We made it!
On Tuesday night we arrived safe and sound in Nogales Arizona. Yesterday we met with our host family Darwin and Maryann Jackson. Right away Darwin brought us to the Mexican side of Nogales where some of us did some street canvasing and the rest of us played basketball with the local Mexican teens. Later on we went to a Spanish bible study at Iglesia Evangelica Luterana Church.
Already it has been awesome watching Darwin interact with the Mexican locals, he is a true evangelist. Today we watched him put on a chapel service at the Rescue Mission on the Arizona side of Nogales. It is here that we will be serving in the kitchen throughout our next two weeks. Most of us went back across the boarder today to paint the interior of the church, but before we started they served 
us a meal of chicken with chocolate chili sauce!! Very good.
us a meal of chicken with chocolate chili sauce!! Very good. We have been blessed with a twelve passenger rental van with Mexican insurance for a very reasonable price. Waahoooo! We were pretty certain we weren't going to be able to rent a van with the ability to go across the boarder, but once again God provided for us. Michelle insists that we tell you that we are driving a 2009 Ford E350 with a 5.4L v8 Fuel flex engine with an Allison 4 speed auto transmission with some bling bling on the hood!
This weekend we will continue to paint the church, fence and the exterior as well. We will continue to be helping out in some services doing skits, songs and our testimonies. On Sunday we will be driving to Mascareñas, Sonora where we will be going to a church service.
Thank you for all your prayers and support it has been really encouraging reading your comments and emails. An update on how the team is doing: Jenny is feeling a 100% better but continue to pray for her kidney infection, Nick's head is healing up well but he pulled something in his back playing basketball so please pray for healing, Michelle's knee has been bothering her so please pray that it won't give her any pain, Ryan is on the up slope of a pretty brutal stomach flu, pray that Tovah and Kris's good health would rub off on the rest of the team!
For now take care and God Bless,
Team Mexico
6 comments:
Great news.Gracias team Mexico. Thank you for this positive update. What a great opportunity to share the love of Jesus around the world.
We continue to pray for you :)
Hasta luego
Dan and Rosmarie from Barra de Navidad Mexico with Shelley and O,Brian
Wonderful to hear guys! Praise the Lord you made it safely. Sounds wonderful what you're being able to do there! Glad to hear most everyone's health is good & getting better. Stay strong guys! We'll continue to pray for each of you. Just keep that focus on Jesus & He will bless all the works of your hands. Take care - we love you guys!
Ro & family
Excellent update. We have so much to be thankful for and technology is currently on this mom's list. We will continue to pray for each of the mission teams. May all of you feel the Lord's work through you and be true beacons of Jesus' light and love. Keep well and give each other a very big hug from me.
Luv U Michelle,
Mom
Thanks Team Mexico- such a good upbeat positive update!!
Please greet Milo and the sisters and brothers in Mascarenas on Sunday.
Blessings to all of you. We're praying.
Rob and Pat
so amazing! God be with you! and I do hope you all heal fast!
... is the 'pink house' still in business in mascarenas?
Hey guys! I am sure most of you don't know us - but Jenny and Kris(sy) do!
Glad to see you are all doing well, and on the mend health -wise.
God continue to bless you, keep you, stretch you and use you for His glory.
Ben and I are thinking and praying for you and the other teams.
I am trying to think of something spanish and funny to insert here - but to no avail....only Schweizer Deutsch comes to mind. Machs Guet!
-Johanna (and Ben)
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