Prayers for Noah and His Family!

http://www.prayersfornoah.org/


This is a new web site that Brian has built for Noah and his family. Please talke the time to read it and help if you can.
Also I am in need of 500.00 a month of support. I have lost that amount due to my present circumstances. Please pray for me and our family.

Thank you, Belinda

Our thanks to all of you!

My family and I just want to thank all of you who have written and called. We don't know what the future holds for Noah, but we do know that God is incredibly good, and whatever it is we know that God is in control. Today Noah is good, and that is all we know about today. We are truly learning to live "one day at a time." Praise our God. I am personally learning that the peace that God gives me today is the praise and honor that I want to return to him daily. We ask you all to please continue to pray for Noah and our family.

Billy's News

Hello everyone. Please know I appreciate your love, concern and prayers. I am now living in Lubbock, Texas as I am sure most of you know. I have a job at Wal-Mart and am a stocker at grave-yard shift. Other than my body being sore and learning to sleep in the day time I really like my job. It is very uncomplicated, and that is good for me right now. I am doing well in my recovery. Tomorrow I celebrate 60 days in my sobriety. I am attending group counseling sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and have personal counseling on Thursdays. I am going to church again at Lubbock church of Christ and really appreciate Rex and all there. My main battle continues with depression and my uncertainty about the future. I am learning to live one day at a time, and sometimes that is hard, however it is getting better. I love each and every one of you. Please continue praying for me, Belinda, Noah and all of our family. Would love to receive e-mails from you. My phone number is 806-281-4702.
The Rains

I am a weather person. Mexicans are not weather people. They do not have hours and hours of weather information unless there is a hurricane coming. I miss the weather channel. I have found a weather website that gives me the satellite scan of my world on the web. That is how I found out about our tropical depressions.

The rains have started, and the roof still leaks. It leaks maybe more than last year, and this is after we spent so much time and rent money trying to stop the leaks. A week ago this coming Monday we had a tropical depression form over Lazaro Cardenas, and oh my did the winds blow. At 9:00 p.m. the winds were completely out of the South and at 4:00 a.m. they had shifted and were completely out of the North. There was an incredible amount of damage all over this area. Several enramadas, palm shelters, where completely destroyed and their things were washed into the ocean. I have been moaning and complaining about water in the hallway, not anymore. I am blessed and God is good.

What do You do?

I have had several people ask me lately, "What is it exactly that you do?" The question is from people here. So I thought I would write about what my life is like here on a daily basis if anyone else is wondering.

My mornings begin around 7:00 a.m., earlier if there is a lot of trash that I have to get out before the truck comes by. I make my coffee, feed the parrots and dog, etc... Then I begin my time with God. I read a lot, pray even more, write in my journals, prepare for the classes that I work on during the week, answer email, and then I paint when time permits. I have really painted some beautiful things lately. Support a missionary..buy a painting!

Then it's just daily living like all of us have to do. The other day I fixed a leaking toilet. Wednesday the pump lost its prime, and I had to get it pumping water again. I really prayed over that one. Sometimes it takes a long time to prime a pump. Oh and now I have mice ... did you know that mice poop and gecko poop looks almost the same? I have learned to tell the difference ... now the mouse is dead in a place I can't get to and it is smelling really bad. Now I am waiting for my Lazaro phone to be fixed. It has been out for seven weeks. I have to be here so the technician can get in when he comes. It is a problem.

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I attend my Al-Anon group which meets from 5:00 until we are done. Tuesdays I study with Gina and Salvador. They are grounding themselves in God's word. Wednesday's at 7:00 p.m. I assist them in the small group that meets in their home. Thursdays I go with Gina and Salvador to visit a family that live in the Sierra in the state of Guerrero. We sing with them, read God's word and pray. Believe it or not, some of them are baptized believers. By the time I get home it is an 75 mile round trip. Later I will post pictures and tell you about Santiago and Erika and their 5 children who are 5 years and below. Next door live the grandparents, a sister and her child. They have no electricity, no running water, none of the things that I consider essentials. All of the children have been born at home. Oh, I have gone ahead of myself, all of this to write about later.

Thursday evenings after this trip, Griselda, Ishmael, and myself are studying together. They were baptised in May. Saturday evenings there was a home group with Rigo and Yessy but they haven't had it in a while. Sunday is worship and I always try to use this day to hang out with people that God is helping me to build relationships with.

The 13th of this month we had lunch together after worship to celebrate Yessy's birthday and also used it to invite friends. I had guests go with me. (Update.... Rosy and Roxana went. Today Roxana ask me if she could go back on Sunday. I gave Rosy a New Testament, and she began reading it while the rest of us were swimming and talking at my house after church.)

Four Sunday's ago the church had lunch at my home after service. We were about 40. Three Sundays ago I had lunch with Rosy and her daughter plus Gabriel, Arlen, and their daughter, Gaby. We went to an enramada for lunch and then came here to hang out. It was the Sunday of the downpour and terrible winds. By the time I got home the wind was fast and furious. Coconut fronds were falling all over the road plus coconuts, a small one crashed into the car. I was glad to arrive home without a broken windshield or a huge dent. I was out in the weather because I had taken Rosy home. Today after worship I went to a birthday party for a little boy who turned one. You should have seen the party and the guests ... at least a hundred people. It was a good day because I am getting to know a lot of people in this family, and they are so warm and hospitable. God is good.

I am always busy with people. Al-Anon has also made it possible to meet more women who are going through the same things that I have been through and even worse. I have been able to minister to them as well as them to me. God is good.
Prayer Requests

• That we live such lives that God is honored and glorified no matter what happens


• A miracle for Noah...God's will be done


• That God continues to use me to reach the lost and be a good teacher of his word to the younger brothers and sisters


• Peace that passes all understanding for our family and extended family


• Complete healing for Billy


• The church and its workers in Lazaro ... we have been under heavy atack from Satan


• That God continues to provide for the Vision in all of Mexico

God's richest blessings on you all. Belinda

God is God and is to be praised and worshipped no matter what happens in this life!

The test results are in and Noah has Infantile Tay-Sachs. Please continue to pray for all of us, especially Amanda, Jacob, Adah and Noah. For more informtion you can type it in Goodge search .

Belinda

From Jacob and Amanda

Hello to all,

First of all we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers for Noah. He is a strong, little boy and is in good spirits. His test has come back positive for Tay-Sachs, and we will be keeping you posted on news as we know it. Here is a web-site that we have been looking at and would like to share with you if you have desire to look at it.

I am sorry but the website is www.ntsad.org

We are still praying for Noah's healing and continue to ask that you join with us in this prayer. Please share this letter with others.

Thank you,

The Henderson's

Can I survive this?

Today I am wondering if I can survive this pain. I am heartsick for Jacob and Amanda. No parent should have to watch their children suffer at the possibility of losing a child of their own. I have often thought to myself that I can endure just about anything except for some tragedy concerning a grandchild. And low and behold here I am in the middle of something that I said I could never endure. Who can understand it? Tomorrow I am going back to Playa Azul and carry on with my work. No matter what happens I know one thing for sure and that God is in control. We are in the eye of a hurricane and Jesus is keeping watch over us. We just have to keep looking up at the eye and know that today is all we have to live.


This is an incredible photo of an eye of a hurricane. It looks like God looking down on us in the midst of all this crap and saying...Be still and wait and know that I am God.


In the Eye of Felix 2 by LRandyB
Once in the eye, the view was breath taking even at night. The moon had just risen over the top of the eyewall and lightning lit up the eyewall all around us.
http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=LRandyB&number=162&album_id=34&thumbstart=0&gallery=#slideanchor

Still Waiting

Below is a small update from Amanda and Jacob about Noah

To all, First of all, we would just like to take a moment to thank you all so very much for all of your prayers and thoughts. We tell you the truth when we feel your prayers through the peace and hope that God is giving us on a daily basis. God remains good.

We are still expecting results from the blood work being done for Noah. They are testing him specifically for "Tay Sachs." Hopefully we will have the results by next Monday. This is just a small update. Otherwise Noah is doing great. He turned one last Friday, and we had a huge party for him on Saturday. Our little boy has touched the hearts of many. He is so sweet! Please continue to pray for his healing. Adah is doing great. She is still in school until July 3. Last Thursday she had her first school program. She had a blast, and as far as her family is concerned she outshined everyone else! And to think, we thought she was going to be too shy! We love you all, Amanda and Jacob Henderson

Prayer Request:

• Continue to please pray for Noah and his family (the Hendersons and the Moores)
• That God continues to give us all his strenght and courage to face whatever may come concerning Noah
• For Billy's healing and recovery
• For Andrew and Jessica...support to enter S.I.B.I. in the Fall, also their strength, courage and endurance
• For Brian, Amberlee, and the kids as they also deal with all that is happening in our lives...strength, courage, and endurance
• For the Vision in Mexico City and the Pacific Coast
• For my continued steadfastness in my faith and courage, to seek God's will in all that I think and do
• For friends and family to continue their monetary support...I am still useful in the kingdom and needed in Lazaro Cardeans

We thank each of you for your prayers and love. Who can understand why things happen the way they do? Someone told us today that there were only 16 cases of "Tay Sachs" reported last year in the United States. It is virtually unheard of in Mexico. Who can understand it?

Blessings to all, Belinda

Why? Why? Why?

Heal Noah Please God!
There are so many questions that remain unanswered in everyday life. How did gas get to be so expensive? Why did your airplane ticket cost 450 dollars and mine 700 when they were bought on the same day. How is it that after so many years of living in the light someone goes off into the darkness? Why is it the God heals some people from trivial things and lets others go on and on and on and on?
Our family is asking God to heal Noah from something that we don't have a name for yet. There is something that is not normal for him. He has nystagmus in his eyes, and he has what has been identified as cherry spots also in his eyes. Tuesday he goes back to the doctor, and more blood will be taken, and the samples will be sent to Texas. In 10 days we will have a name for what Noah has. We are begging God to completely heal Noah. There are several different sicknesses that cause the cherry spots, and none of them are good.
We ask you to join with us in prayer for our precious little Noah. We want God to let him live with his family for a long, long time. We want the Why to be for us that God showed his Power and Love and Mercy to our families.

Noah will be one year old the 13th of this month. Please send this on to others so that they can beg God to please do this for us.

Belinda (buela) writing for Jacob, Amanda Adah and Noah Henderson.

What I Remember!

I remember that as a little girl I would pass away hours thinking about what my life would be like when I grew up. I don't remember much about those dreams except that I loved babies. Oh,and I dreamed about Elvis Presley and the Beatles.

I remember God always being present in my life. Early on in my forming someone made sure that I heard the stories about Moses, David, Daniel, Ruth, Rahab, and Hannah. I remember lots of fear and wondering about being loved. My family was not a healthy one. I remember lots of schools and never feeling like I belonged. The list is long, but then again, my life could have been so much worse. I hear lots of stories that are true and tragic. I am grateful that I am not as crazy as I could be.

The last two years of my life have been crappy, but they could have been worse. I have not been beaten, raped, or had to run for my life. I have been lied to and deceived. I have compromised my own integrity and honesty. Everyday I get up, ask God to forgive me, hold up my head and move on through the day.
I have made myself crazy trying to control something that I cannot, no matter how hard I try. I did not know for so long the alcoholism and addictions are a family disease. I did not understand for so long that help has always been just a heartbeat away. All I had to do was acknowledge that I could not run my own life and the lives of those around me. I am a co-dependent person who has come to terms with my defects and have humbly admitted to God that I am incapable of fixing anything. Have you ever tried to fix your own life using your own tools? Have you ever tried to fix an addict? Impossible! Billy is back in Lubbock. He has had a serious relapse.

I surrender to God. "Let go and let God." I have heard that phrase for a very long time, and it never connected in my head and heart until recently. Peace, oh what sweet peace comes with the surrender. Just today is all I have to contend with. Who knows if I will be here tomorrow?

New News

Baby Hudson is here! Our new addition to the family is here. Hudson Riley was born the 10th of May. He weighed in at 8 pounds and 3 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Griselda and Ishmael

Last Tuesday, the 27th of May, Griselda and Ishmael gave their lives to Jesus. They are the son and daughter-in-law of Georgina and Salvador. They have been a part of the home group that met in Malcolm and Tammy's house and now meets in their house.

Día De Los Niños

April the 30th is "Day of the Child." Our church fmily participated in this event with lots of toys in the town of La Union. Here are a few pictures of the evening.

Free Medical Clinic

The 12th through the 16th of May a free medical clinic was provided by a group of people from Abilene, Texas. The church in Lazaro Cardenas hosted the event ... but actually Malcolm and Tammy Pointon organized the affair. Three doctors, nurses, and a host of other people worked long, long hours. If my memory serves correctly, I think they saw around 500 people in 5 days. They were able to pray with lots of folks, and the seed of the gospel has been sown in this small pueblo of Los LLanos. One señora that came is in 107 years old. I hope to have pictures soon.