Archive for April, 2008

April 2008 Newsletter

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Greetings from Zacatecas!
We are thanking God for all He accomplished here this month. We have great praises to report to you all!

Roca Eterna…
We were involved with our church missions conference during the first few days of March. It was so amazing to see how God worked on the hearts of our congregation. We raised over $1,600 dollars for our missionaries in Turkey, China, the mountains in Mexico and for local missions. That is more incredible when you realize that the minimum wage here is less than $5 dollars a day. God’s provision does not depend on the local economy, PTL!

Zacatecas…
The second weekend in March Heather and I went to Petetlan, Guerrero, where I was privileged to speak at a women’s conference.  It was so encouraging for us both to be with the Snyder family who have worked in that area for many years. They are part of the FCA, too, and it really blessed us to see how God has used them there. I spoke at the first church they founded on Sunday morning and then at their current church plant on Sunday evening.  I loved it. It is right on the pacific coast so we even got to spend a day a the beach. (Yes, life is tough on the missions field…ha!)

Easter Team…
The MCA team arrived on the 15th and did their “magic” for the next week. This team got so much done that we had to find things to keep them busy the last day! They painted the entire orphanage, upstairs and down, painted an entire high school exterior, finished painting my back patio and cleaned the church windows! Besides all that they took the orphans out each night to do something special. No wonder they are so loved?!? They are such great kids. Just to listen to them pray made me weep. We are so grateful to Anissa and the other leaders who work so hard to make this trip possible.

Travel Plans…
In April we will be doing some more traveling. First to NY for the SGT missions conference, which is always such a time of refreshing and encouragement for me. From there we head on to Minnesota for the FCA conference. Someone gave me a gift that made this trip possible and I am so grateful.  This trip will be short but I am looking forward to seeing many friends and loved ones. It is time for a few more medical exams for me so I would certainly appreciate your prayers as well.

Special Prayer Request…
April may be a crucial month for Suzanne.  Please pray! The appeals court normally responds within 6 months of the oral argument and that date falls this month. Negotiating for contact with Jeremy is ongoing this month also. We know that God has His plan to get Glory in this situation.

Thank you for praying!
God is for us…and He is only good. May these powerful truths soak into your hearts.

Our love to you all,
Lee Anne, Katy, Horacio, Kasey, Ryan, Molly and Max