Baptizing at LightHouse Church

Wanted to post these before we left for Florida but just did not have time. This was a wonderful day with three people being baptized and great food.

Update #1 Playa Wall Project

Renee' and I checked on the wall project today and we found that the foundation on one side is in. The workers where working on the back side and it should be in either today or Sat. We hope to see blocks going up next week with a completed project we hope before Christmas. Will just have to see have fast the work goes? Remember we are in Mexico and nothing happens fast that being said Teri is very happy with the workers and they are going a wonderful job.
We will check again on Tues. and keep posting pictures as the work is completed.

First Step for New Wall in Playa

We have taken the first step on this project in Playa. It's been just about a year in the planning and as always God's timing is perfect.

Cold Morning-No Power

No power this morning so we made coffee outside and at 58F Renee' was cold she evern had on her Alaskan slippers!!!! We don't think of Mexico being cold and with no heat in our homes it can get cooool. The new coffee pot worked well outside it's like we where camping!!!!!!

Playa Wall Mission Project

We start this mission project Monday rebuilding this block wall for a lady in our church. This is our biggest project todate and should take 2 to 3 weeks to get done. Please pray with us for the workers to complete this much needed wall.

Men's Center Piping Project

Water coming out ot the shower is a good thing as long as they keep the tank full the flow will be good. When we tested the line the tank was only about 1/4 full. This was a fun project and the center was very happy to get it done.....

Men's Center Water Project

Wow, here are just a few pictures of the Men's Center project we just completed. Now they have working showers and bathroom. We had a very good crew, Thanks Everyone !!!! Our leader Mickey was just the person for the job.... We want to say thank you to James for giving us the pump we used and our supports from the states that gave us the funds for material. God Bless You!!!!

Diciembre In Tulum

Cloudy day today with a little rain this morning you would think we are in Seattle. We took a drive out to see the Collins this morning (house on the beach) to meet with Margo who is working with Renee' on her neck and back problems. After a two hour work out and massage she is out....taking a nap before small group tonight..... We will see how she feels later tonight and pray that it helps her......
We are confirming tonight with the men's center that we will be installing the water system on Thur. Should take most of the afternoon and maybe half a day fFri. it will be nice to get this one project completed for the them.
Danny is checking on the permit for the wall project in Playa and we hope to get it started next week. There is alot of old blocks to haul off and we have to get all the new material on site so the brick layers can work. As always nothing happens fast here so it may be 2 weeks before we see the new wall started.
We will post pictures as we get them so keep checking back!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Light House Church

We had our one year Birthday last sunday for Light House Church being in Tulum....Quite a day with 67 people in church, 5 being baptized at the beach, and our first building fund offering. Everyone was celebrating our first year and all God has done here in Tulum. We all are looking forward to a new year and new projects. Why don't you come down and be part of God's work here in Tulum.....Your room is ready!!!!!!!

Thanksgiving at Light House Church 2010

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Boy, did we have a wonderful Thanksgiving with our church family and many new friends from Tulum.

Busy Week!!!

We are looking forward to a very busy week with Thanksgiving Dinner (100 people) at church on Thursday, and starting the wall project in playa. We hope to have this project completed before Christmas. We will have most of the work done by the workers in Playa with Danny as the key person on site. Renee' and I will travel to Playa a couple times a week to check on the progress and help Danny when needed. We have attached pictures of the project.

We are planning on purchasing the piping for the water system at the men's center this Sat. and will try and get it put in next week. This has been in the works for weeks and has just come together this week. Our plate is full !!!!! This is a good thing and we know God will not give us more than we can get done.....

Please keep us in your prayers as we serve God here in Mexico..

Ziggy Beach Day Off

Wow, did we find a great beach this week...This is the place we had dinner the other night and wanted to check it out on our day off. The beach goes forever and the food is wonderful.

I think we have found a new place to relax on our day off...... You should come down and enjoy the sand and sea with us....

Dinner at the Beach our 40th

We had a great time with the Hill's and Collin's at dinner on the Beach.

Just The Birds!!

We had a few of these guy's flying around the other day they are not black birds!!!!!

You get a little of everything in Mexico....

Summer Is Back in Tulum

After a couple of weeks of cool weather we are back in the heat. We had been running in the high 60's in the morning which was nice and now we are back in the low 80's in the morning. You would think it would not make a difference but it does. As the sun gets up we heat up all day so the A/C comes on just for a little while.
It will be nice to get back into some cooler mornings and setting out on the deck with our coffee.

We Just Got Rain

The storm (Richard) passed us to the south all we had is rain with a little wind yesterday. We are in a good place as the storms go on either side of Tulum so they say. Church was over the top Sunday with 58 people and the rain did not start until we got home.
We are going to purchase the pipe and valves to install the water system at the men's mission this week. One of the owner here at the condo installed a new water pump and he has given us the one he took out. It works great and will do the job for the water system.
We are still working on a material list and cost est. for the house in Ek Balam as well as repairing the wall in Playa.
Hope the sun comes out later today so we can try and dry out!!!!!

Power Is Nice

We are so blessed to have the generator here. The power was out for 11.5 hours yesteray so we had to fire up the power. Had the frig, lamp, and fan running and it all worked. The house is all electric so when there is no power we can run anything. For our first time running the generator it worked well we do have to pick up another 3 way plug outlet then we could run another fan. The big thing is to keep the frig cold so we don't lose all the food. This is such a blessing we just don't have the words.....Thank you God for touching peoples hearts......

Day Off

What can you do on your day off lay at the pool with a good book!

What a Year!

Renee' and I are humbled by the prayers and support that everyone has given us over the past year. The 26th of October will be our one year mark for being on the mission field in Mexico. A lot has happened in the past 12 months since we departed Anchorage for a trip across the states renewing friendships and making all the stops to see family. We had a wonderful seven weeks of travel seeing new places and meeting many new people.
As we look back over the last year we can see God going before us paving the way and we give him all the glory. The trip from Texas through Mexico was one of new experinces and al ot of laughs as Pastor Terry really tried to get me to drive just a little faster. Once we where in Playa there was another set of new experinces we had learning to drive in the city, finding our way around, and trying to learn the money,
and the big one just trying to learn spanish. I can't express how loving the people here are and when we try to speak to them they are more than willing to help us understand the words we are trying to say. We have learned to speak with a lot of hand signals and we all get a good laugh.
Once we moved to Tulum and got our feet on the ground we started working on small groups and connecting with a men's mission here. Through your support we have been able to help the mission with a new cooking area, new water tower, and next week we will help with a water pump and piping to the showers.
We have connected with another missionary here and we are working with her in the Mayan Village of Ek Balam. We hope to provide every home with a safe drinking/cooking water suppy. We have one system in place and want to see if this type of system will work in the village. We are also working on building a small house in the village where the missionary can stay when she is in the village. Now she sleeps in a storage room.
As our church has grown this past year we have had opportunities to show God's love in meeting the needs of people within our church and the community. There are a lot of people just living day to day with not a lot of hope.
Each of you are a vital part of the work God is doing in Mexico through the support we get from the states. We thank God every day for touching your heart for the people here in Mexico. This mission field may be a long ways away from you but you are making it possible for us to serve God and make a difference in the lives of people.
Renee' and I cannot express how much each of you touch our hearts and pray that God will continue to use us.
If you want to support God's work here in Mexico we have attached our support address. We invite you to be a part of this mission field.

SUPPORT ADDRESS:
Bill & Renee' Johnson
C/O Yucatan Outreach Ministries
1120 Huffman Road, Suite 24, PMB 581
Anchorage, Alaska 99515

Note: Checks should be made out to Yucatan Outreach Ministries
and noted on the memo line for " ABBA CASA"

How are we Blessed

We have been praying over the last week about our housing here in Mexico. Our lease is going to be up in Dec. and wanted to talk with our landlords about staying another year. During our conversation we where told that our rent would have to go up if we stayed. Being on a budget and trying to be good stewards of God's money we really did not know what to do. We know we are working for God and He has placed us here in Tulum for a reason. We did not feel God was telling us to move and trusting in His provision we prayed and asked for wisdom in dealing with our landlord. There has been several emails and phone calls and today we got our NEW LEASE
for 2011 (rent is a little higher) with a provision we can stay in 2012 if we need to.....God is Good!!
So we have the room and want to invite you to come down and experince the Mission Field with us. There is nothing like a little R & R and a little mission work to show the love of Jesus to others. Just drop us a note and we will put your Vacation With A Purpose on the calendar....

Septiembre Mission 2010

We had a wonderful time with this team as they took time to relax and explore Mexico and Mission work. We had two small groups at our home with the team for dinner and fellowship.
We had time to set down with the team and talk about our Mission work and plans for working in Tulum, and Ek Balam.
As with any team that come down we love them and miss them when they leave. This was a sweet time of getting to know new people and seeing how God is working in there lives.
We would like to see you and your family here for some R&R with a little mission work. Vacation with a Purpose will fill that need and we look forward to seeing you here in Mexico.