Mexico Update

Hello Friends!

As you know, Trent and I are hoping to do missions work in Mexico (specifically the Riviera Maya) some day soon. We went in February to start the process of figuring out what we are supposed to do and are planning on continuing to go back until something develops. We were thinking we were going to have to start our own missions agency, which we have no idea how to do, but are trusting that God will make a way.

Well, God has made an amazing thing happen! My good friends Matt and Julie Cooper are opening a second site of Back2Back ministries in Cancun to serve the orphans and the children who are left to raise themselves while their parents work 12 - 16 hours a day in the hotels. These kids are being preyed on and used in human trafficking and Matt and Julie are going to move to Cancun to help fight against human rights violations. Now Trent and I don't have to figure out what we're supposed to do in Mexico, we have an awesome organization that will be in place that we can bring teams to without having to start our own!

B2B is the mission organization I worked with in Monterrey, Mexico when I took teams of high school students on mission trips. We are very excited to be able to partner with friends and a mission agency we love and trust! My favorite part of taking those teams to Mexico was watching the transformation that happened in just one week when kids were removed from their comfort zone, removed from video games and cell phones and were able to focus on and serve others...to see that it's not just about us in here in America...there's a whole world out there that needs us to get out of our bubble and help! Amazing, amazing things happened in people and changed them forever! That's what I hope to have a part in someday soon!

Family Christian Book Stores has offered to match any donations they receive up to $15,000. Could you find it in your heart to help Matt and Julie with their move so they can get started right away in this global fight against human rights violations? $5 turns into $10....$25 turns into $50....you get the idea. Any amount will help them and it will also help us (The Rajski's) in our mission.

You can read more about Back2Back or make a donation at www.back2backministries.org . Trust me, there isn't a better mission organization out there...I'm so excited to get the opportunity to partner with them and hope that you will help!

Love and Peace, Lanette

P.S. I'm hoping to form a team and be one of the first to go to Cancun to help Matt and Julie get started. Let me know if you're interested. We'll do some mission work and we'll do some vacationing and sightseeing too!