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This week has flown by as we spent time with old friends, visited our favorite places and helped with ministries. We park our RV at a park across from a deaf school called Rancho Sordo Mudo. They have a wonderful christian Deaf School and own the park across the road. School is out, but we have enjoyed fellowship with some of the staff. They are kind enough to let us use the internet when we are there. We drive up near the office and log on...Mexico :)  They are having problems getting water to the RV Park so we will leave tomorrow, Doug has been filling up our 5 gallon jugs and pouring into RV tank...hard work for a shower !!  Here of some pictures of the wine country and where we are staying.

 

 See our white RV in the center of picture above...we are and were the only tenant for past week :)  Behind the RV is a beautiful valley of grape vines.

   

This is the deaf school in the right of picture...they have plenty of water but have trouble getting it across the highway to us.  Thieves keep stealing the water pumps and also strip all the wiring out of the bathrooms...probably selling to buy drugs...sad.



We attend on Sunday morning a large church in El Porvenir. Some of our friends attend there and they translate the services. Pastor Marcos is fantastic and worship is great. Our friends there Gio and Patty have a ministry to the people living in the dried up river bed. Usually they serve breakfast
 but on this Saturday they distributed free clothing that was given to them from an orphanage who had too much donated. They have a distribution system so it is not a "free for all" ! Each person gets only 7 items and only a couple at each station at a time.  Love this couple for all they do out of a heart of love.

 Doug and I both had clothing tables, well Doug had a truck gate. We loved helping them.  The needs are great for many for daily substance.  We have so much in USA (they call America the "OTHER SIDE" :)

We helped paint a Sunday School room at the Testerazo church, here Doug is taping prior to painting.

Linda showing the kids hand prints that we remember in past trips when the kids decorated the walls :)

 

 These are some of the bicycles that we used when the migrant camp was being used...they need some help! Last time here Doug became the default bicycle fixer...a full time job...always breaking down, etc.
We are fixing the ones where we can find parts to be used for the summer camp at the Bordega (see pictures below).  Last year they had 100 kids come for a summer camp !  Great witness and fun for the Testerazo community and surrounding areas.  Testerazo has about 400-500 total population !!!

This picture is some bicycles we found with the parts still in place and we are busy fixing at the new cemented patio area at the ministries Bordega...patching MUCHO flats, etc.  The ones on the right in picture below need tires fixed, on left they have other issues.
                                                                                   

Above Doug and Juan (more on his story later...amazing) working...me on bicyles and Juan on skateboards, etc. To the left is Juan standing behind donated truck they use for ministry.


Below is Linda and Pastor Yolanda ministering to a visitor (frequently many come knowing there is help here) in front of Bordega. The Bordega which was built several years ago by a group from Canada has been a tremendous blessing to the community....people/children come visiting regularly and it is a haven (place to temporarily live for many in need of shelter).
 

Above is the newest addition: goat.  Juan said he would be for "comida" later.  Food :)  In Mexico they waste nothing !!!

Below is the the Street Maintenance Crew on dirt road where Bordega is just too the left !!!

 Hope this update tells a story of what we have been up to in Mexico for past week.  Pictures always help and we will try to post more as the Adventure continues.

As always we appreciate past help and continue to need any financial help from all the "rich" Americano's :)  as we try to be the feet and hands of Jesus in this very needy area.  We have a problem of asking,  since for many, many years we were the one's who were the "givers".

Tax deductible checks can be made out to our private foundation, CapStone Foundation, Inc. and mailed to below address:

Doug Pettit
223 Town Center Parkway, #730
Spring Hill, TN 37174

In His Name,
Doug & Linda