Dear friends in Christ,
“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.” Psalms 90:17
Ejido la Fe Coahuila: January 2, 2025: I took some things to the Bearing Precious Seed ministry in El Paso, then pianos to Chihuahua. On Sunday I preached in Camargo, to the last church we started, then on Monday took pews, tables and chairs, etc. to Coahuila. Praise the Lord it was a great trip, with no problems on this shorter, 7 day, 2,500 mile trip.
Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco: March 1 through 4 José Velasco, pastor of a Hispanic church in Duncan, OK, went with me, to pull another trailer to the border at Alamo, TX. We crossed one trailer, then the next day crossed the second load into Reynosa, Tamaulipas.
The pastor in Jalisco discovered a Christian trucking company in Reynosa that hauled the 70 pews 12 hours to Atotonilco el Alto for $1,000, one-fourth of what it would cost me to make 2 trips!
The trucker wants to help us in the future and can even pick up loads in the US, cross the border and haul them on down into Mexico! Please pray for wisdom to perhaps hire them to haul materials from the warehouse in OK, to a warehouse in central Mexico, where many churches could pick up items, and we could also take them from there to churches that are farther away. It would be so much more cost and time effective with less border crossings!
House: I finally got a small duplex fixed up to live in, and got out of my son Josh and his family’s house! Thankfully we’re still friends!
Health: An echocardiogram a year ago and then another this year are showing that my aortic heart valve is failing, though I still feel well! They are doing several tests now to show the severity of it and to determine when they might need to replace the heart valve.
Engaged! The Lord brought a wonderful lady into my life, who loves the Lord and loves me! Bonnie Woolsey’s family obtained some church pews for a granddaughter’s wedding, in eastern Missouri. This past September her pastor, Bob Reagan called and asked if I would want the pews to take them to Mexico. That very next week I was scheduled to pick up pews in Kentucky and Illinois and on my way home, would pass within an hour and a half from them! The rest is history! Bonnie and I are to be married the last of June, in MO!
Praise: God’s protection and intervention with the trips & “Hands to the Work” Ministry; My house; I feel well; Upcoming wedding and life, ministering together with Bonnie
Prayer: Souls to be saved; Wisdom for material shipments and distribution; Heart; New life
Ron Winter
Your Co-laborer, Ministering to Churches in Mexico
Hands to the Work – Ron Winter
Missionary to Mexico