A Mexico Trip to Remember

  When you go on a trip to another country, it is always exciting.  Erika and I love getting out to meet new people, and seeing God open up opportunities to speak into people's lives and to mentor others on how to be a vessel for the love of Jesus.  We definitely saw that happen, and we felt very encouraged by what the YWAMers were doing in Ensenada, Mexico.  I was specifically leading a sports team, but we were joined with a dance and music team, which was great.  We saw limbs and backs healed, people who were touched and moved by the Holy Spirit, and lives impacted by the gospel.  What's not to love about that! It was a short and eventful trip. 

    One quick story: 

   We were able to partner with a church in Ensenada and a woman named Mireya (what a joyful lady!).  She wanted us to host a camp and teach soccer, dance and music in their little village in the hills outside Ensenada.  But what was really cool was an idea that Jesus gave me to give back to them.  I got this idea to rent out a soccer field for them and invite the whole town out to hang out, play soccer, eat some good food and enjoy our time together.  So, after much planning and work, we made it happen.  Man, you should have seen the looks on their faces when we were playing on this beautiful turf field (they normally play on this awesome dirt field that is going uphill..now that was challenging to play on!).   After we had a few games with kids, adults, girls, guys, I gathered them together and shared my testimony with them and shared about the love of God.  The pastor quickly took the opportunity to thank our team for putting on this event for them and she said that no team had ever taken them on a "field trip" before and what a huge blessing and testament of God's care, love and provision for them.  She was very encouraged and was personally blessed that we cared enough to do that for her church and community. Huge God moment on outreach that I know he will use in the future for his glory. 

Anyways.. without further ado.. some pictures to give you a taste of our time in Mexico! 

                                        The dancers performing at a drug rehab center

                                                The Beach across from the ministry

                                               

                                           YWAM Ensenada that is about to get a HUGE makeover
                                           

                                            Our musicians playing at a local restaurant

                                                         Getting crushed at soccer! :) 

    Sharing my testimony with some boys that a ministry in Tijuana reaches out to.   

                                               Turf field at the Tijuana YWAM ministry.

                                    

Graduation!