Hi Everybody !

Thanks for all your faithful support in keeping my little ministry going this year.  It's been an adventure for sure and God is working often in places I least expected.  For example,  on the mornings when I have the strength, I've been going out front and working in the garden.  People pass by and I have been able to get to know just about all the neighbors.  I've had a chance to share the love of Jesus with most of them and tonight a few will come over for a bible study in my home.  Some of these folks are indigenous people from the south, others are just regular city folk who need to find out who Jesus really  is.  Would you stand with me in prayer for this little group that everyone would make it tonight, and that if they're not saved yet, that they would come to know Jesus soon?  If things go well, I'll hand this new small group over to one of the leaders of my church to continue their discipleship after I'm gone.

     Speaking of which, I'll be leaving mexico in just 2 weeks!  I'll travel north for three days to reach Utah in time for a big fat family reunion.  When that's done Dory and I will drive west and hopefully arrive in SLO around the 22 of May.  It's always such a conflict to leave.  I've made some really nice friends here, and planted a huge garden by now that's it will be a painful separation to be extracted from Mexico for the summer.  At the same time, I can feel that my body needs a break.  As the weather warms, I find I'm more and more tired in the afternoons and getting up to the land of free air conditioning would be a great relief.  I miss you guys too, family and friends who pray for me so faithfully, worry a bit too I'm sure, and make me feel so loved and cared for when i finally roll in sunburt and broke every spring.

     So, here are some prayer requests in brief to finish off this years ministry season

Pray those who got a bible will read it, and walk with God

Pray those I discipled will continue faithfully in their relationship with God.

Pray for a successful small group in my house.

Pray a faithful brother can take over the group when I leave.

Pray that house, garden, and cat will be well cared for while I'm away.

Pray God raises up the funds to get me home debt free.

Thanks so much saints !  you all are such a blessing to me!

see you soon 

love,

Sally 

 

Thy word was found and I did eat it, and it became the joy and rejoicing of my heart, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.    Jeremiah 15:16

Greetings from sunny Mexico!

           Thank you all for your continued prayers and support enabling me to be down here for another year of evangelism, discipleship and untold adventure.  Each season is different and this one is also unique.  True, I am still battling Lyme and a depressed immune system, but the amazing part is God is allowing me to serve Him even so.  I often feared I would be too fatigued to go out to the camps this year, but thanks to your prayers, your financial support and a gob of pills every day from Doc Thoring, I'm hanging in there.

          This year as well. the ministry took a hit when my faithful driver and co-worker Gerardo was promoted to assistent pastor and moved up to Navajoa.  It is a great opportunity for him and a huge blessing for the pastor, but how was I going to find people on such short notice to fill his shoes?

Well,  God did a miracle and in 5 days he raised up 7 different people to go with me out to the camps!  All of these are brand new workers that I am training to share the gospel.  God is using  me to impart the vision of the work, the value of the indigenous outreach and the lateness of the hour.  They are so eager to learn and responsive to training it's a joy to work with them.  Please keep them in prayer:

Fredy and Tomasa pictured here with some kids from camp nuevo.

July andJesus, a young married couple, not pictured

Yamida and her daughter Yamidita  

 and Luzma.

Please pray that they would grow in their ability and burden for the work of the ministry.  Please keep Gerardo in your prayers too as he's in a totally new situation up there.  Pray he grows in his service and commitment to the Lord and His work.

  As for me, well, just keep praying I get well soon.  Doc says I should see some real improvement from the antibiotics in a few more months.  It seems like such a long time to wait when I've already been sick for a year, I guess you can pray I grow in patience and willingness to let God do things at the pace He chooses.  Please also pray that I can have the strength to teach more students so I can start contributing to my own income again.  I'm so grateful for everyones help while I've been down, but I miss working and the satisfaction of earning my own keep.

               Out in the camps folks are responding to the gospel and small groups are growing.  Adults and children alike are learning the memory verse songs, studying their bibles, and seeing God answer prayer.  Their intense desire for the word of God never stops amazing me, it's humbling really.  Let's keep praying that these young believers continue to grow in the Lord and remain faithful to Him.  Pray the groups keep increasing so I can reach even more people.  Pray my strength increases too so I can go out more often to the camps.  It's a tremendous joy and priviledge to lead the small groups but I do come home pretty worn out when its all over.  Thru your prayers and God's faithfulness we'll get the work done.

Blessings to you all !

lots of love, 

Sally

Dory and Prince Whinesalot send their greetings too

​Hi Friends and Family,

Well its official now,  no more guessing and wondering if its all in my head​.  This just in today from the Doctor:

​All the arthritis, tired all the time, forgetting everything, adrenal fatigue ​and depressed immune system at least has a name and a reason.  So, I've been down here in    Mexico for 2 weeks now, tired some days, good on others.  I brought all my supplements and they seem to be helping.  The plan for now is to stay right here in sunny mexico, starting the antibiotics to kill the Lyme coordinating with the doc here      in Culiacan.  I would appreciate your continued prayers as it looks like its going to be a long, expensive battle.  As far as I've learned, Lyme isn't deadly, and it can be cured with enough antibiotics.  Others tell me you never really get rid of it, but it can be managed.  So, I'm going to manage it!

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 I'm going to keep visiting camps in the evenings, keep thanking God everyday for the privilege to serve Him down here among people who want to know how to get to heaven.  I promise to take all my pills and not eat bad stuff, and rest when I'm tired.

     Most of all I'm writing to garner all your prayers.  Good advice is good but it's prayer that really rocks my world.  There is an enemy out there who doesn't want the message of God's love and forgiveness to get out.  But God is bigger than that enemy.  Just keep praying that good triumphs over evil, in my body and in the ministry too.  Thru your prayers the truck will keep running, my house will still function, the camps will still be open, people will still be glad to hear about Jesus and I'll have the energy to keep my little English school running as well as visit camps in the evenings.  Thru your prayers God will heal me of this nasty bacteria and I'll learn a lot more patience than I ever dreamed was necessary!

    Feel free to pass this email on to whomever I may have forgotten to inform.  I'm not a private person and I love to know others are praying for my recovery.  By God's grace I'll steadily improve over the coming months in time to migrate back to California the first week of May and hopefully a big family reunion shortly after.  A huge thank you to those who have supported me, prayed and worried, and done so much to help me get down here.  It will be worth it all when we see Jesus  ;o)

Blessings to you all 

Sally

verse of the hour:

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.         2 Corinthians 4:16

Hey everyone,

  Just in case you missed the news on facebook, my health took a dive and my back got pretty bad so I'm coming home to see the doctor and recuperate.  my shoulder has been frozen for 6 months now but that hasn't stopped me from sharing the gospel with everyone who will listen.  God moved me into a new neighborhood about a month ago, and I've really enjoyed telling the new neighbors about Jesus and His love.  I'm renting this house from a nice family and the owners son, Jos, trades gardening for English lessons.  It was funny when we realized after a while that we both prefer gardening to English lessons.

 
​ so the garden's coming along but the best news is that Jos got saved last week. I gave him a bible and took him to the bible study the associate pastor runs, near his home.  Friday, during English class, he said he'd like to join me in the camps next year.  What a huge answer to prayer that is because my best friends and coworkers, Goyo and Irene, have to move back to Mexico City next month.  That led us to invite Jos to our workers night out where he had a wonderful time getting to know the other evangelists I work with out here.  He fits right in with Gerardo and the gang. I'm so glad he will be in good hands while I'm resting up in the states this summer.  here's a few pics of our last supper as we called it.

Jos                              Goyo                    Gerardo

 I'm hoping Jos might join Gera and I on the long trip up to the border so he can learn more about the ministry and get to know us better before I'm totally gone.
Juni and I
the whole gang minus one couple
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     So, speaking of this summer, I got this idea this morning that I'd love to do a small group Bible Study while I'm in SLO.  The theme will be "lessons from the mission field".  I just want to share with anyone interested some of the things God has taught me serving him here these past 4 years.  We'll talk about faith, miracles, obedience, risk, finances, divine opportunities and God's goodness among other things.  just let me know if that interests you at all and what night you'd be available and I'll work out a good time for our get togethers.

Lastly, I just wanted to thank you all for your faithful support and prayers.  Changes at the church mean I can now see what people are giving and when.  Thank the Lord for the faithfulness of the accounting people, I'm able to use every penny donated to further the gospel.  So you all can give to your hearts content knowing the money is going where you designate.  If you want to give anonymously simply state that on a note with your check.  All giving will be especially welcome this month as I'm making the big trek home to spend a lot of time at the doctors office. 

so prayer requests in brief:

Praise God for Jos' salvation, pray he's discipled and stands firm in his faith

Pray God heals me up quick so I am well in time for next years ministry

Pray God leads Goyo and Irene to a good church and ministry when they move to Mexico City

Pray for travel mercies, open doors for the gospel and provision on my long journey home

Thanks saints !

blessings to you and see you soon

sal

May 2016 update

Greetings in Jesus name friends!

Thanks so much for your prayers and your giving this past season.  Unfortunately, i got pretty sick this year, but because of your faithfulness i was able to back off on some of my english classes and just focus on the ministry. when i was too worn out to go, others here stepped in and were stretched in their faith thru the opportunity.  We had a good year, with a lot of people coming very regularly to study the bible chapter by chapter with us.  I gave out nearly all the bibles and lots of people prayed to receive Christ.  One group in particular was so curious about what the bible REALLY says, it was a joy to teach them.  they are all from the mixteco tribe down in the south of mexico.  please pray for them as they most likely are facing pressure from the catholic church down there to leave the purity of the gospel and return to hypocrisy and idolatry.  Often the local government persecutes young believers placing heavy fines for not participating in the catholic church.  other times they are chased off their land and evicted from their homes.  please join me in praying for the protection of my friends from camp nuevo.

         I could also use prayer.  my sweet little deal taking care of the house in Valle Alto came to an end last week.  However, It looks like God has provided a new place to rent, much faster than i expected, not too far from the old house.  please just pray God gives wisdom and insight as i'm getting ready to sign a contract to rent the house and have to pay out of pocket to make a few adjustments to make it livable for me.

       My health is steadily improving as I've been on a strict diet for several months.  My left shoulder is only half frozen shut now so that's improvement.  We're at the place where the nice doctor has to press hard and work out some serious adhesions in the bicep and shoulder blade area.  I find praying for my suffering brothers and sisters in other parts of the world is the best medicine for the pain.  who knows, maybe that's why God has allowed me to go thru this.

       So as you may have gathered, I'm planing on staying down here this summer to recuperate and get the new house together and get more involved with the church in the city here as well as my new neighbors.  I'll miss seeing you guys this summer but you're always in my prayers as we get closer to the Lord's return.

in brief here are the prayer requests:

  God protects and sustains all the new believers i discipled this past season

God leads my friends Goyo and Irene to stay here in Culiacan and work with me in the camps next season.

God continues to heal my immune system and the tendinitis in my shoulder 

God guides me with the leasing of a new house

God uses me to reach folks here in Culiacan this summer

God deals with the drama going on in the house in SLO so I'm not distracted from His work here

blessings to you all!

sally

​Goyo and his family when they first came to church, a few months ago.  the whole family got saved together that day.  now they come with me to the camps.  pray they dont have to move back to Mexico city !

kids who attend the bible study with eagerness.  from camp 20

​​this is what a senior saint looks like in Mexico  ;oP

Moving Day!

Hi all,

It has been a great pleasure to share my missionary adventures with you all here on this website.  I am very grateful to Sheri Burke and the Agape Projects team for generously providing this outlet for my updates and photos.  Like many organizations, Sheri needs to focus and streamline her ministry so I will be posting and receiving donations thru First Baptist Church of San Luis Obispo from now on.  
  
  https://fbcslo.wordpress.com



 Thank you all for your faithful prayers and giving to the work God is doing in the labor camps.  I'll see you in heaven if not before!

Sally

hi all

Amazing things happening here on the mission field!  people are being restored and saved every day.  I'm so glad to be found in a part of the world where people are so hungry for the word of God.   Here's one amazing thing that happened just last night.

      we'd parked outside the local outdoor market with our music going and bibles and CDs available.  a woman walked by looking pretty sad so i thought i'd run over and talk to her about Jesus.  It turned out she was a believer with marriage troubles.  we prayed a bit and as we finished her husband walked up.  suddenly we realized we'd met before, a year and a half ago in a camp outside Ygriega.  We had talked and prayed a lot with this couple, taken pictures, everything.  what a divine maneuver to find the Lord putting us back together after so long!  miraculously the local pastor and his wife were with us just that one night and i led the couple to counsel and pray with them.  God willing they'll come to church tomorrow to get some food they need but even more the fellowship and encouragement of the body of Christ. Its miracles like this that keep me coming back to this place year after year.

    i could go on and on about the little group of believers in the pueblo miles from nowhere that were so glad we stumbled into their village with much needed bibles and new testaments, or the single mom who had a dream someone would come with help and encouragement, and welcomed me with open arms because she realized it was me!

    the guys I brought with me are doing really well too.  They've been helping the pastor with some construction during the day. we have devotions every morning where we each share whatever God has given us.  I've been teaching them that leading starts with learning to serve, noticing the needs and taking the initiative to meet those needs.  when you find others following you, you suddenly find you're leading!

Pastor Francisco keeping the boys busy building a roof

    Jesus Omar is new to our work,  he's been tagging along with me in the camps for about 4 months now.  He led someone to the Lord last night and has been growing in his ability to preach the gospel and reach out.  Gerardo is absolutely in his element and doesn't want to come home to culiacan with us.  the pastor here has offered to feed and house Gerardo for another month or two so he can assist our old missionary friend and pillar in the work, Dave McMullen.  We just need me to have the strength to make the 2 day drive home with JesusOmar and for God to provide bus fair for Gerardo next month.  There's so much Gera can do here i'm sure God will find a way for him to stay and the rest of us to get home on our own.

Your prayers will make all the difference so here's the requests in brief:

• that God will keep us strong and encouraged to finish out the week here in Ygriega
• that God will continue to lead us to those people who are most open and wanting to find Him
• that God will heal my back so i can drive us home to culiacan this friday
• that God will provide Gera's bus fair back
• that God will save tons of people this year 
• that more workers will be raised up locally to assist in the ministry
• that more teams will come down to reach out to the guys in the camps

  

  guys waiting to see the Jesus movie in their own dialect of Mixe
  

thanks a million for your prayers and support!

love 

sally