Please Pray

"In You, O LORD, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; be my rock of refuge, a fortress of defense to save me. For You are my rock and my fortress; therefore, for Your name's sake, lead me and guide me" (Psalm 31:1-3).

Please be in prayer for us as we await a verdict with the upcoming hearing. Pray for Lic. Chávez, our attorney, to present a good defense, please pray for favor with the judge, (this lady with a reputation of not being very kind). Pray for the MP (public minister) not to arraign, but above all, pray for God's perfect will to be accomplished!

Dan would like to request permission to speak to the judge that day (Friday, September 4th). Above all, he wants to be a witness of God's love to this lady. He is praying for God to give him the words to say to her.

Thank you so much. My family and some members of our congregation will be fasting as well as in prayer that day. You are welcome to join us, if you wish...

Love,

Ana & Roshon

"Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications" (Psalm 130:2)   I saw the lawyer today, (Lic. Roberto Zamora). He still hasn't gotten Dan's file, maybe tomorrow, he said, or the day after...Oh! Things are taking so long...   Dan called me last night and we talked for a bit. He sounded good.  I miss him immensely! Of course everyone else here does too. We continue to be so amazed with your letters, your words of love and encouragement are like fresh water to our fainting souls. We want our Lord to continue to be glorified through this painful trial. How we need His strength to endure each passing day...   I am sorry I don't have any more information to give you all. I wish that I did. I pray things start to move forward soon. Pray for this lawyer, he needs Jesus too. He is 56 years old. He is divorced and has two grown children.     Daniel's perspective:   I am reminded by God that I signed up for my current status. First I signed up when I gave Him my life. It is His to use as He pleases, and what a blessing to know that what  pleases Him is to ultimately bless us. His plans are so good!   Second, when I felt so much peace and prosperity in my soul, back in February, I again signed up for whatever was to come. I felt sure something was coming and gave my consent to the Lord to allow whatever He pleased in my life that would bring eternal glory to Him. Souls rescued from the enemy's clutches are what brings glory to our Father.   I wish the whole prison could know Jesus and give their lives to Him, but I'm aware that Jesus could have sent me for just one, and if that one comes to know Him, it will have been well worth any price. No weapon formed by men, or demons can prosper against us (Isaiah 54:17).   So, I believe the enemy sent me here in ignorance, and I know the Father wasn't taken by surprise! Please continue to pray with me that the enemy will be the most inconvenienced by me being here, and that the Lord will be glorified. "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples" (John 15:7-8). We love you all very much. We appreciate each of you beyond words! Daniel, Ana & Roshon

"Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together! (Psalm 34:3) We went to visit my beloved today. The line was doubled the size of yesterday's. Wow! So many people! We were in line for quite of while. Aaliyah, in the end kept saying, 'get me out of here, get me out of here.'  Being surround by a sea of people made her feel claustrophobic, I thing. Dan was so happy to see his grandchildren. He had many people he wanted us to meet and wanted to present his grandchildren to. We were with him for about 2 1/2 hours. It was so hard to leave him, but we were so blessed to have been with him. We hadn't been in the car too long before Aaliyah and Obed were out. Temperatures have been in the triple digits these days, 112° F today to be exact. Yes, I was able to bring my beloved a foam mattress today! Thank you so much for your prayers!!! I also took a fan   and a pillow to him. Again the guard was telling me pillows were not allow, but then he said, 'you're in luck because the boss is not here right now.' Oh, I praise the Lord for His goodness! Dan continues to share the Good News with people continually. Today we heard this young man calling him 'apa' (dad). There are so many lost young people there and they are attracted to Dan! Pastor Fidel in Osobampo this evening was preaching from Philíppians. How appropriate I thought. He was saying how in the darkest of nights the stars shine more brightly. Yes, I thought, my husband is shining bright in that dark place where he is right now.  I had a letter from Dan to read to the congregation. Tears were shed and everyone was encouraged to seek the Lord with all their hearts, just as their 'little pastor', (as Dan called himself in the letter), was exhorting them to do.  Daniel's perspective: I am so blessed to not be feeling remorse for the things that I have taken for granted. Give thanks to God for all things that if one day they are stripped away, you won't have to be wasting time regretting not having appreciated what you had. If you do that, instead of living with regret, you can continue to find joy and be praising God for what you are going through. So many people that in here carry so much guilt, and unfortunately, most of them will soon forget, once they are released, their vows to not take their most precious possessions for granted. "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1Thessalonians 5:18) We love you all. THANK YOU  FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND LOVING SUPPORT!!! Daniel, Ana & Roshon

"He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, And your lips with rejoicing" (Job 8:21) I am rejoicing today, my heart is singing. I got to spend  three hours with my beloved. It was so very good to see him! He looks great, he has complete peace. Of course he would want to be out as soon as possible, but he wants God's will to be accomplished in his life. I had to be in line close to three hours to get in. Some of the guards told me how Dan was anxiously waiting for me since early in the morning. They quickly led me to where he was. They were glad to see me with my husband. Tomorrow, Lord willing, I will see him again. Roshon, Aaliyah & Obed will go too. People kept saying "hi" to Dan left and right as we walked around. Saturdays and Sundays the prison is filled with people that come to see their loved ones. It was amazing to see so, so many people everywhere, lots of children too. Some come from far away and have to wait in line for hours in the hot sun. Moms, dads, sisters, brothers, sons & daughters, grandchildren, aunts & uncles, etc. It is amazing to think they all have a story to tell. Dan was telling me about this young guy that he met there, he wasn't able to make the payments for his motorcycle,  or something like that, so now he is jail. Dan told me how his wife was going to have to go to work in Tijuana and how this young man named Carlos was so worried. I couldn't believe it, among all the hundreds of people in line, Carlos' wife was in front of me. She was talking about him and she was saying how she would have to go work in Tijuana... Dan already has so many stories to tell. He told me so many people there are innocent. He said how he thinks the staff there in jail should be the ones in jail, they are so amazingly wicked and are always doing such corrupt things. I grieve for my country! I will try again with the mattress tomorrow. Dan has some boards and a blanket he got from someone and that is his bed. Seeing him so at peace and smiling his beautiful smile made my heart rejoice and filled me with gratitude to my Lord. I think I will sleep better tonight because I have his handsome face fresh  in my mind...    DANIEL'S PERSPECTIVE: "Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life" (Revelation 2:10) Back around the middle of February, I shared with some of you how I had been feeling so blessed and how I felt like I was in the calm before the storm. When they took the girls away on February 27th the storm had began. For the next 67 days we were tying to get the girls returned home to us with no success. As you know, on the 5th of May I changed addresses. It's amazing to see how deceptive the enemy is and also how desperate he is. The bottom line is that he is the biggest loser of all. I continue to feel like one of the richest, most blessed people that I know. I'm rich because of all of you, all the people that God has brought, and continues to bring into my life. I take comfort in Revelation 2:10 knowing that the devil has placed me here, and I take comfort in so many other passages that assure me that God is sustaining me while I am here. He knows the plans He has for me, plans for good and not for evil. I thank God for my family (all of you) and for the privilege of being His child. I am beyond blessed! God bless you all, Daniel, Ana & Roshon

"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away"  (Revelation 21:4) I saw my husband today for a little bit. No, I was not able to deliver a mattress to him...maybe tomorrow, I hope... I am staying in Cd. Obregón tonight. My nephew Héctor that goes to school here rents a house with other students. All of them went home for the weekend so I am here by myself. I had trouble receiving e-mails yesterday, but Roshon came to the rescue again and this morning was able to restore the system. She printed all the letters you all wrote for me to bring to Dan. I just read them all before starting this letter. I cried till no more tears came...and then some more. My whole being cries out for my beloved. Oh! How immensely I/we miss him! Roshon was saying, 'Lord, if you want dad in prison ministry, that's okay, just allow us to have him at night time.' But then I was reminded, and told her, of the Scripture that says how our Lord 'made himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men,' just to relate to us humans. So I guess he wants my husband to be like one of the prisoners because He wants Dan to identify with them. I am okay with that, I just hope that it won't be for a long time... While visiting with Dan today a tall prisoner came to see a lady that was waiting to talk to him. Dan said hi to him and called the lady by her name, (so he thought). This guy, Dan told me, accepted Christ yesterday with him. But the lady that came to see him was not his wife like Dan thought. Anyway, Dan told him right away that it was wrong for him to be seeing someone else that wasn't his wife. We are both anxiously waiting for tomorrow when we can spend a few hours together. Saturdays and Sundays we can visit him from 8AM-1PM. That is why I stayed here tonight. Roshon and her children will come on Sunday. Only  wife, children, parents, grandparents and grandchildren are allowed those two days. Monday, Wednesday & Friday  friends and other relatives can come and have their 5 minutes with him. I am so glad we will get to be with him that time, but of course it will seem like such little time. But for now, that'll have to do...Tomorrow, Lord willing, I will have something to write from him to you... I want to answer every letter I didn't get to answer yesterday, but I don't know if I will be able to. I continue to be absolutely amazed with such awesome letters you guys write. God knew I needed to read them tonight to calm my anxiety and the deep sorrow that overcame me. Delia, me encantó la canción que  mandaste. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND AWESOME SUPPORT!!! Ana & Roshon

"Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me" (Psalm 55:5)

I went to see my husband today. Oh! I was able to hold him and be next to him for a while. It was a bitter-sweet moment. I had a bunch of money with me that is why I was able to see him. They told him he could get a really comfortable room if he paid a big amount of cash. Well, he gave them the money and he got a room...

I am totally at loss of words to explain the magnitude of this corruption, words elude me, my mind feels numbed, my strength fails me...Being inside the jail today overwhelmed me. In my whole entire life I had never had the need to deal with this overwhelming world of corruption and deceit. God in His sovereignty has allowed my husband to be in this place, oh! How He must love all those wretched, desperate and needy souls that He has allowed His servant to go there to share His amazing love with them! Oh, that He would strengthen and inpower my husband and give him the ability to carry out His saving plan!

This room my husband is so blessed to have tonight, (he was able to call me this evening), doesn't even have a bed. It is totally and absolutely bare, but it does have a bathroom for which my husband was rejoicing. He was able to take a shower! I was so sad, I told him, that he would have to sleep on the bare concrete floor...he laughed a laugh of relief and told me what a blessing it was just to be alone there, and he said that after sleeping in a concrete slab for 8 days, the floor there sounded inviting...

He was staying in a cell that has 21 concrete slabs and there were 45 of them there. He was given the privilege to have one of the 'beds' and it was the farthest from the bathroom. People were making noise way after midnight, smoking all the time, even pot for which they were getting beaten when they were caught, but went on on doing it anyway. He was getting up at 4AM to have a moment by himself and with the Lord every morning, he told me.

Okay, now I have to find a way to get him a mattress, some sheets, a pillow and a few other things. I am truly dreading to have to deal with those people again, you know, the ones in charge... But after reading what Brenda Ray is praying for, I thought that perhaps I will be able to do that and more...This is her prayer: 'for God to cause the communications to be so powerful and effective--even beyond my limitations and weaknesses--that I will have determinations with humility (I specially like this), love and courage to do just the things He puts on my heart' THANK YOU, BRENDA, and all of you that are praying!

A few of the staff there in jail told me how my husband is always surrounded with people, 'he is always telling them about God' one said, 'and they like to hear him.' Yes, my husband wants me to bring a whole case of Bibles inside. I will have to bring them one or two at the time. He requested a case of reading glasses the other day. Yesterday he gave me a list of different color nylon thread and beads some of the inmates use to make bracelets. Yes, it is kind of funny. Roshon was telling me how we'll go bankrupt having him there. 

PLEASE pray God will use Lic. Roberto Zamora, he is the new lawyer I met with today. He is very knowledgeable and seems nice, but then again, I dare not to trust in flesh...

For all of you that gracefully offered to contribute financially I would ask you to get in touch with my sister Delia in California for details. (714) 593-5999 cell (714) 514-1444.

May the Lord bless you all.

Ana & Roshon

 

"But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint"  (Isaiah 40:31)   I couldn't send or receive mail all day yesterday. With my 'technician' being gone, any problem I encounter with technology I am without a clue on what to do. Thank God for Roshon, she sits and works and figures out the problems...she takes after her dad on that...   Anyway, all of you that wrote yesterday and didn't get an answer, please write again, specially those of you that had questions about my husband and all. I desire to answer any of your questions as best as I can.   Well, I had my five minutes with my husband yesterday. He told me they will move him to a different place inside the prison today. As many of you already know, we have had really bad luck with lawyers and this one working on Dan's case, we just found out, is not very capable of doing a good job.   We started frantically looking for a 'good lawyer' yesterday, hopefully we have more success this time. "Mache, I was thinking about you this morning."  'In this world wrong and right are just opinions,' like you said, 'justice just means you lose and I win...'   Some dear people from our congregation wanted to go and stand outside the jail, have banners demanding his release, etc. I was moved by their love and their willingness to do anything so justice can be served. But they are thinking of justice as defined in Webster's dictionary: the quality of being righteous, rectitude, impartially, fairness. The quality of being right or correct, sound reason; rightfulness, validity. Just writing the definition makes me laugh with irony, how far this world's justice falls from the mark..!   There isn't much I can tell you all at this time as I don't really know what will be next, except the waiting of the trial and my husband being changed to a place that is not so temporary, which we hope will change his conditions a bit and make it a bit better and not so unsanitary. I will be meeting with an attorney in Cd. Obregón tomorrow morning. It goes without saying of course, but I will, more than ever, absolutely covet your prayers as these things we are dealing with are so foreign to me.   In a much brighter note, for those of you that have been praying for Jaziel, (my brother Miguel Angel's 6 year old grandson with the heart condition), he had his first surgery last week in Cd. Obregón. The doctors gave no hope when they took him to the operating room. The surgery resulted in a complete success for which the doctors were in awe. Yes, they don't know we serve and awesome, all powerful God. I got to see the main doctor yesterday when I went to visit Jaziel in the hospital, and let him know people were praying for God to guide his hands as he performed the surgery. He smiled at that...           It was amazing for me to see how the color on Jaziel's face had changed. He no longer has the purplish color on his lips and nails characteristic of his condition, ('Tetralogy of Fallop,' a congenital heart defect which is classically understood to involve four anatomical abnormalities), therefore within 6 months he will need yet another surgery.   Chuy, the mom, tells me Jaziel keeps telling her how well he feels. This is a new experience for him. As long as he can remember he has felt out of breath when talking or walking a bit, so what he is experiencing now is all knew to him. To God be all honor and glory forever!     Thank you, a hundred times thank you, for your faithful prayers, your loving support, your encouraging words, etc.   Trusting and relying in the One that sees all things, knows all things and stands in control of all things.   Ana & Roshon

"For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has mercy on you. (Isaiah 54:10)   I got to see my husband again this afternoon for a bit more than five minutes, just as yesterday. Our finger tips touched as we assured each other of our love one for the other...Leaving him, I implored and implored till they let me leave a pillow for him. They kept saying they had never done that before and they couldn't do it now...but then they did...THANK YOU, JESUS!   I have been having such a hard time sleeping. Last night I ended up sleeping on the sofa in the living room. It is hard for me to lie on my own bed knowing that at this time my loved one is sleeping on a concrete slab.   I don't have any new news at this time, only that yes, as many of you have said, the Lord has been using my husband. I took a box with reading glasses today for him to give away there, and tomorrow I need to take money to pay for the release of one of the inmates there that has been in jail for a month because he broke a window, or something like that...   I feel drained of all energy, yet filled with an amazing peace that comes from knowing He is still in control! Also, I am overwhelmed beyond words by all the letters you all have been sending. Wow! I truly feel Daniel & I are the luckiest people in this earth! Your prayers and words of encouragement, and the love you have shown us, have kept me crying humbling tears of gratitude.   I am also amazed of God's provision to us at this time. The Bible studies have/will keep going on. Having Paul & Pam here is a blessing beyond words! It seems to me like the Lord knew we would need them so much...yeah! I am blessed to have a mother, and to be one. 'Rochelle, the letter you wrote to your daddy today was beyond anything I could have ever imagined I would read/hear in this life. You have my deepest respect, dearest middle daughter.' 'Roshon, your strength, your words of wisdom and encouragement, your amazing faith and trust that the Lord has everything under His control have made me stronger and better able to endure this trial. You have been an amazing witness to me through all this we have been going through. Seeing how the Lord has been shaping you and making you the woman you are has greatly blessed me.' 'Josh, I love you with all my heart, I would give my life for you. Be strong, son, this trial will end, we will be stronger at the end, the Lord has a purpose for ALL He allows in our lives.' Thank you with all my heart my family and dearest friends! Ana

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD. "Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to You"  (Psalm 102:1)   I am home, but oh, how empty it seems without my husband! It has been a long day. I got to see my husband for a bit (that is all they allow at this time). We stopped by on our way home. It was extremely hard for both of us, but we were  glad to see each other... The judge gave her ruling this afternoon, not on favor...My husband's case has to go to trial...the lawyer will know more on Monday, he said. But basically, he told me there isn't much he can do... Thank you for your prayers and loving support, Ana P.S. I will continue to print your e-mails and take them to my husband. Thank you for the picture, Audra.

"I will cry out to God Most High, to God who performs all things for me" (Psalm 57:2) My husband was arrested and taken to jail in Cd. Obregón on Tuesday evening on his way to his Bible study in Mezquital, Tesia. This does not have anything to do with the situation with the girls, although it relates to it. I just found out yesterday evening about this, when my sister Edy & my son Josh came from Mexicali to Hunting Beach, CA to let me know of the situation in person. Roshon told me on the phone last night that she wanted to let me know right away, but waited on Dan's request. She thought anyway that our conversation would later on would go something like this, " hey, mom, you won't believe what happened ... But I'll let dad tell you..." They were thinking of this time, without much doubt Dan would be released the next day. He is innocent of the charges he is being accused of, but only God's hand can deliver him from the authorities. I don't even want to think of the conditions he finds himself in being in that place, but I know God has a plan. Needless to say, I am humbling requesting your prayers at this time, thanking you before hand for your support always. I know so many of you have been praying for so long already. Lord willing, I'll be back at the ranch, Saturday afternoon. I fly to Tucson from LAX this afternoon, and will be driving back home with the Coopers (Paul & Pam) the next day. "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him..." (Job 13:15). God bless you all, Ana P.S. For those of you that wish to know more details about this, please don't hesitate to ask.

"He will yet fill your mouth with laughing, And your lips with rejoicing" (Job 8:21) To laugh...To laugh...A Profound Spiritual Healing Emotion.     "Laughter is the sun that drives away the winter from the human face" Victor Hugo        Our society gets more serious, afflicted and troubled each day. The news multiplies each day and makesour sky darker portending a storm like we have never yet had. We rub our hands together and our heart beat seems to increase.   It is true that life is serious, but for that same reason we shouldn't take it so seriously. We need to learn to make a stop on the way to oxygenate the mind and the spirit with this healthy remedy of laughter.       The psalmist said it this way: "Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing..." (Psalm 126:2).   Laughter is a profound spiritual emotion, therefore it brings healing. Laughter is an essential part of emotional healing. Laughter is a gift from God. He invented laughter, He put it in man's heart to illuminate the face when pain was present on the lips. To grow and  to mature is a learning process of life until we can see in perspective the daily issues in their context, and one of the blessings that help us to mature is to know how to laugh and let the joy of the spirit have its way in the midst of life’s pressures.     "Laughter keeps us more reasonable than anger would" Peter Marcus         While children laugh an average of 300 times a day, we adults laugh an average of 15 times daily. Could that be why headaches have increased? "...Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh" (Luke 6:21).    "When you laugh, your mind, body & spirit change" Mark Twain. Laughter is a subconscious tension liberator. Today's world is extremely worried about the economy, nuclear missiles, taxes and many other things, and that has made us human beings like time bombs walking on the streets ready to explode. "The Human race has a very effective weapon: laughter" Mark Twain.        Next time you find yourself with a person filled with tension, smile at him and make him laugh. His face will shine, you'll see. When people laugh together they feel closer to each other and can endure more difficult times than those that won't pause and laugh once in a while.   In a more profound level, laughter and good humor are the great gifts of God to help us cope with life indifficult times. Laughter is the opportunity to transcend the limitations that blind us to see God more clearly. Laughter helps us to balance our life in proportion to the trials we encounter. Laughter drives away depression, pain and despair. Laughter gives us energy and takes us to a rest place in life.   There are so many good things to a hearty laugh! It is the concrete key that deciphers a complete man.   When was the last time you enjoyed a good laugh, are you taking life too seriously? Why don't weventure to brake the tedium of our existence and learn to laugh with others? Next time you find yourselves with someone that seems to have been invaded by dark shadows, bring him laughter to oxygenate his mind.   My sister Edy sent me this about laughter, perhaps she figured I needed more laughter in my life...being here with the twins you cannot help but laugh all the day long just looking at them laugh all the day long.They get up with a huge smile and they go to bed with a huge smile too, they absolutely blow my mind.   Being away from the ranch at this time is hard. Well, it is always hard being away from my husband, but at the same time I am so thankful the Lord allows me the opportunity to be here and visit with Rochelle.    Daniel perspective: HA HA HA HA HA HA!   "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine."  I know that there are times that I need so badly to laugh and I thank God for the people who can help me to do so. We haven't had much to laugh at lately but God is faithful and we are anticipating times of refreshment soon. (I'm not sure if it will be here on earth or not, but those times will come!)  Please continue to lift up the girls for us. This week is going to be very crucial and we will be seeing if the storm is going to pass or if it is just beginning. We covet your prayers and we love you all. God bless you, Daniel & Ana

"But he who endures to the end shall be saved" (Matthew 24:13) Well, we continue to wait for our girls to be brought back after six weeks of being gone. Things really move quite slow around here. We have continued to knock on doors, plead, beg, but nothing seems to happen. We know we are called to endure till the end, so we continue to wait and hope in the Lord. I started this report a while back but never had a chance to finish it. So many things have happed since then, I don't even know how to go about telling you everything, but I will try... We had a 15th birthday party for our niece Rachel, we have two ladies from NY visiting, we had our annual women's retreat on April 10th (thank you for your prayers), we had Sunrise Service #13 in Cerro Prieto early this morning, then Sunday Service later on here in the ranch, we have our friends Steve & Shawna visiting from California with their three younger children...    Rachel looked absolutely stunning, yet so sweet!             Suzie & Christy from NY As you know, 15th birthday parties are not our favorite thing to do, but this is the third one my husband has done anyway. The one before was Dulce's. And as we did with hers, we started praying everyday for the Lord to be glorified in the event, or not let it happen if He wasn't going to be lifted up...Oh, His faithfulness! He answered our prayers again! The event was very sweet and His name was lifted up.   Nora We broke our record with the assistance this year. We had over 90 ladies come! We have to find a bigger place for next year, Lord willing. My sister Edy, as usual, was going to be the special guest speaker. She had been preparing for months for the event, but it turns out she was not able to make it in the end. I found out the day before the retreat, that although she had made every effort to be here, she wouldn't be able to come. I was speechless when I found out. But my sister Nora was here, she is a very gifted speaker too and very willing. I asked her to help me, but it turns out she didn't think she could stay (she had come for the  birthday party April 8th and she needed to leave). It was 8PM the day before the retreat (April 9th) and I find myself numb, I was not prepared to be the speaker, I felt like I was running completely on empty, I was so overwhelmed I didn't even have the strength to reason, so I just told the Lord He was going to have to do something. Well, Nora, my sister, ended up staying and she was such a blessing to have. We were all amazingly blessed. The Lord was present, oh, His faithfulness! And I had the greatest gift a mother can receive, Roshon  shared her testimony. Those of you that know Roshon, know that speaking in public is not something she would choose to do. She only did it because she totally felt the Lord wanted her to. There were many tears shared as she spoke her heart. Oh how sweet her words sounded to my ears! THE LORD IS GOOD!!!   Lolis modeling the retreat shirt. 'He will be with us till the end.' Cerro Prieto this morning was quite cold. Unlike other years, only a hand full of people went this morning, I didn't even go, although I wanted to, I was too tired and not feeling so well.   Then we had our Sunday Service at the ranch later on at 10AM. We had all the people from the different communities come. In the end we all shared our food and had a sweet time of fellowship . Do you recognize the place where we held it, Paul & Ruth?...Yes, it is where they had their RV. It worked out perfectly.     Please continue to pray for us as we continue to be in limbo concerning the situation with the girls and all...    Daniel's perspective: Ana is going to be getting a much needed, much deserved vacation starting on Wednesday. She will be heading to see Rochelle, Brian and the twins! I want to thank everyone who has been praying for me to be able to sleep as for the last week I have been able to do so with no problems. That was due in part to the government being shut down for Easter week. They are going to be open for business starting tomorrow so I will once again need lots of prayer coverage to be able to get things done with getting the girls back home and being able to turn off things and sleep at night. I am also running with the needle near the empty mark, but knowing that God has one of those tankers that He can fill us up on the run with. He is SO good and we are so ready to see Him and to be with Him and to be able to drink from the rivers of living water that flow from the throne. Meanwhile, as we wait, we are aware that in the last days the love of many will grow cold because of wickedness and that Jesus questioned if there would be true faith on the earth when He returned. We are determined that through Him, our love will not grow cold and our faith in Him will never cease. So, if there isn't going to be faith on the earth when He returns, (IF) it's because He is going to take His church off this planet before that happens. ANY DAY NOW! Be ready, be waiting, be busy about our Father's business. The way I understand things, He is coming back for those who are watching and waiting. This morning, only 8 of us went up the hill to pray and praise the Lord. We had decided not to do it this year because it is quite a lot of work to get over 100 people up there and I just didn't have the heart to do it with the girls not being able to be there for the first time. Rochelle wrote to me saying how much she would be missing being there, but that she would be going to the sunrise service in TN, thanks to her in-laws, who would be watching the twins. I decided last night that some of us needed to go to continue the "tradition" and to just be able to praise the Lord and pray and watch the sunrise on a new day. It was good. God is not far off in times of trouble, He is right there with us through every step of the way. The sun rose and the day was good. The tomb is empty and Jesus is risen! Remember that the disciples weren't waiting on the 3rd day for Jesus to rise from the dead. They didn't even believe it when they were told that He had. They soon found out that they should have paid closer attention and not doubted His words to them. Now it's our turn to not doubt and to be waiting for Him to come in the clouds. Revelation 1:7 God bless you all as you continue to seek Him and hopefully, prayerfully soon, we will be seeing that promise fulfilled. Daniel & Ana

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think... To Him be glory...forever and ever..." (Ephesians 3:20-21). We praise God because He alone is worthy! We know nothing escapes His all knowing eye, He is able to deliver His people of all trouble. He doesn't ever change, we can completely and totally rely on Him every time! We have the group from Life Christian Fellowship from Orange County, California, right now. They arrived Monday afternoon, but we were expecting them since Saturday afternoon. They were sent back to Tucson from Customs in Km 21 in Nogales, not once or twice, but three times! Okay, if it would have been me, I would have probably thought, for sure 'it isn't the Lord's will for me to come to Mexico. With all the turmoil in the country, all the murders we hear about, etc., etc., God just wants to spare me...' Well, not these six, they persisted knowing the Lord had called them to come.   Thinking about this group, the verse from James 5:17 comes to mind. "Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months." Yes, these people too are ordinary people like you and me, yet they had a purpose. What a blessing they have been to us. I was also thinking this morning about our son-in-law Brian. I shared this with you before. A while back he & Rochelle had a scary episode with Levi where he stopped breathing because his trach came out. That left us, and especially them, shaken for a while, but talking to Brian the next day, he told me he realized he couldn't live in fear, the Lord had Levi's days numbered... Talking to one of our co-workers this morning, (we love having co-workers once again, THANK YOU, JESUS!),  she was telling me about people back in the U.S.A., that were planning on coming to Mexico on short-term missionary trips are having second thoughts. They are afraid of what might happen to them because of what they hear in the news that is going on in Mexico. Well, there are a few things I would like to say about that...  'has the arm of the Lord been shortened?' 'Aren't my days numbered by Him?' Isn't He able to sustain me and to deliver me?'   No matter where we may find ourselves, the safest place to be is always were the Lord would have us be, even if it may be  Sderot, Israel (we are praying for you Stewart), where often people have to run to bomb shelters to escape a certain death. Knowing the Lord has our days numbered, and that He will be with us till the end of the age, gives us confidence and courage. May we answer His call always no matter the cost. For those of you praying for the legal situation here at the ranch, please do continue to pray and don't grow weary. Things don't seem to progress, but then again, how do we really know that? Our Lord has control over this evil world, His purposes will succeed. He is a victor! Our strength often fails us, but we keep going back to Him for our strength. He posses an inexhaustible source. He is able to sustain us! The work in the communities continues. I was recalling a conversation my husband had with someone that came to visit a while back. Daniel was telling this person how he viewed the ministry here as a 'dance.' When others came that wanted to be a part of this 'dance' they needed to get in step with the people dancing. We couldn't stop, he said, to let someone else in. When people come to visit ( and believe me, we get so blessed and encouraged when that happens), we continue our 'dance,' we continue to do what we always do. It is amazing to see the Lord using whoever comes with the same spirit of servanthood, they can just join this 'dance' together with us. The group from California has continued to help in the project of the building of the brick room for Carla's grandparents in Mezquital that the group from MN helped start, there is always work to be done here. If the Lord is calling you, don't hesitate. Having the 'life insurance' we have, we can go anywhere the Lord would have us go. My brother Miguel Angel told me this last year after he accepted Christ finally, and was getting ready to go back to the mountains of Chihuahua where the murder of people is a daily occurrence, he was ready to die, if that was what God  would allow, if that would bring Him honor and glory... Remember in Acts 21 the people pleading with Paul not to go to Jerusalem because what was awaiting him there? What did he tell them in verse 13? "What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done." The will of the Lord be done. Isn't that a great Scripture!  Daniel's perspective: When I think of safe places I think of lion's dens, fiery furnaces, battle fields, ships being tossed and turned on the open sea, etc. Those are "safe places" when you are in God's will. No matter what comes, no matter what is on the other side of the door when we wake up each morning, as long as we are walking with Jesus, we are in that safe place. That goes not only for when things go the way that we want them too, but when they go so terribly bad such as happens when people take God's children's lives. After all is said and done, if you die for Christ, can you imagine a safer place to be than in heaven in His arms?  PRAYER REQUESTS FOR RANCHO MARANATHA, ALAMOS, MX.     Do continue to pray for our girls to be brought back to us in our Lord's perfect timing. They keep telling us Trini needs to be brought back from the U.S., first. Who knows...we cannot know for sure if that would be true, we know men are not trustworthy. Therefore we continue to put our trust on the One that never fails! His kingdom come; His will be done. Pray for Paul & Pam as they have lots of work to do before their place is more ready. The group from California has also helped there, as well as with our Internet problems. These guys have been awesome! Pray for our women's retreat April 10th. Also for our loved ones that will be traveling to the ranch for Easter, including our son Josh. Pray for the group that heads back for California tomorrow. For travel mercies for them. Pray for all of us serving the Lord here, what a privilege we have to share in this great and awesome task! Pray for the communities we work with, also for the new ones. Huazahuari is one of the new ones. We are so blessed to have Chelsea with us. Also Samuel (picture below) from Tijuana. He has been a real blessing to us.  "He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life"(John 12:25). Thank you so much for your prayers and your loving support, Daniel & Ana