Following His Call: 2011-10

Greetings from Mexico!

We have had an amazing summer and start to the fall season. Three homes were built for families in need in 2011, as well as a number of construction projects. A few of them included improvements and repairs on a church, replacing a floor in a pastor’s home and putting up a fence for a local family. Our prayer is that God will continue to send teams willing to be used by God to share the Gospel and the love of Christ through this ministry. Many of you have partnered with us in this ministry through your prayers, and we ask you to continue to do so.

Our Summer

One of the highlights from our summer was having two students from our sending church intern at the ranch. We have known Nate & Laura for a long time. They were both in the college class we co-taught before coming to Mexico, and Kristy was also their youth leader through high school. Both of them worked hard this summer and we are very proud of their accomplishments & dedication. Our other amazing interns this summer (from the U.S.) were Brianna & our good friend, Jessica. For the very first time at Rancho YUGO, we had two Mexican interns for the entire summer. We are praying about Kristy’s involvement in this program for next summer as we look at improving the internship program here by making it completely bilingual.

Another highlight from this summer was observing the way our children continue to jump into ministry with both feet. Whether they’re helping to build a home, lead songs or games for children’s ministry or work in the camp kitchen – they not only work without complaining (most of the time), they often volunteer to help without being asked. We are thankful for the servants’ hearts the Lord has given them. Will is 9 years old now and sometimes feels as though he cannot contribute as much as his big sister (who is now 13). We helped him to understand that a big part of his job is to build relationships with the Mexican children. Whether we are doing construction, children’s or sports ministries, there’s almost always children his age hanging around. Last summer Brittany had the opportunity to share the Gospel to children using the Evangi-cube. This summer we were very proud of her when she, on multiple occasions, had the same opportunity, but did so entirely in Spanish.

We're Coming to Visit!!

We’ll be heading to Kansas for the wedding of one of Ron’s brothers on October 22^nd. After that we’re off to Wisconsin and Illinois to spend time visiting family, friends and churches. We’ll be staying through November, however our main focus will be to raise the rest of our financial support. In order to continue ministering in Mexico full-time, we must raise 100% of our support needed. We look forward to seeing many of you soon!

With Hearts for

Mexico

,
The Struska Family

Ron, Kristy, Brittany & Will

Wow, it's already October! Here are a couple of updates to get you caught up on what's been happening here in Mexico:

AUGUST - WEEK II

This was our last official week of outreach for the summer. There were two teams scheduled to come to the ranch this week, but God had other plans. After both teams cancelled, new plans fell into place. Ron and I had the opportunity to work with the interns for the week, as the Intern Coordinators had other obligations to fill during that time. Monday and Tuesday we painted buildings at a local school.

Wednesday through Friday we did children's ministry at a new church plant in East Tijuana. This was very special for us, as the church we ministered to was Calvary Chapel Vista del Valle, which was started in January 2011 by fellow YUGO missionaries Jose Luis and Cindy Pesina. Brittany shared the plan of salvation using the Evangi-cube and William did a great job getting to know the children and keeping them involved in games and craft time. Both of them helped wherever needed, including helping to lead songs and taking part in the dramas that illustrated the days' Bible lessons.