Joshua has been working hard in his carpentry work. Splitting time for ministry and work has been stressful on his mind, but he has found strength in the Lord to complete the tasks set before him. He is currently teaching three Bible studies, instructing Pascual in the work of Carpentry, and completing jobs for clients. Recently, he completed a wood-paneled door for a couple who own a tire shop and restaurant near the village of Toltecas. He is currently focused on building another door, cabinets for a kitchen, a bed and table, and wooden tortilla presses.
The work of a carpenter is a good work, but takes much time for a missionary, since his time is greatly divided. We live on about $75/week, sometimes less, and have been able to recoup the last three weeks of expenditures with the income from the door. However, we are nearing the end of our small amount of funds with which we had to live, and are therefore considering visiting the western states in the end of March to renew our funds. We are praying intensely that the Lord would provide, instead, an avenue of financial support that would allow us to continue working here without having to leave for the states. We could easily live off of the monies of Joshua’s construction work; unfortunately, cutting our expenditures down in order to do this would eliminate driving to the other villages to hold services, driving to the city weekly for Pascual’s exams for I.S.E.A., and any ministry expenses – in essence, allowing us to live, but not allowing us to minister in any way outside our own village. We know that this is not the Lord’s calling at this time. We urgently request your prayers for us, that we will have wisdom in making this most difficult decision.
Along with this burden of finances, we have been faced with another situation of which we request your prayers. We have been renting our home for the last year, while were in the states, in order to keep it open for our return. However, the contract was a one-year agreement, and the owner has since decided to sell the house after our negotiated time has ended. We have not yet completed the projects lined out in the contract, but this does not seem to be a problem in his mind. Although his price is fair for a six-room concrete domicile – $4,000 – we are unfortunately not in a place to purchase any home.
We have discussed several options, and although he is willing to extend our rental agreement for a few more months, he still is firm in his decision to sell. Therefore, in less than two months of our arrival to Mexico, we have decided to move.
Looking for a house in this time of year is very easy. Most people are planning to leave for the United States or for the border to look for work during the summer months, and it is usually in their best interest to rent out vacant property during this time of absence as a form of income.
We have found two homes that have been empty for several years, and both are promising, but we request your prayers. We are praying for wisdom in which house to pursue, as both seem equally potential homes for us. Both are in prominent areas in the village, and are near areas of youth activity such as the park, the lake entrance, the kindergarten school and the community store.
Whatever we decide, we are definitely in agreement that this move will be considerably less stressful that moving from the states all the way here. At least here, we can move our things to a new house little by little!
The work of a carpenter is a good work, but takes much time for a missionary, since his time is greatly divided. We live on about $75/week, sometimes less, and have been able to recoup the last three weeks of expenditures with the income from the door. However, we are nearing the end of our small amount of funds with which we had to live, and are therefore considering visiting the western states in the end of March to renew our funds. We are praying intensely that the Lord would provide, instead, an avenue of financial support that would allow us to continue working here without having to leave for the states. We could easily live off of the monies of Joshua’s construction work; unfortunately, cutting our expenditures down in order to do this would eliminate driving to the other villages to hold services, driving to the city weekly for Pascual’s exams for I.S.E.A., and any ministry expenses – in essence, allowing us to live, but not allowing us to minister in any way outside our own village. We know that this is not the Lord’s calling at this time. We urgently request your prayers for us, that we will have wisdom in making this most difficult decision.
Along with this burden of finances, we have been faced with another situation of which we request your prayers. We have been renting our home for the last year, while were in the states, in order to keep it open for our return. However, the contract was a one-year agreement, and the owner has since decided to sell the house after our negotiated time has ended. We have not yet completed the projects lined out in the contract, but this does not seem to be a problem in his mind. Although his price is fair for a six-room concrete domicile – $4,000 – we are unfortunately not in a place to purchase any home.
We have discussed several options, and although he is willing to extend our rental agreement for a few more months, he still is firm in his decision to sell. Therefore, in less than two months of our arrival to Mexico, we have decided to move.
Looking for a house in this time of year is very easy. Most people are planning to leave for the United States or for the border to look for work during the summer months, and it is usually in their best interest to rent out vacant property during this time of absence as a form of income.
We have found two homes that have been empty for several years, and both are promising, but we request your prayers. We are praying for wisdom in which house to pursue, as both seem equally potential homes for us. Both are in prominent areas in the village, and are near areas of youth activity such as the park, the lake entrance, the kindergarten school and the community store.
Whatever we decide, we are definitely in agreement that this move will be considerably less stressful that moving from the states all the way here. At least here, we can move our things to a new house little by little!
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