Friday, June 3, 2011

Changes to report



Hello Blog readers.

We have lots of news to report.

The first: Erin is pregnant with a girl that we

are expecting in October! We are very excited about this big change in our lives! We feel very blessed with this new arrival!

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Second: We are moving! Erin and I moved down to Mexico believing that we should stay for at least two years…and then we would pray and see what God has for us. So, in January, at the 2 year mark, we started praying to see if we were supposed to commit to being in Mexico, or if we were to move back to the US. Little by little, God revealed to us a plan. I was supposed to start applying for jobs in ministry and we go where God calls us.

P5285486After applying to all sorts of jobs all over the US, I found one. It is in Chico, California where I will be working for Bidwell Presbyterian Church as the College Ministry Coordinator. The church is located next to Chico State which has 16,000 students. The community college also has 16,000 students. Therefore, my mission field is now to college students. And I am very excited about this!

It is with much sadness that we leave La Mision. We love it here. We love our family. We love the community. We love the work God has called us to do here. And we love the fish tacos in Ensenada!

But we know that God has taught us a lot about life and living with faith and we are grateful for the time we have spent here.

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So what happens to La Mision Ministries?

La Mision Ministries will continue!!! The shift will occur when Erin and I move away. The donations we needed to exist down here will then be put toward to our building ministry.

Jarilyn Wilson (shown on the right with a family we want to help) will be leading the Mexico operations where we try to procure donations for specific building projects for poor people in the community. The money will go toward supplies and paying local workers to complete the projects.

We know that this is a big change, but we also know that we serve a big God who is calling us to trust Him as we head into another unknown.