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THE
BILL HOFF
THE
FAMILY
DED 1
QUERETARO/ QRO.
QUERETARO/
NEWS OF
MEXICO
fhe IHRUEIIGE OF
Published Quarterly
QRO.
MEXICO
Vol. 14 No. 2
FaH 1983
Hdios Dungons
"Norm, would you lead songs today? "
"Norm, would you help me move some things
tonight? " "Norm, would you be able to
teach this class? " "Norm, do you have an
idea or project in mind? " "Norm, I have a
problem." Teacher, creator of plans, counsel
lor, song leader, constant workerthese are
a few of the attributes that Norm possesses
which we all miss because he has left Mexico.
MH
REACHING
THE
OUT
bIi
FLOOD
BH
* for the help of missionaries in Mexico City who loaned literature so that the Bible correspond
ence school could continue in spite of the flood.
* that Amy Luisa was bom to Humberto and Becky Ramirez on June 2nd.
* for the many responses to the newspaper ads and the recent baptisms that are a result of the
Bible correspondence course.
* that Chen Avalos was able to purchase a truck for his ministry.
* the Glendale Christian Church in Arizona plans on taking a fifth Sunday offering in October to
help toward the purchase of a new truck for the Hoffs. Your help in this project would be
appreciated.
* that there were over 240 campers in the three weeks of camp this summer.
* that the Hoffs house is now finished except for carpentry work.
* that there were about 1000 Christians at the "Confraternidad" (a national convention) in
Guadalajara. The theme for the week was "Church Growth."
PRAY:
* for the second and third generation Christians in the state of Mexico that are not presently
living their faith.
* that a teacher might be found for the Queretaro Valley Community School.
tirecT truck
In late 1973 the Hoffs bought a new Chevy Suburban. The truck has since then been over almost
300,000 miles (mostly on rough roads). The truck's body has rusted through, the frame has broken in
five spots, and most of the moving parts have been repaired or replaced. But it has seldom let them
down.
Now economic reality makes its replacement necessary. Used Suburbans hold their value well and
seldom have the necessary equipment, so purchasing a new one seems most practical. The Hoffs hope
to purchase a new one in 1984.
BH
PERSONAL GLIMPSES
"Dirt!
Gravel!
Cement!
Plaster! " This is what I have had to put up with in our house.
Each day (sometimes several times a day) I sweep and clean part of the house and then prepare
for the workers to continue in another part of the house. The workers have included two men
who do the basic construction and a plasterer.
The latest projects have been the tiling of one of the upstairs bathrooms and the cementing of
the other in preparation for tile. The plasterer has completed the upstairs and is currently
doing the ceilings in the downstairs. This all makes for a grand upheavel in the housebut, at
least, the end is in sight. We praise the Lord that our house is about finished and we can pre
pare for another school year.
Another school year means that Rebecca will be entering kindergarten (she is very excited
about that), Bill will be teaching again at the Bible Institute, and Mark will continue in his
studies in the Alpha-Omega program. This year finds the school without a teacher so it looks
like I will be spending a lot of time with Mark.
We spent a month and a half traveling this past summer. We enjoyed the visits but it is always
good to return home. The first two weeks after returning, we spent in helping the Dungans
because of the "flood." One day Bill commented that our house looked like "a flood relief
center." We were glad to help and some of our belongings were involved also.
The remainder of the summer has been spent in a concentrated effort to get as much of the
house finished as possible. I think we have accomplished that.
It has taken a lot of patience to live in a house that is being constructed, but with God's help
He has given us peace in the midst of disorder.
j.,
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