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FoxNews Update! March Edition

What in the world are we doing?

FBC Jonesboro Missions trip: we just said good buy to the fellows from FBC Jonesboro. They spent 5 days here ministering to the people of Xalapa. We went to the Lost City and had a two day medical campaign along with a futbol game or two & a gospel Presentation to about 55 kids! Then we had a taco shindig & invited all of the unbelieving friends of our youth group. We had 10 show up and that 10 was exactly the ones GOD had appointed to be there. Robby Fowler held an in depth time of Q&A for the Chavos. After it was over we cooked tacos and had a great time of fellowship (for a more in depth report on that story check out below).

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FAT boys: My FAT boys study has been suspended for the last few weeks because of the planning of the FBC Jonesboro trip that has come in to Xalapa along with the fact that we are house hunting.

BTCP: I am in a BTCP study with the pastor & Elders & their wives on Thursday night. We are studying book 3 New Testament survey: Revelation. All Thats about to change I think (see the next point). We have the study at Julio & Ericas house.

Erica: Erica, Pastor Julios wife, Just found out that she has Breast Cancer. They did a biopsy, and then called her into the hospital and then next thing that we know, she had a breast removed, they found more cancer, and we are awaiting the results of that test. PLEASE pray for her. She is 30yrs. Old and has three little girls. Yamilet 9, Abigail 6, & Ruth 3. She is one of Placys closest friends here in Xalapa.

(Erica & Placy)

Church Fellowship: What does it look like in Mexico? Well, we are far from a Mega church, so it looks a bit different than what you would think. Two examples that have happened recently:

Cookin out @ Letys: One day after church, one of the older ladies came up to Placy & I and said that we need to do a carne asada (cook out) for the New year. We all agreed and started inviting people to the cook out the following Sunday. After Church the next week we bought all of the meat and Charcoal, and such and drove out to Letys house in the Country. I cooked for bout 40 some odd people and bout 35 came! It was an Awesome time. We love cookin out for anybody! GOD has blessed us with the ability to serve in that kind of capacity.

USA vs Mexico: This is the biggest event of the year here. The rivalry between these two countrys is so intense. I live for this game. We have beat Mexico the last 10 yrs. When playing in the US. If ya wanna wear out a Mexican ask them about the US/Mexican games! They hate worse than anything than to loose to us in Soccer. Anyway, we had a group of 15 or so Chavos over to the house for the Game. We cooked for them, had good conversation and then, the US whipped them in soccer 2-0! They Hated me! I loved it. I just didnt hoot the second US goal as loud as I could have out of a deep love & respect for my wife! We try and lead the way by example when it comes to hospitality ministry. Or any ministry for that matter. I personally think this is huge if you are not a Mega Church. If not, you will only see the people from Church on Sunday. Believe it or not, this is an extremely difficult thing for the Xalapeno mind to grasp! Why do we need to meet outside of church? we try and host at least two events or dinners or whatever a month at our house, praying that they get it!

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Fox Family: How are we?

We celebrated Logans 6th b-day! He loves futbol (soccer) & we are lookin at him going to a futbol school asap. Los Pumas de Coatepec! We also just celebrated Isas 5th b-day party ! She had a Strawberry shortcake Piñata and she got a pair of walki-talkies! Go figure! She is the little artist of the family. She love building, drawing, and a show called Art attack. Alejandra is 1 yr and 7 months and is still as wild as the day is long! I have nick named her the Apache. She loves shaking it on the table to any Music! My Placy is the Queen of the house! She takes care of the kids & me, she is the school teacher and Chef AND she is discipling two girls on the side! SHE is AWESOME. I love snuggling with her on the couch watching futbol! We still BATTLE with a date night! Almost 8 years & I still havent got it right. I just turned 41.

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Thats all for now,

GOD Bless yall for all you do for us,

The Foxes

Last week.

Hey ya’ll,
we would love to tell you about what has been going on with us! We just said good buy to a wonderful team from FBC Jonesboro Arkansas! There were five guys: Chuck & Robby (Two of the Pastors), Steve (a Doctor) Chris (pharmacist) & Bill (a Nuclear Physicist)! It was a Great trip! They arrived on time in Vera Cruz 11:30 p.m. By the time we got to the hotel it was 1:30 a.m. The next day we met at our house for Orientation and lunch. As we were finishing up, I told them “If you think Spiritual warfare doesn’t exist, just keep watching” as we were heading out to go visit a place called by the locals “Cd. Perdida” or the lost city, my check engine light came on (Bad News). What could I do? We kept going. We did a medical brigade there at the lost city and more than a few people showed up to see the Doc. While the rest of us fanned out to play with the kids. Logan had brought his futbol and in about 30 seconds we had a game on with the locals! the Doc. treated some patients & we built confidence with the local kids through the day. We finished up there at about 6 in the evening and came home. I dropped off the team and my check engine light started flashing (Worse News). What could I do? I am the only transportation we had. Or so I thought. The next day: we had a whole passle load of people ready to go to the lost city on the way there, my truck dies (The Worst News)! Chris is a wanna be mech. So he starts to mess with it. To no avail. We called a tow truck. After 2 hors of waiting on the side of the highway (the event at the lost city is underway without me & Chris) the tow truck finally gets there. Its a Brand new tow truck. He loads up the X-terra, and we go about ¼ mile and the brand new tow truck dies. We had to call a tow truck for the tow truck. Weird? Coincidence? I call it spiritual warfare. the team at the lost city shared the gospel with 55 kids and various other people & I got to share the gospel with the tow truck driver! I call that successes! GOD gave us miracle after miracle. With transportation, with events, with everything! just when I thought “Hijole, this aint gonna work”. GOD blessed us with miracles. Chuck, the Pastor at FBC, asked me: “How were you encouraged by our trip”? I had to answer “by the amount of spiritual warfare we saw”! I mean we were doing exactly what GOD wanted and what Satan hated. I was also encouraged by the provision of GOD. When we think everything rest on our shoulders GOD shows us it doesn’t. He’s got it all under control. My truck was the only truck we could rely on. Period. There was NO Other. GOD brought us two guys who wanted to nothing more than help this trip out with rides! My truck was in the shop for 5 days and they finally found that the distributor was bad. That’s what they said. I got my truck back and it runs fine. I don’t know what to say other than Praise GOD for HIS goodness!
Prayer Request:
• I would ask that ya’ll Pray for those kids in the lost City & for the driver of the Tow truck
• We are looking for a new house. Pray that GOD would go before us and take us to the perfect house at the perfect price.
• Pray for our Elders wife. She has Breast cancer and has already had one breast removed. She is 30 something with three kids. Her name is Erica & his name is Julio.
• Pray for Safety for our family in these violent times in Mexico.
• We would like to buy a house someday. Pray that the LORD might do a miracle & provide the land and $$.

GOD Bless yall for all you do for us!

The Foxes

Valgame. Preach it.

Great article by John Piper @ Desiring GOD

The Crazy Idea of Fasting in '09
January 1, 2009 | By: John Piper
Category: Commentary
Jesus did not say, “If you fast...” but “When you fast...” (Matthew 6:16). This will be new (even over the top) for some of you. So do a crazy thing in 2009. It might change your relationship with God. And your life.

Here’s a tiny bit of help. A bit on how. And a bit on why.

How to Fast

Pick a day of the week or a day of the month and plan to fast in 2009. Plan which meal or meals to skip. Skip them entirely, or do it with only juice or only water. There are no rules. There is only spiritual hunger being spoken and stoked with physical hunger.

Take some of the time you would have spent eating and read some scripture and take time to tell God why you are doing this and what you long for.

Why Fast?

Here are six biblical aims for fasting.

1. For Jesus to come back

Matthew 9:14-15

Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast

2. For help in a new venture in ministry
Matthew 4:1-2

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.

Acts 13:3

Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

3. To avert some danger or threat
Ezra 8:21

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

2 Samuel 12:16

David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

4. To express sorrow and loss
2 Samuel 1:12

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword

1 Chronicles 10:12

All the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

5. To express repentance and grief for sin
Joel 2:12-13

“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; 13 And rend your heart and not your garments.” Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil.

6. Not for the praise of men
Matthew 6:16-18

Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face 18 so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

(For more instruction and inspiration in fasting see A Hunger for God, Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer.)

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