Experincing a REAL Thanksgiving

The second week of outreach we went to a different church in Tepic. The first evening our team was in charge of the youth service, I played a song a wrote then we did a dance and a student finished with great message. It was cool because it was her first time preaching. The next day a different student preached for his first time in a rough area of the town that this church took under their wing. They held a service in someones backyard.

The church we were staying at does a television program and asked if they could film some of our dramas and dances. It was very fun watching us on the screens.

On Wednesday we left for the mountain indigenous tribe called Huicholes. It really took us out of our comfort zone and we have learned that that's when you learn the most. There was no running water or electricity. Each night we held a movie in the town hall building and during the day we held a mini clinic. A doctor came with us and lots of medicine for the Huicholes, and I helped take the blood pressures. Kelly loved using my nursing skills again, it stirred up her passion. She would love to get more school for administering shots and medicine. We also did dramas and dances in the evening for the children.

On Thanksgiving it really felt like it was the first thanksgiving. The Huichole women each made either handmade tortillas, beans, eggs, or fish and brought it to the church and we shared our tuna and crackers with them. It was a very unique experience. The men brought out their handmade guitars and sung songs in their native language. Most of them also speak Spanish so it wouldn't different to communicate. We hope to go back their and lead a team their sometime in Cuernavaca.

It's nice being home except for the extreme cold here! I know it's hard to imagine Mexico being cold but honestly it is 45 degrees! BRR!

Wild and crazy week in Tepic

Wow! What a crazy, busy week we have had in Tepic.

We arrived Saturday night and attended the youth service. It was very powerful. We loved watching the youth worship with all of their hearts. We really liked the church and it felt almost like River Valley! We felt at home with the contemporary music and the upbeat friendly people.


Monday through Wednesday we had awesome teachings on Leadership. The church has their own discipleship school and we were able to attend class with them. Then Thursday the whole class set out for Bucerias, MX which is about 15 minutes from Puerto Vallerta. We worked with a large grade school for two days and did dramas, dances, testimonies and fun activies for the children. The group I was in went out to the neighborhood and did evangelism while Levi's group helped paint an orphanage. It was really fun working with another group of young adults and worked well together.



Saturday we arrived back in Tepic that afternoon and that evening we were in charge of a whole youth service at a different church in Tepic. So it has been very hectic from moving from place to place and doing ministry work back to back but at the end of the day we both feel privileged to be able to work for God. After being in the classroom and learning about becoming a true disciple of Christ it is fun to put into practice some of these teachings.





UPCOMING EVENTS: Tonight we lead another church service, Wednesday we go to a indigenous mountain village, Saturday we leave from Tepic, MX.

Some prayer requests are :

• Stay strong during our hectic schedule


• God's provision in finances for our next years budget in Cuernavaca


• Against homesickness during the Holiday seasons


• New Celebrate Recovery ministry

Leaving for Tepic!

This week has been extremely busy in our DTS. The founder's of this YWAM base has been here teaching and we have been doing lots of ministry work. Today we went to a neighborhood where the people pretty much live in a garbage site. It was very sad to see at times, but the people were always smiling. We handed out very elaborate quilts that women made in WI and gave them to families of this church. The pastor was very sweet and they were very appreciative. We prayed for lots of people and blessed the church as well.

On Saturday we will be leaving at 4am to Tepic Nayarit, Mexico and we will be there for two weeks. The city is located by the pacific coast and will be working with two different churches. Helping them start another church plant by the ocean, and even going into indigenous mountain villages where they don't even speak Spanish. We will be staying overnight a few days so please be praying for our health and safety.

If you don't hear from us, that's where we will be!! We love you all very much. Thank you.

Father Heart Of God

This week was another good teaching on the "Father Heart Of God". The pastor who taught this week was the perfect example of a loving caring father. He had a very gentle spirit about him.

On Thursday we had a footwashing where Edgar (a DTS leader) and Pastor Brian washed our feet, prophesied, and prayed over us. It was very intense and both us of us were confirmed that we are in the right place.

Friday, Levi and I with two other DTS students went to go visit Eusavio. (Remember, a week ago Levi and his group prayed with him and he accepted Christ) Well, we drove over to the mall he is currently doing construction at, and visited with him. He was very excited to see us. It was a time of simply planting seeds, but we are praying that he gets stronger in his walk.

Saturday we stopped over at Pastor Abraham's house to fix his car. We had bought a certain part for the car at the boarder the past weekend. It ended up working out perfectly and Levi was able to put it in without any trouble. Abraham asked if we would stay for a small group, we did and Ron Wilson ended up speaking for that night! It was a good message even though we couldn't understand all of it. It worked out well because we were able to have our first Celebrate Recovery meeting with most of the elders of the church. They were very receptive to the idea, and lots of them even shared about addictions in their past and addictions in their family. We have a good feeling about it, and the need is so great in this neighborhood. Ron has a Celebrate Recovery leader's handbook so he can start translating everything we need.

Keep praying for us! At times we feel discouraged but keep relying on His strength to get us through the hard times.