Christmas In July - Newsletter

July 16, 2023

Have you heard of Christmas in July? Read about it in our newsletter, below. 

Here’s a question: Is Christmas one of your favorite times of the year???

Ours, too!!! Celebrating Jesus! Giving gifts to loved ones or the less fortunate; joining in fellowship with the Lord... Well, we have some Good News! YOU don’t have to wait until December to experience that same kind of JOY.…

Now you can be part of Christmas in July!

Living in the Sonoran desert for 11 years, I can see without any doubt this is the hardest time of the year for all of our friends in San Luis, and for so many others in our community that we reach out to share the love of Jesus with. In our area in the summer, the following happens: 

~Work opportunities decrease

~Children are at home most of the day looking for something to do

~Many more families struggle just to make ends meet

~The temperatures rise up and up and up, often remaining over 110° for a month straight, with over 50% of the people having no air conditioning…

We’ve been challenged for years to figure out how to help and to serve people in Jesus’ name during these toughest of months. We want to Be the Light in the world as His Church. And now, we’re inviting you to join us!

Here are some of the ways you can participate: 

  • Pray for the people of San Luis, the Church at San Luis and its leadership, and for the many supporters of Church Mexico.
  • Contribute to our goal of collecting funds for 50 back-to-school kits for our kids. Each kit is $45 which covers the cost of materials for the Fall semester.
  • Give online with a regular monthly gift to support ongoing costs - electricity, water for the community center and the soccer field, gas and maintenance for our several vehicles, etc. 
  • Make a one time gift that can be distributed to selected needy church members.
  • Organize a Church Mexico event at your home to introduce others to the organization. 
  • In cooler climates, hold a garage sale to raise awareness and funding.
  • Start planning a trip with your team to visit us and be part of the outreach, evangelism and support. 

God Bless You,  

Pastor David

From the Board 

In the last few months we’ve seen many exciting things with the ministry - 

  • One van donated for our local pastor and contributions for another van for the daily transportation of kids and activities
  • Soccer field ministry in full swing
  • Training by Pastor David to other local San Luis churches
  • VBS coming up Aug 7-11
  • New ministry partners from Texas & Idaho
  • New logo!
  • So much more… 

Look for a more complete update next month... 


Thank you for your prayers, connections and support. If you’d like to give additional financial support please visit our website.


Joe Tuerff 

Bill Ingram 

Mike Garland 

David Power

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