You want to know what is better than running some mornings? Sleeping in.
After breakfast, we had a mini-meeting with the team. I talked about encouragement (remember that for later) in our labor and Bethany shared a verse: Efesos 3:16-18...
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ
We left for the Tec, this time all 7 of us, ready to go share some Jesus. Given the odd number of people; I flew solo, with plans to trade with Greg for the afternoon (who would use his solo time to prepare a teaching to share with us Thursday morning). So... fun fact: I have never gone cold-call evangelizing (i.e. "Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my Jesus... be reconciled to him for the sake of his glory and your salvation maybe?") by myself before. So, I went today to try and share with the Tec students in Spanish. The first few guys I talked with were awesome; one guys, David, even came to the grupo tonight.
After lunch, Adrian joined us, so he went with Sheryl (who had been paired with Greg), Greg set out to prepare a teaching, and I continued talking with people. Now, per my previous post, I have been patterning my style on my partners. Today, I mostly started chill and amped it up as the conversation progressed. I generally see myself as a fairly optimistic person; I got hit really hard with discouragement (hm) today after a conversation I had though. I went and sat in a courtyard and read my Bible and prayed a bit to try to shake it off. I ended up in Ephesians and reading the same verse that got shared this morning. Greg and I teamed back up and sat and talked with another girl before we all grouped back up to roll out.
I also talked with a girl I saw on campus...who turned out to be 14 and waiting for her mom to get off of work. I turned my non-creeper vibes on at full strength and we sat and talked a while about her youth group, which sounded awesome, then left without getting any contact information from her (very deliberately)
So, everybody met back up in the plaza to meet up with Adrian....or was it Javier? Or...wait...were we supposed to meet at Javier's apartment? We decided to walk there (2 blocks from the Tec) and see. No one was there, but we decided to wait. Eventually a semi-worried looking Adrian and then Javier showed up. They were worried they had lost their gringitos, but all was well. We had a brief jam session with Stephen and Javier (Stephen played "Safe Place," which references that same verse in Ephesians), then got ready for the group.
David (the guy I met) was the first to arrive. I was super glad he came (I hope he sticks; I really enjoyed talking to him). Javier shared with the group; focusing on the question A donde voy? Where am I going? He started by asking the group where they saw themselves in 3, 10, & 50 years. He then transitioned into the gospel and what happens after death. There were a few questions, but they got handled very well and the gospel was shared very effectively, very beautifully.
(parenthetically, i didn't have any good answers for the 3,10, 50 questions. 3 made me nervous and a bit sad, 10 just didn't compute, and 50 made me feel exhausted).
Quote for today:
"I don't read the Bible in English!" - The Javier Morones
Pray for lasting relationships, team unity, and salvations for our next day on campus.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Day 3: the most amazing things...
Today was a day of "finally"s.
I finally woke up early enough to run today. Stephen and I put in a quick tempo run, just over 3 miles. It felt wonderful. And it was great to run with Stephen. Our team would have been definitely incomplete without him.
We finally got to have a morning team meeting to focus before our day starts. We talked about Joy, and the necessity of operating in God's joy because it is where our strength is... though the meeting was thrown off a bit because,
We finally got hit with some (at least to my mind) spiritual warfare. Erica was sick this morning, which was sad because I was really excited about her experiencing our evangelism out on the campus. But, we prayed for her and got her some medicina and made her rest. By the end of the day, she was back in top form, which is very encouraging.
Finally, we arrive at my favorite "finally:"
We finally got out on campus to talk to people about Jesus. I love, love, love this part because, not only is it the entire point of us being here (and when i say "us," i mean all christians. and when i say "here," i mean earth), but it shows the beauty of how we are all different body parts and God uses us all for his glory. To explain: my strategy in sharing the gospel here is to adapt to the style of whoever I am teamed up with. Sometimes it will be boldly sharing the gospel as soon as we can in every conversation, a veces it will be building friendships and talking a little about God and the church and inviting people to come spend more time with us. And I love it because God is using all of us in exactly the right way to reach exactly the right people.
I went on campus with Greg today and then with Bethany after lunch (lunch was so good guys, Adrian's strategy is working*). A trend I have noticed: as time has passed, I have met more and more people who know and love Jesus here in Monterrey. When I first came, all we found was cultural Catholics and agnostics. Now, this trip, we have encountered other churches hanging out, other evangelical Christians involved in ministries, and Catholics on fire with love for Jesus. I really and truly believe, with every fiber of my being, that a revival is stirring in Monterrey. Yes, I said it, the over-used, under-experienced Christian R-word. But I believe it. I see it. And it is beautiful.
After our time on campus, we went with Javier (speaking of joy...that guy is saturated in it) to watch his intramural team play volibol. Beforehand, however, we got a pick-up game of basketball going with some guys (and a girl (who epitomized the word "baller" (sinkin' 'em left and right man))) in the gym. I tried to sit it out, but got roped in (which my team later regretted). It was a lot of fun though. Afterwards, Javier's team played and then we headed over to his apartment to chill (here is wher Erica rejoined us).
At Javier's, we had a jam session involving two guitars, a harmonica, a lot of singing and some musical selections from the iPad of DJ Ol' Greg. It was amazing (and we had dinner, which, as Adrian expected*, was delicious). Worship, Creed, The Lumineers, Fun, Smashmouth, Billy Joel, Daft Punk and some acoustic rap...to name a few.
Being here, doing what we were designed for, with people who are so receptive to hear, with a team so eager to share... it is hard to beat, guys. I know this is exactly what I am made for. Try sharing the gospel this week if you haven't lately; you are made for it, too. I don't like talking to people naturally, much less about important things, but, the Spirit inside of us craves, yearns to glorify Jesus and make him known. And, despite the "discomfort," there is nowhere I would rather be. (Though I won't lie; sitting here, eating a pink Starburst with The Lumineers still stuck in my head... I won't mind heading back to College Station).
*Adrian's "plan" is to wait to feed us until we get soo hungry that every meal tastes 7x more delicious than it would normally (which, with the food here, which is normally delicious, takes it to a level that transcends description.
Pray for strengthening of the relationships we built today and for good opportunities for new ones tomorrow.
I finally woke up early enough to run today. Stephen and I put in a quick tempo run, just over 3 miles. It felt wonderful. And it was great to run with Stephen. Our team would have been definitely incomplete without him.
We finally got to have a morning team meeting to focus before our day starts. We talked about Joy, and the necessity of operating in God's joy because it is where our strength is... though the meeting was thrown off a bit because,
We finally got hit with some (at least to my mind) spiritual warfare. Erica was sick this morning, which was sad because I was really excited about her experiencing our evangelism out on the campus. But, we prayed for her and got her some medicina and made her rest. By the end of the day, she was back in top form, which is very encouraging.
Finally, we arrive at my favorite "finally:"
We finally got out on campus to talk to people about Jesus. I love, love, love this part because, not only is it the entire point of us being here (and when i say "us," i mean all christians. and when i say "here," i mean earth), but it shows the beauty of how we are all different body parts and God uses us all for his glory. To explain: my strategy in sharing the gospel here is to adapt to the style of whoever I am teamed up with. Sometimes it will be boldly sharing the gospel as soon as we can in every conversation, a veces it will be building friendships and talking a little about God and the church and inviting people to come spend more time with us. And I love it because God is using all of us in exactly the right way to reach exactly the right people.
I went on campus with Greg today and then with Bethany after lunch (lunch was so good guys, Adrian's strategy is working*). A trend I have noticed: as time has passed, I have met more and more people who know and love Jesus here in Monterrey. When I first came, all we found was cultural Catholics and agnostics. Now, this trip, we have encountered other churches hanging out, other evangelical Christians involved in ministries, and Catholics on fire with love for Jesus. I really and truly believe, with every fiber of my being, that a revival is stirring in Monterrey. Yes, I said it, the over-used, under-experienced Christian R-word. But I believe it. I see it. And it is beautiful.
After our time on campus, we went with Javier (speaking of joy...that guy is saturated in it) to watch his intramural team play volibol. Beforehand, however, we got a pick-up game of basketball going with some guys (and a girl (who epitomized the word "baller" (sinkin' 'em left and right man))) in the gym. I tried to sit it out, but got roped in (which my team later regretted). It was a lot of fun though. Afterwards, Javier's team played and then we headed over to his apartment to chill (here is wher Erica rejoined us).
At Javier's, we had a jam session involving two guitars, a harmonica, a lot of singing and some musical selections from the iPad of DJ Ol' Greg. It was amazing (and we had dinner, which, as Adrian expected*, was delicious). Worship, Creed, The Lumineers, Fun, Smashmouth, Billy Joel, Daft Punk and some acoustic rap...to name a few.
Being here, doing what we were designed for, with people who are so receptive to hear, with a team so eager to share... it is hard to beat, guys. I know this is exactly what I am made for. Try sharing the gospel this week if you haven't lately; you are made for it, too. I don't like talking to people naturally, much less about important things, but, the Spirit inside of us craves, yearns to glorify Jesus and make him known. And, despite the "discomfort," there is nowhere I would rather be. (Though I won't lie; sitting here, eating a pink Starburst with The Lumineers still stuck in my head... I won't mind heading back to College Station).
*Adrian's "plan" is to wait to feed us until we get soo hungry that every meal tastes 7x more delicious than it would normally (which, with the food here, which is normally delicious, takes it to a level that transcends description.
Pray for strengthening of the relationships we built today and for good opportunities for new ones tomorrow.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Day 2: It just got Real.
At long last, they thing I have waited for has happened: I ate breakfast here. It was pretty good.
We went to church early with Adrian because he is involved in the church setup. He had us help with everything from lights & sound (yellowcard, anyone? no? ok) to hospitality to sunday school. In the past, Pastor Sergio has usually told us "no, just relax!" but it is lovely to be able to be helpful. We all went to the first service (11:00). The worship was, not surprisingly, upbeat and exciting and just plain fun. Pastor Sergio's message was about Authentic Love; he gave really practical tips on being loving in every day life. For the second service (12:30), some of us stayed and some went to help with the ovejitas; Sunday School classes for the kids.
The beauty of staying for the whole time is that we got to see everyone we know in the church: Javier (I just smile every time I see that guy), Perla and Omar (too cute), Abdiel, the Handal family... ok, I could pretty much do this for the rest of the post. Anyway, it is encouraging to see everyone growing.
For lunch, we went to the foodcourt of the mall. It was fun, but it made my heart a little sad to see the darkness, by which I mean, distractedness, of the Regio culture (I could talk for a long time about the beauty of that same culture though). We ate mas tacos, by the way.
After lunch (i.e. 4:30), we went to change clothes then play volibol (yes) in a park. Sand Volleyball, to be precise. It was glorious. Sand was kicked, people were injured, jokes were made... the usual.
Once we left the park, Adrian drove us to...well, we'll get to that. We didn't really know at the time. As we were driving (we have an official team minivan now... it rocks), we started playing these inane (not a typo) singing games that no one over the age of 12 should enjoy much. It was the most fun I've had with a group of people in months (no hate, homegroup, y'all don't count). I cannot express how hard we laughed or how bemused Adrian looked the whole time.
It was dark by the time we arrived at El Mirador del Cerro Obispado (you would be correct in postulating that that was our destination). Obispado is a hill in the middle of the bowl made of mountains that contains Monterrey (did you track with that imagery? because I didn't). It allows a view of most of the city, which, when lit up at night, is just plain beautiful. We talked, took pictures, laughed, ran (thanks Stephen), and finally, prayed. And oh, did we pray. We prayed for the church and the city and our trip. We prayed about fear, boldness, freedom and God-glorifying, Spirit-following, life-changing, Jesus-sharing Evangelism. It was so good. I was left in awe of God's work in our team.
You've been introduced to our Monterrey 7, but I want to share what I saw tonight. It was that moment in the story where you see the Team, with their skill sets all assembled for the first time and just think, "oh, snap, this is about to get epic." (think Lord of the Rings, Council of Elrond type scene (yes, I made that reference. no, i'm not ashamed).
Stephen Campbell is pure Passion. His soul craves Jesus like a love story.
Bethany Garay is deep Gentleness. Everyone who talks with her feels at home; like talking to family.
Jeffier Dawson is a river of Joy. She is freedom and laughter.
Sheryl S is reckless Love. Her heart is open and soft like God intended for us.
Greg Stadter is unshakable Wisdom. His very presence gives counsel and insight.
Erica Love is unfathomable Kindness. She sees people as they are and treats them as God sees them.
...and with our powers combined, we are....
nothing without Jesus. He made us, and it is God's glorious, beautiful image in us that makes these things true. And that same God made the people we will be sharing with tomorrow in hopes of them coming back to the One who is calling their hearts.
oh, yeah, and we ate dinner. It was delicious.
Pray for perspective on God's work and boldness in God's truth.
We went to church early with Adrian because he is involved in the church setup. He had us help with everything from lights & sound (yellowcard, anyone? no? ok) to hospitality to sunday school. In the past, Pastor Sergio has usually told us "no, just relax!" but it is lovely to be able to be helpful. We all went to the first service (11:00). The worship was, not surprisingly, upbeat and exciting and just plain fun. Pastor Sergio's message was about Authentic Love; he gave really practical tips on being loving in every day life. For the second service (12:30), some of us stayed and some went to help with the ovejitas; Sunday School classes for the kids.
The beauty of staying for the whole time is that we got to see everyone we know in the church: Javier (I just smile every time I see that guy), Perla and Omar (too cute), Abdiel, the Handal family... ok, I could pretty much do this for the rest of the post. Anyway, it is encouraging to see everyone growing.
For lunch, we went to the foodcourt of the mall. It was fun, but it made my heart a little sad to see the darkness, by which I mean, distractedness, of the Regio culture (I could talk for a long time about the beauty of that same culture though). We ate mas tacos, by the way.
After lunch (i.e. 4:30), we went to change clothes then play volibol (yes) in a park. Sand Volleyball, to be precise. It was glorious. Sand was kicked, people were injured, jokes were made... the usual.
Once we left the park, Adrian drove us to...well, we'll get to that. We didn't really know at the time. As we were driving (we have an official team minivan now... it rocks), we started playing these inane (not a typo) singing games that no one over the age of 12 should enjoy much. It was the most fun I've had with a group of people in months (no hate, homegroup, y'all don't count). I cannot express how hard we laughed or how bemused Adrian looked the whole time.
It was dark by the time we arrived at El Mirador del Cerro Obispado (you would be correct in postulating that that was our destination). Obispado is a hill in the middle of the bowl made of mountains that contains Monterrey (did you track with that imagery? because I didn't). It allows a view of most of the city, which, when lit up at night, is just plain beautiful. We talked, took pictures, laughed, ran (thanks Stephen), and finally, prayed. And oh, did we pray. We prayed for the church and the city and our trip. We prayed about fear, boldness, freedom and God-glorifying, Spirit-following, life-changing, Jesus-sharing Evangelism. It was so good. I was left in awe of God's work in our team.
You've been introduced to our Monterrey 7, but I want to share what I saw tonight. It was that moment in the story where you see the Team, with their skill sets all assembled for the first time and just think, "oh, snap, this is about to get epic." (think Lord of the Rings, Council of Elrond type scene (yes, I made that reference. no, i'm not ashamed).
Stephen Campbell is pure Passion. His soul craves Jesus like a love story.
Bethany Garay is deep Gentleness. Everyone who talks with her feels at home; like talking to family.
Jeffier Dawson is a river of Joy. She is freedom and laughter.
Sheryl S is reckless Love. Her heart is open and soft like God intended for us.
Greg Stadter is unshakable Wisdom. His very presence gives counsel and insight.
Erica Love is unfathomable Kindness. She sees people as they are and treats them as God sees them.
...and with our powers combined, we are....
nothing without Jesus. He made us, and it is God's glorious, beautiful image in us that makes these things true. And that same God made the people we will be sharing with tomorrow in hopes of them coming back to the One who is calling their hearts.
oh, yeah, and we ate dinner. It was delicious.
Pray for perspective on God's work and boldness in God's truth.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Day 1: Calm (ish) Before the Storm
Today (Saturday) we focused on hanging out, relaxing and becoming familiar with the city before we get down to business (no Huns).
Because we got in so late last night, Adrian (our guide) told us to sleep in and we would start at noon. So, I woke up in time for breakfast (our breakfast food is the best) and promptly decided I would rather sleep. So I woke up too late for breakfast and got ready to have a day.
Adrian picked us up (with the help of Raul and Brenda*) and took us to the Fundidora Park (a place far too cool for me to describe it with my meager wordliness (think the Riverwalk combined with a huge park, then imagine it 7 times more beautiful)). We walked around and admired the park and sat in the shade. Adrian then gave us our "official welcome" to Monterrey. This included a brief history of the church here and a summary of their vision for the future (which i will talk about some other time).
Nevermind, I'll talk about it now. Monterrey is a big enough city that they plan to multiply their church until they have one in the North, East and West to join the current one in the South. They multiply homegroups here roughly once every year. Can I say that again? Once every year. The nature of the city is such that they don't have a high turnover in leadership because, when someone graduates, why leave? The best jobs are already here.
Also, when people do leave (this is an exhortation if you want it to be), if they go somewhere where they have difficulty finding a church, they start their own. There are two or three young leaders who are working to start a homegroup that can grow into a house church that can grow into a church in the cities that they are going to for work. Talk about church planting. Anyway, I will talk more about the church here some other post.
For lunch (roughly a 3:00 pm activity), we had our first tacos here (our lunch food is the best). More of our gente aqui ate lunch with us, then joined us to hang out in the park for the afternoon. Carolina and the girls played some games (I couldn't tell what was going on) while Mario, Stephen, and I discussed our artistic tendencies and how we express our love for God through music. Ok, it was mostly Mario and Stephen. Greg and Adrian stood and talked about what I can only assume were deep spiritual matters, given the participants.
We left the park and went to Josue's (ho-sway: Joshua) grupo, where we got to see more old friends. Josue talked about sharing your faith with your friends (take opportunities, make opportunities) and invited people to join us on campus when we go to share.
Highlights from the group:
-"This is Mexico, when can kidnap whoever we want." (in regards to...yes, evangelism)
-EvangeLigar: flirt to convert (we do not endorse or recommend this, though God sometimes uses it)
After the group, we went to get some dinner (our dinner food is the best): tacos de trompo. Which, when translated means "if it tastes this good, don't ask what it is."
It is strange being here. I always knew I liked Monterrey, but I didn't realize how much my if felt like home until today. My heart has never missed it when we've gone away, but now some of me wishes I could just stay.
My heart is still in College Station though, and I don't anticipate that changing for a while. And when it does, I don't know where God will take me next, I just hope they speak Spanish and sell tacos.
Pray that we will be safe from spiritual attack in any and all forms.
* I know some dang cute dating couples. Raul and Brenda go very high on that list (especially since my cute dating couples keep getting married), but don't tell them i think so.
Because we got in so late last night, Adrian (our guide) told us to sleep in and we would start at noon. So, I woke up in time for breakfast (our breakfast food is the best) and promptly decided I would rather sleep. So I woke up too late for breakfast and got ready to have a day.
Adrian picked us up (with the help of Raul and Brenda*) and took us to the Fundidora Park (a place far too cool for me to describe it with my meager wordliness (think the Riverwalk combined with a huge park, then imagine it 7 times more beautiful)). We walked around and admired the park and sat in the shade. Adrian then gave us our "official welcome" to Monterrey. This included a brief history of the church here and a summary of their vision for the future (which i will talk about some other time).
Nevermind, I'll talk about it now. Monterrey is a big enough city that they plan to multiply their church until they have one in the North, East and West to join the current one in the South. They multiply homegroups here roughly once every year. Can I say that again? Once every year. The nature of the city is such that they don't have a high turnover in leadership because, when someone graduates, why leave? The best jobs are already here.
Also, when people do leave (this is an exhortation if you want it to be), if they go somewhere where they have difficulty finding a church, they start their own. There are two or three young leaders who are working to start a homegroup that can grow into a house church that can grow into a church in the cities that they are going to for work. Talk about church planting. Anyway, I will talk more about the church here some other post.
For lunch (roughly a 3:00 pm activity), we had our first tacos here (our lunch food is the best). More of our gente aqui ate lunch with us, then joined us to hang out in the park for the afternoon. Carolina and the girls played some games (I couldn't tell what was going on) while Mario, Stephen, and I discussed our artistic tendencies and how we express our love for God through music. Ok, it was mostly Mario and Stephen. Greg and Adrian stood and talked about what I can only assume were deep spiritual matters, given the participants.
We left the park and went to Josue's (ho-sway: Joshua) grupo, where we got to see more old friends. Josue talked about sharing your faith with your friends (take opportunities, make opportunities) and invited people to join us on campus when we go to share.
Highlights from the group:
-"This is Mexico, when can kidnap whoever we want." (in regards to...yes, evangelism)
-EvangeLigar: flirt to convert (we do not endorse or recommend this, though God sometimes uses it)
After the group, we went to get some dinner (our dinner food is the best): tacos de trompo. Which, when translated means "if it tastes this good, don't ask what it is."
It is strange being here. I always knew I liked Monterrey, but I didn't realize how much my if felt like home until today. My heart has never missed it when we've gone away, but now some of me wishes I could just stay.
My heart is still in College Station though, and I don't anticipate that changing for a while. And when it does, I don't know where God will take me next, I just hope they speak Spanish and sell tacos.
Pray that we will be safe from spiritual attack in any and all forms.
* I know some dang cute dating couples. Raul and Brenda go very high on that list (especially since my cute dating couples keep getting married), but don't tell them i think so.
Friday, March 8, 2013
The latest update
....latest indeed. Let us hope that most of my posts happen before 2 AM.
Lateness seems to be the order of our day though, we got to the airport, you know, right before the plane left (this is how we do). Crammed into the left-open seats, and boom. here we are...
Stephen's flight should be landing...now. Adrian went to pick him up as well.
We are settling into our lovely HQ (Holiday Inn) and looking forward to tomorrow.
Oh, and, first activity in Monterrey? Hit up a 7-11 for some midnight hot dogs. It is so good to be back y'all.
The drive up was fun, Erica and Bethany led us in practicing our Spanish worship songs, which was lovely. Stephen told us his best joke (ask him sometime). It's a really good team dynamic and I am stoked.
Be praying that will be able to serve and bless the saints here.
Lateness seems to be the order of our day though, we got to the airport, you know, right before the plane left (this is how we do). Crammed into the left-open seats, and boom. here we are...
Stephen's flight should be landing...now. Adrian went to pick him up as well.
We are settling into our lovely HQ (Holiday Inn) and looking forward to tomorrow.
Oh, and, first activity in Monterrey? Hit up a 7-11 for some midnight hot dogs. It is so good to be back y'all.
The drive up was fun, Erica and Bethany led us in practicing our Spanish worship songs, which was lovely. Stephen told us his best joke (ask him sometime). It's a really good team dynamic and I am stoked.
Be praying that will be able to serve and bless the saints here.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
...not with flesh and blood
Well folks, it looks like this trip is actually happening.
We've been talking leave-times and airport carpooling today, and it all looks good. Last year we had 7 days; this year we're looking at 9 (10 if you count Friday). So that means you get to read even more updates as we are in Monterrey. I never really know what to say before a trip, though I still feel the compulsive urge to post updates (that bodes ill).
We've encountered a surprisingly (though not althogether discouragingly) high amount of spiritual warfare this time around. Sleeplessness, fear, temptations, doubt, distractions, all kinds of money troubles, physical illness... it's been hitting us hard.
But! that encourages my heart more than accomplishing anything else. Why strike pre-emptively at that which you do not deem threatening? Through it all, we've turned to Jesus and God has used it for good.
And! we aren't playing defense either. We've aready seen a salvation as a fruit of this trip. Erica Love went out with a group, sharing the gospel to practice and used her Spanish-English Bible and bridge diagram to lead someone to know Christ.
It's already going down guys, thanks for your continued prayers for team unity, faith, boldness, and openness to the Spirit's leading.
We've been talking leave-times and airport carpooling today, and it all looks good. Last year we had 7 days; this year we're looking at 9 (10 if you count Friday). So that means you get to read even more updates as we are in Monterrey. I never really know what to say before a trip, though I still feel the compulsive urge to post updates (that bodes ill).
We've encountered a surprisingly (though not althogether discouragingly) high amount of spiritual warfare this time around. Sleeplessness, fear, temptations, doubt, distractions, all kinds of money troubles, physical illness... it's been hitting us hard.
But! that encourages my heart more than accomplishing anything else. Why strike pre-emptively at that which you do not deem threatening? Through it all, we've turned to Jesus and God has used it for good.
And! we aren't playing defense either. We've aready seen a salvation as a fruit of this trip. Erica Love went out with a group, sharing the gospel to practice and used her Spanish-English Bible and bridge diagram to lead someone to know Christ.
It's already going down guys, thanks for your continued prayers for team unity, faith, boldness, and openness to the Spirit's leading.
Monday, March 4, 2013
mmm, mmm, good
So, awesome news: we now have a 7th team member!
Stephen Campbell from Fellowship is gonna be joining us, which is really exciting to me.
Our team of 7 will be rolling our this Friday. We are almost done with the support raising so it's good. The posts so far for this trip have been short, but I'll have good details and maybe even more enjoyable writing style once we get there.
Be praying for humility, faith in the Lord, protection from attack, team unity, and...money heh
blessings!
Stephen Campbell from Fellowship is gonna be joining us, which is really exciting to me.
Our team of 7 will be rolling our this Friday. We are almost done with the support raising so it's good. The posts so far for this trip have been short, but I'll have good details and maybe even more enjoyable writing style once we get there.
Be praying for humility, faith in the Lord, protection from attack, team unity, and...money heh
blessings!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)