Monthly Prayer Letter

Monthly Prayer Letter

"To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heavens." ~ Eccl. 3:1

July, 2009

¡Hola! (Hello!)

¡Dios le bendiga! (God bless you!) We’re writing to you this month from Tijuana, Mexico!

Yes, our entire family got on a plane (all at once!) and flew across country to San Diego, CA!

Wow! We could have filmed that for a reality TV show! (just kidding…we’ll pass on that). And…we still get to fly back home! Woo hoo!

Cambios de Viajes (Travel Changes)

Our travel plans, regarding Mexico, have gone from Plan A to Plan B to Plan C….to, well, we forgot which revamped plan we’re on at this point!

The fall out from the “sensational” mainstream news media reporting about Mexico has been intense this year. YUGO has seen a huge drop in the number of teams and individuals coming to minister in Mexico.

We’ve had many years of 3,000 or more coming to minister with us in Mexico. We’ll be lucky this year if we see even 20% of that overall. Some Christian ministries working in Mexico will likely not survive this year.

Our family has shifted our focus to the Tijuana Outreach Center (TJOC) this summer. We are here for two weeks on this trip. Chris is speaking each day for the daily chapel services. Adam and the boys led worship for the first week. We are pitching in where we can to help run the camp. Chris will return in August for another week of preaching and helping to direct the outreach.

Dios No Se Ha Cambiado (God Hasn’t Changed)

God is still faithful. He is still in charge. He still meets all our needs, never sleeps, loves us in spite of ourselves, and wants to work in and through us. Amen! We are thankful that God has not changed. And we have put our faith and focus in Him.

God has kept our ministry calendar full this year. The summer months are no different. We have had many opportunities to share our family music and preaching ministry. We’ve seen the usual wide range of venues as well.We’ve been on flatbed tractor trailers, street fairs, churches, etc. And here we are, once again, on the field in Tijuana, Mexico. God has given us some wild adventures! And, we are so blessed! The blessing is definitely all ours to be able to use God’s gifts to encourage so many people.

¡Gracias! (Thank you!)

Thank you to our awesome ministry support team! Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and financial support. For those who support our ministry faithfully every month financially, we are so very thankful for you! Please never think we take you for granted. We can’t do this without you. We need you and we thank God for you. It’s wonderful to see the Lord bless those who have faithfully and sacrificially given and we look forward to many more years of seeing the Lord do great and wonderful things in Mexico as a result of those gifts.

God Bless You!

The Canote Family

Chris, Susan, Samantha, Adam, Zachary (Chewy), Alex, J.P., Allison, Natalie, & Charlotte

Canote E-Notes 06/29/09

Just a quick note to share about a beautiful moment of fellowship and blessing with our faithful "fellow workers", friends, and family. We spent the second of two Sundays in a row at Sturgeon Baptist yesterday preaching for the morning and evening worship services. As a family, we shared a feeling of God's overwhelming presence and love and enjoyed a special time of worship and ministry. Last night at the end of the evening service, the congregation gathered around us and laid hands on us, lifting us up in faithful and loving prayer from the heart, asking for God's protection and provision. It was an intimate and humbling experience we won't soon forget that blessed our socks off!

God is good...all the time!

Chris Canote
Outreach Director
Missions Mobilizer/Recruiter

YUGO Ministries
www.yugo.org
www.thecanotefamily.com
http://twitter.com/canotechris
http://twitter.com/YUGOMinistries

573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell

Canote E-Notes 06/27/09

Looking forward to a great day in the Lord tomorrow, preaching for the morning and evening services at Sturgeon Baptist Church. We were there for both services last Sunday (Father's Day) as well. Last Sunday was following a week of VBS at Sturgeon - it was very exciting to hear the reports from the VBS ministry team. We also had two different young ladies come forward at the end of the services (one in each service) to make a public profession of faith as a result of the VBS outreach. And, that was AWESOME! to say the least.

We're definitely getting "ramped up" for our 2-week trip to Tijuana - leaving one week from today on July 4. There is much to do over the next few days as we prepare for loading nine of us on an airplane.

I'm very excited to see what God has in mind to do THROUGH and IN us in Mexico this summer!

Prayer Requests:
- That hearts and lives would be transformed as a result of our ministry work in Mexico

- God's strength, wisdom, and Grace for new decision makers resulting from this ministry

- God's continued provision and protection

- Endurance as we run the race set before us

Chris Canote
Outreach Director
Missions Mobilizer/Recruiter

YUGO Ministries
www.yugo.org
www.thecanotefamily.com
twitter.com/canotechris
twitter.com/YUGOMinistries

573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell

Canote E-Notes 06/24/09

Well, it would appear our ever-changing travel plans have left a few people pretty-well cornfused! Ooops...sorry about that! :)

You may have heard the old saying, "if you want to make God laugh...go ahead and try to 'make plans'!". This might apply for us this summer! :) God had a plan, it just took us a bit to figure it out. We're excited about what God will be doing 'In, Through, and For' us this summer. It will be good to not only be ministering in Mexico but also to have the opportunity to spend some time working along side some of our fellow workers at YUGO.

The final plan **at this point** is that our entire family will be boarding a plane on Saturday, July 4, bound for San Diego, CA. We'll all be spending 2 weeks in Tijuana at YUGO's Tijuana Outreach Center, returning on Saturday, July 18. I will be returning by myself for a week in August.

I'll be preaching each weekday the entire 3 weeks for the daily chapel services for the visiting ministry teams. Adam and the boys will also do some worship leading the first week they are there.

Chris Canote
Outreach Director
Missions Mobilizer/Recruiter

YUGO Ministries
www.yugo.org
www.thecanotefamily.com
http://twitter.com/canotechris
http://twitter.com/YUGOMinistries

573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell

Canote E- Notes 06/16/09

It was a great day of ministry at the Kirksville FBC this last Sunday. We were there for the morning service, a noon carry-in meal, and an afternoon bluegrass concert.

We led worship for the morning service with some good old sing-alongs bluegrass style. I was also honored with the opportunity to speak for the morning service. God gave me a message about YUGO's work in Mexico with a challenge to be ambassadors for Christ.

The fellowship with our friends there was so warm and welcoming. As is often the case, we went to minister to them but we were the ones who left there blessed and reminded of God's goodness.

We were so very encouraged when right off the bat, Pastor Nissing opened the morning service with their regular prayer of encouragement for missionaries around the world. It was good to be with "fellow workers" in the Kingdom.

God is good...all the time!

Chris Canote
Outreach Director
Missions Mobilizer/Recruiter

YUGO Ministries
www.yugo.org
www.thecanotefamily.com
http://twitter.com/canotechris
http://twitter.com/YUGOMinistries

573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell

Canote E-Notes 06/11/09

Yay summer is here! Woo hoo!
Our very busy summer is already well under way. We now have the wedding behind us and it's time to move on to other things. There are multiple ministry engagements and mission work at hand.

We'll be doing some music and preaching as usual. God is keeping our calendar full. And, that's a wonderful blessing. Our Mexico travel plans have changed several times over the last few months but have finally settled in to a final plan. See our June & July Calendar below.

Our 2 weeks in Tijuana for the whole family should definitely be interesting. Adam and the boys will be leading worship daily for the chapel services the 1st week. I will be preaching each day all week for both weeks. I'm also working on another possible 2-week trip, for me only, back to Tijuana in August. That would be another 2 weeks of preaching each day.


Special Request
We have never all flown together anywhere. This will be a new experience for us. We're excited and anxious.

We need to update our supply of luggage and will also have to pay the new "checked baggage fee" for the flight out and the flight back. The luggage fees will be around $200 and we're probably going to need to spend at least that to add to our bags. That's an extra $400 to $500 we weren't counting on. Please pray with us that the necessary funds will be provided to make it happen.

Canote Calendar - June & July
- Sun, June 14, 11AM/2PM - Keytesville FBC - Worship, Preaching, & Concert

- Sat, June 20, 2PM - Sturgeon Street Fair - Adam & the kids (Sw'Action) - Contemporary Worship Concert

- Sat, June 20, 3PM - Sturgeon Street Fair - Gospel Bluegrass Concert

- Sun, June 21, 10:30AM & 6:30PM - Sturgeon Baptist Church - Chris Preaching

- Sun, June 28, 10:30AM & 6:30PM - Sturgeon Baptist Church - Chris Preaching

- Sat, July 4 - Sat, July 18 - We will all be in Tijuana, Mexico at the YUGO Tijuana Outreach Center

- Sun, July 26, 10:30AM & 6:30PM - Sturgeon Baptist Church - Chris Preaching

- Tue, July 28, 11AM - Performance on the Pepper & Friends TV Show

Chris Canote
Outreach Director
Missions Mobilizer/Recruiter

YUGO Ministries
www.yugo.org
www.thecanotefamily.com

http://twitter.com/canotechris
http://twitter.com/YUGOMinistries

573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell