Please forgive the extremely long break in posting. I expect that this post will be sufficiently long to make up for the wait though... :-)
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Another factor that gave me more peace about staying in Mexico was that my potential ministry options for this year were really developing while on the other hand, I didn't have any definite stateside plans.Here is a glimpse of what my ministry looks like for this year:
Discipleship groups-- One of my main ministries this year will be working with evangelism and descipleship on Mexico's "UNAM" university campus. The organization I will be working with is called "Compa" (companerismo estudiantil) and it is the Mexican counterpart of InterVarsity in the US. (http://www.intervarsity.org/) I am looking forward to developing relationships through this group and by God's grace, having the opportunity to strengthen them in their faith and get them connected with the local church where I am serving as well.
Please pray that God would guide me in my involvement here so that I can come as a learner and aide, not eclipse the work that Christian students are doing already.
Please pray that God would guide me in my involvement here so that I can come as a learner and aide, not eclipse the work that Christian students are doing already.
My church is called "La Fuente" and in addition to my involvement on Sundays, I am also attending a Thursday-night "Alpha" course. It focuses on the basics of the Christian faith and is geared towards new believers and seekers. Many people in this group got involved because of student outreaches on the campus! :-) One such outreach is another ministry I am involved in: an English conversation group on Friday afternoons at the university. This is a very enjoyable ministry as it gives me a chance to put my English to good use! :-) Just being on such an enormous campus is exciting in and of itself, but to be a small part of the work that God is doing here is even more thrilling!
Please pray that God would bring more people to Himself as a result of this outreach and that I would be an encouragement to this wonderful church!
Outside of my college ministry involvement, my time is mostly consumed with being a leader for this year's YearOut team. It has been so exciting to get to walk with them through a process I have recently experienced! I loved being a facilitator this summer and am really looking forward to the opportunity to do the same thing in this upcoming year. It is certainly proving to be a lot of work, but God is sustaining me and teaching me so many new things!
Please pray that God would develop in my the leadership skills that this role requires... and that I would be a blessing to others as a facilitator.
Outside of my college ministry involvement, my time is mostly consumed with being a leader for this year's YearOut team. It has been so exciting to get to walk with them through a process I have recently experienced! I loved being a facilitator this summer and am really looking forward to the opportunity to do the same thing in this upcoming year. It is certainly proving to be a lot of work, but God is sustaining me and teaching me so many new things!
Please pray that God would develop in my the leadership skills that this role requires... and that I would be a blessing to others as a facilitator.
A surprise when I arrived in Mexico a few weeks ago is that I have been chosen to be a leader for this year's Honduras trip. We had our first meeting this past Saturday and it is exciting and slightly overwhelming looking ahead to this upcoming year.
Please pray that God would assemble the team He wants to have in Honduras and that we would also be able to make plans with the Honduran pastors we will be serving alongside.
Please pray that God would assemble the team He wants to have in Honduras and that we would also be able to make plans with the Honduran pastors we will be serving alongside.
