Mexico Mission – Thursday Report

Wow! What a day! As I mentioned previously we are working with a local church plant Wednesday through Friday.  I say local, but the trip takes us about an hour and a half from the downtown area of Mexico City to their location.  What’s incredible about the trip is that we never leave “the city.”  Technically where we go to is another town, but you’d never know because it’s one building after another, after another, after another.

The small church we’re working with has recruited 2 other churches in neighboring communities to work with them.  When the team arrived this morning there was a line waiting for them. In the area I’ve been working (optical) we set a new record of people ministered to in a single day for a total of 120!

After the various services are done (optical, dental, medical, hair & nails) the people from the church sit down with their neighbors and share Jesus with them.  They had to bring out extra benches today and 73 people have prayed to receive Christ in the past 2 days! It’s been absolutely awesome.

The Legacy team is having a fantastic time.  Tonight we stopped at Chilli’s [Yes! The restaurant just like at home.] and were talking about what a fantastic trip this has been. Everyone of us has been stretched in our faith and have seen God do some wonderful things in our lives. Each team member is going to be sharing a bit of their experience in this Sunday’s services. [I told them to keep it short since it's my turn to preach! We'll see how that goes.]

Thanks so much for your ongoing prayers. We have one more day tomorrow and are expecting another large crowd. Please continue to pray for us and especially pray for those who have come into the Kingdom.

Cristo vive!

Thanks!

Thanks so much for your prayers today. After writing and requesting your prayers we saw an increase in the number of people who were there to receive assistance.  I also noticed there were many who were talking to the counselors @ the church to find out more about Jesus and the church.  It was a successful day.  Please keep praying!

Wednesday Mexico Mission Report

Thanks everyone for your encouragement and for praying with us. I’m sitting on one of our buses taking a break and trying to use the tiny keyboard on my mobile phone to let you know what’s happening.

We’re in what might be considered a suburb of Mexico City. We’re working with a church plant that has started in the neighborhood. We’ll be here for the next three days.

Here’s of things to be praying about when you think of us: – We’ve had a couple of folks on the team not feeling to well. Nothing major, but please lift them up in your prayers.
- People to come to the mobile clinic for assistance. Pray we’re able to help them, that they come to Christ and get plugged into the local church.
- Please pray for those on the team to receive what God has for them while they’re here. It’s no accident they are here.
Thanks so much!

Praying for the Church and the People in Neza

2010 Mexico Mission Team – Tuesday Report

We’re working with Operation Serve International (http://www.osinews.org/), a ministry that Legacy has been a part of for many years.  6 people from Legacy made this year’s trip. We were joined on Saturday by 30 people (mainly teens) and a couple and their grandson, all from North Dakota. 

Sunday we spent the day in orientation and training. We also took the time to go and get some shopping done.

Monday we went to a neighborhood near one of Mexico City’s garbage dumps. We were able to serve many people. I’ve been assigned to work in the optical area where we access people’s needs and help fit them with glasses. We were able to help 50 people with glasses and prayed with a bunch.

Today we were in the midst of a garbage dump called “Neza.” There are about 500 families that work there. Many of them also live there. Their job is to pick through the rubbish and find things that can be sold. It was just as moving of an experience as when I was here 4 years ago.

I’ll have to share more thoughts later……Time for dinner.

Sue Robbins and Karen Schunk working in dental.

Getting Ready to Work

Monday Morning in Mexico City

Hello world!

Can I do it? It’s been a long time since I’ve posted to a blog site, but I’m going to give it another shot and see what I come up with.  With any luck of the coming weeks, months, years, decades millenia ahead I’ll be able with something intelligent to come up with and post here.

If you’re looking for a “normal preacher’s” type blog, you’ll probaby be disappointed.  Let me know, and perhaps I can hook you up with a site that might do that for you. 

I hope to share my thoughts on life through the lense of my world.  It’s a lense that has been colored by my experiences in life and some things I’ve picked up along the road I’ve traveled. My lense has a few scratches and some would say it’s just plain messed up. They may be right; but you know, I’m enjoying myself too much to let that stop me.

So…..away we go!