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Updated : December 26, 2007
The weather has cooled off considerably in
Mexico! Cooler weather means more things can be done outside and
we plan on being active this winter and spring.
Campo Animo We are busy getting ready to
have support teams come to El Diamante.
In December of 07 we built an outside shower and toilet facility
(will hook up the water soon); dug the hole for our 600 gallon water
tank and hope to bury it soon so we can have running water; purchased
a 220 meter and pole and hope to have it installed in early January
so we can have electricity on the property. Future plans are to
build a porch in front of our trailer so we can have shade when
it’s 120 degrees during the summer; install electrical hook
ups for our volunteers RVer’s when they come to do mission
work; and put down ¾ rock to help control the dust and ruts
in the driveway. We plan to hold a medical clinic in El Diamante
in the fall of 08.
We would also like to bring work teams down
to Sonora to build one home and repair two or more homes in 2008.
There is an unexplainable joy that comes from working with your
hands and being personally involved in a project changes the lives
of families. Providing shelter for someone in need or repairing
their current home is a project that can bring joy to the giver
and receiver!
God is also leading our mission to include
a focus on education and health. Education and training is one of
the ways we can continue to under gird the local evangelical pastors.
Health concerns include providing treatment, testing and prevention
through vaccinations and education.
• We plan to hold three medical clinics
in the prison in Puerto Peñasco, El Cereso, in 2008. The
first one is scheduled for January 2008.
• We also hope to hold a medical clinic
in El Diamante in the fall of 08.
• The pastor’s conference in
December 07 was a success and plans are being made to hold educational
conferences for the pastors and leaders every quarter in 2008.
These are just a few of the activities that
are planned for 2008. The emphasis is on planned. When you are working
for the Lord you can expect changes and adjustments, especially
when working within a different culture. Manos de Dios will be flexible
and will adjust to the changes and go in the direction God wants
us to go in. We are in His service and we appreciate the variety
of assistance we receive from our supporters.
We are praying for God’s direction
and that we will only go where He would be with us. Please join
us in praying this prayer that Moses prayed….
“Now therefore, I pray, if I have found
grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and
that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation
is Your people.” And He said, “My Presence will go with
you, and I will give you rest.” Then he said to Him, “If
Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.
For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found
grace in Your sight, except You go with us?
Exodus 33:13-16 NKJV
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