So there I was, flourishing in my kingdom in Valle Alto when God decided to send me out by faith to a new adventure. In fact, the original idea when I moved down here 6 years ago, was to manage a house full of young missionaries in training. Guess God didn't forget.
So, if you've been an alert facebook stalker you already know I've moved into a totally new living and working situation. A few weeks ago God started seriously moving in my heart to help out some friends of mine who manage a home for girls not far from where I go to lead Bible studies in the camps.
The more time I spent with them, the clearer it became that this is exactly where I needed to be living. After communicating with the missions and prayer leaders, I actually ended up moving 2 weeks ago but because of a computer problem I'm only now getting to be able to communicate via email with all of you.
So, I have left the tidy little house with the big public garden on the outskirts of Culiacan to live in a large fixer-upper with 5 girls and one other caretaker, Luzma in a small town called San Pedro.
One of my petitions upon moving in was that I could be permited to sleep outside in an old van in the middle of the empty lot next to the house. As you might imagine, I've painted it bright yellow, and the girls and I will add flowers and other such "Jesus Freak" art soon. Landscaping is well under way too, the truth is, I moved my garden before I even moved my furniture. guess that shows priorities! Here's the "before" picture.
One of the ways God showed me His will clearly about moving is that this year, these girls have been the only people who've been faithful to come with me to the camps as trainees. Now that I live here I can bring them with me all the time and spend a lot less time and gas doing it. Here's a picture taken three years ago of Rosa in the car on the way to camp outreach.
Out here in San Pedro, the soil is great, the weather is cooler, the dogs are so happy to have a yard at last, and we're all getting along better than I expected. They all have a heart for the Lord and a drive to share the gospel. We enjoy praying together, studying the bible and going to church and outreach as well as learning English and singing very loud. Ah blessed times.
Not to paint an overly optimistic picture I will present the needs and issues as my list of prayer requests, and as always I covet your prayers as God sustians me out here because of this support.
house front, March 2018 Installing Kitchen base Backyard and house side
Prayer Requests:
Pray God provides for all the house projects that need finishing around here.
An older picture that captures the heart of why I'm here and what I'm doing .
Pray God keeps my health strong in spite of a busier schedule and lots of needs.
Pray for a constant spirit of unity and cooperation to be maintained among us all.
Pray God leads me to more camps as some are closing down after harvest time.
Pray for continued faithfulness among the camp disciples, that they grow in grace.
Pray we can process paperwork to allow me to stay for longer periods of time.
(it would save us all time and money if I wasn't obligated to take the car up to the border every 6 months.)
Thank you all so much. If you would like to make an extra donation this month to help out with the house projects I'll be giving all that comes in for March to meeting this goal. We're installing a kitchen, redoing the roof, repairing walls and fences, fixing plumbing and hopefully painting too. A lot to get done, we're trusting God will provide.
God's richest blessings to all of you.
In His Service
Sally
