Update From Mexico!

Hola Amigos!

I really wish I knew how to do the upside-down question marks and exclamation points!  Anywho...im bringing you an update on things that have been going on recently while I have been in Mexico.  First of all...let me just say that I have INCREDIBLE roommates.  My living situation was something that I was extremely worried about, and I spent countless days praying about.  Well, God has blessed me with some great roommates.  They are all very friendly, as well as helpful as I am trying to learn Spanish.  They help me out a lot, and they are able to tell when I am getting annoyed by it, and they immediately switch over to English for me.  They are very caring and I am very blessed to have them as roommates.

Lately, things have really been looking up in Mexico.  I have been meeting a TON of people, and things have FINALLY kicked off at El Pozo, and it has been great being there and meeting even more people.  It is very interesting to see a campus ministry in another country, and then being able to compare it to CCF from in the states.  There are so many similarities as well as differences.  I love it!

Lately, I have been praying a lot about why I am here, and for God to reveal what He has me here to do.  In the past few days, I have finally started to understand why I am here.  I have been having conversations with people that help me to understand what my purpose here is.  I am trying my best to be a light for the students at UDLA, and I really am working towards showing them true love through my actions and my attitude.  Sometimes it is VERY hard, but during those times I know I need prayer...and God continues to provide the strength I need.  It is not easy to show love and to be Jesus for the students here...especially when you are not great at the language.  I dont know how much of a difference I am making yet, but I pray that somehow, way, shape, form or fashion, I show the people I encounter something that they are not used to.  I hope that I somehow show them Christ.

We had our first En Vivo tonight at El Pozo.  En Vivo is basically our weekly Bible study.  We provide a free meal, and then have a worship service.  It looked at first like there was not going to be a big crowd.  However, as the Mexican students tend to do, a ton of people showed up late.  (for those who dont know...the Mexican students have a different idea of time than we do in the states.  If you say "meet me at 5", you might be lucky for them to meet you at 5:30).  The room ended up being packed with people, and I was able to meet a ton of people and practice my spanish even more!

Things are going very well here.  I def. have my moments where I realize how much I miss home, but it helps to know that I am here for a reason, and that ultimately, God is going to do big things this semester.  I look forward to meeting more people, and to having great experiences.  

Please continue to pray for me about how I am going to minister to the students here, and how I am going to overcome the language barrier.  Please also pray for me as I continue to try my best to learn the language.  It is very difficult, and causes a LOT of frustration.  So pray for me that I can do my best and learn at my own pace.  

I love you guys a lot, and I will continue to update and post pictures randomly!  Thanks you guys!