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Friday, December 18, 2015

Canote E-Notes 12/18/15








20620 N. Devils Washboard Rd.
Clark, MO 65243

Merry Christmas from The Canote Family!
Christmas greetings and a Happy New Year from our family to yours!  Another year has passed and what a year it has been!  God has been so good to us and continues to give us many opportunities to serve Him and His kingdom.  We are certainly a blessed family!

The holidays have a special meaning for our family each year.  Like everyone else, we are enjoying the usual activities including Christmas programs, holiday parties, music events, food, family and friends. 

At the same time, we are also preparing for our another week of hosting ministry teams in Acuña, Mexico.  At this point, we are counting down the hours until we leave with only a week to go!  And we are as excited as ever about another opportunity to share the HOPE which is in Jesus!

Our ministry theme for 2016 is: 

#Hope - He Offers Peace Eternal
"We have this HOPE as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure."  - Hebrews 6:19

NEW VISION - A key element of our Team Ministry effort in Mexico is the discipleship opportunity it provides for the ministry teams who come and serve with us.  It is an opportunity for a focused intentional time where we ask God to open our hearts to the plight of the poor.  What the eye has not seen, the heart cannot grieve over.  As followers of Christ, when we come face to face with real poverty - economic AND spiritual - something significant happens.  Lives become irrevocably shaped by the experience and a new vision is formed.
LEARNING EXCHANGE - As our ministry teams immerse themselves in a very different way of life during this cross cultural mission experience, their understanding of the world is deconstructed, their minds are expanded, and preconceptions are challenged.  They have come to share the incredible life-changing news of the Gospel of Jesus.  In the process God will speak into their hearts in a new, exciting, and unexpected way.




 Thank YOU for your partnership in the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
 
  1. Please pray for our family as 16 of us, in 2 vehicles, will be making the 2,500 mile round-trip from here to Acuña, Mexico.  We have made this trip now many times.  There are so many variables and issues to overcome in a project like this.  We will be relying on your prayers and trusting in God to bring us home safe once again.
  2. Please pray for those who will join us on ministry teams to share the message of hope which is in Jesus and reason we celebrate this holiday season.  Pray that they might be in full surrender to this potentially life-changing engagement in which there is an opportunity for God to work in and through them in ways He never has before.
  3. Please pray for Pastor David Huerta, his family, and church.  It is our goal to support him in the ministry which God has given him in Acuña, Mexico and that we will be a resource to him and the local church.  Please pray that we will be a blessing and God's Providence.
  4. Finally, and most importantly, please pray for those whom we will engage in this cross-cultural ministry.  Pray that their hearts will be open to receive the saving knowledge of THE Messiah.

Merry Christmas!
We're counting on your prayers!


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Sunday, September 20, 2015

Canote E-Notes 09/20/15








20620 N. Devils Washboard Rd.
Clark, MO 65243

Greetings from The Canote Family!
God is good.  That is a phrase we use often.  However, the truth is "good" just doesn't really cut it.  God is so much more than just "good"  In fact, God is incredible!  His plans and timing are perfect.  And the truth is, He also is always busy blessing our socks off and never ceasing to amaze us at every turn!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We are super excited to announce that today Chris was voted in as the new pastor of Perche Baptist Church.  We are certainly excited about this new chapter of ministry for our family.  Though it was not in our plans as we began this year, God had better plans.
Perche has been our home base for the last nearly 2 years.  The love, support, and encouragement from our church family has been at times near overwhelming.  Our church family is also very supportive and involved in the work of Evident Ministries.  The pastor ministry and our Team Ministry work in Mexico compliment each other and work together quite well.  There will be no change in our commitment to the work God has called us to through Evident Ministries. 

It was only after much prayer, discussion and repeated confirmation from the Lord that he was able to confidently say he felt strongly it was God who was calling Him to step out on faith.

We are honored, blessed, and humbled to see how God continues to work in and through our family.  And we are excited to see what God has in store for us in the coming months.

 2015 Ministry Theme:  #PressOn
  • Please pray for our family as we go through some changes in routine and together take on the new responsibilities of the ministry of pastor.  Chris has the "title" but this ministry will certainly impact our whole family.
  • Please continue to pray for Evident Ministries.  We need prayer and financial support to keep this up.  Please pray, asking God if He would have you come along side us financially and then do what He leads you to do.  Any amount helps.  
  • Please join us in thanking God for using our family in ministry, for blessing the people of Acuña, Mexico through our work, and for the evangelism and discipleship opportunity He gives the ministry teams who join us for Team Ministry in Mexico.
  • Please continue to pray for those who have heard and will hear THE message of HOPE through the work of this ministry.

Thank you and God bless YOU!  

We're counting on your prayers!


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Friday, September 11, 2015

Canote E-Notes 09/11/15










20620 N. Devils Washboard Rd.
Clark, MO 65243

Greetings from The Canote Family!
 

Mr. Nicky Blue Eyes
Summer is winding down and Fall is right around the corner.  And today, thanks to a crock pot full of homemade applesauce, our house smells like Fall!  NOTE:  A crock pot full of homemade applesauce makes your house smell incredible!

The kids are back in school, kindergarten to college and we have settled back into the daily routine with now two grandkids in our home everyday during the school week. 

Little Mr. Nicky Blue Eyes has taken over as the oldest at home during the day since Tori started Kindergarten.  And JP is balancing work and school as a freshman at MU. 

 
Praise the Lord!  For many years God has kept us busy and our ministry calendar full plenty of opportunities to share the Gospel!  We have had several ministry opportunities over the last few weeks and a few things on the calendar in the coming weeks. 
 
We will hit the road this weekend for a Canote family 2-city mid-Missouri bluegrass tour!  We will returning to a couple of our favorite ministry venues. We are blessed to once again be able to worship with our friends at the Gladden Baptist Church near Salem, MO and then another home-away-from-home, the Spring Creek Baptist Church near Rolla, MO.   We are also honored to be on the line-up to play for an upcoming very special and historical service at our home church as we help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the church building at Perche Baptist Church.
MEXICO MINISTRY
We have one large team with a reserved spot ready for Team Ministry in Acuña, Mexico over the holidays.  We have plenty room for more.  We are looking forward to an exciting time on the mission field, serving the Lord and supporting Pastor David Huerta, church Aviva Kairos and the surrounding community.  Our actual ministry dates will be December 30 thru January 3.
 

Fun Fact:  2016 will mark 13 years God has been working in and through us in the country of Mexico!  Hallelujah!  We have driven somewhere around 50,000 miles back and forth to Mexico in those 13 years.  What a wild adventure for Jesus indeed!  We have been blessed to play a role in a significant Kingdom ministry which has made it possible for well over 1,000 salvations (that we know of)!  God is so good! 
#Hope #Eternity 

 










2015 Ministry Theme:  #PressOn


  • Please continue to pray for Evident Ministries.  We need prayer and financial support to keep this up.  Please pray, asking God if He would have you come along side us financially and then do what He leads you to do.  Any amount helps.  
  • Please join us in thanking God for using our family in ministry, for blessing the people of Acuña, Mexico through our work, and for the evangelism and discipleship opportunity He gives the ministry teams who join us for Team Ministry in Mexico.
  • Please continue to pray for those who have heard and will hear THE message of HOPE through the work of this ministry.

Thank you and God bless YOU!  

We're counting on your prayers!

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Monday, July 20, 2015

Canote E-Notes 07/20/15




20620 N. Devils Washboard Rd.
Clark, MO 65243

Greetings from The Canote Family!

We just wrapped up another incredible week of Team Ministry in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico!  It was another wild adventure sweating for Jesus in the heat of the desert of northern Coahuila.

 God is so good to us!  As usual, He was blessing our socks off at every turn.  We had all the usual attempts to distract us.  However, when God is on your side who can be against you? 

 There were 108 of us making ruckus in Jesus name.  We endured temperatures of 100F or above nearly every day and drank every last drop of clean water we could get our hands on!  In fact, we drank a weeks worth of Gatorade in the first 3 days and had to cross the border for more!

Fun Fact:  The town of Piedras Negrasis (located just a few miles south of our base camp) is where Chef Ignacio Nacho Anaya served the first-ever plate of nachos in 1943.  Yummo!

 We don't have all the numbers compiled yet but we know we saw around 100 hundred salvation decisions for the week.  We also know many more seeds were planted for a future harvest.  It was also an opportunity to support and encourage the local church.  Our ministry teams worked at 5 different local neighborhood spots.

 Pastor David was speechless at how the teams blessed him and his family!  The teams were able to celebrate his birthday with him on Friday evening when his church hosted everyone with a Mexican feast!  One of the teams was able to replace Pastor David's laptop which had fallen and was broken beyond repair just a couple of days before we arrived.

 In addition to our evangelism teams, we had a work team from Manitoba, Canada.  They hit the ground running and were able to accomplish a number of projects for Pastor David and his church, Aviva Kairos.  In a recent tornado and following wind storm a few days later, all of the trees in the church courtyard were destroyed.  Those trees have provided much needed shade from the sun for year-round ministry to youth and children.  The work crew was able to complete an patio cover at the entrance to the church, pour concrete for an additional patio, patched the roof on Pastor David's house, and a few other projects.  They also left enough funds to complete an additional shade-providing patio area.

Work Crew
Work Crew

Sports Ministry Testimony

Children's Ministry

Children's Ministry

Happy Birthday Pastor David!


Women's Ministry

Team Missouri

Team Dallas

Mexican S'mores - Yum!

Sandwich Crew

Women's Ministry

Team Canada


Women's Ministry in the park

1 of 3 Supply Stops
The city of Acuña has a census reported population of 181,000.  We have only scratched the surface.  There is certainly a great need and many opportunities for future ministry!  We already have our dates set for our New Year's trip and next summer in July.  We need ministry teams and individuals to join us in Mexico!  It is time now to start planning.
Our host team (aka the Canote family) is taking an extra day in Oklahoma City to rest and relax.  Watch for more updates in the coming weeks.  As usual, our calendar is full in the coming weeks with lots of ministry and activity to wrap up a very busy summer.

2015 Ministry Theme:  #PressOn

  • Please pray for Evident Ministries.  In order for the ministry to maintain and grow, we need prayer and financial support.  We need to increase the number of monthly financial supporters considerably to continue doing what we do.  Will you please pray, asking God if would have you come along side us financially and then do what He leads you to do?  Any amount helps.  $10, $15, $25 per month will make a big difference in the Kingdom building ministry!  Maybe God blessed you financially and is leading you to make a one-time larger gift.  We know God will provide as He sees fit.  Maybe He will use you.
  • Please pray for us as we travel home.
  • Please join us in praying a prayer of gratitude for how God has used our family in ministry, how He blessed the people of Acuña, Mexico in the last week, and for how the individuals from our ministry teams have gone home changed and ready to make an impact for world missions at home as a result of their week on the mission field.
  • MOST IMPORTANTLY:  Please pray for those who have heard THE message of HOPE during our week of Team Ministry in Acuña, Mexico.

Thank you and God bless YOU!  
We're counting on your prayers!
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Monday, July 6, 2015

Canote E-Notes 07/06/15















20620 N. Devils Washboard Rd.
Clark, MO 65243

Greetings from The Canote Family!

To say this has been an exciting, fun-filled year would be such an understatement! 

For starters, we have survived TWO family weddings welcoming TWO new Mrs. Canotes into our family!  Woo hoo!  Mr. and Mrs. Alex & Kelly Canote were married in March.  Then Mr. and Mrs. Zachary (Chewy) & Kaleigh Canote were married in June.

Mr. JP Canote graduated from high school in May and is excited to start at the University of Missouri in the fall.

We also welcomed another grandson to our crew!  Nathan & Samantha brought home Mr. Henry Christopher Carey in June!  He was born June 3, weighing in at 9lbs and sporting his daddy's big feet!  He has since slimmed down a bit and is ready for his first trip to Mexico (aside from his New Year's trip while still in his mama's belly!)

































And, as usual, God has kept our ministry calendar full of opportunities to share His message of HOPE through music and preaching AND blessing our socks off as He works in and through us.
It is now, once again, time to hit the road and head south of the border!  This is now our 12th year of ministry in Mexico and we are excited to host and lead another week of Team Ministry in Acuña!  There will be 108 of us based at Camp Getsemani ministering for the week.  We have 52 from Canada including a work crew to do some re-construction and clean-up after the recent tornado.  We have another 23 coming from our 2 all-Chinese teams from the Dallas, TX area. We also have a team of 18 from Fayette, MO including 2 staff volunteers who will serve on our host team:  Jonathan Atherton and Mason Bryan.

We are nearly packed and mostly ready with only hours left before our departure!  Our home church, Perche Baptist Church, has blessed and encouraged us with prayer, snacks, and drinks for this 2,500 mile round trip adventure for Jesus!  Travelling on this trip as the "Host Team" are:  Chris, Susan, Alex & Kelly, JP, Allison, Natalie, Charlotte, Tori, & Nicholas Canote PLUS Nathan, Samantha, Carter, & Henry Carey.


2015 Ministry Theme:  #PressOn

  • We believe and trust God will be with us and meeting our needs regardless of whatever "fiery darts" may be tossed our way. 
  • We also know God will be glorified if we will trust in Him, His ministry, His timing, and His providence as we surrender to Him and allow Him to do His work in and through us.
  • Please pray for us as we travel.  This trip includes several hundred miles of open desert.  2,500 miles is a long distance for anyone but especially for little ones.
  • Please pray for our ministry teams as they finish preparing this week and travel to join us in Acuña.  An experience like this is guaranteed to change and impact all of us.  We know there will be those on these ministry teams who will go home a new person ready to impact their home circles, families, churches, etc.
  • MOST IMPORTANTLY:  Please pray for those who will hear THE message of HOPE during our week of Team Ministry in Acuña, Mexico.
Thank you and God bless YOU!  
We're counting on your prayers!
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