been opened into the lives of
his parents. Because Gustavo has started studying at a Bible College
their i n t e r e s t has been stimulated

Gary

Football season lot of interest

may be just begin in this game late--

ning, but with the baseball season reaching i t ' s peak there has been a ly. Many afternoons finds the kids choosing up sides for a game.

and they have made several trips to Unit"#1 to ask questions. We ask your prayers for them and
for us truths. as we share with them His

It was our privilege to share in a very special celebration in Queretaro, a town about 150 miles

north of Mexico City.

Bob and Bev

Wright were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary and also the 10th anniversary of their childrens home. Peggy Russell helped them
s t a r t the home
aries and

Trying for a home-^run

The church the
rest

in 197 0.
came from

Mission
several

friends

cei^llng received a new

different parts them happy 10th

saries .

of Mexico to wish and 25th anniver

coat of
through
but the

pls^stear,
of

Whsn they

were

ceiling was beautiful

the place was a

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AUGUST 198 0

mess.

Several

of

the older kids

spent a Saturday working to clean up. Everything was hauled into the yard and scrubbed do^-m. VChen all
V7as put back in its proper place the results were very satisfying.

old trains and other things, i t tunrs into something more. Un:"^t #3

made a day of it. They have shared so enthusiastically about tHe park that we all hope to go soon.

ll

Everything is scrubbed

A da,y at th:e park

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507

We enjoy the results.

We saw everything:

We have just recently

updated

our

Among

our

visitors tPtis month was

size and birthday list. If you or your group would like one, please
contact the office in Missouri.

Chere's sister Carolyn from Cincin'nati. She is always a favorite

with the kids and we look forward

That address is Post Office Box 309 Union, Missouri 63084,

to her next trip down.

'f. -k

We are again working on the necesr sary papers to bring a truck load
of items down from the border. We were able to do this l a s t summer

and

V7e

only

lack a fev/ papers to

permit us to do i t again. With school starting this would be a big help as V7e try to provide over 90 children with all that is necessary
for school. As we work to co'-ordi'-

nate the necessary permissions down here with getting everything ready at the package address, please help

us by praying for everyone involved

and that
come soon.

Carolyn plays with Sandy

the truck will be able to

Also remember the Yarnells. They have nov7 been with the home 5 years
and will be applying for a nore permanent visa in Mexico. Now, they enter the country on a regular
t o u r i s t visa t h a t has to be renewed

every six months.

cal.

For many reasons

a longer visa would be more practi A day at the park is always fun,

but when the park turns out to have

dolphin shows,

cartoon

theaters,

Randy, hard at voirk.

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AUGUST 198 0

Another guest

came from Anacortes,

DO YOU REME.MBER WHEN

Washington, Randy Cliclc. We*d like to keep him around as he's really been a worker. Besides pitching in with the dishes and the general
work he and Jack have constructed some beautiful bookcase-dividers

that we*re using in the large din ning room. He played a lot of base ball and football and usually had a
lap full of l i t t l e ones v/henever he

sat down.
gain soon.

Thanks Randy!

Come a-

This is the time of year that a rain storm can catch you off guard. One minute the sun is shining, the next i t is pouring. That's exactly what happened to all the little ones one afternoon. They were all huddled around Randy waiting for it to stop. Yes, that's Randy in the
middle of a l l those kidsl

Pati^, now seven

the ki'tchen sink,?

years old,

fit in

When Valente tfixst-.I?oy. front rowjand Luis Clas-t boy front row) grad^ uated from the fth grade?

"It's raining, it's pouring"

Next month we'll have a special September School Issue. We look forward to sharing i t with you.
Until then....

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NINOS de MEXICO

Apartado Postal 51
Texcoco Mexico Mexico

Editor Vicki Yarnell

-Forwording Agent - Ron ond Jone Gowan

VOLUME XV

Rt. 1 Box 462, Washington, AAo.

OCTODEP. 1980

lJUMBER 10

Things vzere

really swinging around

here this months. That is to say the lights in the dining room were swinging, the porch lights were sv7inging and the big tree in the patio was sv/aying back and forth.
I t wasn't our f i r s t Mexican earth

quake but
ever been

the
in.

strongest
There

one v:e'd
was some

structural damage at
Praise the Lord

Unit 2 and at
and

the San Vicente Junior High School.

i t was minimal

no one V7as injured.

How about some "Gooey" fun? What if there was flour all over every

thing ?

The children enjoyed a day

If Ramon

Ramon looks a

"Moreno" l i t t l e fearsome it

making bread dough jewelry. It v/as a lively, giggly group from mixing up the dough to painting their cre
ations.

is all for a good cause. He was chosen to represent a character from Mexican history v/hen his class v;as in charge of the flag ceremony
at school.

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OCTOBER 1980 -

We had the pleasure of having Jerry

and Donna Grimes with us for a vis

The word "crowded" takes on a whole new meaning after you've been on a

i t in October, They parents from Minerva,

are Chere's Ohio. Be sides sight-seeing they spent a lot of time helping out and were able to visit both units and get to know all the kids. We're looking for

Mexico City hour, just

subway train at rushask Gary and Arturo.

the doctor's office

Having been to

for some x-rays they way home V7hen the

were on their surge of the

ward to their next v i s i t .

crowd separated them. Frantically Gary searched the throng of people

looking for 7 year old Arturo. Had

he

been

pustied
Would he

along

into

the

train?

stay on the train

or get out

at one of the stations?

After convincing himself that Ar turo was no longer in the station ,

Gary got on a train and searched

each terminal along the way praying

every minute. At one station just as the train was about to pull out
Arturo's name was announced over

the loud speaker.

way out of the car,
office indicated

Gary shoved his

hurried to the
and found Arturo

i
Oscar continues to amaze us V7ith

sitting there like nothing at had happened. VThen Arturo found himself without Gary he gone to the nearest policeman
told him his

all had had and

name and that he v/as

his top grades

and enthusiasm

for

lost. Gary had been looking two hours v7hen they were finally re
united. Arturo seemed to think i t

his school work. When he f i r s t started school he was considered a

slow learner.

Last

year

you may

V7as just part of going to tovm, but Gary hasn't gotten over i t yetl

remember reading that he skipped a grade and his good progress contin^ues daily.
w-

~ ~

Arturo

Top student The 5th grade girls had a project this month. They were to work on
models with the theme "The Cantam-

ination of the Atmosphere". Rocio, Honica"; Crucita"' and" ~"Mari Elena walked off with the top grades on this project.

Rather like "getting back on the horse" the very next week Gary took all the primary kids to the zoo. Hov7 did they get there? By the subV7ay, of course.' This time everyone made i t on and off together.

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OCTOBER 1980

Thanks

to

some

friends

of

the

Alquiciras two groups of our child ren enjoyed concerts perfomned by

one of the orchestras of the City

of Mexico.

It provided
taste of a

an after
different

noon out and a

type of music than the kids are used to listening on the radio.

He b i t me

Ka

f*"'

These kids enjoyed the concert.

Michele is back to normal after a

tonsillectomy. Her Dad had teased her about finally finding a way to keep her quiet, but when they brought her out of the recovery room she v/as talking out loud so she got the last laugh.

Edi gets an apple.

Serafin received a real honor this

%
A

month. He is playing on one of the local soccer teams. Every so often the man who sponsors the team v/ill award a trophy to an outstanding player. Such a trophy was av/arded to Serafin after playing an excep tional game with such good sports manship. We're' air~"real p'iroud bf
him.

Michele is doing fine.

We weren't sure v/ho had more fun the adults or the kids as we cele brated Halloween with a carnival.
Six booths and that were devised from t h i s around the house like

knocking over milk cartons, dunking for apples and a dress-up booth.
Colored t i c k e t s made real carnival. it seem a like new ex a This v/as

perience for the kids,

but i t was

such a success that v/e'll probably make i t an annual event.

Serafin v/ith his trophy

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OCTOBER 1980.

Birthdays for January

are l i s t e d below:
JANUARY

and February

adventure
pockets
kids
treks.

just
before
been

checking
laundry
on one

pants of these

after the

have

3 3 10 12 14 19

Ale jcindra
Monica G. Gonzalo
Laura

9
14

years
years

24
24 19

years Staff
years years

Enrique
Juan Robles

FEBRUARY 1

Pablo
Oscar

years years years years

1 1 2 2 16 20 23 26
Most

12 15 13

Hermelinda

Chucho Candelaria
Ramon

18 years 17 years 14 years

Catch that butterfly.

Here are some things that vze'd like you to remember in your daily pray
ers and as you share with friends:

Crucita
Martin Nestor

10 years 17 years

ted
one

pretty e x c i of the kids got over the World Series. Every

had their favorite teams and

Arturo

has had

bad ear

infec

tion that

has

ruptured the ear

baseball fever
didn't work

abounded.
out for Juan.

It just
He had

drum and

destroyed
At

part of the
least two

inner ear bones.

his favorite chair all fixed up but he just couldn't make i t through the first inning.

operations will be necessary. We are working on bringing

another truck load from

in
our

package address. parate need of

clothes t h a t are

We're in desthe shoes and

there.

Luis,

Armando

and

Gonzalo

as

they study at Bible College.

It's because you care that we are able to help these children and we thank the Lord each day for v/hat He does through you.

Just

couldn't make

it.

> \

Going

scavenging

provides

a good
It's

break from chores and school.

amazing what can come home from one of these expeditions, a pan with a hole in it, a chipped dish and all manner of bugs and plants. It's an

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