KMC MISSIONS FOCUS FOR DECEMBER . . .
Phil and Dr. Eunice Raiford
Our attention this month turns to Phil and Dr. Eunice Raiford who are involved in church planting among the unreached people of Oaxaca, which is in the southern tip of Mexico. Working cross-culturally takes a lot of time and preparation. The last six years in the field have prepared the Raifords for their work in San Juan Juquila. The Mixe people are very proud of being known as the people who were never conquered by anyone. The live high up in the mountains, surrounded by rugged terrain and narrow dirt roads. They have been resistant to the gospel, although other regions have small churches. In San Juan Juquila, the traditions are very strong and include witchcraft, idol worship, drunkenness, and worshiping the dead. The village lives in extreme poverty, many of them dying young with treatable illness. Making disciples of Jesus is what they do by building relationships, living with the people, learning language, helping neighbors, educating and teaching the people about Jesus...especially the relationships He wants us all to have with Him. The couple plans to help spiritually and socially in Juquila for the next three to five years. Dr. Eunice Raiford will treat patients, and Phil will be working alongside the villagers in several vocations.
Phil and Eunice covet your prayers for them and their mission. If you would like to follow them on Facebook, the contact is Eunice Raiford Juarez.
Additionally, if you wish to help them with their monetary needs, please make your check payable to KMC Missions, and on the memo line write Raifords. Please be sure to use a Missions pew envelope, or indicate on the pew envelope that your donation is for Missions.
Thank you!
Mission Committee
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