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"