Dear praying friends,
We just finished a worship time with the “crossroads” class. They are finishing their last week of school. Tomorrow we have a final luncheon, then they’re off to see family, and friends. It’s been a wonderful 5 months.

Looking over the past 8 weeks in Mexico, we marvel at what God did through our students.
Working with the “la vida” church in Tepic we were part of a national revival called “One Mexico, one voice.” For perhaps the first time in history many pastors around the nation came together to pray and worship together. My understanding is that the President of the nation asked a pastor to get the church praying, and this was the result.

In addition, relationship with YWAM and the local church was healed from a rift of 15 years. Simple service, love, and giving restored trust between these two parties. Thank you Jesus!

In the nursing home the patients went from blank stares to happy smiles as we continued to visit them several times per week. We visited, washed out bed sores, changed diapers, bathed, shaved, sang and danced with them. One man, Feliciano, came to church with me on our last Sunday, and met his niece there. In addition her daughter and granddaughter were there! Four generations united in the church. Yeah God!

We provided funds for a storage room to be built, then painted it, built shelves, and removed the clutter from the rest of the home. We had a party the last week there and were honored by the staff. It was a moving experience. Lots of hugs and tears.

We helped with English classes at a local university, held services in a rehab center, provided a health clinic in a mountain village, and met with the youth group in the “la vida” (life) church.

Our last two weeks were spent in Bucerias. It is a town about 20 miles north of Puerta Vallarta. The weather there was quite a bit warmer than Tepic. We painted an orphanage, passed out food to the poor with the “La Fuente” (fountain) church, helped with a volleyball tournament, picked up garbage on the beach, and led worship in the church service.

Our drive home started after church on Sunday with stops over night in Mazatlan, Hermisillo, Palm Springs, and Chico. Thursday evening I was in Carol’s arms after almost 9 weeks of separation. It was nice to be home!

Aside from the many lives who were touched by God along the way, our students lives have been impacted for eternity. Several of them desire to come back and work with YWAM in reaching this world for Jesus. People who were timid and full of fear have become bold in sharing their faith, and encouraging others to pursue a life long relationship with Jesus. To be a part in this transformation has been an awesome priviledge.

Thank you for your prayers and financial support! You have a reward waiting for you in Heaven for your contribution in this ministry!

Next up, Carol and I are planning a 12 week outreach to Myanmar starting in January. Carol took half of our school last year to Yangon, Myanmar to teach English in a YWAM school there. Since that time it has been on her heart to return and teach for a full term. The doors have opened for us to come in January, so we are looking to God to show us how to move through those doors. In addtion to assisting in the English teaching, I anticipate returning to Thailand (it’s just next door!) and visiting the children of the “Home of Joy” orphanage. If we are Face Book friends, I have a photo of the children there!

Please join us in prayer as we seek God’s provison for our trip to Myanmar. Our monthly support is sufficient, but we will need about $3,000 for airfare by December 10th. We thank you for your prayers and would love to hear what God has to say through you. We are dedicating this next week to prayer for His heart for our time in Myanmar and then direction afterward.

Grace to you!
Fred and Carol
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