Mexico Missions with Bruce and Paula

This is fun!

FAMILY TIME IN COLORADO AND MEXICO

We often struggle with our call to missions in Mexico and the time we need to invest in our family and this past weekend we spent some great time with our two daughters, Kristin and Kelly and Kellys husband Ryan and his parents Jim and Jan. Kelly graduated college on Sunday after we spent a few days at their home in Breckenridge in the mountains. It was quite chilly and rainy on the campus with an outdoor ceremony on Sunday, but the time we spent with them was nothing short of awesome. The views, the snow,the family time and new friends, made for a perfect mini vacation. We arrived back home on Monday evening and the crew from IIT had already spent the day in the colonia building their latest designed house for a very needy family. These students design and build a home to meet the needs of the people they serve in Mexico and this years home is really cool. Our daughter Kelly, my son in law Ryan and His Parents came last night to continue Family time building a house for Damian, Natalie and their two kids. We had always prayed that one day we could build a home for a family together, so this is a special week for all of us, and hopefully an annual event to become a sort of family tradition. We all worked hard today to get all four walls up as the IIT group put the finishing touches on the house they are building. Carmelo and Beto are a huge help as usual and we all worked well together. We are truly blessed with so many willing hands and hearts to sacrifice their time and money to meet the needs of the poor.

mountain from the plane

After graduation celebration

Kelly's graduation

Snow in May

MOTHERS DAY AND MY BIRTHDAY

Tomorrow is Mothers Day in Mexico and I know Paula would like to be with her Mom, but that trip will have to wait until maybe next month. We will however spend some time in the colonia with some other Moms. Saturday Paula had a time of handing out Mothers Day gift bags to many women as they came to get some clothes that we were giving out as well. It just so happens to be my birthday, so Paula is making chicken and mole', one of my favorites. As Damian and Natalie continue painting all the wood for their house that we will build next week after we return from our daughters graduation in Denver, they are excited about the gift they are about to receive. We will be truly blessed to have our Daughter Kelly, our Son In Law Ryan and His parents Jim and Jan help us build this one. One family blessing another family with a house, it just doesn't get any better than that. I've got a good head start on the house by cutting most of the wood for the walls and assembling the rafters. They will only be here for a few days so a head start will make it possible to finish and decorate it. While we are building that house, The Mexico Project team from IIT in Chicago will be building a house for another family just down the road. We pour that foundation in the morning and the wood should arrive and be all painted while we are in Denver. Kristin is coming to Denver for Kelly's Graduation, so it will be a great few days. Please pray for Kristin and Kelly and their Grandmother as they deal with her recovery from a stroke and the need for rehab followed by placement in a nursing home. Kristin has lovingly cared for her Grandma for several years and the stroke has moved the need for long term care to a reality. They need to get that settled before they leave for Denver.

The kids & all of us say, THANK YOU!

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.