Veracruz

Hey everyone we are back home from our trip. It was a awesome experience and we learned alot. It is great when GOd reminds you how blessed we are. We had not bathrooms, showeres, beds and little options in food. We learned to like hotdog, sleeping on cement floors and using the great outdoors for our bathroom. The girls had a blast! They thought it was great that they could go bathroom out side and that they had lizards sleeping with us. The first day we drove for 15 hours to get to where we needed to be. We didn't get to sleep till about 3:00 am. All you kids did awesome! I was so proud of how they all acted. It was great to be in the presence on many Christians sharing the Love of Jesus. The kids all did a drama and dancing during our ministry outreaches. They taught how Satan hates when we do the right thing and how he is always trying to make people stumble and fall. They showed people how to except the Lord and the parents taught them how to live as a Christian. I was able to paint hours and hours of faces for all the kids. We learned alot of Spanish this trip. Only two people could understand English alittle. We had to learn things fast. Ross's millitary trainning came in handy. The bus broke down and he was able to help with them fixing the problem. You learn how to do things like they did about thirty years ago. It was not advanced in the rural cities like it is in America. It was the best way to spend Easter. Telling others that Jesus loves them and that He died for them to be forgiven of of their sins. The best though is that He didn't just die on the cross but that He rose from the dead and is sitting on the right habd if the Father. Jesus is alive!! We need to shout it from the roof tops. He will also come back for His pure and spotless bride. Praise God! Lets not let this truth only be known by some. Tell everyone that you know. Here is a quote that I read "If God had only wanted to save us. He would have taken us to heaven the moment we believed in Him. Instead, He leaves us on this earth for a reason, to proclaim the good news to all the nations of the world that Jesus is alive and has come to set the captives free! Lets devote all our heart, time and energy to His purpose. Hosanna! Hosanna! Our king is alive! Many blessing to you all. Thanks for helping this all be able to happen. Amanda

This is Ross: I just wanted to say a few things . We have been having a wonderful time here, and God is really working. I was given a quote by a man preaching at Amistad and I have to share it with those around me. It is vitally important to people that are trying to walk a Christian walk, and it has made me stop and think. I have had to put my guard up against things that come into our lives that look inocent but only lead to eternal death. This was said one sunday morning and I think that it is something that we all need to be on the watch for. I had it translated into english so that I understood it correctly, and made sure that it was accurate. Here is what he said, "I consider that the chief dangers that confront this coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without Hell." This is something that will try and creep into every Christians life and I believe that he is 100% accurate as I stand back and look at the Christian church and see how the Christians are being attacked. If we can put up our defences on these fronts, there is nothing in this life that we have to fear.