December 2010

Kristy had the priveledge of taking the Christmas photo for Grace Children's Home this year.  They had the idea to take it in front of the new building for Grace Babies' Home, right across the street, which was a great idea.  The photo includes the Paulau's (directors of the children's home), the Strutton's (directors of the babies' home), all the children, volunteers and the house moms.

We spent two weeks doing Spanish immersion in Ensenada with Pastor Ever Perez and his family.  Unfortunately, we decided to postpone the third week due to a rather busy schedule getting ready for the New Year's outreach in Mexicali.  Ron was the cook for the week, so he had a menu and grocery list to prepare for over 70 people, plus the majority of the grocery shopping, transporting trailers and more.  We will hopefully be able to get the third week completed in January, depending on Pastor's schedule.

These two pictures are from a scenic overlook in Ensenada that Lupita, the pastor's wife, and Samuel, their oldest, took us to.  Here is a picture of Pastor, Lupita and Josias, their youngest.  We'll have to get a picture of the whole family together the next time we are there.



A small, sweet surprise was how green the ranch turned this winter.  We never really gave it any thought until it happened.  It's a nice change from all the brown dirt that normally covers the whole ranch.

In contrast, the roads look a little different.

These pictures are of the road on the ranch.  The roads outside the ranch can be much worse, especially on the hill you see behind the gate.  For the most part our four wheel drive hasn't given us too much cause for being concerned about getting stuck.

This is a photo of the Pesina's, a YUGO missionary family.  Jose Luis & Cindy are starting a new church in Tijuana.  This photo was taken on the day of Jose Luis' ordination at our church in Rosarito.  Please pray for the church leadership and the outreach efforts, as this new church opens this month.