FAITHFUL IN THE SMALL THINGS

View from our house in Cerro Azul

Greetings children of God; this is my second attempt at this blog update. The first one was finished
and somehow the computer ate all of it. So I took it as a sign that I needed to wait on the Lord and another topic was going to come along. Lo and behold a fresh revelation came to me yesterday. I finally got it, the Holy Spirit began speaking about service. Yes of course serving others, giving of ones self, doing unto others, no problem we say," I am a servant". Here is the thing that I received yesterday, we must start at home. I heard Joyce Meyer speak on this recently and I thought I had already received this revelation but just in words not in actual action. To actually serve the ones closest to us as if we were serving Jesus himself. Colossians 3v17 amp. version states, "And whatever you do (no matter what it is) in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus and in (dependence upon) His Person, giving praise to God the Father through Him". It says whatever you do, not just the fun stuff or the food drives or the picnics. Everything, cleaning the toilet or in my case the out house, the dishes, the laundry all things. Starting at home in our shelters but also in our earthly tents. Cleaning "house" for the Lord, create a pure heart in me is always one of my prayers. We begin at home in the small things and later larger things will come. To attach great faith to all that we do, even the smallest of tasks.  Give it a try, pray over the bathroom as you clean it, ask for the next person who enters to experience God in a new way a huge wave of love, or the next person who touches a dish that you have washed. The possibilities are endless we serve a Mighty God!!


Ken Cluff

Birthday party at Sister Juanita's

Rehab Center in Tecate

Art work in their meeting room/chapel

Here are some pictures of the Rehab center that I spoke about in the last blog, I wanted to give you guys a visual.

Ron "To Mexico with Love" came down last month with Ken Cluff. Ken is the first person Ron ever came down to Mexico with approx. 29 years ago. Ken was a college student then and Ron came along as his partner for the trip. Ron fell in love with Mexico and the people and their humble and loving spirits, he has continued to come down ever since. Many lives have been changed by Ron's decision to come to Mexico, including mine. This is a great example of how the Lord uses His people, one step of obedience can impact the lives of so many. We are so blessed to have Ron in our lives.

Frank and I were able to surprise Ron with a birthday party at Hermana Juanita's house, (they did all of the work all we had to do was get Ron there without him knowing about it). Juanita and her family are some of the first people God was able to help thru Ron. He is continuing to help them by raising money to send her girls to College. Juanita has five girls and four boys and her husband committed suicide approx. 15 years ago, her youngest daughter has down syndrome. They are the most loving family, you can see the Holy Spirit in them shining out! It is an incredible sight, to hear them all praying together. I love this family!

God has also placed an amazing woman named Laura in our paths. She runs a shelter for the Kumiai children. She has three different locations with approx. 150 kids and young adults. The Kumiai are some of the indigenous people in the area, they receive no help from the Mexican government. We have been collecting donations for them from different groups. They are in need of almost everything, food, clothing, blankets, towels, bedding etc. If the Lord places it in your heart to donate to us for them please contact me at debmverdin@gmail.com, or see Ron.

Prayer requests:

*Ron and the team will be down this week, please lift us up for an overflow of the Living Water. I will be headed back to Bishop with them to visit and attend my daughter's baby shower. Please keep us in your prayers, I am almost a "Nana".

* Pat and John Haley need prayer, John fell and broke his knee and has been non-weight bearing for the last 6 weeks.

* As always prayer for the Ministry down here, for increased provision, workers, (the harvest is ready), guidance and direction.

Future visits/events:

*"To Mexico with Love" will be coming down March 17th for prayer and healing trip.

*Lifepointe Church from Elkgrove, CA coming down March 19th for building projects and VBS.

*Calvary Bible Church in Marshfield, WI coming down June the 4th to work with Pastor Ezekiel's church and doing some projects for the community in Cerro Azul.

*Mexico Medical Ministries is having a medical/dental brigada June the 18th in Cerro Azul.

Thank you for all that you are doing for us down here in this part of God's kingdom, Christ's love to you!! Without your prayers and support none of this would be possible.



　

　

　 

Christ in you the hope of glory!

Happy New Year, greetings to all! We have entered a brand new year, glistening with hope!  I pray to be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. I only want what He wants for me! No longer I, me or mine but all for Him. When we turn our focus solely to Jesus and place ALL things in His hands. We can begin to live free; again not saying that this is an easy task. We continue to pick things back up that we have declared to Him for His care. Never giving up He will always be so patient with us and our current state of mind. Because all things have already been taken care of for us. I believe it is a matter of our mindset as to where we are in the process of believing, of letting go. He has delivered us from the powers of darkness, that is what was accomplished on the cross. God has been speaking to me about the darkness, it is not the absence of darkness it is the presence of light. I know we hear that all the time, but to live from that place is entirely different. I believe it is His desire for us to step into the darkness, shine His light for all to see! He lives in us and no power of darkness can harm us if we believe in what was accomplished on the cross. That is not to say put ourselves in harms way or in my case in situations that could cause a relapse. People say well if God has delivered you from something then it should not be a problem, yes of course but I believe all people are different and not to overly tempt us to use wisdom in all cases. I personally still do not like to be around a lot of alcohol, yes it makes my heart sing with the gladness that I am no longer captive to it. On the other hand it makes me very uncomfortable to be around so to step into darkness with wisdom is the word I am getting. I love the way the Lord works with us he is always so patient. Yay God!!



Here we are in a New Year, for those of you who do not know my daughter will be having a baby the first part of May. Yes I will officially be a "Nana" you can call me that starting now so I can get used to it. I still feel like a young person myself, yes of course more aches and pains but until I look in the mirror, I hardly even pay attention to my age. I have had to get more serious down here but I will continue to pursue Joy in all areas. I take things too seriously and as I have been told, can drowned myself in a glass of water. That has to do with the lies of the enemy, making things bigger then they seem. Like a shadow monster when you turn on the light the truth will be revealed. We are the light, we carry the truth, it lives inside of us. We are not who we were in the past, those feelings are not accurate. I tend to feel like I bother people all the time, like I am in their way. Those are feelings from the past, not who I am today not the person that God is creating in His image. Again Yay God!! I want to express it is not about what we do it is about who we are, Who we carry inside of our earthen vessels. He will direct our steps and we will have no worries or concerns as long as we listen and obey! 

On that note let's talk about the Christmas party in Valle de las Palmas, Polvorine. Ron and the group came down the middle of December and it was Ron, Gary, Michael and Felicia and one newby his name is Arnie. What a pleasure it was to meet him and it is always so great to see new faces. We were able to hand out blankets and toys and had a great meal with all of the members of the Church out there. Cora was missed she has relocated to be with her family and have time to rest. It was not the same with out her. The new pastor is amazing we really are blessed by him and his family. Pastor Martin came from Tijuana with his wife and two of his children, although at Christmas he also had another daughter and grandson with him to visit. They are staying in the Church and in a tiny travel trailer out back. They also answered the call of the Lord on their lives to come to Polvorine and Pastor God's people. We had an amazing prayer service, different then all the other times the music continued to play and it became apparent that words were not so important. It was the belief, the faith, the love, the compassion. The Spirit of the living God was all around us and people were falling out all around us, they would cover them up with blankets. We would sit and pray with them and they would wake up from the ground so surprised that they had been on the floor. Brand new, refreshed all things are possible with Jesus! The meal that they prepared was amazing as always, tamales and posole. Those are Ron's favorites and the ladies like to make things that feel his heart with happiness. The children sang with the worship band, Michael got to play drums, blankets and toys were given out with lots of God's love.

worship service

Mother and daughter

Pastor Martin

Church service

Toys

Blankets

Again all this is possible because of your donations, we are making a difference in lives because of your prayers and support. God is using Frank and I down here on the front lines, we are able to help with all the preparation for TMWL for when they come down to visit. Please see Ron if it is something that interests you because I can say with all certainty your life will be changed. I only was planning on coming down and handing out blankets. My life will never be the same, I was so blessed to be able to spend so much time with the girl's in their house at Rancho San Juan Bosco and then fell in love with my wonderful husband and best friend. God had other plans for me and that stepping out in Faith of course was so scary but the Lord is far more capable then I am at handling my life.

TMWL was able to bless a Rehab center in Tecate with 100lbs of rice and 100lbs of beans. This center is new to us for visits. God placed them in our path and we immediately knew that they were a place that God wanted us to help. We gave blankets and food to them, the rehab has been open for approx. 6 years and Lolo runs the center with the help of some of his long term residents. He takes people out of their addiction and situation with no questions asked, no money required only a humble heart and a willingness to change. They are Christ centered and at this time 18 people were there, they have bunk beds and beds on the floor a beautiful meeting room/chapel lots of murals and inspirational art work. Addiction is so misunderstood, the truth is with out Jesus I believe sobriety is very difficult to retain. We support how we can and what we have.

We also made a trip out to Rancho Milagro to see the babies and the kids! God placed that orphanage in out path some time ago we bring clothes, food, formula, diapers etc. again when we can. Please lift them up in prayer for financial support and man power. Right now they have 8 babies and about 20 kids. Very humble surroundings and they have a garden in place to help with food and they grow olives to supplement their income.

peek a boo

lots of babies to hold

 

  Some of these babies come to the Ranch with no name and in need of so much love. It is very emotional when we are able to take people to visit and hold and love on the babies. At this time they have five girls who also live in the house with the babies and one amazing care giver. Mariana takes care of all of the babies around the clock along with the girls. Every time we see her she is smiling and so dedicated and so humble. A true servant of the Lord, putting the needs of the children before her own. Who by the way loves coffee so feel free to donate if you feel led.

God has placed lots of stuff on my heart for this new year, we hope to have the transitional home up and running on a small scale by June. Hoping for a few young men to start with and later, well God knows about later. Also my husband would like to get a very dedicated group of people together to go into the landfill and visit and spread the love of Jesus. Please pray for dedicated people who love the Lord for this part of the ministry. We need solid people who are not easily shaken! Thank you Lord for always providing for our needs. The Lord will guide and protect us always, we have a few more items that we would like to accomplish this new year, but like always God is in Charge and we are here to serve Him. We are here to be hands and feet for groups as they come to visit and to facilitate their needs and God given desires for service.

 Christ's love to all who read this, please pray for us and our Ministry down here in Northern Baja California. Ron and the team will be here again this month on the 21st, they will come in Feb on the 18th and I will be headed to Bishop for a week leaving on the 23rd. Happy to see everyone from Bishop then!!  Ron and team are coming in March on the 17th and Frank and I are also expecting Life Point Church to come down for building projects and VBS on the 19th of March, so happy to see all of them again. Mexico Medical Ministries is planning a huge medical/dental project down here in June. Please continue to lift up John and Pat Haley who we are partnering with for the food and clothing donations along with moral support and also lots of really good home cooked meals and baked goods, thanks to you both. We are blessed by all of you who support us through provision and prayer. More to follow look forward to the next update. Enjoy the new year, big hug!!

had to put this in "tired missionary" after a hard days work, still smiling :)

 

God's Spirit within us :)

Greetings to all! God has been speaking to me in so many ways about focusing on His Spirit within me. I want to share with you Galatians 3v16 it states Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, "And to seeds," as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," who is Christ. Jesus is the seed, God plants the seed. We are the ground, the ground must be kept plowed and weed free. I am reading emails from Wendy Backlund/Feasting on the Spirit and she makes such a beautiful observation, she says "instead of trying to kill your old nature and prevent sin, focus on your new nature. See yourself as alive to righteousness. Focus on training your brain to be aware of God in yourself, drawing yourself to those things that are pure, healthy, and full of grace." Everything does not change all at once it is a process. The Holy Spirit along with our yielded hearts can begin to make the needed changes in our lives. I find peace in knowing that God has gone before us, He has made the path in which we are to walk. Cling to Jesus and He will never let you down.
Ron and the team came for a visit on November the 5th - 8th. Ron, Gary and Jes Schwartzkopf. Great visit we were able to get 23 cans of formula for the babies out at Rancho Milagro, yay God! Visited many families, the newest family God has placed into our path is a single Mother of 7 who escaped an abusive relationship and is currently caretaking a house but will need to leave soon. Pastor Ezekiel has a home for abused women on his church property so we believe she and all of her children will be able to live their on a temporary basis until she can get her family onto their feet. One of the younger boys is also bi-polar and is currently not on any medication. She is able to work here and there with odd jobs when her kids are in school. Her oldest daughter is hopeing to attend College next semester so we are praying for support for them. Please lift them up in your prayers her name is Veronica and here is a picture of her with the smaller kids. She is so grateful for any and all help that we can give her. She said she is just happy to eat beans and tortillas with her children in peace. It reminds me of the Proverbs that says " Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred".
 

 

        

Veronica and the kids

 
Fredrico looks the best I have ever seen him look, he is the man who is blind and has diabetes. Ron and the team have been visiting them for many years and God has given that man such a wonderful outlook on life. He was riding around in the car with his son, smiling and beaming with the glow of God's grace and glory.

Fredrico and Alisha

Jes blessed Frank and I with a new bed. We had to burn our old box spring due to a bed bug infestation. We are so grateful to her, bed bugs are no joke. They give a new meaning to the word "bug". They did not want to go away it appears we have it taken care of after burning the bed and spraying the house three times. Thank you Father God for meeting all of our needs. What matters to us matters to Him, no matter how big or how small. Proverbs 11v25 says "The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself". I can testify to that 100%, the more that we give the more we receive. Yes of course in the spirit realm but also in the natural, I have never gone without since I began this journey of complete reliance on Father God for my well being. All of my needs are met by donations from you! His children, (wow!!) to trust Him like this gives me such a sense of freedom.

Frank and I were blessed to be able to take a family shopping for food and school uniforms, thanks to a generous donation for them. The joy I feel when I see them so excited in the store over cheese and bacon, the things lots of us take for granted,fills me up to keep on going. Each day is a new begining, it is not to say that all is going to be smooth. I have already experienced loss and pain, in Bishop I was safe in my cocoon and God grew me and sent me out. I came here with rose colored glasses on and wanted all things to be as they appear on the surface. The truth is things  are not always  as they seem, little by little in a way that only God could have with me He is showing me the truth about many things. I will always stand for truth and love, knowing in the deepest part of my soul that God has gone before me and yes there will be disapointment any time we deal with the sinful nature of mankind. Hate the sin not the sinner, always with a grateful heart not to worry about the outcome of things but to focus on the Presence of the Lord.

Guadalupe and his wife Estella

 

Their two beautiful girls!

Ron will be back with a team on December the 17th buying blankets now for his visit our goal is 100

blankets we have already purchased 64 and will soon be able to get another 30 or so. Ron already brought warm jackets for us to give out to the people here. It gets very cold here at night and most people do not have heat. Your donations do matter in a real way. What you do for the least of God's children is like you are doing it directly to Jesus. Christ's love to you, (that is alot of love)! Big hug :) Talk with you next month, Bye for now!

Jared w/new jacket :)

Miracle Babies

Greetings and much love sent out from me to all who are reading this. I ask God to use me as a channel for His honor, love and glory. My hope is all who read this find inspiration and desire to serve our Jesus. We had an amazing week down here last week. We were honored by a visit from two groups one from  Nevada and another from Utah. Frank and I had an amazing time reuniting with old friends and also making new ones. Yay God!! it is never boring when you are in service to the Lord. I believe He puts people in our path's just because He feels that we would enjoy them in our lives. As a gift to us, from our Father. Frank and I had been notified of a need that a local orphanage had a

 

 

 

 need for baby formula. There is an orphanage in Valle de las Palmas called Rancho Milagro and they have 10 babies at this time. Their cost for formula is 500.00 per month, we were able to take some of the group members to visit them and God placed on their hearts to donate to their need. These babies come from very young Mom's ages 12-18 and one of the smallest infants was found in a toilet and rescued. Miracle Ranch is located about 15 miles from where Frank and I live so it is even more isolated yet a beautiful area. One of the group members got so excited and touched by God that he wants to start the process to adopt one of these precious gems. I felt so blessed to be able to take them here, I felt like look what we found out here a whole bunch of beautiful babies. Needless to say I will be spending some time there just holding and loving babies.

We got to spend some time at Cora's church in Polvorine and Pastor Jim spoke to the people there. They are going through a transition and we are here to help support them in any and all ways that God leads us to.

Brother Jim

Church in Polvorine

 

 

Sister Cora

Each time a group comes down here to see what is really going on in Mexico not just what you hear on TV or radio. Yes of course there are dangers but dangers are everywhere. I have been down here for 16 months and praise God not problems other then a few minor health issues which all were resolved. God takes care of His children and we are the vessels in which He uses to spread His love. I ask you from the depths of my heart to help those in need. Lend a hand to a less fortunate child of God, we can help no matter what situation we are currently in. We do not have to wait to be "better" to help another. Our brokenness is what is attractive to another in the same situation. "It is those who have been in the fight who can tell about the victories, it is in the trials that we are made" (Smith Wigglesworth). The devil who is a liar wants us to believe that we are too broken to make a difference. Again we are never too broken with God on our side, no matter what we have done or where we have come from or what we have come out of. God will ALWAYS pick up the pieces and make a beautiful masterpiece out of our garbage. My husband lived in a landfill for five years while in his addiction, now that is hitting rock bottom in my opinion. That is how low the devil can make a person feel about themselves, we are not our situations. God can and will use us, give Him a chance and see what happens. Please do not wait for a feeling, step out in Faith and watch His love flow through you. Trust me the feelings will come, the Joy of the Lord can be yours, it is already yours all you need to do is claim it. Yay God!!!

Silly Jason

Adina and Ruben

 

 



 

Freedom from Depression

Freedom from Depression
I will spend the rest of my life in a state of "Forever Praise". My desire is to spend each moment of each day in a state of awareness of the Presence of God. Thanking Him for all that He has done for me. I say my desire because it is not as easy as it sounds. The cares of this world can quickly bring us down, without us even knowing. To stay in continual awareness of our Creator, our Saviour, our Friend, our Constant Companion will give such a sense of ease to our days and to those around us. People say "why do you laugh so much". I simply say it because of what Jesus has delivered me from.
He brought me out of a deep depression many years of drug and alcohol addiction, suicide attempts, episodes of self mutilation and extremely destructive behavior. I had lost contact with my children and I was in such a place of despair. "He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps. He has put a new song in mouth- Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And trust in the Lord." (Psalm 40v2-3) God saved me in 2009, I did not become completely drug free until a year later. God delivered me and set me free, slowly but surely my life began to change. I was able to begin to breakaway from a destructive marriage and destructive behavior and depression and shame and self-hatred. The laughter came at a conference in Bishop, CA at my church "the River". The speaker was Steve Backlund and he spoke from such a place of truth to my spirit and the laughter came upon me and I have never been the same. I want to say earlier that day I had gone to the 10am session and alot of people were laughing and I was getting annoyed because I could not hear the speaker. Later that day I was engulfed in uncontrollable laughter. The chains began to break off and the freedom from depression was lifted. Cane Ridge Camp meetings (1800-1801) is one of the first documented experiences of "holy laughter", deliverance and freedom from lifelong depression, fear and sadness was a result from this joyful encounter with the Lord.
My experience of uncontrollable joy along with daily affirmations of truth. Began to change me from the inside out, even if you do not believe the positive declarations speak them. A saying in "AA" is fake it until you make it, that is not being fake that is acting above your emotions . I had been paralyzed with fear my mind was a playground for the devil. Jesus rules by Peace and Satan rules by fear. Submit to God resist the devil and he will flee. Never lose hope, He can and will deliver you from any and all afflictions, nothing is too big for Our God. I also want to say that it took almost being physically dead and mentally so confused and lost. Searching for the answer in all of the wrong places. That void could never be filled by anything other then the Love of our Jesus.  I never thought I would be able to function in life again. I was tormented and broken and I thought beyond repair, but He being so gentle and patient never gave up on me and I will praise Him all of the days of my life. A yielded heart is a beautiful thing. Jesus is the answer!!!

Me reunited with my kids :) All the Glory goes to God!!

Lens of Love, through the eyes of the Father

Greetings one and all, we are all so very special in the eyes of our Father. I desire to see things like He does through lens of love. Sending an update from Cerro Azul, we are having a rainy day today. We have had rain since yesterday and it really slows things down here since our roads are dirt. Last Wednesday was my last offical day at the orphanage. I had a hard time saying goodbye to the girls, I know it is not goodbye just see you later but not seeing them on a daily basis is a big change for me. I plan to visit as often as I can, they will forever be in my heart and coming to Mexico has changed my life forever.

Ron and the team from Bishop came down November the 17th we had a quincenera for Lupita. She is one of the young girls that God has placed in our path to help in any and all ways that we can. She has come from a very disfunctional and terribly abusive family situation. Her Grandmother is the primary care giver and it is a very complicated family dynamic. Ususally I don't want to "overhelp" a family feeling that would lead to enabling them but this situation is different. So with that said we did all that was possible for her. Ron raised funds for her and we were able to have her dress made, a cake, food the whole thing was so special. She was so beautiful, no matter what obstacles one encounters we are all so beautiful in the eyes of our Lord and Savior. He sees our hearts not our circumstances, to love like He loved. My heart longs for that, true love for our fellow man. My flesh is so annoying and gets on my last nerve. Often crawling off of the altar of daily sacrafice and most the time just wanting to be stagnant. I will always use Jesus as my example on how to live and love here with His children. Ron also sent a message saying that he wants to help Lupita with College when the time comes, again giving her hope for her future. Yay God!! We had pozole with Juanita another family that Ron has been helping out for many years, she lost her husband many years ago from suicide and left her with 8 children the youngest having down syndrome. What a special lady, she made the tamales for our wedding, so special to my heart. I guess it is because it is so poor here that the gratitude from the people just blows me away. God shows up, we ask for healing and it is here. I know He is always around us and always with us. The team prayed for Juanita's daughter and her chronic back pain was healed. We also got a chance to pray for Macrina and her back pain was healed, she said she has been doing laundry for two weeks. We had the opportunity to pray for a women at Cora's church with mental illness, hearing voices etc. I could feel the spirit pushing me away when we were praying for her. The spirit lifted and she accepted the Lord in her heart to live forever. Yay God!!! So happy to see the team from Bishop I so miss all of there faces. Jean Bigham soooo great to see you and Liz. The team will be back in November and we always look so forward to their visit.

Holy Spirit has really been ministering to me about the healing. Healed to be a healer and blessed to be a blessing, He gave me insight about what He wants us to do down here and it was a healing ministry, a freedom ministry and a helps ministry. Great I said sounds perfect, Jesus sent them out to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick. God has placed many people in our paths that share the same vision. We are here to serve Him to be representatives of His Kingdom.

We ask for your prayers for strength, wisdom, protection, provision and always increased levels of awarness of His presence. Still planning on the transitional housing for the young adults, still in the planning/praying phase. One thing Father God is working on me with is slowing down. I am here and I want to make a difference and I see so many in need and I want to do all that I can for all that I see through Him of course. Slow down, pace yourself this is not a sprint it is a marathon and we have already won. Through Christ we already have the prize, eternal life. I will take a deep breath and enjoy the sweet aroma of His presence. Christ's love to all!

It has also been brought to my attention over the past few days that out here in the more rural areas, we need to focus on getting these kids through high school. Many of them drop out after junior high to work or to begin making bricks. So yes we want to help them with College, but first things first give them whatever assistance they might need to finish high school. One step at a time. Again the message of "slow down".

Church of Christ, Cerro Azul

 

Lupita with her Grandmother.

Beautiful Lupita

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

　

The Joy of the Lord :)

Greetings one and all, I hope this update finds everyone well! So much has changed since I decided to come to Mexico in June of 2014. I came to Rancho San Juan Bosco with no plans on leaving knowing I would get very attached to the kids. I had no plan B and I was allowing God to set the pace and I was here to reflect His glory. First off I fell in love, God blessed me with a wonderful man to share my life with and spread His love. My plan was to serve Jesus at the orphanage with my husband by my side. Frank did volunteer there for six months and we were able to serve together with the kids and it was a special time for us to learn more about each other and what God has in store for our future. As always we seek His will in all that we pursue. We married on June the 27th and as soon as we returned from our honeymoon we were informed that they were overstaffed and there was no longer a position there for him. So since July I have been there part time, the rest of the time working here in Cerro Azul. I have received confirmation that it was time for me to leave the orphanage which is very difficult for me because I became so attached to the girls. I realize it is in God's plans for me to move on and create a place for the kids to go when they are 18 with no where to turn or no stable family unit. I find some comfort in being able to tell them they can come and be with us when they are older and we are creating with the help of God a safe haven and stable loving environment for them to transition into the world. We desire to help them not to enable them we have a vision of helping them in all aspects of daily living and teaching them the love of Jesus, focusing on a personal relationship with the one true Father that will never leave or forsake us. We can not pick our family but we can allow Jesus to place people in our paths to guide and direct us. September the 30th will be my final day at Ranch San Juan Bosco. I will be living with my husband in Cerro Azul and until the transitional home/homes takes off I will be keeping busy with the families that God highlights for us to help. We are still doing food baskets on Fridays and home visits, praying for the sick and those in need and helping them with food, clothing basically anything that is donated to us we then turn around and find it a new home. We have had a supply of donations that just seem to show up and we can reroute them to those in need. I love how God works.

God has put together a group here we call it the English speaking fellowship of Tecate. Because that is what it is (lol). Also just a side note I have had to really pay attention to my laughing back at home in Bishop I would laugh as often as I could but down here I have had to put somewhat of a damper on it because the people think I am laughing at them or I am just plain insane. The joy of the Lord really is my strength and He delivered me out of such a pit of despair that the laughter just seeps out of me for no outward reason. Anyway I have been blessed with these people we are all here for the same reasons to serve Jesus and some of the people have been deported and others are missionaries it is a great way to communicate about what we are all doing for the body of Christ. Also once a month we are also able to attend an English/Spanish worship service at John and Pat's house bringing local Pastors together to praise the Lord and to encourage a spirit of unity between the church's, Yay God!!
Christ's love to all and no matter what your circumstances are the joy of the Lord is always available to us we just have to tap into it. Awareness  of His presence is as easy as saying "I trust you Jesus" He is right there with you at all times to give you all that you need.

The pictures are first of a couple that Ron and the team have been helping and  praying for, Fredrico has diabetes and is blind and has lost his teeth and hair. He is filled with the Joy of the Lord, you can see Jesus in him and when we come to visit he is joking and so thankful. 

These kids are from the family that got the new house built, looking at them I can see such a difference in them since their living conditions have improved so greatly. Yay God!!

Before the new house

 In the new house :)

Chiquita Lupita is suffering from tumors and she is one of the lovely ladies that we visit at the church in Polverine. We have and will continue to pray for her, the Lord has delivered her from alcoholism.

All the girls were able to be bride's maids for our wedding, thanks to all who made my wedding possible.