Pamela Monroe

I want to take this moment to post the obituary of Christine's mom. Thank you for all your prayers these past months and years.

Pamela Monroe, age 60, passed away at her home in Denton, TX on Wednesday, Feb 21, 2007 following a long struggle with lung cancer. Pamela was surrounded by her loving family (Christine was there) as she passed peacefully into the hands of our Lord.

Pamela was born July 15, 1946 in Midland, TX to James T. and Irene C. Morris. She attended grade school and Jr. High (classmate of President George Bush) and Lee High School (classmate of Laura Welsh Bush) in Midland. She graduated from The University of North Texas with a BA and MA degrees in education. She spent her career as a teacher in McKinney, TX and then in Denton at Ginnings Elementary as Pamela Davila.

She was married to Lawrence "Larry" Monroe on May 3, 1997. She is survived by her husband Larry, Christine Davila Van Diest of Greeley, CO and Jennifer Davila Brown of Denton, TX; and by step-daughter Cheryl Monroe also of Denton; sisters Cynthia Buit of Glen Arbor, MI, Cathy Rayburn of Alvin, TX, Martha DeRocher of Chino, CA and Patti Morris of Bandera, TX; brother James I. Morris of Midland, TX and eight grandchildren.

She will always be remembered for her beautiful heart and smile and how she extended the hand of Christian friendship to all she met, stranger and friend alike. A service in celebration of her life with be held this Sunday Feb. 25, 2007 at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak, Denton, TX. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity or "Our Daily Bread" (soup kitchen).

Categories: Family, Prayer

Update on Christine's Mom, Pamela

This is an email update from Christine's mom's husband, Larry. Please pray for her mom, Pamela, and the family.

Family & Friends,We have gotten the report back from Pamela's latest MRI and they have found that the new tumors in her brain have not been eliminated by the most recent round of radiation treatment. They are too numerous for any other form of treatment. The doctors have concluded that no further curative treatment is appropriate. She will receive only comfort care from this point forward.

The last surgical procedure has taken a lot of her energy and her physical condition continues to decline. We finally got the drain tube to her right lung area removed on Wednesday. This seems to have lifted her spirits. In conversation with various medical personnel, we gather that she may have as much as 3 to 6 months, but, if she does not rebound some from her surgery, the end could come much sooner.

We have been extremely grateful for all the outpouring of support and prayers through this ordeal. We have never felt so loved before. It has been a most moving and humbling experience. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and thank God for such family and friends.

She enjoys visitors, but, since she tires so easily, the amount of time she can spend visiting right now is pretty limited. She requires monitoring 24/7 at this point. So we tend to put visitors to work as sitters so that yours truly can get some of the outside errands done.

Shalom,Larry
Categories: Family, Prayer

Please Pray

Please Pray:

• That we can deal with the changes, transition and sense of loss during this move from Mexico.
• That we will hear from God.
• That we will rest, truly rest in Jesus Christ.
• That God would heal our hearts.
• That God will continue to restore and make our marriage strong.
• That God will be Lord over every aspect of our lives.
• For our kids to transition well during this move.
• Supernatural healing of Christine's mom as she is in a lot of pain.
  

Thank you for praying for us!! We are grateful and cherish your prayers.
Categories: Family, Newsletter, Prayer

Huge Changes!

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Ephesians 6:12

So much has happened in our lives since we last gave you a written update. This passage about Spiritual Warfare hits home recently more than ever before. We always thought that Satan would attack us, go after us, try to keep a stronghold on Mexico City but we never thought he would hit us personally at home.

Over the past couple of months some issues have surfaced with Christine being isolated at home with the kids, homeschooling, her new pregnancy and helping with the ministry all without many Godly friends around. We began to see how these personal issues were affecting us in our leadership, our marriage and how we walk with God that we sought counsel. With the advice of our regional and national team and a Godly counselor we have decided to move back to the U.S.

We're sure this comes as a shock to many of you. It did to us too. We still believe God is doing an amazing work in Mexico City with our team and that He will raise up a spiritual movement that will impact every corner of the city. But that for now will happen without our family. It was humbling to say good-bye to teammates, ministry partners and friends but as we weighed the importance of what God is doing in our hearts, leadership and marriage we saw the tremendous wisdom in coming home to the U.S. to get help.

So over the Christmas holidays we packed up our house in Mexico and moved back to CO. After a few weeks of spending time with family in TX and CA we just arrived in CO. The time spent with family was much needed to help us deal with all the emotions, hurt and transition that we are experiencing.

In the midst of this Christine's mom, Pamela, has taken a horrible turn in her battle with lung cancer. She is still fighting tumors in her lungs and brain and her body has weakened even more.

What's Next?

So what in the world do we do next? Where will we end up? What is God calling us to do and be? Where are we living?

These are some questions that we are processing right now. Currently we're both meeting with a Godly counselor to help us sort out how we process life, lead, interact with each other and most importantly how we connect with God. Campus Crusade has given us a great gift to take some time to process all these important questions on an administrative leave. We are grateful.

We are currently renting a house in Greeley, CO near one of our good friends and regional directors and the kids are adjusting better than we ever imagined! Because of all the transition and change we thought it best to continue with homeschool and we are doing it together which is great.

The kids have enjoyed the snow and making new friends. Christine is beginning to show as she is in her 20th week of pregnancy. We’re going to have our baby now in CO and we hope sometime this coming summer to know where and what God is calling us to do. Please feel free to contact us at the email address above with questions or concerns.

We appreciate your prayers, love and support during this time as we seek the Lord to restore our hearts, leadership and relationship. God is good. Much love,

Steve & Christine
Categories: MexicoCity, Newsletter, Family, Prayer

Family photo update

Here is a long awaited post on some family photos. January Update

Categories: Family, Photos