Well it is officially cold here in Santa Cruz. It feels like Christmas with the ice on the windows. It has been an amazing year watching many come up the road spiritually. We have come under many attacks but through God we are always victorous. Chuck and Kelli have been coming to the mission for a while. Kelli has really been growing in Christ. She was so excited tonight she read the book of John last night and is going to read Luke. God has given the mission a car to give them. It is great to see the excitement of New Believers. It keeps us on our toes and we have to make sure we are being the example that God wants us to be. We are going to have a meeting for the Elm Street board on the first of January. Dad and mom will be here and dad will preach on the 31st. God has been taking care of us (although the money comes just in the nick of time.) this whole year. It has been a great year of learning to live by faith. With no money to fall back on and not a dime in savings it is great to have a big God. This is not a whine or a call for money it is a fact that God has wanted us to really know how to live by faith. Thank you for all your support and prayers. Merry Christmas

We are heading in a rush towards the greatest miracle that ever happened on the earth. God was made flesh and lived among us as Jesus. Because Jesus lives in us we give each other presents for His b-day. As giving to each other we have done it unto Him. (Maybe a little bit of a broad translation) It was a great Wednesday night feeding as usual. Jennifer (someone Steve has been working on) told me that after my sermon the other night she quit smoking. Pray for her and her friend Courtney. The newsletter went out today Praise God !!!!! That has been months in the making. (Time constraints) Keep praying for women’s Bible study and the men’s Celebrate Recovery. We had an incredible day today on the mall. People were stopping constantly for prayer and Bibles. Pablo stopped to play a game of chess and then in a little bit he was telling God he was sorry for his sins. Pray that he will continue in the walk of faith and the enemy will not take what happened away. He said man I feel a change in my life. Praise God Again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then Efrom a psychology major did the same and says he wants to come to the mission to help. I tried to leave and it took about a half an hour to get out of their because people kept stopping by for prayer to be healed for life situations, so the voices in their heads would quit. To God be the glory for the things He has done. My daughter Mikaela was a preschool yesterday and she talked to her friends asking them if they knew how to pray. They didn’t know so she taught them. Are we following her example with those around us letting them know what Christ has done in us? Jesus wasn’t ashamed to talk to everyone about His Father how about us. Let us be Godly correct instead of politically correct.