Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thank you for praying!

Thank you for praying. God is working. I had a very good visit with Saul in the jail on Tuesday and we made some good headway. Gris is starting to calm down so she can think rationally.

I have decided that I need to go to Mexico to visit our believers in Negritas. It will be a fairly quick trip. I will drive down to Nogales, Arizona and cross the boarder there. After helping someone with some business there I will be heading farther south. I am hoping to arrive in Negritas on Wednesday evening. I hope to be returning on December 20 and arriving home no later than the 22.

Pray for:


  • Safety, especially on Tuesday afternoon. This will be the most dangerous part of the trip.

  • Success. There seem to be real problems that I cannot discuss here. I am very concerned.


If you would like to contribute to the cost of this trip you can go to:http://InFaith.org/. Then:



  • Click on Donate.

  • Click on Give Online.

  • Click on Give Now. (- a lot of clicking but they are all easy to see.)

  • Fill out the info.

  • Under categories click on Missionaries.

  • Under sub-categories click on Sousa.

  • Fill out the amount you would like to give.

  • Under comments write "work funds"

  • Follow the rest of the instructions to finish. (Very brief.)


Thank you very much for praying and considering giving towards this mission trip.

Monday, December 5, 2011

We need your prayers

Please pray for me (Jon) as I seek God's wisdom and guidance in dealing with four concurrent very stressful situations. I decided today to enter into a time of fasting and seeking God's face. I am considering making another emergency trip to Mexico. Our church elders are meeting in a few hours to also seek God's wisdom and discuss some of the situations that we are facing.