Gathering of dispensary 

Villagers walking to Xanica

Unloading truck

As you have watched the news lately I'm sure you are aware of how Mexico has been hit by the effects of several hurricanes at the same time that have come from both the Atlantic and the Pacific coast and so many towns are not able to get out to buy food etc. Yes the government has made drops in some of these areas but many of our own missions still do not have food.

Damian has received some funds to give food to four of our Oaxaca mission villages. Word got out to three of these villages because he couldn't get to them and the people came either walking, an hour or more, or by mule to receive our help. 

Team members handing out food

Villagers waiting for food

Pastor Damian handing out cornmeal for tortillas

When the people came to receive, two new people found Christ as their personal Savior. When we obey the words in Matt. 25:35-46 God will use this to bring people to Himself.

Damian leaves tomorrow to head back to five more of our mission villages to distribute food who have no way to receive help. I am asking any of you who would be willing to help to go to the Donate today logo and give what God puts on your heart so we can meet this emergency. You don't have to have a Paypal account to give. It is secure. This way we will know how much is coming in immediately and not have to wait for a check to reach Arizona and be processed. After you put in your gift a screen will come up and you can designate your giving to go to the Oaxaca villages or just say Pastor Damian so it goes to the correct disaster relief. This isn't very clear on the donate page but you can add it at the end.

Sheri is On The Road Again!

I will try to make this somewhat short. Can Sheri really do that? I'll try. 
 Since I last sent an update I met my daughter and her husband in Grand Junction and she helped me drive to Las Vegas, NV for a small family reunion. Then I stayed a couple of extra days to pick up my friend Annie who has been to Oaxaca and we headed in my RV from there to Reno NV where we are right now. No we have stayed away from the casinos. I don't like anything to do with that life style. Plus I can't afford to lose even a roll of nickels. hehe 

 We are supposed to head up into Oregon tomorrow passing through part of our Federal Parks and enjoying our great USA. Have many friends in the Portland area and hope to see some of you around there. Some of you I haven't seen since you baby sat my kids years ago. Since I have the RV and a service dog we won't be a problem as we bring our hotel and restaurant with us. Please let me know if we can get together with some of you, for old time sake.  

​Later hope to stop and see a cousin in Eugene where I took some of my linguistic training to translate the Bible into an indigenous language and then over to Coos Bay to see my Aunt Betty and many friends between there and​ Myrtle Point. 

 Later will travel down I-5 to California. Hope to see friends in Redding, CA. Need to end up in Squaw Valley California on the 13th of October to share what is happening in Oaxaca Mexico and our ministry. From there maybe on to Bakersfield to see a friend from Oaxaca days and Hemet to see my boys and Great grandchildren before heading back to Colorado. 

I'm now living south of Grand Junction, a long ways from the flooding north of Denver where my daughter was born. Devastating for these who have lost loved ones and homes. Our prayers go out to so many. Sheri Burk