Sorry it has been so long since my last post; but last week was crazy! Super busy but I loved it! We had a Short Term Missions group from Loveland CO. We did a lot of stuff in a short time. We got to see a lot of cool places, and we also did a lot of work to try and further Gods kingdom here in Monterrey. Check out the PHOTOS link on the sidebar for some of what we did. We went to “el cola de ceballo” (the tail of the horse), which doesn’t sound like a place you would want to go; but it was beautiful. You can see from the pictures why they called it that. It is a waterfall, but the way the water comes down the rocks in fine lines, it kind of looks like hair; and all together (if you use your imagination) it looks like a tail. Also notice in the photos that there are always lots of people around. We are always sure to let everyone know where we are going with the gringos and everyone is welcome to come with. Last Monday (Nov. 20) was also a national holiday (revolution day) so we went to the parade to pass out information about our church and talk to people. There were a lot of people there, and a lot of kids in the parade. It was mostly made up of schools and sports teams. We also went to the “grutas de Garcia” (the Garcia caverns). It was another beautiful place. There were some really cool rock formations (stalagmites and stalactites for you geologists). Most of my pictures from inside the caves didn’t turn out – sorry, maybe next time. We also did a lot of evangelism at the university. Naturally, I enjoyed that time. By Gods’ grace we have already begun to see the fruits of our labor that day. Yesterday two students came to our church as a result of a conversation with some members of our visitors from Colorado! I talked further with them and they have expressed interest in coming to our small group this Friday! Another day we went to some of the poorer areas and had a member of the group perform as a clown and share the gospel with the kids. We also handed out some food and gifts. This is a day most of the STMers won’t soon forget. The contrast of the poverty always makes us thankful for what we have. My heart always burns for them. For those of you who think Latinos don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, think again. We had about 70+ people here in our home for our feast! Turkey, mashed potatoes, Mexican stuffing… it was delicious! We wanted to make all the STMers feel at home, plus we invited members of the church and before we knew it we had to rent more tables and chairs for all the people who wanted to come! We did soo much more that I don’t have time to talk about now, but I will definitely post more stories soon!
Prayer requests:
~still struggling to find a solution to the problem that is preventing me from receiving my paycheck.
~Dora’s health during her last month or so of pregnancy
~Claudia, a young (Christian) woman attending our small group, needs strength and courage to share the gospel with her (non-Christian) family.
~thanks for a “successful” time with our visitors from Colorado last week.
~that God would work in the hearts of those who we reached out to last week.
~Di, a missionary friend of mine back in the States; preparing to go to Guatemala
Personal
~transition: finding my specific role here, adjusting to the language barriers, etc
~Boldness, patience