Week three

I woke up this morning to realize that I have been here 21 days. I only have 5 more weeks and I know that time will pass quickly.

I am really enjoying myself here. I absolutely love Mexico and it's hard to think about leaving. This past week I got to work with a small group from Arizona. We did work projects at a church in the city and then we did a VBS in a poorer colony. I had so much fun just hanging out with the children. I also feel that my Spanish skills have improved. Children are a lot more difficult to understand but by the end of the week the kids and I were communicating just fine.

I am happy to report that I have recovered from my sickness and am doing well. I think this experience is good for me and my spiritual state. I feel as though I see the glory of God more often here. Mexican Christians are so passionate and they find their comfort and security in Him. Often in the U.S. we seek security and comfort from available sources that we have like money, food, nice home, hospitals. But here, those sources are not as readily available to the common folk. For example, when someone gets seriously hurt we think "get them to the hospital" but here, as I've witnessed, they stop what they are doing and they pray. ALWAYS!!!

Sometimes when I get to thinking I wonder why I am actually here in Mexico. It is hard for me to believe that I am here. But I am confident that God has a plan for my life and I am confident that he has a plan for me while I am here in Mexico.

Please be praying for me this next week. I will be helping coordinate a group that is coming to Agua Viva for the first time. I will also be doing more translation this week. My group will be doing construction at camp and then we will be doing a sports ministry in Ensenada.

Once again, thanks for all of your prayers and support!

Finally.........Pictures!

So here are just a few pictures. I hope to take lots more this next week and update you all a little more!


This past week I worked in a very poor neighborhood. This is just a snap shot of it. I worked at a church that was called Agua Viva. The church building was no bigger than my living room at home. We had about 50 children of all ages.

This is one of the darling little boys I got to work with. His name is Fernando and his sister is Mirian. You'll see a picture of her below. They are beautiful!





The kids love having their picture taken but it's so hard to get the older ones to smile. I felt quite successful when I asked them to make silly faces for the camera and they did!


These are two of the little girls who would not leave my side. This Jqueline and Mirian. We had lots of fun playing hide and go seek and hop scotch. The children here are beautiful and they teach you so much. And..... they absolutely love having their picture taken. It was hard to say goodbye, I don't know if I will see them again.