O where O where have we been?

Well I finally got time to sit down and share some amazing things with all of you. God has been amazing and faithful during this holiday season. We both were a little worried about December this year knowing this is a tight season for many people and with the way the states are going we just said God its in your hands. WE have also been praying quietly for money to come home for our airplane tickets this summer for fundraising. We, like all of you, got hit with some big bills that were do around the first. Thanks to the love of our brothers and sisters in the Lord we are all caught up with them, money for airplane tickets and are being bought. Plus a little extra blessing for our childrens Christmas. We have been blown away by peoples thoughts and generosity. We see we are not down here alone. We never like to talk about money on our blog but this was such a huge inspiration and incouragement to us we had to tell of God's faithfulness and His peoples goodness.

We work with alot of new and older Christians here doing disipleship and counceling. We also work with non-chrisitans. At times it is 100% harder working with the Christians but even thought we all have our regrets as a lukewarm Chrisitan for a time we always are shown by Jesus HIs faithful children. We get frustrated at the religiousness in people but He always balances out His children in our eyes. It can become unbalanced at times when so much garbage surrounds you. You can look at the Christian bubble and become discouraged but that is always when He comes in and shows that many people are truly living a Christ inspired life not just the so called "Christian life". There are so many time we look for your emails to write and personally thank you for supporting our lives and ministry. Please if you have given at any time and are reading this now please email us at rossandmandy@yahoo.com. We want to personaly thank you for your support and tell you how your money helped us. We rememebr them all. I am also not just talking about financal gifts either. We know that alot of you are praying for us as well. This is just as powerful to us. When we have people that are faithfully praying for us this is also as beautiful as gold. We need both types to keep on going. Thanks from the deepest parts of our hearts.

We have had parties at our home, alot of counceling, many people we are with looking for a place to live, sick kids, Ross's best friend here within this last month alone.. We have set three days aside after this last crazy year here in Mexico City. We are locking our doors, closing our shades and shutting of our cell phone. We are going to spending time with the Lord, each other and our kids. Everytime we have had a break from school or work we have had large amounts of disipleship at our home and have not really been able to just take a deep breath and breath. We are very thankful for this time alone. Please be praying the next three days for us to be re- strenghtened, refreshed and most of all to be able to hear His voice speak to us. We all seem to get to busy with all the things around us to just let Him have front stage and quite time. I think even more in ministry this is true. There are times that we are doing everything for Him all the time and temporarily forget to let Him have intimate time with us personally.

Once again we would like to thank you all for this last year. Without your sacrifices we would not have been able to build heavenly friendships with many people who have not heard the great message. We promise we are wise with the money we recive from you and we make it strech as long and far as we can. Our hearts are overflowing with thanks and prayers for all of you. Thanks and we wish you a Happy and Blessed New Year or in spanish Feliz Ano Nuevo.
Ross, Amanda, Alyssa and Zoe Johnston