At the end of this letter, there is a bit of a serious prayer request, but first- let's talk about the last month!
This part of our journey was spent primarily in Ontario.
We st
arted out speaking at 2 churches in Ottawa- Calvary Chapel Ottawa and it's church plant in a suburb called Orleans.
We loved sharing with both fellowships what God is doing in the World, specifically in our part of Mexico. Andy Falleur, originally from Florida, is doing a great job pastoring these people in Ottawa. It was encouraging to see God working powerfully in Canada's capital.
After a short detour to Quebec City we traveled to Hamilton Ontario, Sharlene's hometown, to visit with family and her original church. We spoke in 2 churches - 1 in Hamilton and the other in nearby Oakville. While there we stayed in a camper trailer that my sister and brother and law lent us. It was a blessing to have our own space. We started Homeschooling the kids again out there in the mornings and in the afternoons we either visited family or went to the Library to continue school.
In Oakville we spoke at the Calvary Chapel Sunday morning. They have a great little multi-cultural church where we were able to speak Spanish again! We loved being a part of their Missions focus Sunday! I'm looking forward to hearing how they do as they follow God's path for their fellowship.
After that we went to my hometown, Wasaga Beach Ontario to visit family and supporters. We had a very busy time there as we often had a lunch meeting and supper meetings in the same day. We were able to accomplish a bit of school and were incredibly blessed to reconnect with people who have been so faithful towards us over the years. Faith Evangelical Missionary Church has been a part of the McDonald family since its inception many moons ago and its where Sharlene and I first went to church as new believers 20 years ago. It's their fault we're in missions now :) !! This body of believers continues to live out the Great Commission locally and globally and we're glad to be partners with them!
After a month in the East, we headed West. We saw beautiful autumn displays of maple and oak trees. It has been one of the things we missed the most about Ontario since moving away 19 years ago! It was a stunning display!We spent some time in Manitoba with friends who have come down to do missions with us as families in Mexico. The 2 families both live on farms off the beaten path and it was a great time for us to unwind. The boys particularly loved the animals and the freedom to play games on the huge lots at night in pitch black darkness. The highlight for the boys had to have been the night they spent in a log cabin in the woods about 1km away from the house with the Abrahamson boys. They all had a great time without the parents and noone was eaten by bears! It was great!
And now we find ourselves back in Saskatchewan, our Canadian Home. We have bookings for almost every Sunday from now until we go back to Mexico. If you are in the Saskatchewan area and would like to have us over for a visit, we will do all we can to make it work! Our October Sundays are booked as follows:
Oct 8- Northwest Community Church, Meadow Lake, SK
Oct. 16 visiting friends in Moose Jaw, SK
Oct 23 Bagley Baptist Church- evening
Oct. 24 NBC Chapel
Oct. 26-30 LaRonge, SK
November will bring us to Meadow Lake, Martensville and North Battleford, SK with one Sunday still open!
PRAYER REQUEST
It is normal over the years to gain some new supporters and lose others for one reason or another. But, mostly due to economic reasons of our partners, our monthly regular support has slipped about $900/month over the last few years. That is one of the reasons we are back: to reconnect with current partners and see if God is leading new people or churches to partner with us. God has been good and His people have been generous and through many larger one time gifts, our needs have been met. But now we find ourselves in a difficult situation. We have kept our support level low to reflect the area that we live and work in as well as the hard working people we partner with. But the last few months, we have used up any reserve fund we had.
Simply put, we're asking folks to pray with us that God will supply our needs here in Canada and when we return to Mexico. We are also asking that if you are not a regular financial supporter of ours- if you would pray and ask God if He would be leading you to become one. I get Facebook messages and emails regularly from our people in Mexico asking when we will return to the work there! Your prayer and financial support over these last 5 years have resulted in many people coming to Christ, in men and women being made disciples and planting churches, training others and glorifying God. I believe that the first 5 years were foundational but that in the next 5 we will see the investment of time, prayer and finances grow as the ministries we partner with grow exponentially!
Thanks again for all you mean to us, we love each of you and appreciate you very much!
May God bless you all!
If you would like to partner with us please contact our office at:
YUGO Canada
PO Box 231
St. Albert, AB
T8N 1N3
780-461-0891
yugoministries@cruzinternet.com
YUGO USA
PO Box 58
National City, CA
91951-0058
619-336-9003
outreach@yugo.org
