13. I am thankful for a group of people who are headed for Juarez, Mexico to give their time to help build a home for a deserving family who presently live in difficult circumstances. Weeks ago we got a letter/email from Sherry Macy explaining the plan to follow their hearts and heads, and travel to an area of the world that is very depressed, and work. A new home in Juarez, Mexico costs $8,300.00. It is the generosity of many, many people who have given freely, so that this "dream" home can be built. Please take a moment to read on through the letter and link. You may be encouraged and quite possibly want to help in their efforts. The thing that is so nice is that the money goes straight to the people who need it the most. Just one dollar at a time will get another home built!
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A note from Sherry before they take off. Please keep the team in your prayers.
Greetings, family and friends!
It might seem like a long time ago that I wrote to you about our Thanksgiving
trip to Juarez, Mexico, to build a house. Here we are in the week
before—and we’re at the point of deciding what goes in our carry-ons
(it’s interesting how little we actually need when we have to
luggage these days). Quinn has sent out all of the last-minute details,
and the group will gather in El Paso on Wednesday. Ah, but it’s much
more than a “group”. We will be building a home for a Juarez family with
a team made up entirely of
children, John and Erin (with our grandbaby still in the “oven”), my niece
Krista, Neil and Randee (Dusty’s parents), and us! If you find it difficult
to picture such an operation with so many young(ish) and old(ish) people,
rest assured some Mexican hands will be working alongside us.
Please pray that no stateside travel glitches delay our border crossing;
there isn’t much wiggle room in our schedule. Please pray for good health
for everyone—before, during, and after. Please pray for travel safety. The
media has focused a lot of attention on Juarez, relating to drug-lord violence.
We are fully aware of this but will be working in the poverty-stricken
outskirts of the city, 30 kilometers away from the danger. We ask God
to protect us from harm in the same way we ask his protection for travel
anywhere else. And don’t think for a minute that Quinn and Dusty would
lead so many of their dearly loved ones into a dangerous situation. Please pray that
God will use our small efforts to deliver big blessings beyond a home for
one family. We also get to hold a food outreach and maybe work in the
clinic, so there will be opportunities to meet the people and see the great
need that keeps drawing the Anderson family to return again and again.
A new ministry is springing from the Andersons’ last trip down to Juarez
less than a month ago. The website is nearly ready to launch, and you can
My goal is, again, to keep this short. Thanks in advance for your prayer
support. And thanks to those who felt led to support us financially as
well. We are humbled and blessed by your generosity.
Love, Sherry (and Mauri too)
PS: pictures and full report on our return!
November 2010
Don't forget to check out this web site! It is the beginning of more building to come! HOPE and HELP is pouring out for these deserving people who live outside of Juarez, Mexico! There are several pictures on the site so you can get an idea of what is happening! The effort is headed up by the Anderson family.
http://eightythreehundred.org/
If you would like to know more about Mauri and Sherry ..they have a blog. Sherry is the author and contributor of some very interesting and insightful posts!! http://www.mauriandsherry.com/
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