2011 Year End Message

Please take 5 minutes to read this!

It is My Gift to You During the Season of Giving


“Picture this: a loading dock with a row of naked, big, bad-looking men, a few are black, a few are brown, and all of them are covered in tattoos up and down every body part. In their midst is the hide of a clean-cut white dude who was CEO of one of the largest tax and financial planning businesses in Orange County. All of them are equally stripped, hosed down…and screwed.”

“This couldn’t be happening to me. How on earth did I get here?
I was on that bus and now I’m standing naked on this dock being hosed down
and verbally trashed. But this isn’t really happening to me…or is it?
Are the guards right? Are my business suit, my Rolex, and my life…now theirs?”
(“Wipe Out A True Story of Winning” by Pam Fox Kuhlken & David M. Walden, pp25)

28 years later, the “clean–cut white dude” whose life seemed over then and there is alive and serving the King of kings – go figure! What an amazing God and Father who saved, “a wretched man …” (Romans 7:24) like me. When I read this passage again from my book I cannot believe the journey the Lord has had me on. The vision and mission given to me when Sandee and I established MOTE, “To exalt Jesus Christ through relational evangelism by reaching people on the edge” has manifested itself in California – Mexico - Dominican Republic and now in Puerto Rico.

The story of my life, where the Lord had it planned for me to be in prison only to return with “a hope and a future …” (Jeremiah 29:11), was the Sovereignty of God to serve Him with all my heart and mind. “Preach the Word …” (2 Timothy 4:2) which is the Good News to groups of American prisoners in Mexican and Caribbean prisons and hundreds of men and women in rehabilitation centers. The God over all creation ordained me to reach these men and women by the programs MOTE has established and supports. My life story is in full process. It is a confirmation of moving with the authority of God. It is a testimony of His faithfulness to those who will “teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.” (Titus 2:1)

My friends and fellow servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, this past year, 2011, has been a year of overcoming. It is the year that we can say we understand what it is to be, “… poured out like a drink offering …” (2Timothy 4:6). Scripture has instructed us to “keep your head in all situations, endure hardships, do the work of an evangelist, and discharge all the duties of your ministry.” (2 Timothy 4:5). The four areas that Paul commands his disciple Timothy to do we too have taken good counsel from this passage from the inspired Word of God. We cannot begin to tell you how many times each day we have had to call on the Lord for help in one or all of these life saving overcoming truths.
2011 was our year of the “Endless Summer”. The hostile environments where MOTE serves is being transformed into havens of peace. The church mission teams this year have served honorably, their impact on Dominican Republic lives is eternal. MOTE’s Christ-Centered Prison Reform Programs continue to grow. In July the La Victoria prison project reached our 2000th man who is involved in the MOTE “whole man” in Christ project. It has been almost five (5) years since 2007 when we started with 200 men and now in 2011, 2000 plus! God is faithful. God promises and I believe. “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)

The rural village of Guerra in 2008 had no cooperation between its churches. In fact, they were not speaking to each other. MOTE sponsored three pastor conferences in pastoral leadership, hermeneutics and reconciliation. The Holy Spirit moved and healing took place right before our eyes! In 2011 the mayor of the city awarded MOTE a plaque for bringing the faith community to together in unity. On October 9, 2011, the city entered into a mutual agreement with MOTE to provide material and cooperation on future projects that will benefit families, elderly and children. This collaboration that is Christ-Centered with joint participation amongst the Body of Christ, the government agencies and MOTE reflects the commitment that Sandee and I have for this ministry.

Guerra and the faith community now have two completely reconditioned parks where children and teenagers are now playing basketball, where pastors from the different churches are coaching, and where “the light” is now shining and darkness and drugs are not the looming evil! The old has gone and new is come. Transformational development in action!!!

Other village’s likeYamasa, La Coleta and Seibo want to join MOTE in initiating similar programs. HELP IS NEEDED - FINANCES – MORE MISSION TEAMS – PRAYER COVERAGE all for MOTE’s efforts in the prison reform programs, character education programs, children’s activities after school programs, as well as MOTE sponsored transitional housing. Men and women are successfully returning to their families and communities as contributors and servants of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The financial support from you is so important. Sandee and I are totally supported by our ministry partners and without your monthly donation we cannot carry out this ministry. We need your commitment to continue in your giving. If you are not a supporter - please consider us as the missionaries you know God has His hand upon. “… whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Corinthians 9:6)

Please consider an end of year gift to MOTE so you can continue partnering with God in HIS good work! See below for donation information.

Sandee and I/MOTE, are so excited about 2012! We are keeping our minds clear and focused on the Lord’s call and direction at all times, we know it is mandatory. We endure the hardships because, like the Apostle Paul, we see the “… fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ…” (Philippians 1:11) and the call upon my life as an evangelist to “Preach the Word, be prepared in season and out of season …” (Timothy 4:2) is my passion.

And those of you who know me as a leader “On the Edge” also know the apostolic leadership gift is at work mightily in me. The Apostolic Leadership Gift is defined: “A Special leadership capacity to create new ministry structures, and led by a vision, to meet needs, appoint and develop leaders for these new ministries.”

The integrity of the ministry and the results we see are the evidence MOTE stands on. We stand on it because the foundation is Christ crucified and risen! Our commitment to the Lord and to our supporters, prayer warriors and churches is to carry out the Great Commission.

Our past 20 years of full time pastoral service in the church, in the hospitals, in the prisons, in the public schools and in the community has taught us to persevere and walk by faith. Our mission ahead is to continue to expand by appointing and developing biblical servant leaders for the various MOTE ministries in California, Mexico, Dominican Republic and in Puerto Rico.

Sandee and I hope you will join us – support us – pray for us as we serve day by day in eager anticipation of Jesus return. Come, Lord Jesus, Come!

In Christ, Dr. Chappy Dave Walden