Today I visited after club with a girl named Ana Maria. Ana Maria is 10 years old and is a very pretty girl. We played games outside her one room house on a piece of cement and had the fun of having 6 of her 7 brothers and sisters play with us. All between the age of 2 and 10. They were covered in dirt, sucker and juice from head to toe. Some with shirts, some without. I cannot tell you how much fun I had with these kids. After we played some games, we read a story from Mark 10:13-16 in the children's Bible.....and just as we finished a baby horse goes running into their "backyard", filled with dirt, the outhouse, clothes on a clothes-line and a couple plants/weeds. Two of her brothers go running towards the horse with rocks in their hands (everyone throws rocks at dogs here). I wasn't really sure how to react, neither was the horse which decided to go running away with the boys chasing it. Picture the size of a 4 and 6 year old boy and the size of a smaller horse. It ended up being hilarious to watch as this horse would come closer to the house and the boys chasing it away. Ana Maria and I along with her other brother and sisters had a fun time with this and with watching the mom horse tied up freak out. Only in Mexico:) Please remember Ana Maria in your prayers with such a big family and responsibility as the 2nd to oldest in her family. That she would come faithfully to kid's club and feel loved. As well as for her mother's health.
Buenas noches!!
Sep 26, 2007
Sep 21, 2007
Solamente en Mexico
I was writing an email to a friend and thought I would share a Mexican moment with you all:)
I always have a moment of the day that makes me smile or remember that I am in Mexico.... "solamente en Mexico" and today that moment was a Mexican man on a bike (of course he was Mexican because there aren't many other races here with the except of us guerros) with a cowboy hat pulling his horse with a chain attached to the bike....the horse was definitely trotting and this cracked me up....I mean how often does a man attach a horse to the back of his bike?! Right!!!! .....the day before it was a boy peeing his pants right next to me along with the 24 kids we had in the 15 passenger van in the dead heat of the afternoon. Gotta love it!
I always have a moment of the day that makes me smile or remember that I am in Mexico.... "solamente en Mexico" and today that moment was a Mexican man on a bike (of course he was Mexican because there aren't many other races here with the except of us guerros) with a cowboy hat pulling his horse with a chain attached to the bike....the horse was definitely trotting and this cracked me up....I mean how often does a man attach a horse to the back of his bike?! Right!!!! .....the day before it was a boy peeing his pants right next to me along with the 24 kids we had in the 15 passenger van in the dead heat of the afternoon. Gotta love it!
Sep 17, 2007
A long awaited update!
God has definitely blessed me this week with His grace as I so often fail to serve Him as I desire to with a pure, self-less heart:
However, it was a blessing to visit with the girls that I am with this week and get to have fun with them, learn about their lives and learn where they are with the Lord as we talk about Jesus and as I teach them to look up verses in the Bible to read together. God is teaching me boldness and confidence as it has been a challenge to get used to going to people's houses who you don't really know. It ends up being such a blessing as they are so excited that you are there.
It is also an adjustment to share the gospel with people boldly and often and intentionally talk about Jesus as I don't really feel equipped or maybe embarassed because I don't know some of the girls as well as I would like to, but I am reminded each day that this is why we are here, to serve and make disciples. God gives me the confidence, trust and words that I need when I ask him. I can see the seeds that people have planted. I am learning to trust and believe that God's word is living and it gives me peace and boldness to know that we only need to speak the word of God and he does the work on hearts. I have learned this many times, but so often I think that things need to sound pretty or right or I need to know the person better or wonder if they are having fun more then believing that Jesus is all that they need. He is what matters. So I guess I could go on and on but.... for now this is a little bit of how God is answering prayers and blessing me!
One cool thing that happened today is that I was helping get everything ready for church this morning and as I was walking to the building next door there was a guy walking on the street and asked me what time the "culta" started (yes service is culta:) you can also say servicio but it is not normal:). He was about a half an hour early so I didn't think he would come back. But God had other plans and he came!
Also, last week we got a call from a girl named Sara who is 21 and just moved to a colonia next to our colonia, but she didn't know how to get to the church and no one has talked to her since last week. For some reason the Lord reminded me that she called and I gave her a call to see if she was going to come this morning and needed any directions (like I know directions :) and speaking spanish on the phone isn't the easiest:) But God has other plans too, I decided to try to go pick her up in a place I had never gone and she came and loved the service and the people. Such a blessing! I am praying that she gets connected into our church quickly and feels welcomed!
Also, yesterday was Mexico's Independence day (Viva Mexico!) and we had a convivio at church where we cooked distec....which is hot dog, bacon, ham, hamburger, steak, chile, onion and oil all cooked in a disc over a fire. Along with tortillas which are a staple here. So many people came to have fellowship and it was great. Here is a picture of the distec:) Or not because I left my camera at the church. Soon to come!
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and encouragement to keep blogging! So sorry I fell off the deep end on the blogging as things have really picked up! But I am excited to share in the joys here with you as well as some of the trials.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matt. 5:8)
However, it was a blessing to visit with the girls that I am with this week and get to have fun with them, learn about their lives and learn where they are with the Lord as we talk about Jesus and as I teach them to look up verses in the Bible to read together. God is teaching me boldness and confidence as it has been a challenge to get used to going to people's houses who you don't really know. It ends up being such a blessing as they are so excited that you are there.
It is also an adjustment to share the gospel with people boldly and often and intentionally talk about Jesus as I don't really feel equipped or maybe embarassed because I don't know some of the girls as well as I would like to, but I am reminded each day that this is why we are here, to serve and make disciples. God gives me the confidence, trust and words that I need when I ask him. I can see the seeds that people have planted. I am learning to trust and believe that God's word is living and it gives me peace and boldness to know that we only need to speak the word of God and he does the work on hearts. I have learned this many times, but so often I think that things need to sound pretty or right or I need to know the person better or wonder if they are having fun more then believing that Jesus is all that they need. He is what matters. So I guess I could go on and on but.... for now this is a little bit of how God is answering prayers and blessing me!
One cool thing that happened today is that I was helping get everything ready for church this morning and as I was walking to the building next door there was a guy walking on the street and asked me what time the "culta" started (yes service is culta:) you can also say servicio but it is not normal:). He was about a half an hour early so I didn't think he would come back. But God had other plans and he came!
Also, last week we got a call from a girl named Sara who is 21 and just moved to a colonia next to our colonia, but she didn't know how to get to the church and no one has talked to her since last week. For some reason the Lord reminded me that she called and I gave her a call to see if she was going to come this morning and needed any directions (like I know directions :) and speaking spanish on the phone isn't the easiest:) But God has other plans too, I decided to try to go pick her up in a place I had never gone and she came and loved the service and the people. Such a blessing! I am praying that she gets connected into our church quickly and feels welcomed!
Also, yesterday was Mexico's Independence day (Viva Mexico!) and we had a convivio at church where we cooked distec....which is hot dog, bacon, ham, hamburger, steak, chile, onion and oil all cooked in a disc over a fire. Along with tortillas which are a staple here. So many people came to have fellowship and it was great. Here is a picture of the distec:) Or not because I left my camera at the church. Soon to come!
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and encouragement to keep blogging! So sorry I fell off the deep end on the blogging as things have really picked up! But I am excited to share in the joys here with you as well as some of the trials.
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