Located in Matamoros, Mexico. The church and people are located near the dump and their ground is made up of the ashes from the dump. They have no sewage. Water is hauled in by the goverment. The people have to look for work or search the dump for items they can sell. They have needs for food, shoes and bibles. We have several churches that are helping at this time. The church welcomes groups and tries to have meetings for the community when visitors come down.
Pastor Lee Almendarez
Is now working with people in three differend areas of Matamoros. The ecomony problams have hit in the area some of the places have cut back and others have cut the wages by over half some of the people in the church are now getting paid the same as $40-50 per week to work in American factories their in Mexico.
The church trys to see to the needs of the people. They have been passsing out rice and beans twice a week..
A WORD FROM BROTHER LEE
IGLESIA NUEVA CREACION, OR NEW CREATION CHURCH WAS STARTED BACK IN 2005.
WE STARED MEETING IN AN EMPTY LOT WITH ABOUT 15 PEOPLE. WE WOULD HAVE OPEN AIR SERVICES DURING THE DAY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS WE ABTAIN SOME PROPERTY AND ON FEBRUARY OF 2005 WE STARTED BUILDING THE BUILDING. WE NOW HAVE A 30X 60 SANCTUARY AND 2 12X20 BUILDINGS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL. WE HAVE SUNDAY MORNING SUNDAY SCHOOL AND WE HAVE SERVICES ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE WOMENS PRAYER ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AND MENS PRAYER ON MONDAY NIGHT. WE HAVE ALMOST THE WHOLE WEEK TAKEN. WE RUN OVER 100 EVERY SERVICE ALMOST. WE ARE LOCATED A FEW SHORT BLOCKS FROM THE MUNICIPAL DUMP, BUT GOD KEEPS US HEALTHY. DURING THE SUMMER WE WELCOME MISSIONARY GROUPS TO COME AND HELP US MINISTER TO THE MEXICAN PEOPLE. WE NOW HAVE RESTROOMS ALSO.
GREETINGS FROM MEXICO AND FROM THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF
''IGLESIA NUEVA CREACION.''
GOD HAS BEEN MOVING IN OUR MIDST IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY THIS PAST YEAR AND CONTINUES TO DO SO THIS YEAR. THERE HAS BEEN SOMEONE SAVED AT ALMOST VERY SERVICE, LAST NIGHT WAS SO AWESOME THE CHURCH WAS PACKED TO THE MAX, AND WE SEAT ABOUT 200 AND IT WAS AFTER WE SENT OUR CHILDREN TO CHILDREN'S CHURCH ALL 60 OR MORE OF THEM. WE ARE SO FAST RUNNING OUT OF ROOM. WE HAD OVER 30 IN A 12X20 ROOM. MY PRAYER REQUEST IS THAT YOU WOULD HELP US PRAY FOR A VAN THAT IS SO NEEDED. WE HAVE ONE 1997 AND ONE 1987, BUT THE 87 IS JUST ABOUT GONE. THE SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN ANYMORE AND LAST NIGHT WE HAD TO MAKE 4 TRIPS BECAUSE OLD FAITHFUL HAD BUSTED A BRAKE LINE AND WE COULD NOT MOVE IT. GOD IS MOVING IN OUR CHURCH THAT SOME OF THE COUPLES THAT HAD BEEN LIVING TOGETHER SOME FOR 12 SOME FOR 25 YEARS AND WERE LIVING IN SIN OUT OF WEDLOCK ARE NOW WANTING TO GET MARRIED. ONE COUPLE GOT MARRIED ON THE 31 OF DEC. AND ANOTHER WILL BE GETTING 27 OF FEB. THERE ARE SOME MORE WAITING PRAISE THE LORD. GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPING AT NUEVA CREACION'' STILL VERY LITTLE WORK FOR OUR MEN BUT GOD IS SO GOOD THAT HE STILL KEEPS FOOD ON OUR TABLE.
BACK TO THE OLD 87 VAN, THE MOTOR HAS, GET THIS,LESS THAN 60000 MILES THEY ARE ORIGINAL, WE GOT IT FROM A CHURCH ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 5 YEARS. SO IF WE CAN FIND A BODY AND INSTALL THE MOTOR WE ARE IN BUSINESS AGAIN. I KNOW GOD WILL DIRECT US TO ONE VERY SOON, PLEASE PRAY FOR ME THAT GOD WILL GIVE ME WISDOM TO BE ABLE TO LEAD THESE PEOPLE THE WAY HE WANTS ME TO. PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I DON'T GET TO YOU ALL WITH REPORTS ON WHAT GOES ON IN MEXICO, BUT IN MEXICO IT SEEMS THAT THE PEOPLE SEEM TO LET THE PASTOR BE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING, KIND OF CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER. IT WAS JUST RECENTLY THAT I GOT A COMMITTEE OF 5 COUPLES TOGETHER TO HELP ME LEAD THE CHURCH AND THEY ARE BECOMING A GREAT HELP. IF EVERYTHING GOES TO PLAN I WILL BE HAVING SOMETIME SO THAT I CAN KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU ALL. AGAIN THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DONE FOR US[FOR YOU DO IT UNTO THE LORD] GOD BLESS AND KEEP
BECAUSE OF THE CROSS AND HIS LOVE/ LEE
GREETINGS FROM MEXICO, IGLESIA NUEVA CREACION
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST IS STILL GOING ON IN A SPIRIT OF REVIVAL. EVEN WITH ALL THE TURMOIL AROUND US WE ARE STILL FOCUS ON HIM. THE VIOLENCE CONTINUES, THE KILLINGS ON THE UPSWING CORRUPTION AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. MY CHILDREN AND SISTERS AND ALL MY FAMILY TRYING TO KEEP ME HOME, BUT MY GOD TELLS ME IN ''DEUTERONOMY 20;4 '' FOR THE LORD YOUR GOD IS HE WHO GOES WITH YOU, TO FIGHT FOR YOU AGAINST YOUR ENEMIES TO SAVE YOU''
THERE ARE GUN BATTLES ON A DAILY BASIS, AROUND TOWN OR IN THE NEIGHBORING CITIES ALL THE TIME.
LAST WEEK IT WAS TO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. THERE WAS A HUGE GUN BATTLE BETWEEN MILITARY AND THE CARTEL. WE COULD HEAR THE WEAPONS GOING OFF AND THE LIGHT FROM THE EXPLOSIONS GOING OFF FROM IN FRONT OF OUR CHURCH. THE REPORT FROM STATESIDE IS THAT THE CARTEL IS USING THE SAME WEAPONS THAT ARE BEING USED IN IRAQ. BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS , THE TOURIST ARE NOT COMING THE JOBS ARE DOWN THE ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES, PEOPLE ARE HURTING IN MORE THAN ONE WAY. CORRUPTION IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ALMOST EVERY POLICEMAN IS IN THE CARTELS POCKETS. THE BIGGEST % OF THE CARTEL ARE EX MILITARY PERSONAL, THAT IS WHY THEY ARE SO BOLD. 8 REPORTERS WERE TAKEN, 5 HAVE BEEN MISSING AND PRESUME DEAD 1 WAS FOUND DEAD AND 2 WERE RELEASED TO GO TELL THE MEDIA NOT TO REPORT ANY THING THAT HAPPENS. SO TO THIS DAY YOU WILL NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT IS RELATED TO THE CARTELS ON THE RADIO,TV, OR NEWSPAPER IN MEXICO. ONLY GOD KNOWS WHAT WILL BECOME OF OUR BORDER CITIES. CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US, I KNOW YOU ALL DO, BUT WE ARE IN A DESPERATE SITUATION HERE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND GET FOOD ON THE TABLES OF THE POOR AS THE LORD PROVIDES. I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE A GLOOM AND DOOM PREACHER, BUT ONLY IF I BRING THIS BEFORE YOU ALL, WILL PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TO PRAY FOR. MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS ALL AND WE COVET YOUR PRAYERS ON A DAILY BASIS. AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT AND FOR CONSIDERING THE POOR FOR YE SHALL BE BLESS.
IN HIS SERVICE AND BECAUSE OF THE CROSS
LEE
