This morning I was given an incredible opportunity during our time of prayer and intercession to represent the U.S. here at our base. I was nominated by our class to share about the beauty of the Mexican culture and what we appreciate about our fellow Mexican brothers and sisters. I’m usually not apprehensive about public speaking, but for this particular occasion I was. I wanted to honor them by speaking their native tongue. As you all know, that is not an easy task for me yet. I can get away with communicating a few thoughts in a row, but to say something for more than 15 seconds in Spanish in front of 100 people put a few butterflies in my stomach. In preparation I made some notes, asked for some help, and prayed. I was honored and humbled to do this because I had to communicate how much we loved and appreciated them, which is a lot. By God’s grace it went really well and they received it with much appreciation and it moved my heart to hear a few of them tell me later in the day that they were proud of me because of the words that were shared.
Speaking about sharing words, please be praying about this week (15th-20th.) Carnaval is a huge festival that Mazatlan holds once a year. It is comparable to Mardi Gras in the States where thousands of people come to party. This season of the year is huge for YWAM Mazatlan because they make huge efforts in ministry and evangelism during this time. Several teams from different churches have been arriving over the last couple of days to help out with this week. We have a skate park setup, coffee shop, evangelism teams, and even a beauty salon. We use these different stations to communicate God’s love to the people and share the gospel with them. Since I am gifted in the area of coffee slinging I signed up to work with the coffee shop. Our team consists of 10 people and I am only one of two guys on this team and there are only two of us who can speak Spanish. Be praying for God´s hand on this, protection, and an extended ability to communicate the Father’s love.
Her name is Mexico, if you were wondering about the title. Los quero mucho and thank you for keeping up with me.
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Looks like your years of making mochas are comming in handy. I'll be praying for you.
Hello Son, WOW !!! Look at me. Commenting on the blog. Great to hear about whats happening with you. I will pray for you also. Hey there other son too. ( Jorge Edwardo...)
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