Traveling to Texas today

Monday, August 3, 2020

Today, Brenda, James, Brianna and I are traveling to Mcallen, Texas.

It will take us 12 hours to get there from our home in Mexico.

 We have to leave Mexico, because our car permit expires tomorrow.  

Brianna and James are too young to stay home without their parents. Alex and Ariadne will stay at home in Mexico and be cared for by their grandmother.

We have to be out of the country for at least 3 days in order to apply for a new car permit.

While in Texas, we are planning to stay in a hotel for now. We were planning to stay in a guesthouse for mission workers.  However, the power recently went out at this place due to a storm. It is unknown at this time when the electricity will be restored.

Please pray for our trip. The following are what we need prayer for:

• Protection on the roads
• Provision for our needs
• Crossing the border
• Being granted a new car permit
• Grace for 8-month-old James on a long car trip both to and from the border.

Also, we could use some financial help with covering the expenses associated with the obtaining a new car permit. The total costs will be at least $894 in U.S. dollars.  Below is a breakdown of the costs for traveling to and from the border:

• Car permit =$51
• Gasoline = $300
• Toll roads in Mexico = $23
• Food = $150.  
• Lodging = around $370

Our monthly support doesn’t cover the costs associated with getting a new car permit. Since we can’t afford to buy a Mexican registered car at this time, we must continue to use our car from the United States.  We can only have our car in Mexico for 6 months at a time.

Please consider making a special gift to our ministry to offset the expenses. We would appreciate whatever amount you can give.

Tax deductible donations can be made online at https://cten.org/missionary/bryanottoson/

 

or can be mailed to:

 Ottoson Mexico Ministry

Lincoln Christian Fellowship

100 w Fletcher Ave #300

Lincoln, NE 68521