THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE THE MOUNTAINS

  After our monthly food outreach last Saturday,  with 150 families attending, along with a medical team headed by Wayne and Dianne Kelly. They forged through the mud to attend the outreach.
  We worshipped and Beth from the group shared with everyone the bracelet gospel, while Jaime translated. The team helped hand out the food, we ate lunch and all headed to Big Heart Orphanage in the mountains near Saltillo. 3 vehicles in convoy, loaded to the max. We arrived at Big Heart unloaded my van and the team headed off to Saltillo.
  Sunday morning we attended church on Ramos Arizpe. A Great little church plant by Americans. The service was in English and was translated into Spanish via headsets. We stopped at Lowe's to pick up wood to form some sidewalks around one dorm house. Monday we went back to Lowe's to by a cement mixer for the orphanage.
  The medical team came from Saltillo to hold a clinic for the locals near the orphanage. We also had coats, clothes and a food outreach as well. I think about 30 families came. There were several decisions for Christ.
  We hiked to the top of a nearby mountain that has a huge wooden cross on it. Quite a hike!! An architect friend of Gators came and drew up plans for a new team kitchen/dorm for the orphans. We came home Tuesday afternoon. The highway in Mexico runs through the butterfly migration route and we had hundreds commit suicide on our van.
  We plan on heading back to the orphanage in a couple weeks. Shawn and Carla Estes have been helping out there for the last several weeks and are praying about becoming more involved there, as are Paula and I.
  We just booked our airfare to the State of Chiapas, Mexico  where we will join Phil and Marianne Chain for Mexico Missions Christmas Outreach. We will be ministering in the mountains near Tuxtla Guitierez and will give out thousands of backpacks filled with toys for the kids, hold medical and dental clinics, kids programs, and much more. We could use some financial help with the cost of all the toys, food and medicine we will be purchasing. 6 Americans and scores of young adults from Chiapas will be there helping.
  I'll be going to Melodys Orphanage tomorrow and checking the progress of the addition. I'll need to buy drywall to finish the ceiling. Melodys is in need of supporters to sponsor the 7 kids they have. We get one donation monthly of $35.00 specifically for the orphanage , hardly enough for 1 days meal for them.