Dear Friends, “He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.” Proverbs 19:17 What a promise! If there is anyone to whom I would want to lend, it certainly would be the Lord! For those of you who faithfully give to us, may this verse be fulfilled in your lives. The tourists have begun returning to Puerto Vallarta. That is good news for
Read more →Dear Friends, “And whatever things you ask in prayer believing, you will receive.” Matt. 21:22 I know many of us have increased our prayer lives during the past months, due to the pressing needs and struggles around us. The Lord uses times of pressure to enlarge our faith and strengthen our trust. The key is staying on our knees and keeping our eyes on Him rather than the circumstances that encompass us. Since most
Read more →Dear Friends, “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:12-13 We had a great time this summer visiting friends and family and seeing our new grandsons. I
Read more →Dear Friends, What a fun adventure we recently experienced! Adam, our eldest son, came down with a missions team of young adults from his church, Corinth Reformed, near Grand Rapids, MI. We assisted the local workers in laying a cement floor in the Catholic Church in Quimixto, a small village south of Vallarta. This was a great example of lending a hand up instead of a handout. The village provided over 60 volunteers who
Read more →Dear Friends, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 The past few months have continued to devastate the Mexican economy. The first blow came from the frightening reports of drug cartel murders near the American border. Those stories began the gradual demise of tourism in our Coastal area. The next punch came from the H1N1 influenza panic. Again, tourists began changing
Read more →Dear Friends, “I will extol the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. My Soul will boast in the Lord. Let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; and let us exalt His name forever.” Psalm 34:1 NIV We have been exalting, rejoicing, and praising the Name of the Lord each day for the amazing works He performed during my recent trip to southeast India. I, along
Read more →Dear Friends, Greetings, love, and Happy New Year! Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 These verses express the heart of my New Year’s resolutions: Not to dwell on what is past, both the
Read more →PSALM 113:7 says: “He raises the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap.” Thanks to eleven young adults from “The Edge” church in Aurora/Naperville, IL, and a number of Mexican volunteers, we literally “raised the poor out of the dust”. This summer missions team purchased, transported, mixed, and hauled cement for five floors in the homes of very needy families in Quimixto. The recipients’ gratitude and love were the
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