Dear Friends in Christ,
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Please pray for wisdom for the “Hands to the Work” ministry, to prepare, plan and execute all of the opportunities and take on the challenges!
I’m often asked how often I take trips to Mexico. I take trips when Mexican churches ask and pray for materials and God has provided them, and when I have money to make the trip! I need to raise more support to be able to pick up and deliver the materials. My support is almost entirely spent on the ministry, as I live off of my Social Security and love offerings.
From October 11 to 30, I’m planning to take pews, pianos, chairs, etc. to 2 churches in the state of San Luis Potosí, in the indigenes Huasteca Potosina region; then to 4 churches in the state of Tabasco, below the Gulf of Mexico. Please pray, as I’ve never been that far south on the east side of Mexico! I’m to preach in a mission conference in Fredonia Kansas November 8 – 10 and a week later, take pews, pianos, etc. to churches in Chihuahua and Coahuila.
I’ve been picking up pews, pulpits, tables, chairs, etc. in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and just got back from a 1,750 mile trip to pick up pews in Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri. Praise the Lord, some folks also bring things to me!
There are 70 pews being warehoused in Edmond, OK, that still need to be disassembled, and gotten to Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico. The duty and more than $500 for tolls plus fuel, etc. for 2 trips with my truck and trailer for more than 5,000 miles, would be very expensive! We’re looking at the possibility of hiring a Mexican trucking company to pick up the pews on the US border and take them to Jalisco. Of course I would still have to get them to El Paso, and hopefully go down there to help assemble them.
I was a missionary sent out of the First Baptist Church of Milford, OH for 37 years! Thank you Pastor Keen, Pastor Duttry, Pastor Barclay & FBC!
I’ve joined the First Baptist Church of Del City, OK, to be closer to the Mexican border and because all my kids and grandkids live within 4 hours of Del City. The church provides a warehouse for the materials and the bus garage to park and work on my truck and trailers. My new pastor, Michael Scott, is very excited about this ministry and several of the men help unload and load the trailer, etc.!
Please continue sending my support to the First Baptist Church of Milford, as they continue to be my clearing house!
Praise: Warehouse is about full; Safety on the trips picking up pews, etc.
Prayer: Souls to be saved because of this ministry; Safety on the trips; Correct sizes of pews & needed materials; Trips to San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Coahuila, Jalisco & etc.; Finances, support & organization
Please pray for the “Hands to the Work” ministry that God would be glorified by it!
Ron Winter
Your Co-laborer, Ministering to Churches in Mexico