Hello my brothers and sisters,
This week has been amazing. I have been walking with God since 2002. I have always maintained a good consistent alone time with God, starting my days in prayer alone with Him. This week at the school missions we read two books, “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit” and “Absolute Surrender.” I have been learning the importance of being filled with God’s Spirit. In Acts 10:38 God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit, and with power.…..
Hello,
It’s week 3 here at CSOM, another week of learning and outreach that keeps chipping away at my heart and showing me where I’ve been holding myself back from living completely for God. Absolute surrender. These are the words that keep echoing in our heads and challenging us to count the cost. We’ve all been dealing with a little spiritual warfare and wrestling with God in our hearts this week, as the more we learn, the more serious it becomes….
Family and Friends! I want to begin by saying how truly thankful I am for each one of you who is reading this and walking alongside me through this incredible journey. Your prayers, encouragement, and support mean more than I can express.
This week has been full of both sweet and stretching moments, where the Lord has spoken into my heart and reminded me why He brought me here….
| “For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 |
| Hello friends and family! Do not be alarmed, I only intend to spiritually die. I am very much physically alive! Something I’ve found myself thinking constantly about is how dependent and helpless I am. I find myself coming to the end of myself, thinking how on Earth a God so Righteous and Powerful would desire to use us for His great work. This has been my thought process everyday. Dying to myself. We’ve been talking about this a lot in class. It’s a beautiful sentiment but a grueling process…. |
| Taking the gospel to the dump, the church, and the bustling markets! |
The dump outreach this week was a huge blessing. We partnered with a church, Calvary Homex, and ministered to people who literally built their homes in a dump: homes made of plywood, tarps, and whatever else they could find. It was powerful to serve them through prayer, teaching, worship, and food. Please keep praying for them and that the gospel would continue to take root there…. |
¡Hola familia!
This week was packed full with outreach, learning, and fun bonding with our team. We are daily in awe that with each opportunity to grow, even as new challenges emerge, God continues to teach us what it means to lay down our lives in submission as an act of worship to Him. Although it is not easy, those ancient yet forever relevant words impart courage to us as they echo in our ears: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13.….
This weekend I returned to Calvary Maranatha in Mazatlán and really enjoyed teaching on Hebrews 12 and the topic of discipline.
On my way back to Rosarito, the airline decided it would be best to send me to Mexico City first, make me wait for 4 extra hours, and then fly me to Tijuana. It was a longer trip than expected, but still a blessing. I used the time to catch up on some of the weekly reading assignments from our missions school.
As I waited, I looked up and saw a screen with upcoming flights—…….
Sitting in a hot room with only two small wall fans fighting in vain to cool us down, the pastor of the local church welcomed us. And as we funneled into this room, with one whole wall being chain link fence and covered in blue tarps, tattered with holes and slivers of light coming through, and the occasional passerby peering in, he gave us his testimony. A man that was so set on murder and violence, having been to prison several times, stood there with a huge smile and joked around with us…..
| Hello all my loved ones! How are you guys doing today. I hope you guys are all doing well. Here’s some of the things the Lord has been doing in my life! |
| Yup that’s right I blew UP….Balloons,.. I blew up balloons. HAHA. It was actually way harder than I thought but I had the opportunity of making balloon animals for kids at a swap meet pop up in La Playas, Mexico while partnering with the local church! It was great! We got to evangelize to many people on the street, pray for them, give out balloon animals and face painting for kids coming by. …. |
So, they told us to pour our heart out on a piece of paper. Our desires, hopes, worries, joys…and burn it. Like… they literally made a fire for us to put this in.
Ouch.
But wow, was it needed. I thought for a moment “maybe I should take a photo of it so I can remember it and see what I thought I would do” and immediately Pastor Trent said, “And don’t take a photo of it or hold onto it because if God wants it to happen it will happen”.
Talk about a heart check!
Did I really believe my desires and hopes were safe with the Lord?…
