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Just wanted to let you know we have a new blog site, so go to http://ross8.com

Thanks for taking this journey with our family!

The Ross Family

Journey to Cochabamba, Bolivia!!!

                  We are the Ross family. Nate & Frances have been married for 18 years. They have 6 children, Shaylin 18; Taneesha 15; Nathaniel 13; Kalen 10; Kyle 8; & Uriah 4. They were called to the mission field in Oct. of 2002. Through many trials & perseverance, God led us to International Teams. After many prayers & talking to the mobilizer we were led to a ministry called International Orphanage Union in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The Timmers had the idea of placing 8-10 orphaned or abandoned children in a home with Bolivian, Christian house parents, praying that the children would have more of a chance to come to Christ. God gave the Timmers a love for children as He did us & a desire to see them come to know Christ & know His love for them.  Lord-willing we will join the team in Cochabamba Jan./Feb. of 2010. When we arrive we will take some time to settle our family in. Shortly after arriving our children will start school at an International English School for missionaries. Nate and Frances will help in the administration and the construction of the homes. The Ross family needs lots of prayers and financial support to get there in Jan./Feb.       Thank you!

As we continue to prepare for Bolivia...

                     I have survived the second day of school. We will continue to homeschool until we go to Bolivia, then when we arrive there the four oldest children will go to an International school (depending on when we get down there). The last three years Shay has done the ABEKA DVDs, so I am schooling all six (Uriah works on his cubbie verses). She is pretty much doing the same things she has already done. For those of you that don't know, Shay was suppose to graduate this last year. We were not sure what to do because we did not want to leave her in the States and us go on the mission field. So, as we were praying about what to do, Shay came to me (Frances) one day & asked if she would be able to go to school with the other kids. So I asked our team leader and he said that would be a great idea. So as long as we are down there before March, Shay will go to school down there & graduate there. She is also looking for a job so if anyone knows of something, please let her know.
                      School is going good, it gets a little hard when they all need my help at once. It is fun to go through cubbie verses with Uriah & he is asking some really good questions about Jesus. It has always amazed us how smart he is & how quick he picks things up. They are all doing really good. God sure has blessed us with some great kids. It never ceases to amaze me how He continues to bless us even though we do not deserve any of His blessings!!!
                      Ok, the thought of selling salsa has left. I had my time of thinking there was something we had to do to get to Bolivia. The last few days in my quiet time my Lord has shown me the only thing He wants me to do is to trust Him!!! So, I will not be driving myself crazy trying to make a bunch of salsa to sell. But, I will make it for gifts for Christmas, if we are here, if not I will give you my recipe! Maybe I will post it on our blog.

As we prepare...

             Frances' parents were here for a couple of weeks. They helped them out so much with cleaning and cooking so Frances was able to get quite a few assignments finished & also she was able to get their blog up & running. While they were here we were able to clean out all our rooms & closets. They did have one yard sale, got rid of a lot of stuff, & were able to bless a lot of people by just giving stuff away. 
            Frances has 2 assignments to complete & Nate has 3 assignments to complete. They need 100% of their support before they can even purchase their airline tickets. Frances is thinking about selling her homemade salsa to raise support for Bolivia. So if anyone would like to buy some salsa, let her know. If you are reading this, please, pray about partnering with the Ross family. As of right now they have $1465 in monthly support & they need $6100 a month. For their start up costs they have $3375 & they need $58,000. We know the Lord will provide, we have no idea how, but we know He will.

We have an 18 year old...

Shaylin Leigh Ross is 18 today. That just happened too fast. We are not old enough to have an 18 year old, haha. What a blessing Shay has been in our lives. We are blessed beyond measure. And to top it all off we now have three teenagers. Nathaniel turned 13 today. Nathaniel is also a great blessing from the Lord, he is such a great young man. Thank you Lord for all your blessings!

Our mission's journey...

We have been on this missions journey since 2002. That is when we heard the call for missions on our life. God used the Unveiling Glory seminar and Brad Buser to burden our hearts for missions. It is kind of funny, God used Brad Buser to burden a lot of our friend's hearts for missions also. It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord speaks to us.

So here we are after seven years of trials and perseverance, preparing to go to Bolivia as missionaries. Please, don't get me wrong, we know that those years of trials were part of our journey and definitely needed growth in our lives.

Right now we are finishing up a few assignments that need to be completed before we go on the field and raising our financial support.

We thank you all for your partnership in this ministry by prayer and financial support.

The Ross Family

The Ross family is good.