Laynes' Line

       Just a quick note to let everyone know we are thinking of you at Easter. We praise God for the beauty of this season that reminds us what He has done for us. May God bless you as we celebrate salvation together.      We will be traveling to Talladega, Alabama for our Field Conference for BIMI. It was cancelled several times as the pandemic swelled and countries closed. We will be joining missionaries from all over Mexico and Latin America. Pray that His Word will affect us just as we wish it to affect the ones we teach.      God bless you. Pray for a safe trip. Gary and Ann

 March, 2022 Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Dear Praying Friends,      The government has decided to call all of the country green again. That means businesses can open and things will begin to return to normal with one exception - masks are still mandated in all public venues. There is still a fair number of cases here but we have learned that we do not always have a true picture of any situation.      We are so thankful that we have sidestepped this pandemic as a family. It has hit several families in the village where we live, including some who were friends. We have tried to be super careful and to pass on all the information to the deaf.      The church is open, but it has been difficult to get them to return to regular services. It has been two years since we last had a regular schedule of services, so they have become very lax about returning on a regular basis. We fear they may be lax also in their study ...

 Dear Friends,      I hope to post a couple of updates in the next day or so, Lord willing. With this blog I can send more information than in a single letter.      We praise the Lord that with the new year, we have been able to resume church services. The deaf seem excited to restart the program again, but they have learned to be lazy these last two years concerning their attendance. We are praying that we will be able to keep the doors open without restrictions even though Omicron wants to hit about everyone. A few have sent notes suggesting everyone should be in the services (that can) and then they do not come themselves!       I am still sending videos out regularly to keep all the deaf interested in the Bible. For almost the full two years we have been closed. The government would open everything at 105, THEN 20, then 50. About that time, everything would close again. It would be several weeks and the process wo...

 VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE      As a result of our very recent move, we have needed to change our mailing address. Please note that our new address is NOT a post office address. Instead, it is rented through UPS. Please note the address carefully:          Gary Layne          2211 W Lincoln St #164          Harlingen, TX  78552      For many years now we do NOT have a mailing address in Mexico. We apologize for the change, but is necessary as the old address is to be cancelled.       Please pray for the families of two of Gary's relatives as they morn the loss of a loved one. Brenda was a cousin and Charles was his uncle.       We have completed the removal of our possessions in Texas and are again here ready to serve the Lord in the deaf ministry. Please pray for this ministry as we continue to face many di...

                                                                           September 2021  Psalm 89:1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.  Dear Praying Friends,       God is so good. He has blessed us with health and with His goodness. We will continue to sing His praises as long as we are able. I am not sure what has happened, but I have lost several posts on our blog and several letters for our churches. I will try to find them and find out what has happened.        Through the blog you have probably learned that Ann was taken to the doctor the end of August. She had been complaining of pain in her abdomen. The doctor disc...

        Ethan graduated from K-3, ready for First Grade Lance graduated from Junior High - actual size with Mom and Dad.                        

July 2021   Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.   Dear Praying Friends,      We praise the Lord every day for the opportunity to tell others of Him. We are also very thankful that He continues to give health to carry on His work in a foreign country.      We read that in many places the mask requirements are being lifted and things are returning to normal. We are still under a mask mandate and have just read that the numbers have taken an increase here. They are supposedly finishing the vaccination of the 50’s and will soon move on to the 40’s. That still leaves the vast majority of citizens without any vaccination. The churches are finally allowed 75% of their regular attendance to return – after a year and a half. We have talked with folks from parts of the USA, Central America and here that all say their churches have suffered and cont...