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Ken & Rita Marr
Serving at Calvary Chapel Vicente Guerrero
Ministry Report
Ken Marr is the Pastor of CC Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. The church was started in Feb. 2004 and since many have received the Lord and been baptized.
The church is stepping forward by reaching out to the community and spreading the Gospel in mighty ways. The Youth are continuing to grow spiritually in weekly studies and many activities. Ken and the leadership are prayerfully considering starting construction on a new church building.
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Dated 12/19/07
Dear family,
I have been waiting to give you all an update regarding the "adoption". We have been waiting for the latest news from our attorney so we could send you the most current report. The Lord has answered our prayers....exceedingly greater than we could have hoped or dreamed !! I will cover them as they were sent out in our last email.
1. We DID receive grace from the judge and she is not requiring that we renew the permission to adopt (10 months last year to get it !!) THIS IS A MIRACLE
2. This will not be finalized before the courts go out for recess BUT I have had communication with Alison Foster from Family Connections and we will be able to update the US home study by meeting with a social worker in Tijuana (sent from the US) This may not have to happen if we get the final adoption before February 8th
3. Our attorney is actively pursuing getting this finalized for us !!
4. We went to Ensenada last Thursday to pick up our RENEWED Mexican visas and our US passports !! This was completed in less than a month this time !! ANOTHER MIRACLE
5.DIF did send a good report recommending the adoption....YEAH !!!!!!!!!!
The judge ordered another study to be done here in our area by the DIF....a study on Alejandra.
I am not at all surprised as none of the other studies that were done even really mention her or her condition...it was all about us. We have that appointment made for Friday January 4th at 10 am. Our studies took 5 months from the time the judge ordered them until they reached Tijuana
PLEASE pray that this will go faster and that there will be no issues. We are so ready for this to be over.
We love you....we thank you for always "being here" for us. We send our thoughts and prayers also to each one of you. May you have a blessed Christmas.
Sending our love from Mexico,
Rita~ for the Marrs
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CC Nampa Involvement
- $100 Monthly Support
- Monthly food donations
- Yearly Youth mission trip
- Yearly Adult mission trip
- Prayer Support
Prayer Request:
- Pray for Ken, Rita and Ali. Their health, continual strength in ministry.
- Pray for CC Vicente Guerrero. That God would continue to raise up leaders and strengthen the church body.
- Pray for Alexandra's immigration & adoption paperwork to the US so she can get the medical care she needs. Pray that the final step, a study on Alejandra by DIF would go quickly and smoothly.
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Calvary Chapel Magazine
In a quiet neighborhood in Vicente Guerrero, Ken and Rita Marr share Christ's love amidst voodoo, witchcraft, tribal racism, and sinful traditions. The Marrs began ministering in Mexico in 1995 and then were sent out full-time from Calvary Chapel Modesto in 1999. After forming relationships with people in the intimate but divided community and ministering to special-needs children, they planted Calvary Chapel Vicente Guerrero in 2004.
Vicente Guerrero is a melting pot of local tribes and indigenous people from the poorer southern part of Mexico who moved northwest to harvest tomatoes and strawberries. The main tribes there are Trique, Zapotec, and Mixteco. In the area, like others throughout the country, prejudice and racism are rampant, as is the practice of men purchasing young girls to be their wives without formally marrying them. "This belief system in the tribes includes animism, voodoo, witchcraft and idol worship. There are many false gods, " Rita shared. "Some people come north to work in the fields and bring their witch doctors with them." Through faithfully teaching God's Word verse-by-verse and serving the people, the Marrs have seen the Holy Spirit change hearts and break through these life-long strongholds.
One couple shared their testimony. Unusual in their culture, Guillermo and Esther were from different tribes- he a Trique Indian and she Mixteco- when he purchased her for a "bride price" from her parents seven years ago. Though not formally married, he was a devoted and faithful husband. The Marrs held a Christmas outreach in 2004, where both Guillermo and Esther accepted Christ. They came regularly to bible study and grew in their faith. "They recognized, through the power of God's Word and the Holy Spirit, their need to be married," Rita said. "I would say that 90 percent of our congregation isn?t married." Ken explained that he clearly teaches what the Bible says about marriage and allows the Holy Spirit time to work in people's hearts. One year after they accepted Christ, Guillermo and Esther were married at the church, along with another couple from the fellowship.
"We want to walk straight on the road with God," Guillermo said. "Now we feel more joy, less burden, in our home." Already ostracized because mixed tribal union, the couple has experienced persecution from their neighbors and family after accepting Christ. Esther?s mother, a Jehovah?s Witness, will not speak with her. Guillermo said, "One of my favorite scriptures is John 10:28, where it says nobody can take us out of God?s hands." The couple is dedicated to Christ and committed to the church. Esther serves in children?s ministry, where their three boys are learning God?s Word. Other nationals have committed to serving in the church, including Ramon Hernandez, youth leader and bilingual translator.
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