As Peter & I are almost about to leave Mexico, we want to thank all our supporters & prayer partners who have followed us on our journey.  This year, we have seen a new wave of believers who are stepping out to reach people for Christ.  More & more Christian Churches have been started, and young men are preparing for the ministry.  One new Christian man was pleased to accept a whole box of 50 new testaments that we had left over, and as "mayor" of the last town we stayed in, one of his jobs was to give out paychecks to all the policemen & women.  He handed out all the Bibles to each one, & told them to be sure to read the insert on the back page which tells them how to have Christ in their lives, especially because in their line of work, they need to be ready to go to Heaven!
  This reminded us of Isaiah 9:2 - "The people who walk in darkness will see a great light.  for those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine."  
   Are YOU ready to step out of your comfort zone & tell the good news of Jesus to others?
                                            We love you,  Peter & Carole

We will be leaving our last big stop here on Wednesday the 6th.  On Friday, the 8th, we should be crossing the border in the afternoon.  Our big news is that we will be bringing a 16 year old boy home with us for a few months, and we covet your prayers for safety, a smooth border crossing, and a nice welcome for our guest, Carlos.

Many Christian Churches in central Mexico joined together to make this 5 day camp possible. Each Church was challenged to reach out to invite unchurched kids, and the results were rewarding!  Many prayed to receive Christ into their lives, and many more stood up to share how God was leading them to change things in their lives & to let God lead them concerning their future plans.  Peter was happy to be a small part of this week.

Peter was considering trading trucks for the ride home, but decided to leave this with the camp!

 Every camper or tent was given a job to do - like the dishes, and guess which bunch of kids had the last meal to clean up after, & put it all away?  You guessed it - the campers from our Church in Villa Corona!

When there's no horse to ride, a metal drum will have to do!  It's tied up with 4 ropes & two people rocking the "horse".

Here are some of the pictures of the camp sign, set up of tents to house over 240 campers, and 100 staff & counselors.  One of the vans overheated on the way up the mountain, & this shows the Mexican way of cooling off a hot engine!

Peter offered to help bring some young people (13-20+ yrs. old) to a youth camp in the mountains a couple of hours away. There were over 200 youth who attended, with their youth leaders, & camped out in tents in freezing temperatures! They are all returning today, so when Peter gets back from his second trip up & back, I will let you know how it went!

One Saturday we were invited to a "pot luck" luncheon and a time of "practice" for some students from an Institute where the men are trained to be pastors.  After a wonderful meal of many different varieties of food, several Churches banded together to hear these young men speak. After two hours of sermons, Peter & I couldn't sit any more, & had to leave because they were talking about a couple more speakers yet to come!  This young man standing up spoke for the first time before a crowd of people, and in ten minutes, got his message across! How different it is between Mexican & American expectations.

We had a wonderful time meeting Jorge & his family, & enjoying a visit to his raspberry farm.  We gave them Bibles, and a couple of days later, brought them a pie.  We also had a good time giving 3 more pies to people in Jesse's Church who needed a visit!