Back Home
Well, we all made it home safe and sound from two weeks in Tijuana at YUGO's Tijuana Outreach Center (TJOC). With God on our side as Sender, Protector, and Provider, we expected nothing less! Even every single piece of luggage made it there and back unscathed! That might be a miracle! God showed up big, as usual, and there are many stories to share. We are so thankful for the prayers from home.
Family Announcement
The word is out so many of you already are aware....yes, it's true....there is another little Canote on the way (yes, that makes 9). He or she is scheduled to arrive on or around Feb. 17. Yes, it was planned...as much as one can plan the miracle and God's gift of life. And yes, we feel very blessed and are all very excited. We found out the day Samantha and Nathan left for the honeymoon. We ushered one out the door and are ready to welcome another one in!
Ministry Report
God had us right back in action as soon as we got home from Mexico. We hit the driveway at about 6PM on Saturday night. The next morning, Chris preached at Fayette FBC and Adam and the boys led worship at Harrisburg Christian Church. Below are some upcoming ministry engagements:
Sat, July 25 - Missions Presentation, Adam & Boys leading worship, Chris preaching
Hammonds Mill summer youth camp - West Plains, MO
Sun, July 26 - Chris preaching
Sturgeon Baptist Church
Tue, July 28 - Music performance
Pepper & Friends TV Show
Sat, Aug. 1 - Music performance
Art Show - Fayette, MO
Sat, Aug. 1 to Sun, Aug. 9 - Mission Trip
Chris only - Preaching & Directing the Outreach
Back to Tijuana, Mexico at YUGO's TJOC
Chris Canote
Outreach Director
Missions Mobilizer/Recruiter
YUGO Ministries
http://www.yugo.org
http://www.thecanotefamily.com
http://twitter.com/canotechris
http://twitter.com/YUGOMinistries
573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Canote E-Notes 07/08/09
Update from Tijuana, Mexico
Buenas Tardes from Tijuana, Mexico. God is still good and faithful and we're thankful to be on His team! We are also so thankful for your faithful prayers. Our ministry work has been an extra blessing knowing our intercessory team is at home working on our behalf. Thank You!
Our Canadian ministry team is a "well-oiled ministry machine" having come well-prepared and equipped to give God their best this week. They spent about 40 hours riding in a bus just to get here. We are so grateful for their sacrifice!
Our boys have gone out with the team this afternoon along with the summer intern staff to visit their ministry site. They will likely get to join in some of the sports ministry activities. Adam and crew have done an excellent job of leading us all in worship in our daily chapel services.
The girls are starting to adjust to their temporary home. Charlotte and Natalie have been somewhat "cranky" but are starting to move past that. They have made fast friends with a couple of other "missionary kids" here at the ranch and have spent most of today playing outside with them.
Susan has had a "bug" of some sort and has not felt well for about 24 hours. She's a bit of a rebel when it comes to drinking plenty of water....so I hope it's not a dehydration problem. She could use some extra prayers. I'll send an update if we don't see some improvement right away.
It's pretty chilly here in the mornings and evenings. We start and end each day in jackets and pants. We do a quick wardrobe change for the afternoon sunshine.
I'll try to send a shorter update next time....
God bless you and have a GREAT day!
Chris Canote
Outreach Director
Missions Mobilizer/Recruiter
YUGO Ministries
http://www.yugo.org
http://www.thecanotefamily.com
http://twitter.com/canotechris
http://twitter.com/YUGOMinistries
573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Canote E-Notes 07/02/09
School Supplies Update
On Tue, I forwarded an email from one of our YUGO missionaries regarding a need for school supplies. Just FYI, literally within minutes of passing along that need, we had a commitment to send 270 boxes of colored pencils and another to send 270 spiral notebooks! Woo hoo! God is good! There is still a great need there if you feel God pulling on your heart strings.
Ministry Update
Adam just returned from spending a week as the worship leader for youth from Faith Family Church. They were attending the Rock Quest youth camp at at the Logan Valley Christian Retreat Center near Elling
ton, MO. Adam says he "had a blast" and really enjoyed working on the ministry team with Pastor Jamie Page and the other leaders. Pastor Jamie gave daily reports on his blog at: faith-family.org/PastorPage/
Travel Update
It's been a crazy week at the Canote house getting ready for this trip. We'll be leaving tomorrow mid-day for Kansas City. Our flight leaves Saturday morning for San Diego. We'll be stopping for a few supplies which are easier to buy there than carry with us on the plane such as diapers, etc. Then we'll be heading straight into Tijuana.
We'll be spending the following two weeks working at YUGO's Tijuana Outreach Center. I will be preaching Monday through Friday of both weeks. Adam will be leading worship with the boys the first week at the base...and in English. The second week, he will be leading worship in Spanish at a local neighborhood church. We'll be ministering along with the summer interns and other YUGO staff. We'll have enough workers to conduct a children's VBS, sport's ministry and women's ministry. We're very excited about that. Adam says he might need to brush up on his Spanish!
Please keep us in your prayers as we'll be relying on them for strength, good health, effective ministry efforts, etc.
God Bless YOU!
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
On Tue, I forwarded an email from one of our YUGO missionaries regarding a need for school supplies. Just FYI, literally within minutes of passing along that need, we had a commitment to send 270 boxes of colored pencils and another to send 270 spiral notebooks! Woo hoo! God is good! There is still a great need there if you feel God pulling on your heart strings.
Ministry Update
Adam just returned from spending a week as the worship leader for youth from Faith Family Church. They were attending the Rock Quest youth camp at at the Logan Valley Christian Retreat Center near Elling
ton, MO. Adam says he "had a blast" and really enjoyed working on the ministry team with Pastor Jamie Page and the other leaders. Pastor Jamie gave daily reports on his blog at: faith-family.org/PastorPage/Travel Update
It's been a crazy week at the Canote house getting ready for this trip. We'll be leaving tomorrow mid-day for Kansas City. Our flight leaves Saturday morning for San Diego. We'll be stopping for a few supplies which are easier to buy there than carry with us on the plane such as diapers, etc. Then we'll be heading straight into Tijuana.
We'll be spending the following two weeks working at YUGO's Tijuana Outreach Center. I will be preaching Monday through Friday of both weeks. Adam will be leading worship with the boys the first week at the base...and in English. The second week, he will be leading worship in Spanish at a local neighborhood church. We'll be ministering along with the summer interns and other YUGO staff. We'll have enough workers to conduct a children's VBS, sport's ministry and women's ministry. We're very excited about that. Adam says he might need to brush up on his Spanish!
Please keep us in your prayers as we'll be relying on them for strength, good health, effective ministry efforts, etc.
God Bless YOU!
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
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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
Yes, our entire family got on a plane (all at once!) and flew across country to 
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
The fall out from the “sensational” mainstream news media reporting about
We’ve had many years of 3,000 or more coming to minister with us in
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
¡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
God Bless You!
The Canote Family
Chris, Susan, Samantha, Adam, Zachary (Chewy), Alex, J.P., Allison, Natalie, & Charlotte
Monday, June 29, 2009
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
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
www.yugo.org
www.thecanotefamily.com
http://twitter.com/canotechris
http://twitter.com/YUGOMinistries
573/874-1878 Home
573/808-1195 Cell
573/808-1195 Cell
Saturday, June 27, 2009
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
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
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
573/808-1195 Cell
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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
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
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