Dear Friends:
Christmas is quickly approaching and Thanksgiving is this Thursday! We have so much to be thankful for. This past Sunday, November 23rd, saw us in the old pool hall where in the past; gambling, drinking, fighting and drugs were daily activities. 
Margarita and some of the newest singers in our Rez House Kids Chorus.That started long ago when this was a white community. Then, when the Mexican community came, they too fell victim to the pool hall. Most recently gangs called it home but yesterday the roof almost came off from all the praising and singing. The building was almost full!
We had two visiting Lutheran Pastors, one from Hope Lutheran Church in the Villages and another from Malaysia. After church we had lots of food and fellowship and everyone continued to enjoy the day!.
This all happened at "My Other House", the new teen center where during the week youth will meet for activities. We already have 17 young ladies and 15 young men that meet in two separate groups so that the teaching and sharing can be done in a safe environment. At times we’ll bring them together for good clean fun.
This office is going through a hard time just like other folks, but because we believe in our King of kings and we do believe that our Heavenly Father holds us in the palm of His hand. 
Our girls group meeting in "My Other House", the boys met in another part of the building.It is also wonderful how the scriptures can just come to life right in front of you. We have a donation jar on our desk for folks to share if they care to, for the services we provide. Last Friday an elderly lady came to ask us to read a letter for her. I believe she comes from somewhere in the Caribbean and though she can speak several languages, she cannot read. Anyway, I read the letter to her, then she said, “Do you like peanuts?”, and we said yes. So then she told us that she had no money but worked picking peanuts and that she would bring us some. When she did we gave her some beans and rice in case she needed food. I do not know if you know about picking peanuts but it is a very hard job. Folks get up at 4 am and use the headlights of their cars to see while they dig with their hands for the peanuts. For each 5 gallon bucket that they fill they are paid only $2.50, maybe $3 if they are lucky. This gift that she gave us was far more precious than any amount of money that she could have placed in our donation jar and it just happens to be a reminder of our Gospel from Sunday where Matthew 25:31-40 teaches us that we must share even when we have very little, being poor is no excuse.
God bless you for your faithfulness.
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