We have been blessed with the opportunity to travel with a team from Faith Baptist Church to Hermosillo, Mexico, from November 26 - December 8.  Our team of eleven people will be assisting with the construction of a retreat centre and orphanage just outside the city.

We will be working with missionaries, Lane and Sherri Elliott, from the Evangelical Free Church of Canada Mission (EFCCM).  Lane and Sheri began serving in EFCCM ministries in January 2009 – reaching out to the poor of the city so as to display Christ’s love. They continue to encourage the church in this ministry and involve short-term teams in reaching out to the economically poor communities of Hermosillo under the ministry name Urban Hope – Esperanza Urbana. Currently they are helping run a soup kitchen, in partnership with another local church, focusing on feeding children physically and spiritually.  They give leadership to the youth of the church and began a youth-drop-in-center that reaches out to teens in a nearby shanty town. Lane also leads a ministry to Migrant Workers who come to their area to work in the grape harvest. Some of these Migrant Workers come from the unreached tribal areas of Southern Mexico.

As we prepare to leave and during our time in Mexico, we would appreciate your prayers in the following areas:

·         Final details for our mission's trip will be worked out

·         The Holy Spirit will continue to teach us and make us effective witnesses

·         Protection, health and safety of the entire team

·         That we will honour God in all we do

·         That our team would be unified in all that we undertake

·         That we would have an impact on everyone we interact with in Hermosillo.

Thank you for your prayer support.