June 16, 2010, Mukwonago, Wisconsin

Dear Beloved Pastors, Saints, and Faithful Churches of the Lord,

"Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases" (Psalm 103:2-3). The Lords benefits are so numerous and by nature we are so unmindful of many of them and negligently forgetful of others. "Lord, help me to be more conscious of the multitude of your blessings, especially the richest ones that we have received by grace through Christ and His redemptive work."

ANNUAL BIBLE CONFERENCE IN CHETUMAL, QUINTANA ROO. The annual Bible conference in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, was a great blessing. The brethren continue to sacrifice their own time and resources to finish the church building. It was wonderful to see the progress they had made. They also added a kitchen to be able to serve the hungry and attend to the gathering of the saints on special occasions. The Bible messages were blessed of the Lord, and there were some wonderful victories. Thank you for your prayers for this conference.

A NEW PREACHING POINT IS ESTABLISHED IN SABIDO, QUINTANA ROO, BY THE ABOUNDING GRACE BAPTIST MISSION IN CHETUMAL. We rejoice in this step of maturity demonstrated by this mission as they desire to see other souls evangelized and new churches started. They are traveling two hours and assuming all the financial responsibility as a congregation. This is indigenous church planting! The laborers are native, the financing is native, and the building where they are meeting is native. They have been actively going house to house in the community and the surrounding villages also. They are encouraged by the interest and the willingness of the people to hear the Word of God. Lets uphold this blossoming work in prayer.

JOANNA ESTHER HAD SURGERY ON JUNE 8 IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. On June 8, Dr. Kandula (www.advent.md) performed four surgical procedures on Joanna Esther related to her deviated nasal septum, her sinuses, her turbinates, and her adeniodes, which were removed. She is presently recovering and involved in a whole series of follow-up procedures which include constant sinus rinses. Through an old friend, we obtained housing in a farm house in a community called Mukwonago about 30 minutes outside of Milwaukee. The Lord-willing, on Monday, June 21, I will be leaving Joanna Esther in the watchcare of Heathers parents in north central Indiana. Thereafter, I will seek passage back to McAllen, Texas, and then on to Oaxaca via bus to be reunited with my wife and children and to continue our missionary labors. Joanna Esther will return to Oaxaca in the month of July after the doctor has released her. We so appreciate all of you who have prayed for her. The doctor believes that she will have a complete recovery and have a drastically improved quality of life. We look to our God who healeth all of our diseases to make it so!

THE TRANSLATION WORK HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO MY STATESIDE TRIP AND COMPUTER PROBLEMS. My trip to the States to attend to Joanna Esthers health needs has caused us to fall behind on our translation work. I brought my laptop with me to continue the project via skype. However, the laptop screen of my translation helper went out, and he is still trying to repair it. We hope to resume this work as soon as I am back in Oaxaca.

I want to specifically say thank you to each church and kind Christian brother and sister who have helped us during our short stateside excursion. Your hospitality and "helping us on our way" has blessed us in many ways. I think we have been attended to by angels of which we were not aware. May the Lord bless us and keep us and cause us to walk humbly before Him in strict obedience to His Word.

Yours for Gods glory and His elect where Christ is not named,

Bert Craft

bfcraft@mac.com