Someone did not like their animals, apparently. At least, that is what Mauri and Migda hope.
Their family moved onto the mission field right at the beginning of the pandemic, a few steps into 2020. Perhaps you remember them as the ones who were in the grocery store—with their three kids—when someone started shooting. They hit the floor and waited it out. One slain attacker later, they went home to comfort their kids and regroup.
Two months prior to the shooting, Mauri had fallen off a roof, damaging his back so severely that he spent weeks crawling from the bed to the bathroom. And, a couple of months after the shooting incident when Grandpa died, leaving abuelita widowed and alone at home in northern Mexico.
This is what initiation into missions often is. One traumatic challenge after another. Mauri and Migda never wavered, they knew they were where the Lord wanted them.
Let’s jump forward to Tuesday of this week. Someone poisoned their family pets. They were unaware of anything amiss, and 3-year-old Ana was exchanging kisses with the puppy. You guessed it, she was poisoned as well. Pinky the puppy died. Ana, praise the Lord, lived. It was close, but she pulled through. (As far as we know, there was no malicious intent on the poisoner’s part to hurt the actual family members.)
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Thank you, thank you, thank you.