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Dear Praying Friends,

We had a very smooth trip on our return overseas - thank you for your prayers. We're still just a bit jet-lagged, but it's getting better each day. Oddly, though the weather is generally warmer here than in Minnesota (our USA base), we feel much colder, as our overseas house has no central heating. We wear winter coats inside - it's warmer outside in the daytime!

Just before we left, I wrote that our workshop for 3 mountain teams was again canceled. Our team is working out when to reschedule. This is the most challenging group of languages we've worked with, because of their remote locations, and difficulty of travel and communication.  One thing we know - we need a lot of prayer to get these workshops up and running. Please pray that God will give us wisdom and perseverance as we move forward.

We always covet and appreciate your prayers!  

In Christ,
The T-Family

Hello Ministry Partners,

I have decided to switch up how I update you all. Instead of me taking a few hours out of my work day to come up with a few paragraphs of content, I'm going to be sending out more frequent, but much shorter updates (along with some prayer requests).

January was (and still is!) a busy month. I, along with 4 other GoCorps team members, were at the Cross Conference in Kentucky from the 2nd to the 5th. It was amazing! Email me, text me, find me sometime and ask me about it!

The next weekend, the entire GoCorps staff was all together in Texas for a staff retreat (see the photo above). It was a great time to spend reflecting on 2018 and praising God for the work he accomplished through us. We also got to set some goals as a team and as individuals. And we were able to spend some time just hanging out together since we live in all corners of the US.

One last note: Our car was backed into during Christmas break (with no one inside) and it was totaled. We are so thankful that no one was hurt (including the person who hit our car)! But we now are in the market to replace that car with the insurance money we received. If you or someone you know has a reasonably priced, reliable car, please let us know!

Some things you can definitely be praying about are:
Prayers for the 3 students who have already committed to go through GoCorps in 2019!
Prayers for the 86 college students who are currently filling out GoCorps applications
Prayers for the students who heard about GoCorps at Urbana Missions Conference and Cross Conference

Blessings,
Mike & Jackie Nelson
Olivia, Eden, & Brielle

Dear Valley Christian Church,

Thank you so much for your support of our ministry in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.  Our mission "Emanuel Mexico Mission" is expanding and reaching out to our community.  Our church has two new classrooms.  One is for adults with a computer and screen, which allows for our lesson to be presented in power point.  The other classroom is for the youth.  We are hoping to begin our food pantry this month as well.

We currently have 5 young men (boys) staying with us that are studying in the Jr. High, High School and University.  We are calling this ministry our Campus House.  These boys are helping with their own expenses, chores, etc.  It is good for them to begin learning how to be responsable while still living under our roof.

Thank you for your offerings and prayers.
David and Sheri DeBolt