Following the Lance Learning-7 Mountains Conference, we were able to spend a couple of days with our friends and ministry partners, Keith and Diane.  The couple has been a great blessing, supporting us and the work here in Cabo.

We were able to visit two of the churches they have helped.  We visited with Pastor Carlos, as well as with Pastor Miguel.  Pastor Miguel’s church is one of the church plants from Pastor Carlos’ church.  Pastor Carlos is currently working on acquiring the property for a third church.  All of these churches serve a very impoverished area—some in the squatter town area, all in extreme proverty. 

Pastor Miguel’s church was recently hit by some severe weather.  The results were catastrophic.  The rebuilding has begun, though, and the church is continuing to grow as people continue to pitch in and rebuild.

Pastor Carlos’ church also benefited from some recent construction.  Over the summer, cement floors were poured.  The uneven, dirt floors were replaced with cement and the wooden stage was replaced with a cement foundation.  The church continues to grow leaps and bounds!  Even the mid-week service is well attended—so well attended they had to split into two mid-week services—one on Wednesday and one on Friday.  It is common place for there to be standing room only!  The people need hope.  It is such a miracle for them to meet God and have hope and a reason for living!  They can’t wait to be in church, to be ministered to—and they are bringing their family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else they can grab on the way in!

Keith and Diane were also able to visit a couple of the building projects we have been working on.  They were able to see the squatter towns first-hand and to see what God can do—one project, one life at a time.

If you are interested in supporting New Life Outreach or this work in Mexico, we encourage you to contact us via e-mail or at our home office (information shown below).  We are working on getting on-line donations up and running and hope to have the system up soon.

Thank you to all those who continue to love, support, and pray for us!

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We were recently blessed to attend the fall Lance Learning-7 Mountains conference.  It is always such a great time of fellowship and ministry.  This conference also proved to be an opportunity for encouragement and a chance to reinforce the Lord’s call for us to be here, in Mexico. 

I was getting ready one morning when Richard headed down for breakfast.  There, a man approached him.  His wife, who only speaks Spanish, was crying, as the husband explained to Richard that she had seen him in two dreams. 

The first dream was back in 2010, when we were first called to Mexico.  The woman was pregnant, but did not even have a cradle.  In her dream, the woman saw Richard.  She recalled he was holding the hand of a little, Mexican boy.  He told her he would bring her a cradle.  The next day, a cradle was given to her.  Approximately two years later, she had a second dream.  A pack of dogs was chasing her and her children.  Richard stepped in and saved her and her kids. 

The woman had never met Richard, but when she saw him that morning at breakfast, she recognized him immediately from her dreams.  He was a Godsend—without ever having met!  Her husband, who is bilingual, explained all of this to Richard and those around him. 

It was a wonderful confirmation of God’s call on our lives.  It is also a great reminder of ‘praying above our heads.’  We can not begin to understand what God has in mind.  We are but an ant in a whirlwind, a grain of sand on one of Cabo’s vast beaches…  If we are faithful to pray as God leads and leave the rest—including our understanding—to Him, He will be faithful to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we could ask or think.  He is awesome!  I encourage you—pray as He leads and see what He will do.

God is good—and he is working on our behalf and the behalf of others, even when we are unaware!