Greetings friends from the Anderson Family,
We are so blessed to be serving God through out our 28 years on the mission field. It truly has been an adventure with many turns in the road. With each new season, we are called to adjust to new and at times unknown sets of circumstances.
Our life in YWAM has not been easy but it really has been blessed by God. Our organization is made up of a totally voluntary missionary force. Over 22,000 full time workers around the world all living by faith that God will miraculously provide for their needs as they arise. It's kind of like living with the Israelites in the desert for those forty years (Hopefully without all the murmuring!). The daily realization that God has our times in His powerful and loving hands can be unsettling at times. But that kind of 'unsettling' is really just Resettling back into His loving care. We can so easily, bit by bit, place our confidence in our paychecks, investments, IRAs, retirement, insurances, and bank accounts.
Our experiences in YWAM will seem crazy and even irresponsible to many. But God called us to a life with out health insurance, savings accounts, retirement funds, or investments. Not that those things are bad at all. They are good and proper for most people. They are just not what God has called us to in our life experience so far. Problems can arise when people rely upon those kinds of things instead of God. It will not fill the void in our need for a sense of security and purpose. Relationships, peace of mind, and intimacy with God can all be hurt by an over reliance on this 'stuff'.
We have lived for almost 24 years outside the USA. That is nearly half of our lives! (Amazing how quickly the years go by!) I have been thinking about what we call our ' American Dream' lately. SO many people across this great nation are seeing their American dream fall apart as their resources begin to dry up and foreclosures hang out in front of them like a Goliath with intimidating threats. The five stones David used to bring down Goliath seemed and were really insignificant by themselves. David leaned into God and placed all his confidence in his creator in the face of such insurmountable odds! God gave David an incredible and miraculous victory!
So, in these difficult times, we want to introduce a new 'American Dream'. It begins with making sure Jesus is LORD of all that we have and all that we are. Each day our prayer is that all that we say, do, and even think will be pleasing to our Creator.
Some people mistakenly think all they need is a savior. In order for Him to be our savior, he must be Lord of our lives. He is an awesome master and knows perfectly what we might need to grow and mature in life. We can say once again that he has been and will remain faithful throughout our lives here on earth! The only certainty we have in life is God's unfailing love for us.
God bless you as you seek to please the one who put you here for a wonderful purpose!
In Him, Mitch, Juliette, Nathan, Cole', Jessica, Janelle, Michaela, and Katrina Anderson
We have a new support address for those who want to partner with us in our ministry. We are so grateful to our friends with Missionary Christian Fellowship. They have been there for us over these past couple of years. But they are moving to close the ministry. When God closes one door he opens another. So now we are so pleased to announce our partnership with YWAM El Paso- Juarez. They are a wonderful group of people! We are so blessed that they have decided to cover us in this way. God is good.
So now donations can be made by mail, electronically bank to bank, and through paypal.
The address is:
Youth With A Mission El Paso & Juarez
4444 Edgar Par Ave.
El Paso, TX. 79904
Websight www.ywamepj.org
email: accounting@ywamepj.org
Tel. 915-757-3387 (ask for Martha in accounting)
