Jan 2016 Newsletter

    

  Happy New Year!       - Jan 2016

We had a good break over Christmas.  We had a great Christmas Party with the La Paz kids.  Dana couldn’t be there as she has been recovering from Bronchitis. We made cookies for some of our neghbors and families we work with.  We had a great Christmas with our family. 

Over the break, we moved into our spare bedroom and the plan was to finally fix up our bedroom.  This has come to a complete halt after our sewer line completely clogged starting Christmas Day.  It took a week to get a plumber out to try to clear it and now we are waiting for the weather to clear up so he can dig it up.  Ah, the joys of owning a 90 year old house!   In the meantime, we are living in, “Let’s pretend we are still in rural Mexico” mode.

The good news is that La Paz House is going well with a lot of kids there everyday.  One 11 year old named Daniel said, “This church is the best thing that has ever happened to me!”  Later he was asking me a lot of questions about church. Yes!

We recently won a grant to make some improvements at La Paz House, help with utilities, send some youth to a youth conference this summer, and pay at least one assistant to work with the kids!  This is going to be a big help to Dana and me.  Often, I am there working with 15 kids by myself.

Another thing we are working on is hosting a group of young adults to start talking about how we can better reach out and meet the needs of people their age in our area.

Thank you for your prayers and support as we move forward to make a difference in our neighborhood and share God’s love!

                                                            We Love You!

                                                            Lee & Dana

                                                                       

December Newsletter 2015

     

One important part of our ministry to our neighborhood is working with the local church.  There are not many churches left in our area.  We love working with Grandview Park Church.  Here is a note from Pastor Rick:

It is hard to believe that 2015 is almost over.  We had a great year of ministry here in urban KCK.  Some of our efforts were successful; some were not; and others are still in process. 

We are so blessed to have your love, support, and prayers on our side.

Thank you for believing in us and our outreach.  We believe our investment into our neighbors and neighborhood does make a difference to improve others lives and draw them to Jesus.

We hope and pray that God meets with you this holiday season.  Merry Christmas!

 

     

 La Paz de Dios,

 Lee & Dana 

October Newsletter

  

   Lee and Dana Trotter

    Prescott Community Outreach

     leeinkck@gmail.com

                   October 2015   

  

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Iowa group enjoying a visit from Dr. John Perkins!

La Paz House attendence has almost doubled.  The neighborhood kids like having a place to hang out.  They always ask me why I’m not open on Saturdays or Sundays.  Some think I should stay open until 9:00 every night.   We love the kids, but I would definitely go crazy if that was the case!  As it is, we are definitly looking for the right volunteers to help in the afternoons.  Please pray about this.  This week I had 17 kids to watch by myself ranging from pre-school up to high school.

Andy giving rides on his homemade trailer!

This month has been quite busy.  We had a group of kids and adults ride their bikes in the Central Avenue Parade.  We hosted a group from Iowa who did a clothing give away and church work day to do some  much needed painting, yard work, and repairs at La Paz House and the church.  It is a blessing to have groups that are invested in our mission to love this neighborhood and share Jesus!

Still crazy after all these years!

You are a blessing to us.  We could not do what we do without you!  Your prayer and support is vital to our ministry to the youth and families in our neighborhood! 

Thank You! 

       La Paz de Dios,

       Lee & Dana

September Newsletter

   Lee and Dana Trotter

    Prescott Community Outreach

     leeinkck@gmail.com

     September 2015     

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The kids are all back in school and our daily routine is back to hanging out with the kids at La Paz House every afternoon.  We have a lot of the youth who would hang out with us last year return plus some new kids.  Overall, things are a little less hectic.  Some of the troublemakers are maturing and all of the kids are able to play and work together better. Progress.  They are eager to work on their homework and then either work on bikes, play computer games, four square, or dodgeball.   Also, our discussions about God and life have matured a little too.  We were able to get some of our prehistoric computers upgraded and the kids like being able to play games and get their social media fix.

 

We are about to become empty-nesters this month (although we have thought this before just as one of the kids moved back home).  I think we are ready for this, but not sure.  It is great to see the kids get out on their own.  This also means that I can get back to finishing our house.  We have wanted to redo our bedroom and bath since we have moved in. 

We do, again, say thanks to all of you who love us, pray for us, and support our work to bring love and the gospel to our neighbors.  We are blessed to have you as friends and supporters. 

                                                   La Paz de Dios,

 Lee & Dana

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June Newsletter

June started out with shutting down La Paz House for the summer and converting it into a dorm. Just yesterday, the first Youthworks teams arrived here in KCK.  They have come from Minnesota, Texas, and South Dakota.  They will be working on houses, serving at local ministries and service organizations, and working with the La Paz Kids Club Summer Program.  With 55 Youthworks kids and about that many on the first day of the summer program, we are overrun with youth!  Of course, at home the doorbell rings often for me to fix a bike or skateboard and for the kids to get a cold glass of water (the water at our house is better than the water at their house.)  One teen brought his bike to get it fixed last week.  He had a flat tire and had tried to fix it himself.  He brought me the pieces.  I fixed it for him and asked him where the axle nuts were.  He told me that it never had any.  Well, I thought it was kinda funny.

We are also having a weekly discussion on immigration that Dana is leading, a weekly youth worship night, and Dana is doing a book club and garden club with some of the La Paz Kids.  Summers are busy, but a lot of fun here in our Neighborhood!

At home, we are trying to get some of the projects that we never seem to get done.  I was able to get the ceiling taped, mudded and painted in our bedroom which has been in bare sheetrock since we moved in.  Who knows, we may get the whole room done by Christmas!  Joyanna is taking summer classes and looking for an apartment downtown.

Thank you for all that you do for our ministry.  Your prayer and financial support are an huge encouragement to us!  We are so grateful to be able to minister here in our community.

Also, we are now set up for our donors to give online.  You can do an individual gift or set up recurring gifts.  If you want to use this tool,  click the "Donate Now" button in the right column of my blog.

La Paz de Dios,

Lee & Dana