Friday, December 22, 2017

Out There with the Beams -- December 2017


Dear Friends and Family,

Merry Christmas to all our friends, family, and ministry supporters around the world.  We hope you are enjoying the holidays with your loved ones.  We made a quick trip to Texas to celebrate Luciana’s graduation from Dallas Baptist University and to spend Christmas with our stateside family.  We will be back in Bolivia shortly after the 1st of January to begin a new year in ministry.  We are excited about the teams that are preparing to join us in ministry in 2018 and we are excited to see how God will expand our work to reach even more people with His love and compassion.  Thank you so much to all our faithful supporters who have partnered with us over the years. On December 7th, Vanessa and I celebrated our 20th anniversary!  And we have been serving in Bolivia for almost 14 years! 

As you finish up 2017 and are thinking about where to invest your year-end charitable donations, please consider supporting our ministry with either a one-time gift or by setting up an automatic monthly donation.  We have fallen behind in pledges and currently need an additional $2000 a month in support.  Donations are tax deductible for U.S. citizens when they are channeled through the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA).  Canadian citizens can make tax-deductible donation through the Evangelical Free Church of Canada (EFCCM).  Please click on the links above to begin the online process, or click on the DONATE button to the right.  Of course, we also need monthly financial support for Agua Yaku, our clean water ministry, and CAFA, Vanessa’s urban ministry for women and families—but honestly our priority right now is to bring our personal support budget up to 100%.  Thank you so much for prayerfully considering becoming a partner with us in this work. 
If you would like to come down to Bolivia and work with us first-hand in 2018, either as a family, or with a church or civic group, please let us know as soon as possible so we can make sure we have room on our calendar. 

Prayer Requests:

Family – Pray for Luciana and Nat as they are making their own lives in the U.S.  Nat continues to live and work in Fort Collins, Colorado, and in January Luciana will be starting an MBA degree at Dallas Baptist.  Isaiah is in the middle of 10th grade at the Santa Cruz Christian Learning Center.  Please pray for Tom Combs, a dear friend and fellow missionary who is battling cancer. 

CAFA – Pray that in 2018 God will touch the hearts of women who are suffering abuse and need to hear the positive gospel message of love, hope, and healing that Vanessa and her team share with women and families in need. 

Agua Yaku – Pray that in 2018 we can successfully bring our AquaSiv water filter into production at an affordable price that will make clean water, and better health, a reality for 1000s of families in Bolivia and other countries around the world.  Pray that we can use “clean water” as a method reach many families who would not otherwise hear about or be receptive to embracing the love and hope that we have in Jesus Christ. 

May you celebrate joyously this Christmas season,
Danny and Vanessa

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