5 months they spent in that boat full of animals, going, it must have seemed, nowhere. Noah and his family were locked in the ark longer than we have been in Mexico! But then... that wonderful verse..."God remembered Noah". And the waters began to recede, the end was near.
I was reading this passage the other day. It was one day after we got some bad news, and God seemed to speak to me and say-- "I remember you too...". The shocking news was from YUGO Canada's head office. Due to a clerical error, it was found that we were "overdrawn" in our account by the amount of $2700.00. Our December income was much lower than usual as well which contributed to this. We were a little taken back. "What does this all mean"? we began to ask ourselves.
It does not mean that God has forgotten us nor has he left us stranded. Our needs have been met before, and we are trusting He will meet them again. What is does mean is that:
1. We will not be sending the kids to the private school we had spoken about. That is ok. We thought it might be a possibility, but right now it is not. So the plan for the remainder of this school year is to home school the kids in the mornings and go to a local orphanage for 3 afternoons a week to help out. This will give us (the whole family) a chance to use our Spanish while being a blessing.
2. We need to immediately (by January 31) raise the $2700.00 above and beyond our normal monthly amount in order to receive a cheque at the end of this month.
3. We need to find a few more monthly supporters to keep this from happening again!
4. We need to enlargen our reserve account to pay for extra expenses such as blue cross health insurance ( Due in February); Spring deputation trip to Ontario, Mexican Religious Workers Visa, and to cover months like last December when giving can be lower than normal.
We want to thank you for being a part of our prayer and support team. We are not good at, nor accustomed to soliciting for money. We only ask that you bring this on our behalf before the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Today I was reading the account of Abraham and Sarah. When the Angel of the Lord came down to tell them that in one year, He would return and Sarah would have a son- the promised son... finally. Sarah had a tough time with this news, and The Lords response to her was " Is anything to hard for the Lord"? And again, the father encouraged me... this may seem huge to us, but what about from His perspective? He is still in the business of miracles!
Thank you in advance for praying, and thank you for partnering with us!
If God leads you to partner financially with us you can send donations (with a note indicating it is for the McDonald's) to the following places:
| In the U.S. | In Canada | |
| YUGO Ministries | YUGO Ministries - Canada | |
| PO Box 25 | PO Box 231 | |
| San Dimas, CA 91773 | St. Albert, AB T8N 1N3 | |
| (909) 592-6621 | (780) 461-0891 | |
| outreach@yugo.org | yugoministries@cruzinternet.com |
May God bless you in this New Year!
Your Missionaries in Mexico,
Michael, Sharlene, Elijah, Caleb and Jacob
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