{"id":3595,"date":"2022-04-13T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2022-04-13T11:59:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:59:02","slug":"kevin-and-sylvia-rosendahl-missionaries-to-mexico-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?p=3595","title":{"rendered":"Kevin and Sylvia Rosendahl &#8212; Missionaries to Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends,<br \/>God bless all of you! We thank you all for standing with us through<br \/>this challenging time with Sylvia\u2019s health. Your prayers strengthen<br \/>us and your encouraging words give us hope. Thanks also to those<br \/>who have helped us to pay down Sylvia\u2019s medical bills. Your<br \/>kindness shows the goodness of God to us in so many ways!<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s Word tells us to \u201cBe joyful in hope, patient in affliction,<br \/>faithful in prayer\u201d (Romans 12:12). This Scripture is easy to agree<br \/>with when we are going through times of ease and blessing in our<br \/>lives, in our family and in our ministries but is much more<br \/>challenging when we are in the times of trial and tribulation when<br \/>sometimes it seems as if our prayers are bouncing off the gates of<br \/>heaven. These times of trial and tribulation are when we learn to<br \/>trust God even when we do not know what He is up to in our lives.<br \/>Maybe we will understand later on, maybe not. In these times we<br \/>focus on the goodness of God, which never changes, and we trust<br \/>Him to work all things for our good, which He promises to do, \u201cand<br \/>we know that in all things, God will work for the good of those who<br \/>love Him, who have been called according to His purpose\u201d (Romans<br \/>8:28).<\/p>\n<p>Our time in Rochester has been difficult but God is sustaining us.<br \/>Thanks to all of you who have helped with hotel rooms, helped with<br \/>apartment rent, given gift cards for food, etc. A week ago, Sylvia had<br \/>four blood patches put in her back, each between two vertebrae. If<br \/>all goes as planned the body will seal the leaks with these blood<br \/>patches and the spinal fluid will no longer leak into her brain,<br \/>alleviating her headaches, frequent headrushes and loud noises in<br \/>her head.The surgery went well, the doctors said, but Sylvia is still<br \/>recovering from the pain of the surgery and it is still a little soon to<br \/>see if the surgery did what it was supposed to do. Please continue to<br \/>agree with us for total healing for Sylvia and that she will be filled<br \/>with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Sylvia and Joshua<br \/>plan on leaving Rochester on April 9th, if all goes according to plan.<br \/>Joshua, for the last couple of days, has been watching over his mom<br \/>and taking care of her while I am in Madison trying to get some<br \/>important ministry administrative things accomplished before<br \/>heading south as well.<\/p>\n<p>While in Minnesota the ministry has kept on working through the<br \/>pastors throughout Mexico to impact lives for Christ. Thousands of<br \/>Bibles have been given out, many hundreds of thousands of tracts<br \/>have been given out, many pastors have come to the warehouse to<br \/>pick up blankets, quilts and clothes to give to needy people after<br \/>outreaches and in their churches. One pastor from the state of<br \/>Veracruz drove twenty hours to get steel for his church roof,<br \/>windows and doors, Bibles, literature, toilets for the church<br \/>bathroom, chairs, a table and much more<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/warehouse.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" data-attachment-id=\"3597\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?attachment_id=3597\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/warehouse.png\" data-orig-size=\"512,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"warehouse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/warehouse.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/warehouse.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/warehouse.png 512w, https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/warehouse-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Laredo, TX warehouse with unloaded ministry supplies in them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A dear friend of the ministry, Fred, made a trip from Minnesota<br \/>with his semi-trailer full of thirteen pallets of beans from South<br \/>Dakota for a ministry based out of Pharr, Texas. We were able to fill<br \/>the rest of the semi up with ten pallets of Gospel literature for<br \/>Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, along with a pallet of blessing bags,<br \/>clothes, quilts, chairs and much more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/truck.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"441\" data-attachment-id=\"3596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?attachment_id=3596\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/truck.png\" data-orig-size=\"444,441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"truck\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/truck.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/truck.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/truck.png 444w, https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/truck-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/truck-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Men loading the truck in MN for its trip to Laredo and then into<br \/>Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many Bible Colleges are being started in Mexico in Saltillo, Acuna,<br \/>Piedras Niegras, Poza Rica and one just began in the country of<br \/>Nicaragua. Please pray for God to use these Bible College<br \/>students to spread His Word across Mexico, Nicaragua and<br \/>wherever else He wants the Bible College to spread to. Also, for<br \/>spiritual and physical protection around them so that they will be<br \/>able to get well trained in God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n<p>GCOM has an opportunity to minister at a large family outreach<br \/>in Guadalajara April 30th or in Monterrey close to the same date.<br \/>Both of these will be big events. Please pray for God\u2019s guidance,<br \/>for protection from sickness and from wicked people, and for<br \/>many people to make Jesus their Lord and Savior at these<br \/>outreaches.<\/p>\n<p>Of the two pallets of beans that the other ministry gave us when<br \/>the semi came down six hundred pounds of it is going to be<br \/>distributed by a friend of the ministry, Jose Benito Allende, to<br \/>feeding centers he has in Veracruz, the other twelve hundred<br \/>pounds will be used by Pastor Arturo Corpus at the outreach in<br \/>Monterrey, in a real needy area, as well as at rehabilitation<br \/>centers in Progreso, Reynosa and Matamoros, where God\u2019s Word<br \/>is preached. GCOM still has one 1800-pound pallet of beans that<br \/>we will distribute during outreaches in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>A pastor in Matamoros who has the feeding centers in the<br \/>central state of Veracruz is in need of a van for his ministry. Also,<br \/>a pastor friend in Nuevo Laredo, Jose Luis, has a daughter in<br \/>college and she is in need of a car. Pastor Jose Luis is willing to<br \/>pay up to $1,000 for the car for his daughter. GCOM recently<br \/>donated a Ford Taurus station wagon to a church planter and<br \/>evangelist in the mountains of San Luis Potosi and a van to the<br \/>Mexican director of our Bible Colleges in Acuna. Thanks to those<br \/>of you who donated these cars to GCOM to donate to needy<br \/>pastors who are busily spreading God\u2019s Word!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/car.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"3598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?attachment_id=3598\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/car.png\" data-orig-size=\"524,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"car\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/car.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/car.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/car.png 524w, https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/car-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pastor Abel getting a car that was donated to GCOM. He will use it to<br \/>spread the Gospel in the mountains of San Luis Potosi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks for your partnership in spreading the Gospel, and making<br \/>disciples of all nations, with GCOM. We are a team that works<br \/>together to see lives transformed by the power of God as we<br \/>each do our part and are led by the Holy Spirit. We appreciate all<br \/>of your sacrifice to spread the Gospel!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pastor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"328\" height=\"439\" data-attachment-id=\"3599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?attachment_id=3599\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pastor.png\" data-orig-size=\"328,439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pastor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pastor.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pastor.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pastor.png 328w, https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pastor-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A pastor and his wife getting Bibles to give to<br \/>their congregation in Acuna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Christ\u2019s Love,<br \/>Rev. Kevin, Sylvia and Joshua Rosendahl<\/p>\n<p>Ministry Needs<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A van for Pastor Jose for his church in Matamoros and for him to use<br \/>to visit, and bring supplies to, his feeding centers in Veracruz, Mexico<\/li>\n<li>A car for Evelyn, Pastor Jose Luis\u2019 daughter to use for college.<\/li>\n<li>Mission groups to use their gifts and talents to impact lives for Christ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prayer Needs<br \/>\u2212 For total healing for Sylvia and for every pain to be gone<br \/>\u2212 For many souls to come to Christ through the upcoming outreaches<br \/>\u2212 For protection for all who work with GCOM in Mexico and other<br \/>parts of the world<br \/>\u2212 Abundant finances for all of Sylvia\u2019s medical bills and for GCOM<br \/>\u2212 Wisdom and guidance for every decision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends,God bless all of you! We thank you all for standing with us throughthis challenging time with Sylvia\u2019s health. Your prayers strengthenus and your encouraging words give us hope. Thanks also to thosewho have helped us to pay down Sylvia\u2019s medical bills. Yourkindness shows the goodness of God to us in so many ways! &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?p=3595\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10063,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","item-wrap"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4FGTq-VZ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10063"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3600,"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3595\/revisions\/3600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}