Greetings family in Christ! We are back home, unpacking and tidying up our current home on earth. We are thankful for the protection the Lord has provided all the way. For all the traveling abroad and the ability to pass through two money-checking stops on the road back home. Yes, twice we had our vehicle and wallets inspected to see how much money we had on us. The second time one of the men wanted to know exactly how much cash we had in the car. It definitely stirred up a "

Hi friends! We are soaking up the goodness of rest and fellowship with loved ones here in Maricopa County, Arizona after our drive from Guasave and stop in Tucson for a passport renewal. Our plans for where & when we would be in the U.S. have changed a bit since our last update, and we're also excited to share the ministry work that God is blessing beyond our expectation! -Update on last month- Police Outreach We ended up moving the date of visiting the police officers' outre

Heyyyyy brothers & sisters in Christ! We are excited that in one month we will be driving back to California for our visas and car permit renewals, as well as several doctor appointments, and look forward to seeing those of you who will be in the area! If you are available and would like us to visit you, please reach out so we can have a tentative schedule in place for the time we'll be there (July 1st - 24th). Highlight of May - Mother's Day - Sharing Our Testimony with Non-

Hello friends! We just wrapped up the last day of celebrating Children's Day in Guasave. It started Thursday April 30th with the three younger ones celebrating at school. Their school day started late and ended early, getting to wear whatever they chose, playing games, being served free pizza and dessert, receiving gifts and lots of candy, and singing karoake. One of the teachers sent us a video of Jubilee singing Your Way's Better by Forrest Frank. It was sweet to hear her w

Hi friends! We just finished celebrating Passover here in Guasave. What a wonderful experience to do it with several new families who never have before! While those who were able to help us prepare were few, we were grateful, especially for our kids. Cyrus was a great help in the kitchen helping me make the matzo ball soup, while the girls helped Ryan get the cafe/church ready. As Ryan went through the Seder explanation, it was wonderful to hear the gospel foretold over and o

Hey friends! Our weather here is back up to the low 90s during the day! We are praying for guidance on ways to help beat the heat in our apartment as our a/c units are old and landlord expects us to cover half the bill if we ask to put in any new ones. Not to mention that the building is thick concrete and already reaches 86 degrees at night (without a/c). -Police Outreach- We were able to go last month for another outreach at 7am. There were definitely a lot more police men

Hey friends! Hope you all are doing well! Thankfully, we are too, and getting back into the swing of life and ministry here in Guasave with the new changes. Last month Daniel and Isa moved back to Merida as they expect their first child and felt it was the best for their growing family. We definitely feel their absence, but we understand their needs and trust the Lord with these changes. We do appreciate your prayers as we make adjustments with the worship ministry, women's m

Hey dear amigos! December has been a blessing of seeing fruit starting to bud as God advances the purposes he has shown us in ministering here in Guasave. Since the Thanksgiving Dinner Since the Thanksgiving Dinner we have had some great opportunities to have families from the kids’ school over to the café. Before we left for our visa-renewal trip the kids organized a hangout at the café with a few of their friends from each class at school. It was really great to see how peo

Hi friends, It's exciting to say that our Thanksgiving dinner at church surpassed our expectations in several ways. For one, we had a lot more people come than expected. I counted about 20 people who had rsvd that were not from our church. We didn't take a hand/head count of people from church who would come, as here everyone still goes to work and school. And sure enough, we ended up with a dozen from church who came and thankfully they pitched in wonderfully. They handed ou

Hey y'all! Even though Autumn is not a season we get to experience here in Guasave, it is wonderful that the weather is (finally) not quite so hot and humid, and that temperatures are mostly down to the low 90s and high 80s. Though there are no pumpkin patches, they do sell pumpkins (they look more like giant squashes in very light orange/beige toned) in the market which is nice to see around here! -Police Outreach- We want to let you know that are police outreach was quite a

Hola to all our friends and family in Christ! We continue to wait for cooler tempatures to come as most days here are around 40 degrees celsius with the humidity factor included. There have been several thunderstorms, and besides the lower temperature and rush of water (the streets quickly start filling up to 3 inches which isn't bad but makes it quite a wet walk home from church when it's unexpected), the lightning display is truly amazing to watch! Even in the dead of night

Hola amigos! We hope this email finds you well! Here is the link for our latest monthly update: https://youtu.be/Bv_gFAr616E?si=2aoVwbJWt9MbCw6K Shalom shalom, Ryan and Esther Van Deusen

Hey Friends! Our latest video update is here as we talk about our travels back to the US, including another Choc hospital admission for Virtue as she continued to battle with seizures. https://youtu.be/YB14PL1fVFk?si=s0OFJbkuIRgKXGBP Grace and peace, -Ryan and Esther Van Deusen

Hey guys! Here is our video update for last month. For those of you in AZ or CA that would like us to visit while we are in town, please let us know! The photo above is from our woman's discipleship study! What a thrill it is to have front row seats at what God is doing! Thank you for all you do to support the work God is doing here. Even if it's just reading and caring, thank you! For those who pray, thank you!! For those giving financially, thank you!! Thank you for holding

Hey guys! We're so glad to share with you what God has been doing in our lives, the ups and downs, the blessings and challenges....and we have it all in our video update here: https://youtu.be/SYle2MgPJAc?si=QaPJ6FquB56nAt2W I also wanted to share with you the latest t-shirt designs I have available on Amazon Prime. If you like any, it would be a great way to support us. My heart is to make designs that build people up, and more than anything put out Scripture that we as beli

Hi folks! For those who haven't seen our video update on Facebook, we have the link here... https://youtu.be/FPCf4xukOOs?si=BNZmqOkHNM33OIaQ Thank you for your prayers and financial support! God bless, Ryan and Esther Van Deusen

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