Hands to the Work – Ron & Bonnie Winter

Dear Friends in Christ, 

And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.  1 Corinthians 12:6

Hands to the Work:  In January we took 250 large chairs to the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.  It is a very active church that is seeing souls saved and is growing!  It has been there for 40 years and the solid wood pews they had were way older than the church.   They sent the old pews to 2 other mission works near there.  After dropping the chairs, we took pews to Eldorado, Sinaloa and helped assemble them.
  In February we picked up a baby grand and a spinet piano in Dodge City, KS. 
     The first week of March, two grandsons went with us to Fayetteville AR to disassemble pews that will be taken to Jalisco when the violence calms down there.  Pastor Wagahoff from Joplin, Pastor Summers and a man from the church in Carthage MO came down the second day to help finish the disassembly and to load them in the trailer.
     The last of March and first of April we took materials to the states of Coahuila and Chihuahua.
     We are so blessed to have the opportunity to serve the Lord and Mexican churches!
     We are planning to take 2 loads of pews, etc. with a couple from Summersville MO, to Los Mochis Sinaloa the middle of May.  Pray for the logistics of taking two trucks and trailers nearly 4,000 miles.
On the way back, we plan to pick up Pews, pianos, etc. in Colorado and Wyoming.

Family: We attended our first-ever marriage retreat in Branson, MO!  It was a blessing!  Bonnie and I are so thankful to have each other!
Since I moved out of Mexico, I’ve been living with kids or in a duplex,
and now after 9 months we got a house!  Praise the Lord!  There is an out-building by the house where we plan to store doors and windows, etc. that won’t fit in the warehouse, to not pay rent on 3 self-storage units.
     Pray for us to not only have the strength and health to continue this ministry for many years, but also for help hauling things to the churches and to pick up materials in the U.S.

Thank you so much for your faithful prayers and support!

Ron & Bonnie Winter
Your Co-laborers, Ministering to Churches in Mexico

Dear Friends in Christ,
 
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.                    Ephesians 3:20-21
 
Happy New Year!  We trust you all had a Merry Christmas!  Thank you for your continual support, and special thanks to all the churches that sent a special Christmas gift!
 
Hands to the Work:  In October we took 5½ tons of Bibles, tracts, pianos, pews, doors, windows, welder, electrical components, pulpits, sound equipment and etc. to 5 churches, and several things to 2 children’s homes in the western states of Sonora and Sinaloa. I preached at two of the churches and one young man was saved!  I preached the twelfth anniversary services at the Iglesia Bíblica Bautista, the last church we started, in Camargo, Chihuahua.  Leaving Mexico, we picked up 90 school desks in Marfa TX, and 14 pews from Quinlan TX on our way home.  We drove over 4,300 miles, without incident!  Praise the Lord!
    In November we made a 3,200 mile trip to the state of Chihuahua, taking about 5 tons of tracts, pianos, pews, doors, windows, chairs, school desks, refrigerator and tools to 6 churches.  From El Paso we went to Old Paths Baptist Church in Fort Defiance AZ to pick up doors, windows, chairs, and etc.  They had great services and Pastor Ness and the church gave us a warm welcome and we ate a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with them! 
    While there we took a much needed day off, to see some of God’s handiwork.  We hiked into the Canyon De Chelly to some cliff-dweller’s ruins.
    Traveling back to Oklahoma, I got food poisoning and spent a night in the emergency room in Weatherford, OK.  Our Son, Josh brought our car and he took the truck and trailer home.
    The end of November, Tim Shepherd sent a pallet each of school glue and hand soap and Kevin Langley from NC sent us over 40 doors and several windows on Bro. Larry Adam’s semi, on its way to Navaho churches in New Mexico and Arizona.
 
NEEDS:    If you know of musical instruments, pews, tables, stackable or folding chairs, pulpits, PAs and sound equipment, tools, house wire, vans, etc. in good condition that could be donated to Mexican churches, please text me.
 
Family: The end of November into December have been very hectic, with doctor visits, recouping, working in the warehouse and shop, getting both health and Oklahoma vehicle insurances, and all the year-end things life brings.  I’m so thankful for all that Bonnie does for the ministry and our family!  We’ve also helped with the remodeling project in our church, the First Baptist Church of Del City.  We spent Christmas in MO with Bonnie’s family.
     We’re renting a small duplex until September.  Please pray the Lord shows us the house/ property we need!
 
Praise: Wonderful 2026! Souls saved; Our Union, our families, our supporters! Safety and provision for the trips,& for all the help from our church and others
Prayer: Souls to be saved; “Hands to the Work” materials and upcoming trips; House
 
Ron & Bonnie Winter
Your Co-laborers, Ministering to Churches in Mexico

Dear Friends in Christ,
 
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.   Hebrews 6:10
 
Hands to the Work: In July and August we made trips to Eufala OK, Argoni KS, Kansas City KS, Tulsa OK, to pick up pews, pianos, pulpits, tables, etc. 
In September we made a 3,230 mile trip to North Carolina, to bring a load of 103 windows, 42 doors and other things, from Bro Kevin Langley and Tim Shepherd, to take to Mexican churches.  We visited Bonnie’s family in Missouri en route.  After NC, we went down to Bonne’s house in Alabama and picked up some things there.  Leaving Alabama, we went to Gulfport, MS to the Beams ministry that gave us 10 cases of Spanish Bibles.
     Bible Baptist Church in Carthage, MO donated a van that we need to get to El Paso, so the Mexican Missionary, who works with indigenous peoples in Durango, can import it.
 
Western Mexico: We are now making a trip to the states of Sonora and Sinaloa to take 5 tons of pews, pulpits, doors, windows, Bibles, tracts, building supplies and 2 pianos to 6 churches. We plan to leave October 14^th , then on our way up out of Mexico, the 25^th and 26th, I’ll be preaching the 13^th anniversary services of the Bible Baptist Church the last church we started, in Camargo, Chihuahua.  Please pray for all the logistics, safety, and for Bonnie on this 16 day trip, her first trip to Mexico with the Hands do the Work ministry.  She has already been and is going to be a huge asset in organizing the warehouse, the loading of trailers and the trips.  Of course, the biggest blessing is have a lady to love, who loves God and me!  The endless miles and days aren’t lonely anymore! 
 
Churches Starting: Each of the 2 churches we started are working to start a church in towns about 45 minutes from them!  What a blessing to have a part in this labour of love!
 
Health: I had an angiogram of my heart and down into my legs to check for blockages and restricted blood flow.  It appears there are a few arteries partially blocked, but the cardiologist didn’t seem concerned, because they are secondary arteries.  I have an appointment in December to determine if the only medicine that I take, is necessary.  From there, it looks like they will do annual check-ups, unless I would have any symptoms that would indicate a problem.
 
Praise: Bonnie, the blessing she is to me; Supplies for MX churches; Safety in our travels; Opportunities to share the ministry and preach in churches on our trips; Good health
 
Prayer: Trips to MX & securing materials; To find a warehouse central in MX; Safety; Bonnie on trips; Trip to Sonora, Sinaloa & Chihuahua; Van to El Paso; Souls to be saved!
 
Ron & Bonnie Winter
Your Co-laborers, Ministering to Churches in Mexico

Dear Friends in Christ,
 
Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.     1 Corinthians 3:8

Missions Conferences: In April I had the privilege to preach in Missions conferences in Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.

High School Reunion: It was good to reconnect with some that I graduated with 50 years ago in Akron, Colorado.  That Sunday, Bro. Mike Young, a longtime friend, invited me to teach Sunday School and present the “Hands to the Work” ministry at the Bible Baptist Church in Yuma, CO.

In-laws:  James and Madelyn Carroll had a huge part in directing my future in ministry; as  we worked several years with them.  My Father-in-law went to be with the Lord in December 2024, then my Mother-in-law in May 2025.  They ran their race well, and are missed!

San Luis Potosí: The first week of June, My pastor, Michael Scott, went with me to take pews, a pulpit, doors, windows and other materials to 4 churches, 3 of them to the Tenec and Nahuactl native peoples in the jungles of the state of San Luis, Potosí. On the way back to the border he preached with a translator in Anáhuac and Camargo, in the state of Chihuahua.  It was a great trip of 3,700 miles in 8 days, with no problems! 

Wedding:  On June 28, Bonnie Woolsey and I were married at the Fundamental Bible Baptist Church outside of Summersville, MO, by Bro. Bob Reagan, her pastor and a longtime friend of mine. We were thankful for our kids, grandkids, several family members and friends who attended!

Health:  I just had a follow-up appointment with my cardiologist to review a CT scan of my heart done in May.  The aortic valve is compromised, with the ascending aorta measuring 4.7 cm.  The doctor thinks he should install an aortic valve, but insurance won’t cover it until the aorta measures 5 cm.  I’m scheduled for an angiogram to measure the blood flow and rule out blockages.

Praise: Safety traveling; Opportunities to preach; 2 new supporting churches; 3 of my class of high school graduates also saved since graduating; In-laws are home; Great trip to Mexico; My wife, Bonnie and our new life!

Prayer: Souls to be saved by this ministry; Angiogram, heart valve; Ministry & Mexico trips

Ron Winter
Your Co-laborer, Ministering to Churches in Mexico

Dear friends in Christ,
 
 “And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.”     Psalms 90:17
 
Ejido la Fe Coahuila: January 2, 2025:  I took some things to the Bearing Precious Seed ministry in El Paso, then pianos to Chihuahua. On Sunday I preached in Camargo, to the last church we started, then on Monday took pews, tables and chairs, etc. to Coahuila.  Praise the Lord it was a great trip, with no problems on this shorter, 7 day, 2,500 mile trip.
 
Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco:  March 1 through 4 José Velasco, pastor of a Hispanic church in Duncan, OK, went with me, to pull another trailer to the border at Alamo, TX.  We crossed one trailer, then the next day crossed the second load into Reynosa, Tamaulipas.
The pastor in Jalisco discovered a Christian trucking company in Reynosa that hauled the 70 pews 12 hours to Atotonilco el Alto for $1,000, one-fourth of what it would cost me to make 2 trips! 
The trucker wants to help us in the future and can even pick up loads in the US, cross the border and haul them on down into Mexico!  Please pray for wisdom to perhaps hire them to haul materials from the warehouse in OK, to a warehouse in central Mexico, where many churches could pick up items, and we could also take them from there to churches that are farther away.  It would be so much more cost and time effective with less border crossings!
 
House:  I finally got a small duplex fixed up to live in, and got out of my son Josh and his family’s house!  Thankfully we’re still friends!
 
Health:  An echocardiogram a year ago and then another this year are showing that my aortic heart valve is failing, though I still feel well!  They are doing several tests now to show the severity of it and to determine when they might need to replace the heart valve.
 
Engaged!  The Lord brought a wonderful lady into my life, who loves the Lord and loves me!  Bonnie Woolsey’s family obtained some church pews for a granddaughter’s wedding, in eastern Missouri.  This past September her pastor, Bob Reagan called and asked if I would want the pews to take them to Mexico.  That very next week I was scheduled to pick up pews in Kentucky and Illinois and on my way home, would pass within an hour and a half from them! The rest is history!  Bonnie and I are to be married the last of June, in MO!
 
Praise:  God’s protection and intervention with the trips & “Hands to the Work” Ministry; My house; I feel well; Upcoming wedding and life, ministering together with Bonnie
 Prayer: Souls to be saved; Wisdom for material shipments and distribution; Heart; New life
 
Ron Winter
Your Co-laborer, Ministering to Churches in Mexico