Greetings Friends!

This update has been a little difficult for us to write. What should we write about? We are not yet in Ecuador and things have been really slow as far as raising our support. I’m not going to say we haven’t been a bit discouraged but I can say that we are being used by God here. A lot has been happening. Changes are coming. One big change in our lives and the lives of our loved ones here at our home church in Findley Lake is we are saying goodbye to our dear Pastor Jim Pegan and his wife Susi and giving a warm welcome to our new Pastor Tim Gleason and his wife Jennie. It’s interesting to be in a position where you feel incredibly sad, nervous, scared and excited all at the same time. We see that us being here is a good thing as our church goes through this major change. We just had our last service with Pastor Jim and Susi on the lakeside at Camp Findley.



We have been busy planning and preparing for Vacation Bible School, which will be held at Camp Findley on July 8th & 9th. We are excited to be able to use the camp and want to give the kids a feel for what it’s like to stay at Camp Findley. It’s going to be a fun and unique experience for them.

We have continued to meet with our fellowship group each week. We are now meeting on Friday evenings instead of Mondays because Kaiden and some of the other kids were involved in T-ball. Kaiden had a great time playing and Marshall had fun as a coach for Kaiden’s team.

We have been fostering through the Chautauqua County Humane Society and it has opened up a great opportunity for me (Tracy). One thing vets do not like to do in Ecuador is spay & neuter. So that is something I want to learn before going. The Human Society has been kind enough to let me

stick around and observe on the days I have fosters being spayed and neutered. We are learning a lot of other great skills regarding animal care through their kindness and the experience fostering animals bring.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support!

Love & Blessings,

Tracy (writing for) Marshall, Tracy, Devin, Cameron & Kaiden Dixon

1670 Mann Rd. Support Address:

Clymer, NY 14724 The Master’s Mission

mtdixon@windstream.net PO Box 547

Robbinsville, NC 28771 Indicate : Dixon - Ecuador

Our goal was to get to Ecuador by March and at this time we know that will not happen for us. We are content. We know that God will get us there in His timing. We still have a long way to go as far as support raising and outfitting needs but we can also see a bigger picture of God using us right where we are and that makes us happy. Things do continue to move forward, just not at the pace we had hoped. But…

We have had a great winter. Lots of friends, lots of family and lots of snow!

Devin and Shantel wade through the deep snow.

We have continued to meet in our home on Monday nights with all who want to come. It continues to grow and most Monday nights we have 13 adults, 3 teens & 13 little ones. We have dinner together, we sing together, read scripture together, we learn together and pray together. It continues to be a lot of fun and our favorite night of the week.

What a joy to have a house full of friends!

Marshall is involved in a new Hope House Project in Westfield NY this time. The family they are helping have been living contently with their kitchen gutted for many years now. We received a call from mutual friends about their situation and Marshall and Charlie Hodges pulled a team together to help them out.

Something new for me this winter is that a friend and I are learning the skill of couponing. I say skill because it does take a lot of time, effort and brain work to figure out deals. Not only have I been stock piling for our 4 years in Ecuador, we (my friend April and I) have also been able to share the items we’ve collected with others. We have supplied the church with enough Kleenex for each pew, we have been able to help some families in need, we have been able to give some supplies like toothpaste, deodorant, soaps, etc to people visiting other countries and we have been able to bless friends and family with fun and useful items. We have also been teaching others how to do the same.



Here’s an example of a planned coupon shopping trip. Total cost after coupons : $1.47

Thank you for your continued prayers and support. If you know anyone that would like to know more about us and what God is doing in Ecuador let us know.

Love and Blessings! Tracy (writing for) Marshall, Tracy, Devin, Cameron & Kaiden Dixon

Support Address: The Master’s Mission PO Box 547 Robbinsville, NC 28771 www.mastersmission.org