The Goodness and Grace of God-

John 1:16-

“From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.”

If grace and blessing can be an indicator of ones adherence to God’s will then we must be smack dab in the middle of it.  This has been the story of our life lately.  I cannot think of another time in my life when I have experienced such a solid stream of divine provision and blessing.

I know it’s risky to name individuals because it’s likely that you’ll offend another who was a tremendous help but not mentioned.  With that said (please forgive me if I leave you out) I’d like to publicly thank a few by name. 

My folks Dennis and Ida and Melissa’s folks Bob and Holli.  Bob and Holli had been coming over to our house for months preparing our yard and packing our home into small boxes.  What a huge job that was.  They’ve been in for the long haul.  My Dad and Mom showed up with a vengeance a couple weeks before our move and a couple weeks since.  Dad’s been doing long overdue house repair and maintenance in preparation for our new renters.  Both sets of parents have put in long hours over the last several months.  We cannot express the depth of our thanks for them.  We very much appreciate what they’ve done for us and the preparation for our work here.  Blessings back on ya Mom’s and Dad’s!

The Lebovitz family just showed up at SCBC one day (from my perspective) and invaded our lives.  They instantly stepped into our mission effort which began over a year ago.  Gregory recognized my need for help in fund raising and was glad to step up as my coach and also as a financial supporter.  Then later on, move in week; the whole family came.  They stayed with us a week here in Mexico and set us up by helping us move stuff, shop for food prepare meals and set up computers etc.  Then they showed us how to survive in a place where the facets dispense unsafe water.  They taught us how to rinse our veggies and fruit and wash dishes.  What a blessing.

Celia Cuara started texting us about a week before we moved down here from the Los Angeles area.  She started to warn me about her damaged back and how she would not be able to help move anything heavy but she would love to come and help anyway she could.  I’m ashamed to say at first I didn’t know what she could do to help us move in.  However, when we picked up this little powerhouse in Anaheim on our way down, our days changed.  This gal radiates the love of Christ.  She stayed with us for almost two weeks.  She did our laundry, folded our clothes, helped our kids, cooked our meals, prayed with us, translated for us, encouraged us- we would have been lost without her.  We ALL cried when she had to head back home to prepare for her work as a school teacher.  Please pray for Cecilia.  She fell on her way out of the library a week ago and broke her arm.  Her arm required a surgery and some new hardware, but she is doing quite well now. 

On move out day, Tim Anderson and his son showed up.  They worked all day long moving our stuff and packing it into a trailer headed for Mexico.  Then a week later, Tim and Jim Moore met us at the church the morning of our departure and drove down with us to Mexico to help us move in.  These guys were here all week and worked unattended just taking care of things repairing things installing stuff and buying shelving units and installing them.  Completely hands off, these guys were just here and just got the job done whatever it was.  Again, what a blessing.  Thank you guys.

And then there's the Baker Family.  The quiet dynamo's that slip in the front door with large smiles and work so quietly and efficiently you hardly know they are there until you realize the amount of work that just got done.  If you ever have to cram a bunch of stuff into small spaces (like trailers or storage units) call Fred and his family.  Fred packed the truck like it was a jig saw puzzle with room to spare.

Then there are those individuals that you don't even know that change everything; "wildcards" if you will.  The Searle family from Seacoast Church in San Diego not only opened their home to some weary travelers, but fed us dinner as well.  Then got up the next morning (early I might add) and drove down with us to the boarder to unload our trailer into the storage unit.

There are many more who have done so much for us.  Are hearts are full of gratitude and thanks giving for each one of you, the Tarr family, the Frankl’s, Kevin Clark, the Millers, the Bruce family, the list goes on...  We feel so blessed for your energies toward us and this work.  We pray for you and ask God’s blessing on you and your days.

Many of you have been an unexpected blessing to us, a gift from the grace of God.  What a wonderful God we serve.  He meets our EVERY need in exciting ways every day.  Please let us know how Melissa and I can pray for and bless you as well.  Please keep us posted on your current events.

For those of you who have already committed to giving monthly please set up an automatic transfer through Yugo (here).  If the previous link doesn’t work, please feel free to contact me.  If you prefer sending checks please make them payable to “Yugo” with our account number in the notes field:  653100.

The Yugo mailing address is:

Yugo Ministries

PO Box 58

National City, CA 91951-0058

Thank you for caring enough to read this blog.  Next week I’ll share with you how God is refining our vision for our work here and teaching us new things everyday.

Blessings,

-The Hanson Family