With God all things are Possible :)

Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'  And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'  Matthew 25:37-40

Greetings children of God; what powerful words. So happy to be writing this blog and sharing about what has been going on in this part of God's Kingdom. First of all I would like to thank all of the groups that have been here over the last six weeks. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to come down and serve the people in this area. Thank you, thank you, thank you,
words can not express the gratitude that we feel when people come down and help with the needs of the people here in Baja. Some of you might not know that God called me to Mexico to help Him take care of His people, to be His hands and feet. I have been down here two years this month. I am a full time permanent faith missionary, along side my husband. I said "yes" to Mexico and the Lord blessed me with a wonderful husband  to serve beside. We never know what the Lord is up to. " A man's heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps."  Proverbs 16:9. 

 In the last part of May a group came all the way from Alaska to help. They came and stayed with Pastor Ezekiel and helped with his Church and the addition to the kitchen. They also helped with the feeding program for the school age kids and daily VBS for the children in the area. I was very impressed that people would come down all the way from Alaska to help here. I love the way the Lord will call people from different areas. It just shows how small the world really is from the perspective of God. Thank you Rich and Tina Jensen for bringing this wonderful group of young people.

 Team from Alaska

The first week of June was when the Wisconsin team came down. They also stayed with Pastor Ezekiel and his family. The Pastor has worked very hard to build a place where groups can come and stay. This group also helped with the church, finishing the extension on the kitchen along with Frank and the Pastor and painting the exterior of the church and the women's home. Pastor Ezekiel and his church have a home for women coming out of abusive situations, that are victims of domestic violence, there on the church property.  Sue spoke to the women and Tom spoke to the men, giving words of encouragement and wisdom. Tom also spoke to the church congregation.  They also did VBS with the kids and puppets, everyone loves puppets. We were blessed to be able to take them to Rancho Milagro an orphanage in Valle de las Palmas. They cooked hot dogs and did a puppet show for the children there. The smallest things can mean so much to a person, the giving of one's time is so important in healing the broken hearted. I can only imagine how sad and confused some of these children feel when they tell us their stories of how they came to the orphanage.  "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart"  Galatians 6: 9. I was blessed to spend a lot of time with this group and I was so impressed with the young people. Wow so much fire and love, when the groups come down to serve they get blessed by the experience of helping. We get blessed on a personal level because of the fresh fire they bring and leave here with us. Helping each other to help others, it is a beautiful flow. Thank you to all involved with this group, Sue and Tom, Dan and Rhonda, Kristen, George, Brad and all of the youth.

 Team from Wisconsin

The week following their visit we began to help our friend Vince from Mexico Medical Ministries prepare for the Medical/Dental brigada that was to be here June the 18th in Cerro Azul. Vince had teams here from Hemet and Iowa. Frank and I helped hand out flyers for the brigada with the team from Hemet, along with Vince's daughter Rita, and help from the congregation of Pastor Ezekiel's church and " La Hermosa " church from Tecate.  We went door to door handing out flyers, it was a great experience to be involved with this brigada. Ron and the team from Bishop arrived June the 16th, they were not here in May so we were very excited to see them. It was Ron, Gary,Wes and a first time visitor Christy. Friday the 17th we went with Ron and the team to the church in Polvorine which is still going through changes, we were able to pray for the people and love on them. The Lord placed a mother and daughter in our path that grow and sell squash along with other vegetables.  We were able to buy directly from the grower, the woman Carmen is a Mother of ten children she lost her husband shortly after the birth of the last child,  she also takes care of her elderly Mom. I love this way of blessing the people, by purchasing the squash from a local grower we are able to help them and also help other's in need. They care for the property and the owner said they could use the land to grow, so that is how she has supported her family all of these years.

 Carmen

 The Lord led Frank and Ron to a man named Alberto who used to live by the river bed in a tent. We used to visit him and take him food and water but then he left the area. He went to work on a local ranch as a caretaker in a small trailer, he was living beside the ladies who grow the squash.  They brought him to church and we prayed for him, he had stopped talking. He had fallen and was alone for some time until one of the ladies from the church, Estella found him and helped him. We were able to give him some food and prayer, spiritual food and physical food a great combo.  We had lunch at sister Juanita's house and had so much delicious food that we could barely move, she loves to cook for Ron. Her girls are the three that we are raising money for to send to College.
Saturday June the 18th was the Medical/Dental Brigada, wow so excited to have been able to be a part of this. They had doctors, dentists, physical therapy, chiropractic, hair cuts, children's tents, prayer tents for salvation and healing, podiatry, free food, lab work, nutrition. It was complete, the services where amazing and the volunteers were from all over. Frank was translating, Ron and the team were in the prayer tent for healing. I was blessed to be able to help with the podiatry section, having very minimal experience in foot care as a CNA the amazing woman who ran this section was named Greta and she showed us how to clean and care for the feet of the people who came to us. Anyone with an elevated glucose level would come to our section and we would evaluate their feet. A very humbling and amazing experience, some of these people had never had their feet cared for. One woman who spoke English told me her feet had never been so happy and she was 70 years of age, foot care is very important especially for diabetics. Estella and Jose were able to bring Alberto to the brigada for care and I was blessed to be able to clean and work on his feet, he was still very sick and still not speaking. They ran many tests but the following night he passed away, he was not alone and he knew the Lord. We felt honored to be with him in the last days of his life. Estella said she had shaved him and he was all cleaned up from head to toe and he made his journey home.

Alberto with Walt

The brigada was fabulous 587 attended, 62 salvation and 36 re-commitment to the Lord.  Revival for healing and wholeness :)

A change in plans for the transitional housing project, we are currently seeking a location. We are in prayer about the property that Church on the Mountain has here in Cerro Azul. We are getting a small trailer this month that will stay on our property where we live and if the Lord leads them to us we will be able to house possibly two young men. This vision is the Lord's that he placed in our hearts. His timing is always perfect and we are seeking His will in the direction to go.
We have located a bakery in town that will sell us bread at a discount price and now we have the squash connection (lol) and currently seeking any and all open doors to purchase food to hand out to those in need. I have been told by several people that maybe we should focus on one thing. But I feel it is more like focus on the needs of the one in front of you. I feel like the Lord "highlights" those He wants us to help. We are here planted in this community to serve and shine. We are vessels for His honor and glory, when people look at us I want them to see Him.

With God all things are Possible - Matthew 19:26

I am headed to Bishop this month to share about what the Lord is doing down here and I so look forward to seeing everyone there.

Prayer requests:
* Guidance and direction
* location for transitional housing
* more connections for affordable food, that will also bless the seller
* provision and abundance for the Ministry and also for all those we encounter

Unashamed dependence

2 Corinthians 12:9New American Standard Bible (NASB)

9 And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 

Greetings children of God; The place He wants us in is a place of complete dependence on Him, He is our life source. I received the analogy that, He is like the phone charger and we are the phone. We must return to Him to be recharged, our strength comes from Him. When we disconnect we can go out on our own only for a short time, we are filled with His power but we must return to Him for our strength, our life source. To latch onto Him with unashamed dependence, like a newborn baby with its Mother, only seeking her. Only seeking Him, all of that we need is in Him. He said "I have already taken care of the giants" we have no need to worry, the path has been made clear, He has gone before us. To be completely filled with His Spirit, battery complete 100%. Then start your day, head out into the world. I urge you to charge your battery with the one true Life Source that will never let you down. Yay God!!! We ask for fresh filling of the Holy Spirit today and every day. 

Speaking of newborn babies, Roree Marie has finally arrived. I am officially a Nana. Mother and baby are doing wonderfully, divine favor is all over them. We are blessed by the addition to our family, thank you John and Zoe.

"To Mexico with Love" is having a taco fundraiser May the 15th at the First Presbyterian Church from 11:30-1:30. Taco lunch and live auction by Curt VanNess.

Please attend for those of you in the Bishop/Mammoth area, a great way to support the ministry and also enjoy the fellowship. 

The ministry is going through a lot of changes, we trust in the Lord for His guidance and direction. For many years we were able to get food from one of the food banks here in the US and take it over to help give some relief to the needy. That door has closed and we are sure that the Lord will provide a way for us to continue to help with food for those who hunger. We provide a bag of food with prayer and hope for the future. Because for those we help, I believe they begin to think who is this God that would send these people here all the way from their homes and jobs in the United States to come and help us with our daily needs, our basic needs. God does see me, He does hear my prayers, I do matter to Him. The food is an avenue that we use to open the doors, to help begin to set the captives free. Poverty is a cycle that can be broken, Jesus is the answer and we are His vessels. We are commissioned to, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 

One of the avenues that we believe that the Lord is leading us down is through education of the children and young adults. To keep the kids in school, originally I wanted to begin only a program to help send kids to College but once I moved out into the rural area of Cerro Azul I realized that the children were not even getting to high school let alone college. We are helping to keep children in primary and secondary school along with raising funds to help with their college education. Each child must have two uniforms one for PE and one for regular classes, plus shoes for each uniform. That does not sound like a lot but if you have seven children and they all require these uniforms and the only income is a Father who works making bricks which is dependent upon the weather and other factors. These things add up and sometimes only the boys get to go or only the oldest children get to go to school. So we are working on providing uniforms and backpacks and school supplies to help break the cycle of poverty by helping to keep kids in school. 

With all of that being said we currently have three young ladies who are ready to attend University. They are sisters who come from a family of nine the youngest having down syndrome, they lost their Father to suicide when they were young and their Mother has been the sole provider. These girls have overcome many obstacles, their faith is strong. They are mighty prayer warriors and I feel honored to help them with their goal of going to University to better themselves and their family. 

This is Narahi and she will be majoring in Business Administration.                   

Abby will be majoring in Customs and Trade and in the future would love to be a Veterinarian. 

Ellie will be majoring in Law, these girls are amazing and we are blessed to have them in our lives. 

The cost for University is 1,200.00 dollars per year, that includes all of the fees for registration and testing. All three of these girls currently work and all three live at home with their Mom. 

Juanita has overcome so many obstacles and with the help of God and His children she has become victorious. We need to raise 10,000.00 to send all three of these girls to University and they will all finish with Bachelors degrees. The programs are three years here in Mexico with three semesters per year. The girls start classes in August.

I believe that God has this covered and He is telling me to put the need out there and let the people know about what is needed and He will take care of the rest. We help one person at a time one family at a time, if we look at all of the need around us we will wilt. It may seem hopeless if we look at the earthly circumstances. When we raise our eyes above to our Father who created heaven and earth the possibilities are endless. 

How can you help? First of all we need prayer, these are the areas that are touching our hearts at this moment in time.

*Prayer for affordable food to dispense to those in need, new doors to open and clear paths to take. 

*Please lift the girls up in prayer for funding for University 

*Please pray for the education program to help fight poverty

*Please pray for the transitional housing project that will be helping children leaving orphanages with no place to go, opening soon. Yay God!!

*Praise report for the physical and emotional healing's that have been taking place in our area. Thank you Lord for using us as instruments for your healing. 

*Praise report that Frank and I received confirmation about being added to the  missionary support list for Life pointe church in Elkgrove CA. Thank you for partnering with us down here in this part of God's kingdom.

If you have any questions or if you have any ideas about fund raising for these girls please send me an email at debmverdin@gmail.com. If you feel led to give financially please send your tax deductible donation to COTM-Bishop address is as follows: Church on the Mountain-Bishop, 165 Sequoia St. Bishop CA 93514, please put College fund in the memo line and make your check or money order out to COTM.

Blessings and much love to all of you without your prayers and support none of this would be possible.

Angels among us :)

Greetings children of God; yesterday was Easter and to ponder on all that Jesus did for us is more then my mind can wrap itself around. I must attempt to quiet my mind and immerse myself in Him. None of this would be possible without the sacrifice that He made for all of us. My life has meaning and purpose because of Jesus and what He did for us. " Do not be conformed to this world (this age), (fashioned after and adapted to it's external, superficial customs), but be transformed (changed) by the (entire) renewal of your mind (by its new ideals and its new attitude), so that you may prove (for yourselves) what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect (in His sight for you)" Romans 12:2 amp. We are here as ambassadors for Christ, we are His representatives, He died for us. For some people we are the only image of Jesus they have ever seen. "Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor, be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord." Romans 12:11 amp. We thank you Lord for using us as instruments for your Glory.

VBS fun time

Frank and I had the opportunity to serve along side Life point Church coming down from Elk grove CA. They built two houses for needy families and had an amazing VBS (vacation bible school) for the families/children in the area. They were here with us for 4 days, they have been coming down for many years. It is the first time that I have been able to participate. To see the faces of the family members when they receive the keys to their new home is an experience that I will never forget. To spread the Love of Jesus to these families and all the children in the area. To show them that they are important that they do count, that Jesus loves them, through action. I love the quote, "spread the gospel use words if necessary." It means so much to us down here for these groups to come down and help, to make the time for those in need. "Contribute to the needs of God's people (sharing in the necessities of the saints); pursue the practice of hospitality" Romans 12:13 amp. One of the families had a special needs child, he appeared to me to be an angel from God. I was able to pray for him and his spirit is so sweet. God uses many different avenues to reach us and I believe He is using sweet Isaac to touch so many lives. Thank you Life pointe!!

Lupita and Edwardo

 

VBS group

 

Me and Olivia

 

Frank spreading the love of Jesus :)

 

"To Mexico with Love" was also here with a prayer and healing team this month. We were able to attend four different church's laying hands on the sick. Allowing ourselves to be instruments for the healing hands of God. I love that He has given us authority over the power of the enemy. "Behold, I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you" Luke 10:19 NKJV. He has given us authority over ALL the power of the enemy, (us, you and me) WOW!! To pray for the sick and they get healed, to believe that God lives inside of us and works through us to heal the sick, so simple but yet not so easy. We have seen time and time again people getting healed. We praise the Lord and all the glory goes to Him!! Yay God!! We were able to go to Rancho Milagro and spend some time with the babies when the group was here from Bishop. I was really touched by a little baby girl no more then three weeks old. So little and so vulnerable to the world. God needs us to help Him take care of His children, all of His children not just the newborn babies. We are called as believers to step up and wake up and help God!! Thank you team from Bishop for coming down and spreading the Love of Jesus.

Wes and Demas

Our long time friend Fredrico was called home to be with the Lord last week. He had diabetes for the last 10 years and he was one of the most joyful people I have ever met. He was blind and could barely walk and he was so filled with the joy of the Lord. He lived above his circumstances and his light shined very brightly for all of us to see. We will see you again when we are called home to be with Jesus!!

Fredrico and Alesha

RIP Fredrico

Upcoming events/visits:

* "To Mexico with Love" will be here April the 14th-17th

* 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

Prayer requests and Praise reports

* John's knee is almost completely healed and he is able to move around again. Thank you Jesus!

* Please lift us up in prayer for my daughter who has approx. one month of pregnancy left.

*Praise report that my son has finished Marine boot camp and has moved on to advance training and I will get to see him on April the 17th. Thank you Jesus for moving in his life!

* We ask for continued prayer for all of the things the Lord has placed on our hearts. Direction and guidance in all endevours, we only want to continue if the Lord is with us and we are moving in the direction of His will.

*Praise report the Lord has provided a truck for the ministry, thank you to all of those involved in getting Frank and I the truck. Special thanks goes out to our brother in Christ Ruben from Fernly NV. Thank you Ruben for finding the truck and taking care of all the details. We are so blessed by it. Thank you Ruben for your generosity.

*Please pray for Ron and Sharon Graves, Sharon recently had to have surgery on her eye for a detached retina. She is doing well and they go in for a follow-up appt. today. Thank you Jesus for your healing.

*Praise report, our sister in Christ Yvette has donated a trailor to the ministry. Frank and I will have it here on our property so there will be no reason for any excuses why you can not come and visit. Thank you Yvette for your generosity.

God's love and blessings to all!!





 
  

 

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 :)