Renfro Ramblings

John Mark is 3 months old now. We finally feel like our heads have stopped spinning after receiving the news 7 months ago that John Mark would be born with hydrocephalus and holoprosencephaly.  I can clearly remember being devastated at the thought of not ever bringing my precious boy home. I can clearly remember the long torturous days as we waited to see what the next sonogram or fetal MRI would show. I can clearly remember trying to prepare for the worse. But that was not our story. Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. With every crushing blow came God's hand of mercy and grace. With every crushing blow more and more people began praying for our son. Through out the remainder of the pregnancy we witnessed the hand of God like we've never seen before. The amniocentesis came bac...

CONEXION Being from Texas we are enjoying the actual change of seasons. The school year has begun and the streets of the Barrio Universitario are flooded with students. This is our opportunity to begin the work we have been dreaming about and more importantly have been praying for! We have begun meeting with a handful of students at Plaza Manuel Rodriguez every Thursday afternoon. Since this is a pioneering work our goal is to encourage the Christian students we have built relationships with  to think Mathew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden" . Our challenge to them is that they can begin to bring the people God has placed beside them during their time in the university. Our other efforts to become present in the area is to set up a contact table and just meet people. Please pray for favor with the students and the universities. We want to make friends with those who have never heard the name of Jesus and share truth with th...