First Men of Light Breakfast

Saturday, Jan 29th was our first ever Men of Light Breakfast.  Terry shared a devotional with 12 other men, and there was prayerful discussion of a land purchase for Lighthouse Church.  They were able to view the land we are considering for the future site of Lighthouse Church.  Everyone was encouraged by the location and price of the possible piece of property.  Continue to pray for God's leadership in this momentous decision. 

We continue to average in the mid 60's for the first month of 2011.  We had 63 this past Sunday.  We are praying we can break the 70 mark in February!  We had a record attendance in our nursery area with 9 under the age of 3!  Wow!  We usually have 3!  We had to have 2 workers this week. Thank you Lord for growing and blessing.  

Pray for our mission work in Ek Balam.  We have had a snag in the land acquisition and are looking for alternatives for building the missionary house.  Keep this prayer request before God as we trust God for this need.  Daniel, Andrea and Debi Morris are going to Ek Balam today (1/31) to look for alternatives to build this house!  We know this is what God wants, so this snag is only a delay!

Friends from Alaska

Great friends from Alaska, Robert & Rochelle Hughes, Mark & Brenda Vincent, and Brenda's parents joined us for lunch on the beach in Playa Del Carmen.  They were on a cruise that stopped in Cozumel.  We had a great time of fun and fellowship!  It is always great to reunite with friends!  Thanks for taking the time from your vacation to see us here in Mexico!

Great day at Lighthouse Church where the weather was the coolest we've had, 58 degrees and 58 in attendance.  Had a new member on the praise team; Debra Robinson began playing the electric piano!  Great job Debra.  Daniel and Andrea continue to lead our Praise Team and recruit new members from within our church.  We are blessed to have a group of talented people who give their talents to God through their church.

Our grandson Caleb arrived Wednesday, January 19th.  We have been keeping him busy from the day he arrived.  He was a big help setting up for worship yesterday at church; went to the Tulum Ruins today with new friends and tomorrow will go with Edventure Tours to assist with tourists on beach tours! He will be with us until April 1st!  We are thrilled to have him.

Rain has entered the picture!

We've had nice cool weather here in Tulum the last month except for a couple days of high humidity.  Rained during worship service yesterday but did not dampen the spirits of our attenders.  We had 63 yesterday in spite of the down pour.  Praise Team did an exceptional job leading us in praise.  Terry brought applicable teaching on allowing balance in our mind and thoughts called "What's on Your Mind?" It was the second teaching in "What to do When Your Life is Out of Balance".  

Several attenders from Lighthouse Church viewed a piece of property we are praying about. Please keep this in your prayers as we trust God to lead us in his wisdom and direction.  It is the best piece and price we have seen here in Tulum yet.  

We are in the early stages of planning for 2 mission teams this year.  Rabbit Creek Community Church is sending their praise team leader and 2-3 members of the praise team to come and work with our Lighthouse Church Praise Team on worship leadership and presentation in late February.  A work team is coming from Tennessee in mid March to assist in building Debi Morris, our missionary to EK Balam, a mission house on property in Ek Balam.  

Don't forget to check out our web sites:  yucatanoutreachministries.org and lighthousechurchtulum.com

2011 Here We Come!

We are off to a great start for 2011.  We had 68 in attendance Sunday, January 9th!  Best Sunday attendance ever!  Great way to start the new year! 

We are back on schedule after the holidays and hope to see many of the Vision 2015 projects beginning in the new year.  We are on task for many of the goals we started with Vision 2015. Our first ever Men's Group meets the end of this month for their first meeting.  New ladies Bible study will begin in February.  Terry met with Realtors today as we continue to search for land.  Land here is way over priced so this process is taking more time than we hoped .  Land that was given to Lighthouse Church was too far out of town and not developed with roads at this point.  God has something better in mind!

Caleb, our grandson from Anchorage, Alaska is coming to stay with us for a couple of months.  We are so excited to have him join us here.  He arrives next Wednesday!

We have a new Little Lights Teacher on board for our children's Sunday morning ministry.  She will be teaching 2 weeks, Renee 2 weeks, and I will teach 2 weeks.  This will free Renee and me up to be serving in other areas of ministry.  We welcome and Thank God for Monica!  She is a vital part of our Children s staff!

Happy New Year!

Terry and I enjoyed a 4 day retreat in Cozumel, Mexico.  A good friend offered us the use of their condo right on the water and it was "over the top."  We were able to relax, reflect on our year and prepare our hearts and plans for 2011.  God has blessed us beyond measure this past year. 

As we prepare for a blessed year we want to express our appreciation to all our followers and supporters.  You have inspired us to be better.  You have humbled us with your generosity. You encourage us with your commitment to YOM.  With sincere thanks we honor you.

We commit to keeping our communications up-to-date.  We love hearing from you and getting feed back on things that are happening here in Mexico.  I have listed addresses below for you to contact us at anytime for information or to schedule a trip to Mexico.

God bless each of you this new year!

Debbie

WEB SITES:   yucatanoutreachministries.org       lighthousechurchtulum.com

EMAIL:    debbie@yucatanoutreahministries.org      

                  terry @yucatanoutreachministries.org

SKYPE PHONE:  214-377-0411

 MEXICO PHONE:  984-120-4169 (Terry)   984-745-4008 (Debbie)