Time to step up to the plate

In my blog written near the end of November after three months here in Santa Cruz, I mentioned that we had not as of then decided on a church to not only attend but to get involved with. Well, we have decided that we will be attending a Nazarene church not far from the house. It is a very small church with a relatively young pastor, newly married. He is studying for his degree in theology so is pastoring while also going to school. Daniel has been involved with some of administration and organization of the Nazarene family camp that will begin this Saturday night and last through Tuesday afternoon. This is a distrcit-wide camp for all of the Nazarene churches in the area. Our church in Saginaw has also helped to sponsor this camp. It's a very 'rustic' camp site, yet they are planning for about 250 to attend, mostly young people.
I have been asked by the pastor to work with his wife in organizing a ladies ministry at church. There are more women than men in the church and the pastor feels the need for getting this started. Please pray with us as we step into some of these responsabilities. We don't want to be busy with busyiness, and yet we both want to use are talents in serving God. I'm trying to be very careful with my health, working at remembering to take my medicine and keeping my stomach in line and getting enough rest for my legs. Working on the computer at night on a translation project for World Concern, a Christian Veterinary MIssion has helped me continue to work on my Spanish writing skills. By the way, nephew David Centellas, a veterinary, is working with that mission. So it is special to be able to help him in some small way, as well. David has become such a strong Christian young man; it is great to see him in this ministry.