A BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A ON TIME HAPPY NEW YEAR 😊

   We were so busy getting the shoe box gifts and backpacks across the border I totally forgot to post a Merry Christmas. 

   The last 3 days we had our first large group stay with us and go across the border to give out over two thousand gifts to the kids and adults in Mexico. Ricky and Theresa Carroll have headed up this ministry for years and years. Thier ministry is Hanfull of Purpose Ministries and they have churches from Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Georgia, and Mississippi buy and fill backpacks and shoe boxes to give out. The gifts reach kids all over Mexico 🇲🇽. The 19 people that come, traveled across every day with scheduled events in 3 locations including Nopalera and 23 de Marzo, the squatter village near Nopalera, and a church where over 500 gifts were given. 

   I know many churches that collect shoe boxes for Samaritans Purse, but this ministry is hands on from collection to distribution of the gifts. They unpack and repack every gift adding even more things including a Bible or a children's book with the gospel shared.

   Mexico Missions has been doing the same thing for many years as well, traveling as far as Chiapas Mexico to distribute gifts, and Paula and I have joined on many of these outreaches. These are the most joyful times we are involved in, and we Thank everyone for all your support and prayers to make this all possible. 

   As this group leaves today and tomorrow, Rick and Diane Balmer arrive to spend a month here doing a few projects on the U.S. side. They have a team coming on the 24th of January to join in the fun on the border.

    Many year end gifts have come to us and along with other donations to Let Them Come Ministries in Tinley Park Illinois Melodys Orphanage will have some much needed support. They currently have 16 children in thier care, so if you feel led to donate to the Orphanage, funds go to Let Them Come Ministries 17600 Pecan Ln, Tinley Park, Illinois 60487. Gracias and enjoy 2022. Keep your eyes on things above not on the things of this world..

OH WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES

  Sometimes we need a good slap in the face!! Not literally of course. Maybe I should call it a good Holy Ghost wake up call. Yeah, that sounds so much more spiritual. My last post, just the other day, had a few people call me and question my motive for posting a scathing accusation about people not caring for or supporting Melodys Orphanage.  Well, I had a crisis of faith. A temporary removal of trusting God, who is the Sourse,to trusting people who are the "resourse" that God uses. So if you felt that I was trying to lay some guilt trip on you or manipulate anyone it was not my motive. 

   When we take our eyes off of the source, God, and place them on people, the resource, than we set ourselves up for disappointment and frustration and even a judgmental attitude. I'm glad God is the source, is now and always will be!! So I'm sorry if you felt I was attacking you or your heart for kids. We all have a purpose and a calling to fulfill and they are all different from each other. So I'm going to enjoy the provision for my purpose and let everyone else enjoy thier provision for thier purpose, and let God be God because He knows how to provide for everything. 

NOW WHAT????

  I know that we are not supposed to carry any burdens. Jesus said to "come unto me, and I will give you rest". 7 years ago a man came here, upon the invitation of others to build a house for a very poor family in Mexico. God changed his heart and he developed a passion to help the poor on a much larger scale. He got saved and so did his wallet, 😆.  He wanted to build and fund an Orphanage.  He fell in love with Jaime and his family and through his efforts, we raised enough money to build Melodys Orphanage. Every quarter he would send enough money to support the orphanage. He shared his passion with others and many started supporting the orphanage. Providing for the orphanage on a continuous basis is a life long commitment so he set up a non profit charity Let Them Come Ministries.

   Just when everything was complete in building the orphanage and there were 8 kids in thier care along with 4 of thier own, The financier died suddenly while running on his treadmill. His family raised enough money to carry the orphanage through this past October. No support has been raised and Paula and I are left carrying the burden of supporting the orphanage. 

   The support we receive monthly for Mexico Missions is mostly going toward the orphanage, along with a few others that are sending support exclusively for the orphanage. There are now 16 kids and they have moved into a new facility in the country. We have given them a credit card to purchase food and clothes for the kids, gas for vehicles, and whatever else they need.

   Why am I telling this? Why am I venting? I guess I'm frustrated 😠, by what I perceive as not caring about these kids. But God who is rich in mercy will not let these little children suffer. They have no idea what is going on behind the scenes. They just love Jaime and Rosalba and the family they enjoy. Through some generous people we received some donations that will help the orphanage for a while. I sent Let Them Come Ministries a check for 10 Thousand dollars with this challenge.  If they can get matching funds to our 10K the check will clear, if not, it won't.  So my question is ?  Will you let The Holy Spirit show you how you can help? Maybe you can match what a couple missionaries can give? Maybe you can join us in supporting the orphanage.  

   In 15 years of ministry helping the poor, the orphan, the widow, I have never asked for $ for us. Just for others. And people have been gracious and generous. 

   So as we prepare to give out Christmas gifts 🎁 to thousands of kids and adults in Mexico, I'm getting free from the frustration because God knows that giving is so much better than receiving, in fact He guarantees that.  Merry Christmas if I don't post another time before Christmas.