The Blycker Family Blog

Fall Update

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Making Disciples / God is Moving

Our main ministry is El Faro (Lighthouse) Bible Church. Our church began as a Bible study in a living room, where we were the 5th family to join 2 years ago. When we began to rent a place we were averaging 30, and by the end of the year we were 60, and now if everyone were to attend on the same Sunday there would be around 100 of us. We had 64 at our Mexican Independence Day party at our house last month.

Tim is one of the 4 elders. Debbie helps lead the monthly women’s breakfast and Bible study which is attended by over 25 ladies. The four of us are involved in singing and playing our instruments on the worship team. A highlight of each week is to discover which non-believer or new believer not only came but brought with them friends and family.

The evangelistic & discipleship guitar classes and Bible studies are all geared toward bringing people to Christ, discipling them and to becoming a part of El Faro.

What Else Keeps Us Busy?

Tim is on the board of our MK school, Puebla Christian School (PCS). He is also working on his third course in the online masters program in Biblical Studies through the Central American Theological Seminary in Guatemala, and continues to teach and train Walk Thru the Bible seminars. For the last month he has been getting therapy for his neck, residual pain from fracturing it in 1999. Pray for faithfulness, wisdom and healing.

Debbie is enjoying home schooling Caleb 12th grade, being wife and Mom, and being involved in so many peoples’ lives. Pray that God would use her to make faithful disciples.

Caleb is in 12th grade, taking photography, and is also involved in playing bass guitar in the PCS praise band and in another band with friends. He also just got his Mexican drivers license. Pray that he would finish well and for wisdom for the future.

Josiah loves being with friends at PCS, taking advanced guitar classes, playing in the PCS band and in his band with his buddies. Golfing continues to be a passion; he won a 42” screen TV at the last tournament. Pray that he would glorify God in all he does.

God Bless You All!

Love, Tim, Debbie, Caleb and Josiah

How we've changed

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My how we've changed!

March 2011 | Mission Update

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PRAY FOR THE BLYCKERS

IN MÉXICO

Chains

SPRING 2011

We are so grateful to God for the way he is changing lives here in Puebla. In this letter we want to share with you the CHAIN of events that occur to reach people. Many more people's lives are being changed than are mentioned here, but those mentioned will suffice to communicate how God is using relationships to impact lives for eternity. We will use the theme of CHAINS of relationships to express how the Lord is working.

BRYAN is a 14 year old boy who asked me for guitar classes. We have one hour of guitar and one hour of Bible study. That usually lasts at least 3 hours because arriving and tuning 25 guitars takes time, the transition between guitar classes in the living room and kitchen to the dining room for the study, and talking, snacking, encouraging and sometimes counseling at the end. He and his family invited several neighbors to the classes.

DANIELA is a 17 year old girl who has come faithfully. She then invited her brother RICARDO and sister JULIETA.

Now their mom, JULIETA, drops her kids off to youth group and stays for a Bible study with Debbie and is faithful in her attendance to what she refers to as "Sunday mass".

She invited her niece, MARI, and her daughter ENYA. Mari is also doing a study with Debbie.

The next chain link was their neighbor JORGE. He is loyal in spite of missing the end of one of his fingers. It doesn't deter him one bit! (These youth are now coming to church Sunday mornings and to youth group Thursday nights.) He invited a friend from school named LEO, who now comes to youth group!

We've got to go back to BRYAN, who has been phenomenal at inviting classmates and neighbors. One friend who is constant and dependable on Wednesdays and Thursdays but must work Sundays is ERIKA. She now has gotten her friend MARISOL to join the youth group.

BRYAN also invited a boy named OSVALDO who

came to the very first guitar class and is always

present.

BRYAN'S parents TOÑO and ROCÍO and sister FANNY have another friend, DINA who attended the guitar and Bible class a couple of times but the distance by bus was difficult so we began another guitar and Bible class for her family, friends and neighbors.

Two years ago our church didn't exist and now we are averaging over 60 every week. Please bathe this church in prayer. Pray that these CHAINS of relationships would continue to make an eternal impact!

We plan on visiting churches, families and individual supporters in Texas, Arizona and Oregon this summer.

If you would like to help out with this trip with extra funds or donating air miles, please let us know by calling:

Vonage # 503-922-3477 or emailing

Tim at tblycker@caminternational.org or

Debbie at dblycker@gmail.com .

Thank you for your faithful support, prayers, and encouragement,

Tim and Debbie

Winter 2010-2011

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Pray for the Blyckers in MEXICO

Winter 2010-2011

Many blessings this New Year, 2011. We are so excited for all of the ministry opportunities God has been bringing our way. It is incredible to see Him changing people's lives. Please pray for those who have recently heard the Gospel for the very first time.

Sincerely,

Tim & Debbie Blycker

CAM International

CAM Mexico missionaries Nov. 2010

This year we celebrated God's goodness for CAM's 120 year legacy. We stand on many faithful shoulders! A bit of CAM's history is posted on the following link:

http://www.caminternational.org/index.cfm?go=page&pid=543

Guitar class, Church & Youth Group

There are now about 25 people in this class. They learned Christmas carols, something Mexicans rarely do... and we took them carolling for their first time ever! They even helped accompany our church service Christmas song time before Christmas.

Women's Christmas Breakfast

Even with quite a few women out of town in December,
16 of us enjoyed our Breakfast/Bible Study. We also included a Christmas ornament craft. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed getting to know each other better.

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We have had the opportunity to help out in a new church plant about half an hour from our house. Santiago Xalitzintla is the last town up the Volcano Popocatepetl where some still worship their gods with sacrifices. Please pray for this fledgling church of approximately 40 members. 100 came this week to the special program which included Christmas carols by the guitar class.

Contact Information:

Tim & Debbie Blycker
8625 La Prada Dr
Dallas, Texas 75228
503-922-3477

August 2010

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Pray for the Blyckers in México

August 2010

Timothy Witt

Our nephew Timothy came to visit us for a month this summer. He and his friend, Thomas, helped and participated in the ministries we were involved in this month.

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Dear friends,

This summer has been incredible! Check out all the amazing things that God is doing in Mexico.

Fellowship Bible- Sandy, OR

A group of men from a supporting church in Sandy, Oregon came to help us paint Puebla Christian School and to teach ESL at our Kid's Club.

Pastor Gregg preached in our church plant, La Vid (The Vine). He was our first invited guest speaker! Then the team taught English in our church's first evangelistic outreach, a kids club named "Champion's Club" to train children in the values of being a champion. Forty-four kids came and a few of them have returned various Sundays since then.

Jr. High Summer Camp

After that week of ministry we went to CAM International's campground four hours north of Puebla to speak to eighty kids and lead the worship. I told them that when they get home to tell their parents that they just learned "things"(cosas). I used that word as an acrostic.

Confianza Trust in God

Obediencia Obedience

Santidad Holiness

Amistades Friendships

Sumisión Submission to authorities

Music Camp

The next two weeks we were involved in teaching at the annual music camp. 130 students came from several Mexican states to learn music; instruments (cello, clarinet, keyboard, electric guitar, voice, trumpet, bass guitar, drums, and of course guitar), choir, band, orchestra, theory classes and hand rhythm.

Tim taught ten beginning guitar students.

We received a very special gift of a bass guitar and all it's accessories, so Caleb enjoyed taking bass guitar lessons. Josiah had fun learning electric guitar.

Caleb Josiah

Upcoming Events

Tim will be teaching Walk Thru the Bible in a Hispanic church in Indiana on August 14th. Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement, and support.

Because millions of Mexicans have never once heard the gospel of Jesus Christ,

Tim and Debbie Blycker

June 2010

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We are so grateful for our awesome team of supporters...you! Without this incredible band of believers standing behind us, upholding us, not only would we feel alone and be alone but we do not believe we would be fruitful in making disciples in Mexico. Your financial support keeps our landlord happy, keeps our bellies full, keeps our kids educated, keeps our bills paid and keeps our gas tanks above empty. Your emotional support keeps our souls and hearts and minds and feelings going forward and encouraged by your friendship. Your prayer support keeps us on the mission field, keeps our enemy at bay, keeps us in the battle. Why am I so thankful even though it isn't even November? It could be because it is biblical, because this month we celebrate 19 years of marriage, or just because we feel appreciative!

BIBLE CLUB

Our church, La Vid (The Vine), has approximately 30 members. We are planning our first official evangelistic outreach July 12-16 for kids ages 5-12. It begins the day after the World Cup final (soccer), so we are calling it Champions Club. We are praying for 50 kids. There will be 4 stations for the 4 age groups: the Bible lesson (5 key values of a champion), crafts, English and games, all related to the theme. Cholula has always been tough ground for evangelism so please pray that parents would allow their children to come to this club to hear the truth and that this would open doors for the whole family to hear about La Vid.

KID'S CAMP

Tim has been invited to be camp speaker in our CAM camp for ages 12-14. The topics are Trust, Obedience, Holiness, Friendships, and Submission to Authority. Some of our church members will be counselors and junior counselors so even that ministry will be one that draws our church together! http://www.campamentokoinonia.com.mx/

MUSIC CAMP

Tim and his parents will be teaching at the annual music camp. Check out the web site, click on "Recuerdos" and watch the video from last year. Caleb will be taking bass guitar and Josiah electric guitar classes.

http://www.valsecamp.com/Valsecamp.html

WORLD CUP TRACT

We have been handing out hundreds of these tracts that have the plan and schedule of the World Cup on one side and the plan of Salvation on the other. Pray that people would read and understand the verses and ask for Bible studies. It is awesome when people realize what they have been handed and they ask for more for their friends and family!

PRAISE and PRAYER REQUESTS:

Last month we included 3 prayer requests:

1. Ministry Funds - A separate fund used to pay for all expenses needed for ministry purposes.

2. New Keyboard - Our 12 year old keyboard is on its last leg.

3. Bass Guitar - new or used.

The 3rd request was a bass guitar for Caleb to learn and then play in our church services. A member of Helvetia Community Church, in Oregon, sent us one. There's a possibility of a keyboard being given to us also. We are in awe of God's provision. We would like to add another request to these, our projector we used to use in churches for Walk Thru the Bible power points and worship times has finally died. We would like to replace it soon.

Our school is still looking for a 1st and 2nd grade teacher, Jr. High and High School Math and Science teachers, and Office help. We have had various student teachers and retired teachers who have come to fill these positions in the past. If you know of anyone who might be interested in coming down to help with these positions please let us know ASAP. Please call our U.S. VONAGE phone at: 503-922-3477.

Gracias for your prayers for this family making disciples in Mexico.

Sincerely,
Tim, Debbie, Caleb and Josiah Blycker

May 2010

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Thank you once again for your faithful prayers and support. We thank God for your continuous encouragement! Without you we could not be here in Mexico making disciples.

"FIREPROOF"

We have had the privilege of showing this DVD about protecting your marriage. It is amazing how it is opening doors to Bible studies. Pray that people would understand the message of good marriage and salvation by faith in Jesus.

HUEJOTZINGO PRISON

Every Tuesday Tim has been going to the Huejotzingo Prison to teach an hour of Walk Thru the Bible to the inmates. Some are believers but most are not. Pray that the believers would grow and be encouraged and that the unbelievers would choose Christ.

MELVIN

Debbie's grandpa went to be with the Lord at the age of 90. He was a great man of God, and will be greatly missed. We thank God for some family and friends who helped pay for Debbie's ticket to be able to go to his funeral.

PASTORS

Two pastors came down from Kentucky and it was a privilege to show them some of the ministries here in Mexico and talk to them about what God is doing. One of them is considering coming down as a missionary himself. Anytime you might want to come down and visit and it may be that your time here makes an eternal impact on many Mexicans and that it becomes a milestone in your lives to PRAY more intelligently for missionaries, GIVE more faithfully to missions, and GO as missionaries.

QUEST

Tim & Debbie had the privilege of attending QUEST, which is a training for CAM International missionaries. It is further education for ministry and spiritual development. We thank God for this opportunity to grow.

Women's Retreat
Debbie led the worship at the annual Ladies' Retreat here in Puebla. About 60 English speaking American, Canadian and Mexican women attended. Our guest speaker was Jane Rubietta. It was a very refreshing time of focussing on "Surviving or Thriving."

GUATEMALA Missions Conference
A fellow missionary offered to pay Tim's way to the Mission's Conference that occurs every 5 years in the Central American Theological Seminary in Guatemala. Pray for the hundreds of Latin Americans who attended to continue to listen to the Holy Spirit's moving and guiding in their lives as to their responsibility in crossing new borders to carry out the Great Commission.

PRAYER REQUESTS:
1. Ministry Funds - A separate fund used to pay for all expenses needed for ministry puposes. 2. New Keyboard - Our 12 year old keyboard is on its last leg. 3. Bass Guitar - new or used.

PCS PRAYER REQUEST!!!

This is a letter from the present Principal of Puebla Christian School where Josiah attends and Tim is a Board member.

Greetings from Puebla, Mexico!

My name is Brian Cruickshanks, and I am the principal of Puebla Christian School. PCS is looking for teachers for this coming school year, and we were hoping that you might prayerfully consider becoming part of our team. PCS has about 70 students in 1^st-12^th grade, and its purpose is to educate missionary students and prepare them to continue their education after high school in the United States. We have students from six different countries and families whose ministries include evangelism, church planting, theological education, community development, and more.

Perhaps the most common reason that missionaries return from the field or never leave in the first place is a lack of quality education opportunities for their children. PCS exists to provide these opportunities and is essential for attracting and retaining missionary families to a country whose people are about 3% evangelical. PCS teachers are also instrumental in the academic, social, and spiritual development of these children, many of whom will potentially go on to be missionaries themselves and leaders in both the Mexican and American churches.

The city of Puebla is located about 70 miles southeast of Mexico City. It is the capital of the state of Puebla and the fourth largest metropolitan area in Mexico with 2.1 million people. While we of course can't make any guarantees about safety, Puebla is very far from the violence on the border, and I think each of our staff members would tell you they feel safe here. Many teachers choose to live in the school apartments across from the campus, or others live in a nearby neighborhood. In order to keep costs down for our families, PCS teachers are missionaries themselves and raise support to cover their living expenses.

At this point, the positions still open for next year are:

Math (two junior high and high school classes)
Science (three junior high and high school classes)
1^st/2^nd grade

There is a huge need here at PCS, and I have no doubt you would find it a rewarding ministry. If you or someone you know might be willing to join the PCS staff, please do not hesitate to contact me, and I will do my best to answer any questions you have.

Sincerely,

Brian Cruickshanks

Principal

Puebla Christian School

(222) 248-2031 (Mexico)

(214) 774-2750 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (214) 774-2750 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (214) 774-2750 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

bcruickshanks@caminternational.org

Sincerely,

Tim & Debbie Blycker

February '10 Update

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Photo above is of Volcano Popocatepetl and Mt. Ixtacihuatl taken near our house.

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PRAY FOR THE BLYCKERS IN MEXICO

FEB. 2010

Dear friends,

We are so grateful for you! Please give us a call sometime and let us know how you are. Our U.S. phone # is 503-922-3477. Let us know how we can pray for you.

Tim & Debbie Blycker

CALEB & JOSIAH Caleb is 16 and in 10th grade. He loves to play tennis, football, and loves to play with Legos!

Josiah is 15 and in 9th grade. He enjoys playing golf and is an avid Green Bay Packer fanatic!!!!

POLICE IN CHOLULA We have been praying for the authorities here in our town of Cholula and in December an opportunity came up and Tim was able to give New Testaments, a tract and his business card to all 37 policemen in the station. Pray that the Scriptures will be read and that they will bear fruit.

ORPHANAGE MINISTRY

We started this year with a visit to an orphanage. We made animal balloons. We had a juggler, clowns, gifts, cake, candy, and a clear presentation of the gospel, evangelistic music, and of course, a lot of hugging and loving on the kids.

HUAUCHINANGO

We enjoyed a weekend in the town of Huauchinango visiting, teaching, encouraging and helping a couple who is planting a church there. Pray for Enrique and Elia Ramirez. Campus Crusade generously donated 500 Jesus videos, 500 Jesus videos for children, and hundreds of evangelistic and discipleship materials. The next weekend we were able to send a box of Bibles (thanks to Grace Church in Iowa) with their daughter and son-in-law who go up once a month to teach and train the fledgling church.

PACHUCA

We were honored to be invited to the dedication service of the new church building of the Good Shepherd Bible Church in Pachuca. We attended their first service in 1998 during our first year of living in Mexico and then ministered there throughout 2001-2002. During the worship time with 80 plus believers, we were reminded of God's faithfulness to this church. The building itself is a testimony to God's goodness after more than 7 years of waiting for building permits after the land was already purchased. National leaders are taking more ownership which is yet another evidence of God's working in this church. We are grateful to the Lord for those who continue to minister in Pachuca (both missionaries and nationals) and for the opportunity to share in their joy.

We are grateful for your faithful encouragement, gifts, and prayers on our behalf.

Making Disciples in Mexico,

Tim and Debbie Blycker

Trip to South Padre Island

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We drove to South Padre Island, TX on the Gulf of Mexico today. We went to see 3 things; Alligators, Turtles, and Dolphins. We saw ONLY the turtles. We did get to hang out at the beach though. The weather was nice.

Christmas Fun

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Yesterday Hector and Rebeca Tamez came over for supper. We had spaghetti, and started a really cool Noah's Ark puzzle.

Home For Christmas!

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Well, we arrived safely to McAllen, TX today. We will be here with Tim's parents during the holidays. With all of the new toll roads it took us only 11 hours to get here from Puebla which before took us 15 hours. We're all feeling better from our terrible colds!

December 2009

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December 2009

Pray for the Blyckers in MEXICO

Making Disciples in Mexico

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Dear Friends,

We are so thankful for you! We know that many of you give sacrificially. We are praying greatly for all of you during this time of job insecurity and financial instability. We also have been affected and understand what many of you are feeling. We know that God is faithful, and He will provide for all of our needs.

PRAYER FOR CALEB

Caleb is 16 now. About 5 years ago we took Caleb to a Neuro-Opthalmologist in Dallas to investigate some vision problems, and they seemed to disappear at that time. Once again he has been having some vision problems, so for the last few weeks we have been taking him to a Neuro-Opthalmologist here in Puebla. Please pray for us to go to the right doctors and take the correct steps. I will try to keep our Blog page updated with any new information. To view the Blycker Family Blog just click on the "More About Us" in the left column.

QUEST TRAINING

Two times a year CAM International hosts a training in Big Sandy, Texas for all missionaries from across the globe. Last month I rode up with several CAMEXers from different cities and enjoyed not only saving money for transportation, but thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship on the trip. This training is to help us develop spiritually, mentally and emotionally to be better disciples and to more effectively make disciples of Jesus Christ.

CAMEX CONFERENCE 2009

This year we helped organize our yearly missionary conference. It was a great success! We invited Debbie's uncle and aunt, Bob and Chris Robisson. Uncle Bob was the conference speaker. It was such a refreshing time of fellowship and meditating on Godly character.

ORALITY TRAINING

This week I,Tim, am helping at a 4 day training for approximately 50 pastors, church leaders and teachers in orality. Also there will be some training for children(25). You ask yourself, "What is orality?" This ministry called ORALITY has come into my life in the last year and a half. It is a way to do evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and church planting for oral learners . Over 75% of Mexicans are oral learners and I truly desire to reach these millions of people with the truth of the Gospel in a way that they understand, accept and pass on to other lost souls. This is done through storying. (Yes, it is now correct to use that word!) I am working with an incredibly talented and godly group of people who have years of experience in ministry and in this specific form of transferring the truth in the Word of God to the oral learners in our generation. We are training leaders in 3 different Mexican states in an ongoing way. Look up the websites if you are interested in understanding more of this style of evangelism and discipleship. I can also send you some attachments that explain them more also.

Websites:

http://www.chronologicalbiblestorying.org
http://www.onestory.org

Upcoming Events

Dec. - Christmas in McAllen, TX with Tim's parents

Jan. 9 - Orphanage Outreach

We love you all very much!

We want to leave you to meditate on James 1:2-4

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. "

Contact Info:
We receive mail from our Mission every two weeks. Our mailing address is:

Tim & Debbie Blycker, 8625 La Prada Dr., Dallas, TX 75228

We have a new Vonage phone number which is based in the Portland, OR (503) area, so if you have free long distance minutes, or live in that area code give us a call at: 503-922-3477. Remember we have a phone in Pacific Time Zone, but......we LIVE in Central Time Zone.

October 2009

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October 2009

PRAY FOR THE BLYCKERS IN MEXICO

In This Issue

Computer Death

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

Family Outing

One of Caleb's Biology assignments was to visit a nursery. So as a family we went to a city near us that is known for its many nurserys and its perfect weather for plants.

Our NEW U.S. Phone #

503-922-3477

Ministry Quicklinks

Orality

International Orality Network - Making Disciples of Oral Learners

Computer Death!

Both of our computers died the same week in August, so we haven't communicated well. . . sorry! Please forgive us! We'll give you a rundown of some recent ministries that have happened since July.

JULY

Takilma Bible Church flew us up to be speakers at their annual Family Camp. Camping outdoors in beautiful southern Oregon with great friends was AWESOME! It was great to be encouraged by them! We also were able to speak and lead worship in Damascus Community Church. An extra bonus was getting to see Debbie's parents and most Tim's family.

Photo on hard drive of dead computer- sorry!

AUGUST

After returning from a great week with Takilma Bible Church in Oregon in July we taught music at the annual 2 week music camp with 200 students in attendance from many Mexican states.

Then we had a great week of training with the Southern Baptists of church planting for oral learners. To find out more about "orality" look it up in Wikipedia. It's got a clear definition. See "Ministry Quicklinks" - left column. Another great site to see if you're interested in learning more about orality is International Orality Network - Making Disciples of Oral Learners.

See "Ministry Quicklinks" - left column.

Both boys began the new school year; Caleb homeschooling with Debbie, and Josiah at PCS (Puebla Christian School).

SEPTEMBER

During this month we were priviliged to host one of the two "miniquests" in Mexico. Two leaders came down from Dallas headquarters to help guide us in this transition and to give us a course on safety in Mexico. Please pray for wisdom for our mission as we strive to impact the world for eternity be being and making disciples.

CAM International has changed from traditional leadership styles of Field Council, Field Director and Circuit Directors to "Teams." "Quest" is a biannual training near Dallas. Tim will be going up later this month.

Also this month four of us CAM missionaries drove to the Huasteca mountains seven hours north of us to take Mexicans (20 people in total) on a short term missians trip. There were evangelistic campaigns, training for youth, teaching for men, instruction for women, and kids clubs. It was great to not only minister, but to invest in fellow believers and help them minister!

Fellow missionaries Hector and Rebecca Tamez joined us in beginning an evangelistic Bible study with the Solis Family in the town of

San Gregorio Zacapechpan. Please pray

for Martin, his wife Rocio, and their three kids Mario, Rosy and Alexis.

OCTOBER

October 2-4 we had our 2nd Naional Conference for Children's Ministers. They came from at least 8 states in Mexico and 5 came up from Guatemala. Teachers and speakers came from Canada, USA, Mexico and Honduras. Tim led group worship time, and taught how to lead a few of his songs and was able to give a new CD of 35 his Bible songs to each of the 300 people in attendance.

Upcoming Events

Oct. 22 - Nov. 2 Tim at CAM International "QUEST" leaders training.

Oct. 23 Our school's Fun Fall Festival

Nov. Premarital counselling

Nov. 16-20 Tim - Orality training

Nov. 24-27 Our yearly CAM Missionary Conference

Thank YOU!

Thank you for your prayers and support for us as we make disciples in Mexico,

Tim & Debbie,

Caleb & Josiah Blycker

Contact Info:

We receive mail from our Mission every two weeks. Our mailing address is:

Tim & Debbie Blycker, 8625 La Prada Dr., Dallas, TX 75228

We have a new Vonage phone number which is based in the Portland, OR (503) area, so if you have free long distance minutes, or live in that area code give us a call at:

503-922-3477. Remember we have a phone in Pacific Time Zone, but......we LIVE in Central Time Zone!

Prayer Request - Caleb's Vision

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Many of you may remember that about a year ago we returned to the U.S. to have some medical tests done. One of the tests was his vision blurring. He has still had the blurring off and on, but last week it started getting worse. We found a NeuroOpthalmologest here in Puebla, and I really like him. Caleb's left eye has been diagnosed as legally blind, so his right eye is doing all the work and getting tired, so it is going into muscle spasms causing the pupil to not focus correctly. We will meet again with the doctor this week.

June 2009 Update

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June / 2009

Serving in Mexico with:

CAM International

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO OUR DADS!

Phil & Tim

Dean & Debbie

Tim & Caleb

Tim & Josiah

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PRAY FOR THE BLYCKERS IN MEXICO

Dear Reader,

Thank you for your faithful prayers and support. God is so good! He always provides for all of our needs!

SWINE FLU IN MEXICO

You may have been wondering if the Blycker family has run into anyone with swine flu. We don't know of any cases here in our city of four million. We really only wore these face masks for this photo. We mostly hybernated in our house for the last week of April and the first week of May. We just thought this was a fun family photo to remember such an occasion.

God Blessed and Now we Move on to a NEW Mission Field

Iglesia Comunidad Bíblica

We just finished working in Community Bible Church here in Puebla after working with them for the last 2 years.

We feel like Abraham venturing out to a new ministry. Our desire is to see a new church plant here in Cholula. Please pray for us as we plan to begin working in a new church plant in Cholula closer to where we live. Cholula is famous for its over 365 Catholic churches.

SUMMER IS HERE!!!!!!

The boys (and Debbie) are so excited that summer is finally here. Caleb and Debbie have been working hard at getting school done. They will be continuing a few of his classes through the summer except during July.

Josiah just finished his last week of Jr. High. on the A/B honor roll. Next year he will be a Freshman in Highschool.

We have been invited to be camp speaker at Takilma Bible Church family camp in Southern Oregon. So we get a week layover in Phoenix to visit Debbie's parents and some friends, family and supporters.

Our July plans are:

July 3-10: Phoenix, AZ
July 10-16: Portland, OR area
July 16-23: Roseburg, OR
July 23-26: Takilma Bible Church Family Camp
July 27: Return to Mexico

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

COMFORT: Our little niece of six years, Sarah Joy Witt, went to be with the Lord. She suffered from spina bifida from birth. Last week her heart failed and her kidneys shut down. Please pray for our family during this time of loss.

WISDOM: to mentor and disciple believers and leaders

FAITH: to find land for PCS

PERSERVERANCE: to finish recording kids Bible Songs before the Teacher's Conference in Oct.

ENCOURAGEMENT: for the pastors in the monthly prayer breakfast

ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE: to take advantage of open doors to reach out to the thousands needing Christ in our area of Cholula.

Thanks for praying, and have a very Happy Father's Day to all of you Dads!

Sincerely,
Tim & Debbie Blycker
CAM International

April 2009 : Update

2009-05-10T15:20:00.000-07:00

Pray for the Blyckers in Mexico
April 2009

Dear Reader,

We are thanking God for his faithfulness and for being our strong fortress. Thank you for your eternal investment in Mexico. We are grateful for you!

Photos

Top Left: Caleb

Bottom Left: Josiah

Below: The boys and a few of their friends preparing for our annual Easter Egg Drop

Our prayer requests and praises for this spring are the following:

1. CAM International is restructuring from Circuits to Teams to better be able to focus on being disciples and making disciples. Tim & his dad, Dr. Phil Blycker are two of the many team leaders and attended the 3 day training in eastern Texas. Pray for the continuation of this transition process so that we (the Blyckers as well as the mission as a whole) would truly follow Christ closer and become more effective in leading people to Christ and help them in their walk with Him.

2. Pray for wisdom as we give marriage counsel, encouragement to Mexican leaders, and evangelize the lost.

3. Caleb and Josiah had a lot of fun at the missionary kids spiritual enrichment camps to break up the routine of school (9th & 8th). Pray that they will finish well the last month and a half of classes.

4. Tim taught over 100 youth in K'tocha, Guatemala about 5 key doctrines in a seminar called "SUPERDOC". Pray that the kids would live out the truths of the Word. This is the third time to teach this seminar, one time in the church in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, 5 hours north of here and in a Christian school here in Puebla. SUPERDOC is a ministry of Unveiling Glory. Check it out at http://www.unveilinglory.com/

5. We had a great Good Friday service. On Sunday we celebrated Easter with worship and tamales. After church we had four other missionary families come to our house for lunch.

6. We know that many of you are going through financial difficulties and we want you to know that we are praying for you and thank you for your sacrificial giving! Our income has decreased also, so we would appreciate your prayers in that aspect of our lives.

Appreciative of your support, encouragement and prayers,

Tim, Debbie, Caleb & Josiah

February 2009 Update

2009-02-16T13:16:00.000-08:00

Homeschooling Once Again

The reason it has taken so long for us to get our prayer letter sent this time is because Debbie is once again homeschooling Caleb. He is in 9th grade this year. We have been praying for quite a while now about this change, and we finally felt the Lord telling us that it was time. She would appreciate prayers as they take on this new challenge.

CAR BLESSINGS IN THE MIDST OF TRIBULATIONS !

We want to thank all of you for praying that we would get our car returned to us. We can finally say that we once again are in possession of our car!!!! After 4 months of waiting, sometimes patiently, and sometimes not so patient, we can't forget to praise God for his many blessings that have come out of this trial:

1. Six lawyers from the insurance company heard and received the gospel and Bibles. You befriend people with whom you call almost every day for four months.

2. Our landlord and his dad, the owner of the golf club, introduced us to his "compadre" (buddy) who just "happens" to be a commander of police, Efren. Efren and his office workers heard the gospel and received Bibles.

3. He introduced me to other policemen. They gave me permission to return in acouple months to hand out 150 Bibles to all the policemen!

4. Even the tow truck driver thanked me for he Bible I gave him ten weeks earlier. He's been reading it!

5. New believers in our church saw what a frustration this whole situation was, and were amazed at how we could see this as a blessing.

REFLECTIONS OF 2008

1. This year we have had the privilege of handing out boxes of Bibles and the reception has been thrilling! Many people are now reading God's Word for the first time in their lives: people who barely finished elementary school, family members of the people to whom we delivered the Scriptures, an old antagonistic, pessimistic, hard-hearted atheist, youth, rich, poor, and many others who carry their town's saint (an idol) to other towns on pilgrimages to honor their saint and worship and venerate the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven, they call her the Mother of Mexico. These Mexicans are reading the Bible and being encouraged to compare what they read with what they have heard as tradition.

2. The monthly Pastor's Prayer Breakfast has been an encouragement to them as they had not been gathering, and now they are lifting each other up in prayer, getting into each others' lives, becoming friends after knowing each other for years, and challenging each other to change, grow and deepen their relationship with our Lord and with the body of Christ.

3. CAM International has begun to restructure for the purpose of meeting these goals: "Being Disciples and Making Disciples." Pray for us during this transition.

4. Josiah is in the Worship Band at Puebla Christian School. He is being challenged and encouraged. That is an experience that is deepening his relationship with God.

5. Guitar classes have been taught in Puebla on a weekly basis as well as a week "crash course" in the mountains. Not only do these dozens of students learn to play an instrument, but the unbelievers are evangelized and believers are discipled, followed up and encouraged to seek God on a daily basis.

Children's Guitar Class

Week-long Crash Course , Guitar Class of 38 students!

6. The Pastor's Conference was an encouragement to me because a team of Mexicans and a few missionaries worked together and achieved the great goal of pulling off this event that attracted pastors, leaders and their wives from a dozen Mexican states. After the long, hard months of planning, we saw these couples getting their batteries recharged, renewed and re-energized.

7. The poor and the prisoners have been ministered to. I have not had the privilege of meeting the needs of these people much in my lifetime, but this year I have invested quite a bit of time in these distraught people. Many in the state of Tabasco lost all of their belongings from hurricanes and it was an unforgettable time explaining the gospel to the hundreds who came for the Bibles and helpful household items that are so basic like plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, and fans (the temperature was in the 80's and they were saying it was cool). Teaching and preaching in the prisons of Mexico is an incredible experience. The believers take notes on little pieces of paper and stubs of pencils because they are so hungry and want to remember what we taught, and the unbelievers actually listen and pay attention because they know we care by taking the time out of our lives to show them God's love.

8. At our neighborhood Christmas Catholic tradition called Posada, we handed out Bible's, Children's Bibles, and Youth Devotionals.

9. We have enjoyed ministering and making disciples in our church, Community Bible Church. All of us help with the woship time, Caleb is the official greeter, Tim is an elder, we have worked with the youth, and we have invested in people's lives one on one.

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2009 WORKPLAN OF TIM BLYCKER

This year I want to be a faithful disciple and make godly disciples.

1. Goals in Puebla
A. Organize the National Pastor's Conference and Puebla

Bible

Seminary's 50th anniversary.
B. Encourage Puebla pastors and leaders at the

monthly prayer breakfast. Preach in their churches.
C. Fulfill my responsibilities on the Puebla Christian

School board.
D. Participate in our local church.
E. Minister in worship at the church
F. Serve on the elder board of the church
G. Record of 35 of Scripture songs I've written.
H. Do friendship evangelism in our neighborhood.
I. Teach guitar classes, thereby accomplishing

evangelism and discipleship.
J. Distribute Bibles and evangelize in nearby towns -

groundwork for new church plants

2. Goals in Walk Thru the Bible and RevealinGlory
A. Teach four seminars.
B. Organize one training for my region of Mexico in this

creative and innovative ministry.
C. Finish developing pictures for each book of the NT.
D. Minister in the Huejotzingo and Puebla Prisons

3. Goals in CAMEX
A. Attend circuit, national, and CAMEX events.
B. Participate in Field Council and fulfill my responsibilities

on Task

Forces.
C. Fulfill Circuit Director responsibilities, mainly guiding

and encouraging my fellow Puebla circuit

members through the

process of CAM's restructuring

into teams.
E. Be the Team Leader beginning January 1.
F. Help organize and teach the "National Event for

Ministers to Children."

4. Supporters
A. Communicate clearly through monthly updates.
B. Receive groups and attend to their needs.
C. Pray faithfully for our donors.
D. Raise support to replace those who have ceased or

decreased their donation because of the global

economic situation, bad health or death.
E. Raise more faithful and fervent prayer warriors.

Thank You!

Thank you so much for your prayers and for your encouragement!

May the Lord's Grace and Peace be with you,

Tim, Debbie, Caleb and Josiah

November 2008 Update

2008-11-05T13:07:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support! We really need them. The enemy does not want us to have success in spiritual growth or effective ministry, especially during this time of year when the Mexicans celebrate the "Day of the Dead." The flowers in the photo are what they put on the graves in the cemetary and by their houses to attract the souls of their deceased loved ones.

THANKFULNESS AND REQUESTS

1. Please pray that we would get our car back. It STILL is impounded 7 weeks later. When people ask me "Why?", my response is now one word, "Corruption." We are so THANKFUL that God did provide a car for us to buy from fellow CAM missionaries who just left Mexico.

2. CAM International's Board of Directors came down to Mexico. It was great to host our godly leaders. Please pray for them and our leaders at the Dallas headquarters!

3. We had a CROWN Financial Ministries seminar at our church. Pray that those who attended would absorb, retain and apply the biblical principles. We will probably be having a second seminar in February.

4. Remember about the story of giving out Bibles to workers? This is Toño. His is one of several who have confirmed that they ARE reading the Word! Pray that they would believe what they read.

5. I taught "7 Laws of a Learner" in Salamanca, Guanajuato (a few hours NW of here) to several churches the last weekend of October.

6. This is usually what our entryway looks like before Tim starts a new guitar class. Pray for the guitar classes that he will be teaching in a village 4 hours north of Puebla November 9-14.

7. Tim has been organizing the Pastors of the Bible churches here in Puebla to meet for breakfast and pray the first Tuesday of every month. The goal is that they will encourage each other and pray together. On November 23 the CAM missionaries who live here in Puebla will be hosting a supper for them and their wives. Please pray that it will be an encouragement to them.

CAMEX Conference 2007

Every Fall the CAM missionaries who live here in Mexico get together for a Bible Conference. This year we will be joining our missionary family over Thanksgiving weekend. There is so much for which to be grateful. We hope you have a very special Thanksgiving.

Sincerely Grateful,

Tim & Debbie, Caleb & Josiah Blycker
CAM International

September 2008 Update

2008-09-28T12:21:00.000-07:00

THE BLYCKERS IN MEXICO: Update

Happy Mexican Independence Day!

We had a party at our church this last Sunday night. Everyone brought Mexican snacks and a very traditional Mexican soup, called Pozole, that has hominy and chicken as the base then you add lettuce, radishes, onions, and oregano and eat it with tostada shells. I made a Mexican cake called Three Milks. We also played games and had karaoke time.

God's Protection

Tim was involved in a small accident this week, in which no one was injured (We now have a bit of white paint on my bumper, not sure of any damages under the car). The authorities impounded both vehicles indefinitely until it is settled. The name of the car lot is "El Cielo", meaning "Heaven"! That was an open door to tell the insurance company worker, tow man as well as his crew, and others involved, "My car is going to "heaven" before I am, but let me tell you how you can know YOU are going to the real heaven up above... believe and trust in Jesus as your personal Savior to receive eternal life!"
A fellow CAM missionary, Chalo Sandoval, came to the scene quickly - We thank God for his wisdom, love, help, encouragement, patience, and support. The insurance company sent their man quickly also and that greatly helped.

· Pray - We need to purchase a 2nd vehicle soon. If you'd like to help, let us know
· Praise God for his protection
· Pray that we will get our car out of "heaven" soon

Walk Thru the New Testament at Our Church

This month Tim is teaching the Walk Thru the New Testament at our church, Community Bible Church.

Guitar Classes

Every Friday Tim is teaching 12 kids guitar classes. Caleb & Josiah are helping, since the kids are so small and need extra help.

Wednesday Home Bible Study

We've been going through the book of John with Sandra, her daughter, Marifer, Karina, and Liz. Another neighbor lady, Maricarmen, came last night. They all are extremely hungry for the Word. Please pray for them that they will grow and be faithful to come each Wednesday.

Thank you for your generous support and prayers. We constantly thank the Lord for you.
Blessings and Love to you all,
The Bylckers

Flowers From Our Yard

2008-09-27T13:22:00.000-07:00

Who knows what this flower is? Do you? We have them dangling from the walls of our house, and we've never seen them before.

Tournament Photos

2008-08-12T09:53:00.000-07:00

Josiah the Golfer

2008-08-12T08:22:00.000-07:00

Josiah has been really enjoying playing golf. A few months ago he got a hole in one. All the workers at the club lined up to give him a hug. Usually if someone gets a hole in one he is expected to provide liquor to celebrate. Instead Tim said we would give each person a New Testament. They got so excited. He entered his first golf tournament a few weeks ago. It was a couples tournament. He and a lady from Spain tied for third place for their handicap.

August 2008 Update

2008-08-11T14:31:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,
This is our second official posted Newsletter Update. We continue to be grateful for your unending prayers and support of us and the ministry that our gracious Lord is doing here in Puebla, Mexico (and the world).

Fire in the fire place in August?

While many of you have been enduring the painfully intense temperatures of the summer, we are really enjoying the mild weather. These days it's been around 55 in the morning, and gets up to about 65 MAYBE even up to 70. Tonight it's supposed to get down to 46!

Tabasco Blessings

Last Fall the state of Tabasco, Mexico suffered flooding. Thanks to many donors,we helped out 400 families. They could choose a fan, a set of dishes, or set of glasses. All received Bibles and heard the gospel. Fourteen churches were involved to give follow-up with these disaster victims. Tim was also able to speak at a marriage conference that was broadcast over the radio and on Sunday he preached at the church.

Family Visitors

Debbie's sister and her family came to visit us for two weeks. Thank you Noel, Renae and their four girls Lydia, Cassidy, Mallory & Holly for coming to encourage our family here in Mexico. During that time we celebrated Debbie's, Renae's and Caleb's birthdays. Noel preached in our church and four people got saved! We visited an orphanage had a service with the kids, and gave them gifts and Bibles.

Birthday Mania

Debbie, Debbie's sister, Renae, and Caleb all celebrated their birthdays in July. It was fun to have family here to celebrate with us!

Thank you once again for your faithfulness in supporting our ministries.

Making Disciples in Mexico,

Tim, Debbie, Caleb (15) & Josiah (13) Blycker

CAM International

Visitors

2008-05-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

On Monday we had three leaders from the CAM headquarters in Dallas, and three other CAM missionaries from here in Mexico. They came to lead our twenty-four missionaries in a Town Hall meeting which was hosted at our house. We are refocusing our mission, CAM International, to make disciples more purposefully and effectively. Please pray for our mission leadership as they guide us through these changes.

Blessings and thanks to you all.
- Debbie Blycker

May 2008 Update

2008-05-19T15:04:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,
We are grateful for your emotional, financial and prayer support. We value you as our team. Thank You!
This is the first, of hopefully many, updates from our family to yours. Blessings on you all.

Quest is a training offered to missionaries with CAM twice a year. Last week was an incredible growing time of learning. The first two days were focused on Generations. Our VP, Keegan Williamson led us in interactive discussions about: What are the 4 generations like, how do we act, think, learn, and minister...how can we better work together in making disciples? The third day, our leader in member care, Jonathan Edwards, guided us in learning how to be better listeners in order to more effectively counsel people. We spent a day concentrating on our individual relationship with our God, and the last day were steered by Keegan through practical discussions of the legacy we are leaving.

The property for our missionary school is being searched for, because we don't fit in our present location. Praise God with us for the previous principal, Rich Musgrave in being able to help raise funds for this expansion possibility. Pray for wisdom as we seek land. This photo is an example of a property that we are looking at. Please let us know if you are interested in donating or coming down to help build the school.

The Pastor's Prayer meeting is a way to meet the goal of uniting the Puebla pastors. We have our monthly pastor's prayer breakfast at a taco restaurant named The Balcony. It is owned by a Christian family who has generously offered tremendous discounts for the pastors to be able to afford eating out once a month.

The National Pastor's Conference was a great success.
Thank you for your prayers!

Walk-Thru The Bible opportunities do not cease. I am teaching OT at a Bible study of new believers on Fridays and NT at a Christian elementary school in the mornings.

Your Missionaries in Mexico,
Tim, Debbie, Caleb & Josiah