Orphanos Foundation

Wherever you are, be all there.

posted by Richard and Ximena Roseland — December 3rd, 2009

Currently we are writing from the great city of Queretaro, Mexico! We arrived here two days ago and it is so great to be "home." It's so weird how that feeling of being "home" came upon both of us as soon as we got to Queretaro even though neither of us is from Mexico. We are so grateful to God that no matter where we are, He is our home and safe place.

Well, for the past few weeks we have been traveling in the Austin/Temple area, visiting friends and churches. It was such a blessing to visit so many of you and we are so grateful for those of you who opened your homes to us (especial thanks to Melissa Ford and Ashley Koonce for letting us stay at their house!). It was tiring at times to visit 2 or 3 different people in one day or drive from Temple to Austin and back, but it was so worth it to visit you and share about what God has been doing in our lives and the ministry that we believe He is calling us to. Also, we were able to visit both of the churches that support us in the area: Temple Bible Church and Grace Bible Church. At Temple Bible Church, we were able to meet with a few members of the missions committee and it was such a beautiful time. We are so grateful for their kind words and advice and we left the meeting feeling so encouraged. At Grace Bible Church, Richard was granted the incredible honor of being able to preach. He has had the opportunity to lead Bible studies and such, but it was the first time for him to preach in front of a congregation! It was amazing how God granted such peace and how the Holy Spirit truly led and guided every word that was spoken from the pulpit. The sermon was based on the saying from Jim Elliot "Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God." I hope that we will be able to make that statement reality in our lives.

After our visit to Austin, we were able to spend a few days with my family and celebrate Thanksgiving/Christmas with them. We were also pleasantly surprised by a visit from Emilio and Christy Contreras, some of our closest friends from Queretaro, who came to visit us and help us on the drive to Queretaro. It was a great time to relax with family and friends and enjoy the last few days before traveling again. On Tuesday morning, we drove from Corpus Christi to Queretaro and thankfully the trip went great without any problems. Santiago didn't even cry until we were 5 minutes outside of Queretaro! We are so grateful to God for watching over us and keeping us safe.

On Wednesday morning, we were able to go to Pan de Vida to visit with the kids and volunteers. It was such a blessing to be able to see them and give them bunches and bunches of hugs! Wow...we have missed them so much over the past few months! They were so excited to see Santiago...so much so that they all crowded around and he got scared and started crying...pobrecito! But now he is starting to get used to them and they are so happy just carrying him around everywhere.

On Sunday, we are leaving from Mexico City and heading to Quito. Once we get into Quito, I will hopefully post another update on how our experience at the orphanage is going so far. Please pray for traveling mercies for Santiago as we have a 7 hour layover in Peru on the flight over. Please also pray for Gustavo as it will be his first time on a plane and that everything will go smoothly with paperwork and luggage. Please pray that just as Jim Elliot said that wherever we are that we will be all there, following the will of God and what He has for us. We are so grateful for your prayers and we continue to pray for each one of you.

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