Cheers to the Future/ Celebremos este nuevo año

In the month of December, Simple Love helped with many projects, but our biggest was the Angel Tree. A huge thankyou to all of those who helped us both financially and in prayer,
making this years Angel tree a HUGE success. Originially wanting to give 23 children in our area christmas presents we set our sights higher hoping to reach 50 instead. Although we didnt know how we'd get the money or organize the whole thing, God was faithful and in the week before Christmas vacation, we were able to raise the money and support for
a total of 58 kids in the areas to receive Christmas presents. We're sure that the excitement in their eyes on Christmas day was worth every minute put into  Angel Tree, not to mention watching the excitement of the kids from the orphanage as they shopped for their "angel kid's" present. God is truly teaching us that to give is way better than receiving.

And while New Year's is a time to reflect over your past year, it is also a magical time to dream about the future. a time to belive that anything can happen within the year that lies ahead.
Simple Love is excited to continue ministering to the people of Linares in 2011. With both our orphange and hospital ministry established and growing, we are excited to see
the plans that God has in store for us next. He is continuously giving us connections and opening doors for us to be able to reach the people in our town, he is continiously
opening our eyes to those who need love. Please be in prayer with us for our lives, and for yours as well, that this year would be a year of discovering the true meaning of Love even more.
That 2011 would be the year that we would begin to understand how wide, how high and how deep, is the love of God, and that it would compel us to act, loving those people in our paths more
deeply. Happy New Year :) We cant wait to see what God has in store for the next 12 months.

En el mes de diciembre, Simple Amor ayudó con muchos proyectos, pero nuestro mayor era el árbol del Angel. Un enorme Gracias a todos aquellos que nos han ayudado tanto financieramente como en la oración,
haciendo de este año el árbol del Angel un éxito enorme. Originalmente querer dar a 23 niños en nuestra área presentes de navidad, fijamos la mirada más alta de esperanza en llegar a 50 presentes.

Aunque
 no sabía cómo conseguiría el dinero u organizar todo esto, Dios fue fiel y en la semana antes de las vacaciones de Navidad, hemos sido capaces de reunir el dinero y el apoyo a
un total de 58 niños en las zonas que recibieron regalos de Navidad. Estamos seguros de que la emoción en sus ojos el día de Navidad valía la pena de todos los minutos en poner el árbol del Angel,
así, por no hablar de la emoción de ver a los niños del orfanato, al compar para los presentes del "niño ángel" . Dios verdaderamente nos enseña que dar es mucho mejor
que recibir.

Y mientras el Año Nuevo es un tiempo para reflexionar sobre su último año, también es un momento mágico para soñar con el futuro. Un tiempo para creer que cualquier cosa puede pasar en el año que tenemos por delante.
Simple Amor está contento de continuar ministrando al pueblo de Linares en 2011. Con nuestros dos orfanatos y el ministerio del hospital establecido y en crecimiento, estamos muy contentos de ver
los planes que Dios tiene para nosotros el próximo año. Él  continuamente nos da las conexiones y abre las puertas para que seamos capaces de llegar a la gente de nuestra ciudad y
abrir los ojos a los que necesitan amor. Por favor, tenga en oración con nosotros para nuestras vidas y la suya también, que este año será un año de descubrir el verdadero significado del amor aún más.
Que el 2011 será el año que empezaremos a entender el ancho, la altura y la profundidad, del amor de Dios, y que nos obliga a actuar, amar a las personas en nuestros caminos más
profundamente. Feliz año nuevo:) No podemos esperar a ver lo que Dios tiene preparado para los próximos 12 meses.

It’s well into December and the season of giving has begun. Stores and churches across America have started their clothes drives,  food drives, and bake sales to help those without this year. And  although the season looks slightly different here in Mexico, the spirt of giving is still very much the same.In the past few weeks Simple Love has participated in several projects across town. 

 Handing Out food at the Hospital:  there is often a crowd of people waiting for appointments outside the local hospitals. Because of the fear that they will miss their “spot in line” for their appointment they wait all day to hear their name called, not even leaving for lunch.  It has become a regular service project to hand out tacos and coffee and offer to pray for those people outside.

Orphanage Visits:

 This month we spent several Saturdays hanging out with the kids at the orphanage. Whether it was by making “American Sugar Cookies “ ( who know it would be such a new experience for them) or by having a bonfire and roasting marshmallows , we are excited to see our relationships with the kids growing with every visit.
 

This Month with Simple Love

Angel Tree:

What:   This Christmas Season we are giving the Orphans an opportunity to give rather than receive. Our goal is to reach 50 kids whose families were greatly affected by Hurricane Alex, and bless them by helping to give them Christmas presents.

Cookies for Haiti : These next two Sundays  Simple Love will be selling cookies at church to raise money for the Haiti Relief Project.

Coat/Winter Clothes Drive: Simple love is also collecting blankets,  winter goats, gloves, hats, etc.. in the community to send to those living along the river who were most affected by Hurricane Alex this summer.

How can I Help?

We’re glad you asked.  Below are different ways you can help Simple Love change Mexico!

For The Hospital :  We would love to buy a used coffee maker to have for when we go to the hospital. As of now, we heat the water and use instant coffee, but would be able to provide more coffee for longer with something to brew the coffee.

For the Orphange:   In order to allow kids from the orphanage to  pick a child from the river to bless, we need to raise the money to buy the gifts. There are 23 children in the orphanage,  and we have set a limit of  100 -150 pesos ( $10-15 dollars) for each gift. 

If you would like to donate and help Simple Love continue to reach people in our community please contact Danielle Hanson or Hannah Newby via Facebook . Thank you for your continued Prayer and Support  :)

What does love look like?

“ And I pray that you being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge.” – Ephesians 3:20

After  years of Sunday school lessons, church sermons, and youth conferences  we can tell you, that as Christians we are called to love.  It is the greatest commandent, and yet sometimes the easiest to push aside. But what would it look like if we really grasped  the love God has for his people? What would it look like if we shared it?  

Dear children let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 1^st John 3:18

Simple Love is a group of people who desire, above all else, to know God’s love and to live it. To not only talk about it, but to put His love into action, to meet people in their daily routines of life.  Because as we are learning,Love is feeding people who have been waiting outside of the hospital all night. It is being a consistent Godly  influence in the lives of children at the orphanage. It’s a simple Christmas card for the  residents at the nursing home, and an offer to listen to the girls inside the abortion clinic. Love isn’t extravagant  or expensive, it is taking the time to care about people, it is taking the time to be the hands and feet of Jesus. We believe that through these simple acts of love this city will be changed, that Nuevo Leon will changed, and that the country of Mexico  will changed.

Because of our great expectations for  the things happening here in Linares, we are committed to keeping You updated so that you too will be inspired to love. Here, we will post pictures of our ministry outings,  needs, testimonies, and stories.  

-          Simple Love

"Y pido que arraigados y cimentados en el amor, puedan comprender, junto con todos los santos, cuán ancho y largo, alto y profundo es el amor de Cristo, y de conocer el amor que excede a todo conocimiento." - Efesios 03:20
Después de años de clases de escuela dominical, sermones de la iglesia, y las conferencias de jóvenes que puedo decir, que como cristianos estamos llamados a amar. Es la mayor encomienda, y sin embargo, a veces los más fáciles de hacer a un lado. Pero qué se vería si realmente captamos el amor que Dios tiene para su pueblo? ¿Qué aspecto tendría si lo compartimos?
Queridos hijos, no amemos de palabra ni de lengua, sino de hecho y en verdad. 1 Juan 3:18
El amor es un simple grupo de personas que desean, por encima de todo, conocer el amor de Dios y vivirlo. No sólo para hablar de ello, pero para poner su amor en acción, para conocer gente en sus rutinas diarias de la vida. Porque como estamos aprendiendo, el amor es alimentar a las personas que han estado esperando fuera del hospital toda la noche. Estar siendo una constante influencia piadosa en la vida de los niños en el orfanato. Se trata de una simple tarjeta de Navidad para los residentes en el asilo de ancianos, y una oferta de escuchar a las chicas dentro de la clínica de aborto. El amor no es extravagante o caro, es tomarse el tiempo para la atención de la gente, es tomarse el tiempo para ser las manos y los pies de Jesús. Creemos que a través de estos sencillos actos de amor a esta ciudad será cambiada, que Nuevo León será cambiado, y que el país de México será cambiado.

Debido a nuestra gran expectativa por las cosas que suceden aquí en Linares, estamos comprometidos a mantenerte actualizado para que ustedes también se sientan inspirados a amar. Aquí, vamos a publicar fotos de nuestras salidas ministerio, las necesidades, testimonios e historias.
- Simple Amor