Mexico Missions with Bruce and Paula: IT'S THE COLD & FLU SEASON

It seems like everyone in the colonia including us has a cold. We are trying to get some things done but we're all kind of tired. We managed to put a few tarps on a single moms house yesterday. She has five kids. I bought metal roofing, but the structure is made of pallets and it is not strong enough for the metal roof so we tarped it until we can build them a house. Her house is one of the worst we've seen lately, all the walls are full of holes between the boards of the pallets and they have cardboard and plastic trying to keep the wind and rain out.If I don't build them a house before Christmas we'll build it when the people from our home church Moraine Valley in Palos Heights, Il come down. We also put up the tent by Pastor Victors church Agua Viva for the 3 year anniversary of the church celebration on Sunday. We have 2 interns at SOS, Mitchell and Julie and they are a big help around here, as they were also in the Bahamas a few weeks ago making sure all the transportation and schools were all ready. We marinated and grilled some mexican steak the other day and fed about 30 people. We built some nice shelves and put the curtains in Amelia and Trinidas house and now thier house is complete. She has it decorated so nice inside with all the gifts the team from Washington gave them. The lot they live on is all nice and clean and it just shows us what a change in thier lives these simple houses make to give them some pride in the life they have here. Thanks be to God for allowing us to serve in the colonia.Please pray for the health of all of us down here, Scott and Lisa said the kids in the orphanage and school have colds also. ADIOS

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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