Home Sweet Home...

On Friday, our last day in Cuernavaca, we went to the market and said “Good-Bye” to Pastor Felix and his family at the downtown market. We had preached there every Wednesday and Sunday service so we have gotten pretty close with his whole family. They have 3 daughters and 1 son , all around our age. Then we did our last program that evening at a apartment complex for the kids in the park. Our whole team had a fun time playing with the children.

We made it back to Monterrey on Saturday evening. It was so strange to see all the old familiar places, the roads the base, and our room. It slightly felt like we were dreaming, but it felt very nice to be back “home”. It went by so fast, but so slow at the same time. It’s quite a strange feeling to experience.

We celebrated Kelly’s 21st birthday during our drive home from Cuernavaca. Mexico has many beautiful mountains so it was a treat for her to relax and enjoy all the beauty around her. The next day we went out for lunch and ice cream to celebrate her birthday. We start the last week of class on Tuesday. We will be having a good-bye party for all the staff and students on Friday. It’s going to be strange not having a routine to follow and not have our classmates around us.

Last Stretch....

We are coming up on our last week of Outreach. Our team was reflecting on our past weeks and were astonished by how fast it had gone by. Which I think is a good thing because it means that we were keeping busy, but it really does feel like at least 3 months ago since we have been in Monterrey. We have had a great time traveling around Mexico and learning more about the culture and the heart of God. (Levi preaching on Identity in Christ)

Anyways, we have been keeping busy with painting at the church that we have been staying with. We have done some messages at a few different churches and we did a few street programs for kids in the neighborhood.

Today we just got back from visiting the only Christian church in Calmeca, Mexico. This city is a very small town with a very small world view. The pastor of the church used to be the towns drunk. Everyone in town knows the change that has happened in his life and it really shows God's power. It is probably the closest to feeling in an closed country, except were are not. We walked around the city and went to the center, where the main catholic church and government buildings are. It was really awkward and we felt really unwelcomed. (Levi as Jesus at our street program)
This next week we are going to Mexico City for ministry!

(Levi and Kelly hanging out with a cute little baby like always! We just can't seem to get enough! :) )

Please pray for our:

HEALTH- We are still battling colds

MARRIAGE- To keep it strong and healthly

FUTURE- Plans for Cuernavaca and God's timing

Opening Doors in Cuernavaca

Outreach has gone by so fast!! Less than two weeks to go and we will be heading back to Monterrey on Kelly's 21st birthday the 26th of January. This past week we have been staying with such an awesome pastor and his family. They have so much love for each other and have very good values. We loved staying in their beautiful home and developing friendships with their sons that are around our age. Kelly preached at the downtown market on Wednesday, and we both shared our testiomony at the youth group of their church.

On Friday, we were asked to perform only dramas at the main mall in Cuernavaca which is about the same size as the Burnsville, MN mall. It was cool because we were right in the center plaza and also next to Starbucks so a lot of youth hung around and watched. We performed at two different times and at the end of the program Levi shared from his testiomony and Kelly finished by singing her song. It was such an awesome experience,and it's something that we will probably never have chance to do again. God is really opening doors for us here in Cuernavaca.

Today was free day. We decided to go to Taxco which is well known in Mexico for their silver. They have tons of cheap solid silver jewelry there and anything else you can make out of silver. They have tiny little cobblestone roads and cute little cafes and shops everywhere. It really felt like Italy or Spain. We really needed this free day. We both have been fighting a nasty head cold this week and are finally getting over it today. Plus we even went to a cafe that over looked the city from the belcony.

We are currently at a different church, and will be staying and working with them this week.

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year! We celebrated the New Year by watching a movie in the church we were staying with. All night long we heard fiesta music, fireworks, and an occasional gunshot. Very different than the states, but we enjoyed it. (Levi and Kelly at the orphange)

A week ago we worked on painting areas of an orphanage for a few days. We have been working with an awesome pastor and his family where they have bought a space in the downtown market. Every Wednesday and Sunday we will be preaching at the market.



On Saturday, we woke up extra early so Levi could share our testimony on a secular radio station. It was super cool and a lot of fun. A man from one of the many churches we have been working with has a 10 minute slot to share Christians inspired stories with the listeners.

The past couple of days we have been doing programs at various churches. We shared our testimony, Kelly preached on inner healing a few times, and we have been doing dramas and dances everywhere we go. It is a lot of work, but through all of this we are being stretched. We have learned more on the outreach phase than in the lecture phase because we are putting into practice all we have learned from classroom.



It has been a lot of fun building friendships with the people here in Cuernavaca. Almost everywhere we serve the people want to prepare a meal for us and open their homes. There is a saying here in Mexico, “Mi casa es tu casa.” It is so true! As we are blessing others, we are also being blessed. God is really taking care of our team this outreach.

Right now we are staying with a pastor and his family for a week and will be working with his church.