Don and Joy McCloud: Missionaries To America
An Update from Joy:
Greetings in the Name of our Lord!
God is a good God, and to have the privilege of working in His vineyard is a blessing, as our fellow workers would agree.
The Lord woke me early this morning and reminded me that it was way past time for me to communicate with you. No more excuses...Joy.
Thank you to the many churches for having Sweetwater come to serve you. Others thank you for remembering us and our mission in your prayers. I thought I would give you an update on what we are doing.
Don is working in California with the Mexican Migrant Workers. We have waited all year for them. Each year for approximately 9 weeks, over 250 workers come up from Mexico to work in a local Tulelake Nursery, gathering strawberry plants to send overseas. This year the number will be 400.
Don knows them much better than I of course, but they are the neatest bunch of men. Last year he handed out over 190 Spanish Bibles (to those who wanted them), sang to them (in English ha ha, oh that was so much fun, but you could feel the presence of the Lord), prayed with many of them and their families back home, etc. What a blessing.
Yes, he is still working for the town of Tulelake. Don seems to have a special love for Tulelake. He is Interim Pastor at the First Baptist Church in Tulelake. They recently lost their dearly beloved Pastor Joe Scronce. A man now rejoicing with the Lord Jesus Christ!! What a blessing to have that assurance. And yes, once in a great while, Don has the opportunity to do occasional service in word & song at a fellow church.
At the moment I am doing some Sweetwater service in Az. My work for the next couple of months will be with Hospice, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes as well as a few churches. Then praise the Lord my wonderful husband and I will be able to work in the same state again! Once in a while our work takes us to separate places... but not too often. Working in God's service may not always be what you would rather do, but always ... right and worth it.
God's Abundant Blessings to you all,
Love in Christ, Don & Joy McCloud
Sweetwater Ministries
Joy McCloud
3600 W. Orange Grove Rd #99
Tucson, Az. 85741
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Don and Joy have dedicated their lives to this ministry which has concentrated on bringing the Gospel and the Love of Christ to those that are all too often passed by. Their ministry is delivered through music and the spoken word, at whatever time, or location God may see fit to provide an opening.
"Southern Gospel Music at its Best!"
"Don and Joy crisscross the lower 48 states, giving of their time and resources to provide moments of elation and an escape from the daily routine for those who are most often cast aside and forgotten. From the hills and hollows of the Appalachians to the desert sands of Nevada, their music has filled the air and their message of boundless love has been freely given."