Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. Psalms 40:5 NIV
Dear Family and Friends,
The last two months have flown by. Summer is here. Are you ready? We are! We recently hosted our first Serve Team of the summer and we have a pretty full schedule of teams for the June and July. We are excited to see what God is going to do!
As the Ranch serve team managers, Summer is always going to be our busiest time of year, so we made sure to have a little fun in the Spring. We were super blessed with Steve’s mom and dad coming to visit in April! Their visit was a complete surprise to the boys and their faces lit up as they saw Reenie and Big Daddy here in Honduras. We had a great time visiting with them. We spent a weekend at the Ranch and then took a family road trip to visit the north coast of Honduras and enjoy a few days at the beach and sight-seeing.
After Steve’s parents left, we had the pleasure of hosting Abby and Josh. Abby was a teacher at the Ranch from 2007 to 2011 and she shared many of her memories with us. Many of the older kids at the Ranch now were in first grade or younger while she was a missionary teacher and it was fun to see some of them reconnect with her. Abby was not married then. During this trip she was able to bring her husband and make some new memories. Abby and Josh tutored in the school, led some art projects and helped with coffee cultivation (the Ranch has 2 acres of coffee plants with proceeds helping fund operations). Josh had a great time playing soccer with the kids and encouraging them to learn new skills.
In May, we started hosting a weekly youth group in our home. We invite all the kids 13 and up. It has been such a fun experience. Our goal is to give the youth a fun and safe place to seek God in different ways. Each week we serve some snacks and each week we are amazed at how much teenagers can eat, even right after dinner. After eating and hanging out, we usually play a game, listen to some worship songs, talk about God’s Word, and break out into guy and girl groups. Please be in prayer each Wednesday evening over the group. Each month we plan to have a service night, game night and/or a youth-led night. To our musically talented friends, if you would like to come teach the youth how to play some instruments, we could transition from listening to worship music to playing worship music!
At the end of May, we hosted a possible future missionary teacher named Kayla from Minnesota. She was such a blessing to get to know during her week-long visit. She spent each school day teaching different classes. We were able to have her at our house for breakfast two mornings and spent a day in the city with her. Please be in prayer for her to receive direction from God on where she should serve. We are hoping it is here at the Ranch!
During the first week of June we celebrated Bryeten’s 9th birthday and Chance’s graduation from Kindergarten. We also attended the Quinceañera of one of the Ranch girls, Skarleth. Her mentor parents and counselors did a beautiful job of organizing the celebration in her honor.
We are excited and ready for our busy summer of Serve Teams. We have teams that will focus on food and nutrition, art/sewing, trauma recovery, spiritual development, beautifying our campus and much more. Please be in prayer for our teams and the kids whose lives they will touch.
Thank you for praying for our family and our ministry. We love you all!
Steve, Kris, Bryeten, Chance and Mac
Steve.Nelson@wgomission.org
Kris.Nelson@wgomission.org
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Thank you for your prayers and partnership!
