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Monday, January 8, 2018

Go and Declare's Newsletter Jan. 2018

Go and Declare, Inc. Newsletter

Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone! 2017 has been an amazing year! I am in tears thinking about all the Lord has done! He has been doing amazing things here in Pensacola with the Panera Bread team and has led me to many places around the country and to Mexico. Our family is so grateful for all your prayers and support this past year! We love you very much and were praying that everyone has an amazing 2018! 2018 is going to be the year of the open door!


Christmas Trip to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
When I got back from this trip, I had Dr. Jim Harris come up to me and ask me to explain how the trip went in three words. It got me to think a little bit. I thought pushing through was the first two words because there were so many obstacles to overcome. I had to believe him for a lot more finances than the last trips I had been on in Mexico and to top it off; I came down with a virus before I was to leave. I was so congested and weak. To be honest, I didn’t know if I was going to make it. Thanks to all of my friends and family praying for me; I gained strength from the Lord and pushed through. Tami, John and I loaded the toys in the truck and I was off.
I drove to Bro. Richard Davis’s home in San Antonio, TX where I met two of our team members from Texas Lauren Beck and Alex Miguez. We left for Laredo the next morning to meet Pastor Ray and Bro. Terry Herring. A couple of things we were concerned about were getting the toys across and the forecast was calling for rain and cold weather. We had many people praying to have a green light at the border. The vehicle that I was in received a green light, but Pastor Ray’s vehicle was stopped. He was asked what was in the vehicle. He said toys and they waived him on through. Praise the Lord!
On Friday, the rain hit and we were very concerned about flooding. The outreach was in a rural area in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico with nothing but dirt roads and flooding would make it hard for us to get to the precious people. We immediately put out a call for prayer and we had folks praying from all over the world. The rain stopped miraculously! The answered prayer allowed for some of the precious folks from the Colonia to come help serve as we worked through the night making the food bags and toy bags for the outreach. The Lord had provided for all the 400 bags of food that Pastor Ray believed for. Our God is faithful! 
Saturday was outreach day! The bags of food and toy bags were all prepared and loaded in all of the trucks. The rain had returned and it was very cold, but we were able to get to the people. They estimated that over 400 people had braved the cold and rain to come to the outreach.  I was so overwhelmed with tears to see them and if I could have gotten to every one of them I would have given them a hug, but we were packed into the building like a sardine can trying to keep warm. We had a worship time, a drama, testimony time, the folks were fed Pizza and brother Israel preached. We had several folks give their lives to Jesus that morning and that’s what it’s all about. Souls coming to Jesus! Folk’s receiving Jesus was so rewarding! Suddenly all the things we had to push through to get to this point was in a distant memory and we were all overcome with tears of joy! Jesus is faithful! Toys were then given to the children and the families were given the food bags. What an amazing day of answered prayer? 

Upcoming Ministry Trips
I’m so excited that the 2018 schedule is already starting to fill up. We will be going to Chiapas, Mexico on March 22-27. Chiapas is one of the areas that were affected by the earthquakes last year and Bro. Richard, Pastor Ray, Pastor Juan and I will be going to encourage the people and preach revival services. Totally excited! We will be going back to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico to help with an outreach to the children and connecting folks that are gifted in building on April 27-29. John and I will be in Tuscaloosa, AL for a leadership conference the beginning of February. We will continue to reach out in Pensacola and I believe there’s going to be a major push of evangelism and outreaches in the city of Pensacola. Our greatest days are ahead of us!

Thank You
…for praying and for your generous financial support. You are truly amazing and we know if it weren’t for you there’s no way we could do these things the Lord has called us to do. Your generosity is overwhelming!
Checks can be written to Go and Declare INC and mailed to 1117 Colbert Avenue Pensacola FL 32507.
Folks can also give by clicking on the donate button on our websites below.
Blessings,
Rudy R Waters II
850-281-7555


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