Mexico Missions with Bruce and Paula: SEASONS CHANGE, AND SO MUST WE

Our season, an 11 year season, of building homes in the same colonia seems to be coming to an end. Church groups cancelling their mission trip with us because of the ongoing violence along the border. We continue to feed the poor, provide clothes and shelter for those in need. Our mission has not changed, there's just not the support to continue building on the scale we have been used to.
Maybe some don't agree with our choice to remain in such a violent part of Mexico, and thereby stop supporting us. But as we continue to see the fruit of our efforts continuing, we will remain faithful to God's call on our life.
We have been rehabbing a house outside of the colonia for a family that sells bread in the colonia. Bruno, Gabella, Lucero and Christian have been living in a 14 X 16 foot shack. No windows, leaky roof , dirt floor, no cooking stove, and very little else. We got the roof replaced and reinforced, a new door and some windows. We'll hand mix concrete for a floor this week. Our Sunday school class at Calvary Baptist Church has taken the initiative to provide a Merry Christmas for them and the orphans at Melodys Orphanage in Reynosa as well as Jaime and Rosalbas kids.
We've purchased our tickets to fly to Chiapas next month for Christmas to join Phil and Marianne Chain for their medical and backpacks for the kids outreach. We have 6 going with us, Phil and Marianne plus 50 or so locals from Chiapas.
We'll be spending Thanksgiving in Ramos Arizpe at Big Heart Orphanage in the mountains near Saltillo.
Thanks for the prayers and support that make it all possible.

HIS STORY IN OUR LIVES

We moved to the TX/MX border in the Fall of '07 from Chicago, IL. We had been coming to Reynosa on short-term missions trips for over 10 years. Each time we left a little bit more of our hearts behind. Thru the circumstances of life Paula and I both agreed that now is the time to do that which gave us meaning and purpose in life. So we sold our home and came to the Rio Grand Valley at the southern most point of Texas. We have since joined with Mexico Missions Inc. to assist them with their childrens backpack programs in Mexico. Our mission is to reach the poorest of the poor in Mexico. We build homes, offer food and clothing to those in need, but most importantly we share the love and hope that is found in our Lord Jesus Christ. Living radical lives has expanded our vision and ministry from feeding hundreds of families to thousands.

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP US REACH OUT TO THOSE IN NEED

Our ministry is totally supported by people like you.Since we did not raise our needed support before entering the mission field we continue to walk by faith that God will speak to the hearts of those of you reading our blog and joining us on short term trips to Mexico to help us help our brothers and sisters in Reynosa. If you would like to contribute to us personally, sponsor a child to attend school, give to the building of a home for a needy family, or even have us facilitate a food outreach, contact us via E-mail or send checks made out to MEXICO MISSIONS INC. and mail to our new address, P.O. Box 68 San Juan, Tx. 78589. If you would like to support us personally, put B&P in the memo column. If you would like to sponsor a specific outreach, list that as well in the memo column. All gifts are tax deductable. Child school sponsorship $400.00 per year per child, a newly designed home can be built with some help from the people in Mx. for a gift of $3800.00 or any portion thereof until enough money is raised to build one. Many houses could just use new roofing and some other fixes to make them more habitable. God Bless You as you give.

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