The Ramey Report

May 2007 Volume 3

and hired a backhoe to start digging the

Vision Trip 2007 trenches for the foundation. It took the
excavator 8 hours to complete
I can hardly believe that our month in .
Mexico has already gone by. So many
things have happened that it is hard to
describe it all. Our God is so good. God
answered many prayers and so much more.
My family and I would like to thank
everyone for all of their support and
prayers. You have made it possible for me
to follow God’s call for my family.
We had a great flight down with no
delays or problems. The children enjoyed
their first flight. They felt like veteran
travelers by the time we got back.
Our first item to take care of in San .
Marcos was where the children’s home
would be located. We discussed the pros William and I worked out the cost of
and cons of building a new structure or
labor and material we would need to
buying Nena’s Hotel. After much prayer it
complete the building. We estimated that it
was clear that we should build on the
would cost $65,000 for the two-story
existing property near the Cooke’s home.
building. We are hiring a man from the
Pastor William and Katie Cooke are the church to do the construction. This will
missionary couple who have been serving
serve two purposes. It will provide much
in San Marcos for 9 years. We can build a
needed work for this brother to support his
new building for less than it would have
family and the two people he will need to
taken to buy the hotel property. We drew up
hire to help him. Also, it will allow us to
several floor plans before finally deciding on meet our plan to move by this fall. In order
the one that would work best. We then took
to complete the project we must raise the
these to an architect in the city office to
funds quickly. In small town Mexico it is pay
have blue prints drawn up. It took him about
as you go. We will need a steady stream of
a week to complete them and only cost
money to come in to meet our September
$150.00 U.S.! This was a miracle. This man Deadline.
is also the person in the town government
that will approve the building permit! We must have the facility completed
before it can be inspected by the state. It is
We decided to step out in faith and
possible that we could have children in the
actually start building. The next day we
home by Christmas. What a wonderful
cleared the property of brush and weeds holiday that will be!
 Out On Our Own Work Time
One of the more interesting adventures We also spent several days working on the
on our trip was a day spent in Guadalajara. San Marcos Church. We completed the
We had to take a bus from San Marcos into footing for the additional classrooms. The
the city (this is a two hour ride). Then we kids learned new skills such as
took the subway train into the downtown
area. There we met up with Arturo Walle, the
pastor of the Peniel Church in Guadalajara.
We then visited a children’s ministry in a
poor section of the city. Here we met a
couple who have been working in this poor
area for almost 20 years.

mixing and pouring cement. We took

several longs hikes in the hills and climbed a
small mountain. We all enjoyed evenings at
the plaza eating and listening to the Spanish
language. Kristi and the two older girls got to
participate and lead a purity retreat for area
teens from several churches.

We Need Your Help

The time has come to ask for your support.
We have been really overwhelmed by the
Their original intent was to start an
prayer covering we have felt from the
orphanage but they soon noticed that many
beginning of this project. We know that God is
children in the area did not attend any
in this and wants us to minister to these lost
school and were hungry. They started out
children in Mexico. We now need people who
by offering breakfast and some class time.
are willing to support us on a monthly basis.
This has turned into offering a full day of
We will require $2,000 a month to feed, clothe
school and two meals. I was really moved
and shelter our family in Mexico. This support
by the love and dedication this couple had
will go through Good Measure International
for showing Christ’s love to these children.
and 100% will get to us. Good Measure is
By their efforts, they have also started a
handling our accounting at no charge. This is
church that ministers to the parents of their
their mission work; they raise their own funding
students who are often alcoholics, drug
just like we are doing. Your donations will be
users and victims of domestic violence. This
tax deductible. At this time we have no
couple truly live the love of Christ.
commitments for monthly support. I have no
doubt that the Lord has worked it out for us.
Please commit this to prayer before the throne
and if God calls you to give, let us know. Any
funds we collect while in the US will be used
for our ministry. We will need to travel to some
churches and other events in order to raise
enough support. We are also going to have
expenses to move. Our ministry visas will cost
$500.00 for each of us, including the kids.
Praise Report!!!
William Cooke just phoned that the Clover
Pass Church in Alaska sent down $1,000 to
get the work started on the foundation.
This will allow us to buy enough materials and
labor for a week’s worth of work. We only have
$64,000 to go in order to complete the project!
William also told me he has ordered 20,000
bricks. The cost of these bricks is approx.
$5,000. We need to raise this soon in order to
pay for this order. We are doing this by faith,
knowing that it will all be provided.
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Contact Information
Todd and Kristi Ramey
Website- www.faceofmyfather.org
Email : toddkris@sbcglobal.net
Our Address:
3220 Babbs Rd. Apt. A
Nashport, Ohio 43830
(740)-450-0396
Financial support is through
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Yet give attention to your
servant's prayer and his plea for
mercy, O LORD my God. Hear
the cry and the prayer that your
servant is praying in your
presence this day.
1 Kings 1 :28
 Prayer Needs
Monthly Support $2,000
$64,000 for building
15 Passenger Van
Laptop Computer
Invitations to speak to churches & groups
Better understanding of Spanish
That visas can be obtained easily
That San Marcos will be the key to planting
a church for the Mazatecos
That the Mexican church will see their role
in the salvation of the poor

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