Mexico Missions with Bruce and Paula: MEETING THE NEED

Our faithful partners in the colonia Carmelo and Ruth have always expressed a desire to visit Carmelos family in Southern Mx. Carmelo hasn't seen his Mom in 10 years and Ruth has never met her Mother in Law, and Mimi and Caleb have never met their Grandparents, so we bought them all bus tickets to make the 24 hour drive. They returned last Friday full of joy and gratitude for the blessing. They had a great time and took some awesome pictures of the beauty of the area. It really blessed us to make it happen for them and it just affirms the fact that God wants to always use us to be a blessing to others, no matter the cost. Carmelo and I will start a foundation today for a single Mom and her two children that have no house. Their father and husband fell victim to the violence in Mx. A few of our faithful friends from Moraine Valley Church in the Chicago area will be here at the end of the week, and we look forward to a great week with them. Larry Peterson is also making the drive from Az. to join us. I remember the good ole days when there were as many as 60 people that would come to Mexico and build houses, but the numbers have sure dwindled since 2007. We have to rejoice in the fact that we have built almost 100 homes despite the small groups in 4 years. Please pray for the family that wants to buy our house in Pharr, that they sell their house quickly and buy ours. We took the house off the market several months ago and have been trusting God to bring a buyer, and as always God has a plan.

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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