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CLARK<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Following God in ministry means sometimes a change of focus. This is a lesson Chris and Susan Canote and their 10 children continue to learn.<\/p>\n

The Canotes belong to Perche Baptist in northern Boone County, and for three years he pastored Harrisburg Baptist, resigning to direct the non-profit, family-launched Evident Ministries (www.evidentministries.org).<\/p>\n

More than a dozen years ago, the couple performed southern gospel music for a revival pastor. As children were added to the family and grew \u2013 now between the ages of 2 and 26 \u2013 they joined the music team, singing and playing the guitar or mandolin. Chris then bought an upright bass.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a bluegrass band in central Missouri. We\u2019ve done music for everything \u2013 funerals, weddings, and festivals named after furry rodents or vegetables,\u201d Canote said.<\/p>\n

Mexico mission trips began when they were in a camp in Lawrence Kansas in 2003 and a bus driver was needed for a trip to Mexico. Canote, who drives a Harrisburg school bus, agreed to go.<\/p>\n

Evident Ministries now takes two annual mission trips to Acu\u00f1a, Mexico, near Del Rio, Texas, in July and again around Christmas time. They love to include mission teams from five to 45 members with the family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like a big shiny lure to me to go to Mexico. I was blind-sided (by the mission opportunity). I didn\u2019t envision it,\u201d Canote said.<\/p>\n

Whether music or missions, the emphasis is always salvation through Jesus Christ alone.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople need to share the good news of Jesus, but don\u2019t know how to do it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have the resources, and we share the good news of Jesus. We partner each team with a pastor for various projects and have daily chapel at a camp. Projects include children\u2019s ministry (such as VBS and backyard Bible clubs), sports ministries, women\u2019s ministries and crafts, and we\u2019re always looking out for construction teams. We\u2019re very much evangelism based.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do what we can to meet physical needs (without evangelism), people can still go to Hell with a full belly. That\u2019s why we preach Jesus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trips include everything we do in Mid-Missouri,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019ve already booked for our July, 2015 mission trip, and it includes four Mennonite teams from Canada and an all-Chinese team from Dallas, Texas. There will be about 100 of us.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, staff is our family and maybe one or two volunteers.\u201d<\/p>\n

God works in incredible ways with the family\u2019s ministries. Once, the family motorhome developed transmission problems in the middle of a Mexican desert. Fortunately, an Alabama volunteer who knew about transmission work served on that particular mission team and was able to get the motorhome going again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile my son and I were on our back (with the transmission problems), I said, and have said many times, \u2018Look at us. We\u2019re on a wild adventure in Mexico.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Safety has never been a problem, he added. \u201cWe\u2019re never safer than where God puts us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although they do musical performances, as the kids have grown, their schedules have changed. Some of the children even formed their own praise band, \u201cFully Persuaded.\u201d The oldest two children are married; the next oldest two are engaged and planning weddings. All the family participates in some form \u2013 the grown children are in the food and music ministry at the camp. Their oldest son is on the board of directors and serves as a worship leader in his church.<\/p>\n

The Canotes formerly ran the 1950s era Doghouse Diner, which was their \u201ctraining ground\u201d for feeding a mission team, when they learned to trust God for their needs.<\/p>\n

They hope to do a holiday concert as they have done in the past, but as of early November, nothing was booked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to duplicate what we are doing in Mexico in Missouri. We want to help revitalize Missouri rural churches to get young people to put legs to their faith,\u201d Canote said. \u201cIn this ministry, some people may not be ready to go to third world countries, but they are willing to go down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

A strategic partner pastor from Mexico will also fly to central Missouri for a six-stop, two day visit talking about what Evident Ministries and his ministry are doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love to talk about how God works in us and through us,\u201d Canote said. \u201cWe get our socks blessed off every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

To contact or learn more about the Canote family, visit www.thecanotefamily.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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