Ivan was there today, at the hospital with Abelino as Mirellya was going through having the twins and two other surgeries that the doctors gave her very little chance of survival. Here are the words of one of God's soldiers after a long hard day of prayer and support.
    ‎"The Word Is REJOICE,The Giant Has Been Slayed In The Mighty Name Of Jesus... I Just Got Back From The Hospital And Our Sister Mirella Has Gone Through Labor,And Her Surgeries And Is In Stable Condition...Praise Our Mighty GOD Who If Faithful And Worthy To Be Praised For Ever And Ever...REJOICE"

    Thanks for the update Ivan!!

           Praise God!! Praise God!! Praise God!!

 Hello there everyone, I do hope and pray all is well with you and your families. I do not have too much of an update for you, but I will give you what I know.

         Today (Thursday April 26) Mirellya is to be going into the hospital for tests and tomorrow (Friday April 27) she is to have the babies and I am not sure if they are planning any further surgeries tomorrow or if that will be another time. It was my understanding before we left for Canada that they wanted to deliver the babies and have two other procedures done as well. Either way we need to pray for her vital signs to be strong as well as the vital signs of the babies.

          I also found out today that it is raining there and in the area Mirellya and Abelino live there is so much clay and mud that travel is very hard when it rains, so we need to be praying that they make it to the hospital in the first place. 

         We need to pray for wisdom and discernment for the doctors, and that God will be leading their hands as they preform these procedures. Pray for the safe travel for the doctors as they travel from the United States into Mexico.

          We need to pray for Abelino and his family as they await the outcome of the births and surgeries on Mirellya his wife and their mother. Also pray for Ivan as he will be with Abelino, pray that God would give Ivan wisdom and discernment as he talks to Abelino and just comforts him through the unknown moments that Mirellya is in surgery.

          Thank-You so very much for your prayers and as soon as I hear an updates I will be sending them out to you.

                May God bless you as you pray diligently for Mirellya and Abelino and their family.

                            In Christ

  Irv, Mari, Leah and Jaxon

In Saskatoon, going to Manitoba, Delayed a day or so....

     Hey everyone!! We are back in to our blog...something happened and we were not able to put any updates on or post any pictures. Well anyway, we drove back to Saskatoon from Mexico and everything was great. Kids did well in the car and God allowed the roads to be clear for us.
     We were going to leave for Swan River tomorrow morning, but my family is sick. Going to give my family a day to lay around and rest and get started for Swan River on Thursday morning. Please pray for my family as they mend their sore throats and sick tummies. Thanks a bunch and God Bless!!

Update (Abellino's Family) Prayer requests....

    Hey there everyone, how are things going? We are getting ready to begin our drive back to Canada to share what God has been doing here in Mexico, sit down over coffee and chat about the future here in Mexico and what part you might play in that. I have been asked by a few of you about Abellino and Mirellya and today I was out there dry-walling on the attachment that is going onto their house as we anticipate the arrival of the twins.

     The doctors have set the due date C-Section as April 15th but today Mirellya was having man pains, so who knows the date but God. Here is a huge prayer request for you and your friends and your churches. The doctors have given Mirellya a 20% chance of coming out of the births of her children alive, not to mention the two surgery's that she needs at the same time. As I was talking to a friend tonight he said, that gives God 80% chance of bringing Mirellya through the births and surgery"s. Cool way to look at it, so please be in prayer for Mirellya for this is heavy on her heart.

     As for my family we are leaving for Canada Friday morning around 8:00 A.M. and are looking at a five day trip. Please be raying already that God would provide safe travel and great weather for our time of travel. Also pray that we as a family can bond and become even closer as we spend 6 to 8 hours in the car together each day. 

     God Bless you as you minister through prayer for Abellino, Mirellya and their family, and our family as we travel.

          See You Soon!!

God Bless
Irv, Mari, Leah and Jaxon Penner

Prayer Request

I am needing some prayer support to make a big decision. The forecast for our trip back to Canada is rain and snow through the mountains. I need to decide if we are going to just wait for our departure day to come and see what happens, we can leave a week earlier or leave a week later. If we leave earlier then we get to stop off at our home base in Warman just outside of Saskatoon, if we leave a week later we by-pass our home base and go straight to Swan River Manitoba to begin our speaking engagements. So your prayers would be very helpful as we make this decision. Thanks again for your support.....

Penner Family Update

  Hey there everyone!! How are things going? We are about 20 days away from returning to Canada to excite you and make you want to send us back to Mexico because stories of what God is doing here in Mexico through you sending us. The stories we are going to share with you will cause the hair on your neck to stand up with anticipation of what God will do next. We are so thankful for the opportunity we have had here in Mexico, I will let Mari share a story or two before I come and close off this update. So without further a due here is Mari with her short stories, enjoy as you see her heart expressed in this update.

      Well, Mari here, Irv says it's my turn to share, so here goes! What have I as a wife and mother seen here in Mexico? Well, life has been pretty normal and at the same time, different! While Irv has been out busy in the prison and visiting pastors in the poorer colonias during the week, my focus has been to pray for Irv and the ministries he's involved in and to take care of the kids. During the week I drive Leah to different activities including a youth worship service at the church on Wednesday evenings, normal "mom" things! And twice a month we go to a home school group which a lot of missionary families attend, as well as a lot of Mexican families, it's a fun time for the kids to connect and they also have a preschool program for Jaxon! God has blessed us so much in allowing us to be here, I knew we were coming to Mexico to minister, but I didn't realize the great support we'd have with the other missionary families, that has just been an added blessing! 

       Being able to see how people rely on God here for everything has been exciting! Food showing up exactly when needed, only minutes after uttering a prayer, twin babies and their mother doing so well, doctors are amazed, it is humbling to see, and challenges us to not take everything for granted. At the beginning of January we were able to go and hand out Christmas gifts at a dump site, at the end of the day, I brought my 2 year old home and gave him a bath and as I sat there holding my clean, sweet smelling little boy, my heart hurt for the kids at the dump who have no running water for a bath. Why did God chose to allow me to be blessed the way I am, and not the people living in the dump? I am so grateful for the experiences we have had here in Mexico, and look forward to sharing more with you when we are back in Canada, we can't tell all the stories now, we need to keep you in suspense so that you'll come and see us, or have us come and see you when we're there! That's all for me for now, I'll let Irv finish up now...thanks for reading!!

      As you can see God has been working in the lives of Mari and the kids as they adjust to living in Mexico, and supporting me and the ministries I am involved in through prayer. I am looking forward to hearing what Mari and Leah are going to share with you as we speak in your churches and come to your homes. Please start praying for our trip back to Canada, as it never hurts to start praying ahead of time. Looking forward to seeing you all again, until then God Bless!!

       Irv, Mari, Leah and Jaxon

Forgot the link ....here it is...

Here is the link that belongs with the post "A New Way To Support Us"
  http://www.canadahelps.org/