The Ross Family

Dear Friends,

We safely arrived in Cleveland on Saturday, Dec. 4th and are busy getting adjusted to the U.S. and lots of snow. Thank you so much for your prayers during this time of transition.

We are happy to report that most of our airstrips have been reopened and Mike did lots of flights before we left. Please pray for Juan Carlos as he flies and manages the program all by himself. We would also appreciate your prayers for Bruce DeVries and his family as they finish up raising support and travel to Oaxaca.

Parkside missionaries Mike and Joan Ross are here on furlough from Mexico, where Mike flies a plane with Mission Aviation Fellowship.

Join them in the Fellowship Hall on January 16 at 11:15 am to greet them and hear what God is doing through their ministry.

Please pray for Joan and Mike as they travel to Cleveland in early December to start a furlough. Pray that they would have special time with family and opportunities to renew relationships with friends. Pray for continued safety in our flight operations in Oaxaca and especially for Juan Carlos as he will be the only pilot for the next couple of months.

Praise that we now have permission to fly into seven out of nine of our airstrips.

Pray for the men and women involved with ESI in Oaxaca as they finish their second semester of study this month. Pray that they will have opportunities to apply what they have learned in their local churches. Pray that their marriages will be strengthened through the study of God's Word.

Thanks!

Mike & Joan

Dear Friends,

October was a busy month. The dental team arrived with no problems and we were able to get special permission to fly them into one of our mountain communities. This year the pastor from our church here in Oaxaca accompanied the team as he is also a medical doctor.

Please pray for safety in our flight operation in Oaxaca. This is rainy season and we deal with a lot of rain and clouds mixed with our mountains. Pray that the Parkside Dental Team would have health and safety as they travel to Oaxaca the 9th through the 16th. Pray that the hearts of unbelievers would be opened to the Good News.

We have a short-term missions trip team that is scheduled to leave for Oaxaca later this week. Here is the latest from Dave Cameron, a church Elder and leader on the trip, as they anticipate departure.

Please pray for safety in our flight operation in Oaxaca. This is rainy season and we deal with a lot of rain and clouds mixed with our mountains.

Pray for Mike as he travels to Idaho on the 9th to finish installing a new engine on one of our airplanes and then flies it back to Oaxaca. Pray that the paperwork would flow smoothly to reopen our airstrips that have been closed for over two months.

News from Oaxaca August 2010

Dear Friends,

July has slipped by and we are already looking at a busy August. Our airstrips are still closed to regular flights. Mike, Edgar and the community leaders all met with an official from Mexico City on July 16. The biggest result of this meeting was blanket permission for emergency flights and Mike has done several of those. The Mexican official is meeting with his superior to see what arrangements can be made to help us out. They have simplified many of the paper work requirements. Most of the communities are making good progress in getting the documentation ready. Please keep praying for this situation.

Dear Friends,

We have just returned from a delightful time with our kids and grandkids While we were in the U.S. Joan had a checkup with the urologist and received the wonderful news that she has no signs of kidney stones - no pieces left from the olds ones and no new ones forming.

Praise for the opportunity to accompany Edgar Rivera to participate in baptizing four believers in Amoltepec. Praise for safety on the hour long trip from the church to the river and back again. Pray that those who where baptized would remain strong and firm in their faith as they are persecuted.

Please pray for the 70 men and women who will finish their first ESI study module. Pray that they would be encouraged in their Christian walk through the study of God's Word.