Dear friends and family,
A Rocky Start
I must admit the beginning of August took an unfortunate turn over here in Northern Baja. My parents had been away celebrating their 25th anniversary in Mexico City while I was at home looking after my younger siblings. I remember I was just about to go to bed when my brother came over urgently with a phone in his hand. Pretty soon I heard the news that there had been some criminal activity near the entrance of San Marino, the community in which we live. Apparently, the drug cartel was causing terror by setting cars ablaze and creating roadblocks in Tijuana and other neighboring cities.
We always knew about the huge cartel history of Mexico, but being here in person while it was going on was definitely a whole different feeling. Admittingly for me, it was a bit scary at first because it was an experience I had never faced before. However, the Lord was with us and He brought my parents home safely the next day. It was truly a blessing to go to church that night because despite the terror, the church body faithfully showed up to fellowship and hear the Word of God together. It doesn’t matter what is going on in the world, the salvation message will still be preached and I’m blessed to be a part of a church that is faithful to that call.
What Else Happened in August?
One exciting event that happened this past month was that Calvary Rosarito put on its annual church planting conference! I had attended this conference the past 2 years, but this year I was able to be a part of the huge “behind-the-scenes” team that puts it on every year. Wow! Let me tell you, preparing to host 1,000 people at our church for a 2-day conference takes a lot of work! It was quite an exhausting week but I was so so blessed to play a small part in running such an amazing conference. It is so awesome to see what God is doing through this church planting movement in Mexico and beyond.
Another beautiful thing to witness this month was our church’s annual beach baptisms! We do baptisms at the end of every month at Calvary Rosarito, but only once a year do we have them at the beach. So after service on the last August Sunday, the church headed down to the beach to watch 20 believers get baptized. That day, there were so many people getting baptized that 3 pairs of our pastors were baptizing each person simultaneously! I can’t tell you how incredible it was to watch one person after the other keep going forward to make that public dedication to the Lord. The weather was also great because it wasn’t scorching hot and the water was perfect!
Back to Life as Usual
It is so awesome to be a part of the work God is doing here in Rosarito. I’m still working on the church planting book with Pastor Mike Vincent and this month I actually was able to start working on the cover design! Though I’m not doing the actual graphic designing (definitely don’t have that gifting haha), I had the opportunity to brainstorm some ideas to give as a guide to the design team here at our church. It was so fun to get creative and I’m excited that another part of this book project is progressing.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read another update of mine! I really appreciate all the responses and messages from you guys, they mean a lot to me. I’m so grateful for your support and prayers for my family and me as we’re down here in Mexico. Also, so many of you wished me happy birthday this month! Thank you so much! It’s such a blessing hearing from you all💛
I’m so excited for these next few months, it’s such a blessing to have the life we do in Christ. I can’t wait to update you about what happens next!
God bless,
Lydia Boubion
Praise Reports:
- The Lord is teaching me to be content in Him alone!
- I had a great birthday!:)
- The book project is progressing more!
Prayer Requests:
- That my greatest delight would be in the Lord and His Word
- For all the people working on the church planting book, that we would work with diligence and wisdom
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