Mexico Missions with Bruce and Paula

Paula and I purchased a townhouse in Dyer Indiana and will close in September. The ministry will continue helping the poor in Mexico as well as in the Chicago area. We're not retired from ministry, just spending more time up north in the summer months without imposing on family and friends to house us while up there.

We will be having a meet and greet time at Moraine Valley Church, Sunday the 15th of September after the 10:00 new service time. We're hoping to have a pizza party at noon, but haven't gotten confirmation yet. We look forward to sharing about the ministry and the opportunity for you to join in support of Melodys Orphanage in Progresso Mexico.

Our monthly food outreach has helped the families in the colonia for 18 years. We have watched the kids grow and start families of their own. Sergio, China, Pastor Juan, Pastor Jaime Mayorga and many others who help, will continue the outreaches while we're gone.

The new orphanage has been transformed by the hard work of Jaime and all the kids. They have made the kitchen larger, added a bathroom, built an addition, and made it their home. Our goal is to divest ourselves from being the sole fundraiser for Melodys and get people to donate $50.00 monthly

directly to the Orphanage which will make their monthly budget.

You can call me or email me if you want to help fund the orphanage and I can get you the information on how to do it. They have a Zelle account, cash app, pay pal, and venmo. My email is brucehepburn@yahoo.com, phone 708-528-4622.

Jaime and the kids continue thier building efforts on the orphanage. The new room is under roof, the stairs are built and the plumbing work is coming along. We can't wait to see the progress first hand in a few weeks.

Paula and I found a townhouse in Indiana and pending a passing grade on the inspection, we will be Hoosiers. 4 to six months in the summer here, will give us the opportunity to work with another ministry helping the poor in Chicago and the surrounding areas, as well as seeing family and friends. The taxes in Illinois made Indiana a much more affordable choice.

We spent the week of the 4th of July with family, camping in Monticello Indiana. Herb and Carrol Moering came over for a few days to join us. They live in the same park as us in Texas and spend time up north out of the Texas heat.

We dodge a bullet in South Texas as hurricane Beryl 🌀 took a turn away from us and unfortunately made a mess out of the Houston area. The same storm made a mess out of the area we camped in, but we left before it arrived.

It's been great to attend Moraine Valley Church the last few weeks. Last week they had a tailgate party and there was so much food that people brought. It was great. We will be hosting a pizza party at Moraine in September and share an update on the ministry and orphanage. Not sure of the dates yet.

Sergio, China, Pastor Juan, Saul, and Pastor Jaime held our monthly food outreach last week and will continue to serve the people in Reynosa while we're gone. They are a real blessing to us and the ministry.

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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