Allbutt Journalings

What have we been doing in recent days

An online web journal (weblog) of Mike & Vanessa Allbutt. (Updated as often as we remember to.)

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Mexico, Tasmania & Our Future

Hola / Hello !

It has been a month since we last wrote. We would like to inform you of our recent travels, provide a brief outline of our future plans, as well as give you options to support us in pioneering a Christian Surfers mission in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.

Puerto Escondido, Mexico

In October, Mike joined Mando Velasquez and 5 other Christian Surfers leaders in a visit to Puerto Escondido, where we (the Allbutt family) and Velasquez family plan to move to next year.

The five CS leaders will become the initial members of the board of directors for Mexico, and they will provide oversight and support for the team when it arrives next year.

We had the opportunity to show them around the town, visit local pastors, reconnect with surfing Christians and other local friends, discuss long term accommodation options, price living expenses and set-up costs, and of course, we went surfing a few times.

We also spent time discussing the possible ministry opportunities. These include:

Be Jesus to the surfers in PE
Pray for the community/surfers etc.
Run surfers bible studies
Minister to other tourists at the beach break
Have short term teams
Establish a Mexican Christian Surfing ministry run by nationals
Run a kids club in our neighbourhoods
Participate in the life of the local Churches
Assist the under-resourced Christian orphanage
Minister to the families who live at the town rubbish/trash/dump site

As you can see, we will have our work cut out for us. The job is large and currently the workers are few. Please pray for God's sufficiency. We want to get started and move there as soon as possible as "the harvest is ready".

Time spent in Tasmania

While Mike was away, Vanessa and Priscila headed over to Tasmania. Priscila's Nanna and Papa really enjoyed having their granddaughter around -- and there are a few photos to prove it.

The Foreseeable Future

We are planning to move to Mexico for an initial commitment of 5 to 10 years. Our long term goal is to have a Mexican Christian Surfing ministry made up of Mexicans operating effectively. This will take time, and we will need to overcome many different obstacles. We believe we have a suitable ministry plan that will enable this goal to be achieved.

Our desire is to move to Mexico in February 2006. The next steps we need to take include:

Joining Pioneers (in partnership with CS)
Receive approval and be comissioned from our home Church - DVBC
Obtain a suitable Visa to live in Mexico
Raise enough support to live
Visit our families in Tasmania and Queensland pre departure

Support Opportunites Available

How will you be supporting us?

Here are a few ways you and others can join us in our mission:

read our newsletters and keep up to date with our movements
pray regularly for us and the surfing ministry
commit to regular financial contributions
visit us when we are finally there

To know more details about our financial expenses and how you may be able to assist, please contact us personally.

We would also love to share our heart and passion with your friends and church. If you would like to know more, please make contact.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have. We value your support and appreciate the time you took to read this.

[By Mike 11:11 AM ] +

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