Jeff, Tiffany and Ann Marie Boyles

P.O. Box 128

Dangriga, Belize CA

011-501-625-3248 (c) 011-501-660-0947 (h)

Email: boylesministry@hughes.net

Website: www.boylesministry.org

Boyles Ministry Newsletter

May 2007

Dear friends and family,

We celebrated Ann Marie’s third birthday the 9^th of May. She had presents and a cake. Everything was decorated with pink and white polka dots. She is very proud to be 3!

opening presents blowing out her candle

National Youth Day was May 21^st at Pomona’s Baptist Church. Youth groups representing the different churches traveled to Pomona for worship, a time for sharing, and a volleyball competition. The southern region was well represented and youth had a wonderful time. Jeff took 17 youth from San Juan in his truck! You know the saying, “they were packed in like sardines!” The group shared two songs and a scripture reading in Spanish and English. One of the songs was a dramatic interpretation to “Daily Bread.” The second was a human video of “There’s Somebody Out There.” They did a wonderful job! They may need to practice a little more before the next volleyball competition.

ready to ride human video

I have seen a noticeable improvement in the primary children in my reading class. I have been excited to see such a difference in their reading skills the last few weeks. One little girl in particular has started volunteering to read in class and is able to answer the reading comprehension questions. She was having the most trouble when we started a few months ago. The younger class is doing well also. They now all know their ABC’s and we are working on phonics and 3-4 letter words. The ladies’ English class has requested to learn some praise and worship songs. They are working on “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High” and “Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord.” This is very challenging for me because I do not have the best singing voice, but the ladies are eager to learn and we are having fun. When we returned from our visit to Alabama, I started English lessons with the doctor in the village. Her lessons are much more advanced than the other ladies. She already knew a lot of the language before we started. I am enjoying my time with her very much.

Tiffany and Dr. Aidachy Estrella

It is the end of the school year for Jeff. His Religious Studies class will have their final exam on Friday. The class has been an overview of the Old Testament. At the beginning of the year, Jeff asked the class “Who is God?” He asked them the same question last week. Their answers were very different. Most of them seem to have a clear understanding of who God is. That is why we are here. We want to share the knowledge of God and the love of Jesus Christ. Jeff has also been busy with the construction teams. He and Chester have been working hard to prepare the churches before a team gets here and then he works along side the team while they are here. They have been working hard at Silk Grass and Mt. Zion to build bathrooms. There is a team here this week from Alabama that hopes to finish the bathrooms at Silk Grass.

See the Photo Gallery for recent pictures.

Thank you for your continued support! You have all been amazing! Please remember to pray for our ministries in Belize.

We love you all!

In Christ,

Jeff, Tiffany, and Ann Marie