Oaxaca 2008

This is the first entry in our Worldwide Hope Ministries blog. Worldwide Hope is a ministry set up as part of Outfitters for Adventure in Morris, MN which is being overseen by myself, Rick, my wife Deb, Michelle and Adam Hanson who were part of our church in Cokato, and Neil and Ruth Thielke of Morris. Our goal is to assist in meeting the needs of people with disabilities, the disadvantaged and the disconnected around the world as we are able. We have a fund set aside to facilitate meeting needs in these areas as they are presented to us, but are actively seeking people to partner with us as we seek to be part of the heart of God in coming alongside the most vulnerable and Spiritually hungry people in the world.

This year it was Rick and Tyler's privilege to be part of an awesome adventure to Oaxaca for just a few days to visit a friend and her husband that we met last time we were in Mexico and be part of their incredible outreach to the unreached youth of that area. I must warn you that the things I will be posting here about that trip are "on the front lines of ministry" and may not be what you are used to seeing being used for reaching people for Christ, but I assure you that the heart and soul of everyone used by God in the days I was there was genuinely focused on the eternal need of every kid in Oaxaca. In fact, what I saw in ministry and Spiritual warfare was beyond what I have ever seen. We saw God working mightily in some very incredible ways. We want to thank you all do much for your prayers, thoughts and support as we undertook this awesome journey into the world. I will be posting pictures and videos very soon. But wanted to get this blog up and going to really let you know how much we appreciate all your support. God is doing great things around the world and I can't wait to tell you more!