Day 5: Don't Stop Praying!

...because it's really working y'all.

Today went really well.

Our water came back! But it's gone now. I guess I forgot to mention that detail anoche. Last night our water stopped working adn we didn't know why. Awko taco. Turns out, the city of Monterrey didn't get a lot of rain when it was supposed to, so they are having "dry-outs," where they decrese the water supply to certain areas at certain times. Ours is after 10 PM. So, basically around the time we get one and try to take showers. 

Anyway. I woke up and took a shower, spent time with God, got ready, and then Eliana and I made breakfast for our team. We've been doing a DIY type of breakfast, but we had some leftover barbacoa, so we made eggs and everyone had breakfast tacos.

We had a morning time together, which have been very sweet and powerful, y'all. Almost always tears. Always good Words from the Lord, good insight from our quiet times. Everyone seemed more cheerful today, more encouraged. 

Don Ismael showed up and brought us trash bags (which I had requested). Very big ones. I thought, "I'll have to ask for small ones." We put them in what felt like the most logical place for big trash bags. And there it was: a roll of small trash bags. *sigh* Thanks Jesus, sorry Ismael. 

Fuimos al campus de Uni, and waitied for our universitarios to join us. We decided to save our training/discussion time until after lunch, since they aren't able to get there as early as we thought. While we waited, the team played cards and Savannah watched them with proud-mom face. I paced around, wanting to do something. 

Some unsuspecting homie came and stood in our general vicinity, so I started charlando with him. We talked for like 30 minutes, which was dope. During our chat, Cristian y Hugo llegaron, and once they arrived, we paired them up with our team and sent out team out to get started. Savannah and I stayed and talked with Marco and then walked around. 

Our attempt to talk to a student missed, so she and I mostly just talked. I've always had a lot of respect for her, but after that conversation, I have a ton of respect for her. I feel really excited and encouraged by how she and her husband Jehu do marriage and life and ministry and stuff. I'm excited to see what the future has for them. 

Our team joined back up and got lunch. It seems like we had a couple of really good connections and conversations!

I've felt a weird push this week that my role is to create space and let the team fill it. I so want to DO the ministry, but right now, I think the ministry is layered. I'm creating space for the team. The team is creating space for our universitario partners. They're the primary ministry-doers. Which is exactly what's needed here. We're a spark, a push, a wingman. Ours is the joy of the friend of the bridegroom (John 3:29-30).

After lunch, Cristian se fue, and since he left, we came back home with Hugo and did our conversation there. It was really powerful. Alexis and Rachel shared some thoughts on our devotion to God. This seemed like it was a whole paradigm shift for Hugo. It was a good reminder to all of us (especially me (I am Martha)), but it was new to him. Ale joined us near the end, just in time for us to pray. Our prayer time was heavy with the presence of the Spirit. If you don't know what I mean by that, I pray you get to experience it in prayer or worship soon. It was powerful, there were some tears. 

We texted all of our friends from the week to invite them over, and then played a card game I learned in Costa Rica, but forgot about, but Alexis didn't. Then most of our team took a nap, and Ale worked on some design work. 

Hugo and I sat and flipped a water bottle back and forth for at least 30 minutes. We flipped it. We flipped it onto my head (not successful). We flipped it into each other's extended hands. We flipped it into Rose's shoes that were under the table. We flipped it using Rose's shoes. And now we are fast friends. He seems super comfortable around me now. Playing catch in silence with a water bottle. I thought for a second I was back in Costa Rica. I'm excited for his growth!

Our team woke up, we talked and hung out a bit, we went to get salads because the diet of meat, carbs, and sugar is not agreeing with everyone. It's just a normal Tuesday night for Shia LeBeouf though (I would link a video to explain that, but I think it would just be more confusing. Oh well, I did anyway).

Ale y Quintin y Hugo came to dinner with us. It. was. awesome. Much good bonding. Many good conversations. Henry and I took a lap or two around the mall and had a great conversation about the team and how he feels about what we've been doing (short version: he is incredibly excited. there was much mutual encouragement given. we're bros.), and some hopes for longer-term connections. 

We came home, we got remotes to turn on the A/C in our casita, shared how we were doing, did some ministry-team style listening and prayer, did some big Holy Spirit praying for healing. Have I mentioned I love this team? Now, everyone is getting ready for bed, and the water's back out. 

Pictures and Prayer, then I'ma jump on the Wordle :D

We have pictures, I promise. I just don't have them. We'll do a foto dump afterwards.

PLZ PRAYRZ

-for us to keep in step with the Spirit
-for continued encouragement
-for our new friends to COME TO SOMETHING

-for our universitarios to be blessed, challenged, and grown by the Holy Spirit

-for us to be free to operate in our roles as God leads

-for our team to be bold