The team from Hope Community Church in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania USA is in the air – flying to Mexico City! They will be here for just over a week. Also, returning once again are David (from Alberta, Canada) and Denny (from Pennsylvania, USA) and a friend Denny is bringing. I believe that makes 22 in all.
There will be an event to provide some people with hearing aids tonight, then a soccer tournament and some time at an orphanage tomorrow. And – lots more! This will be a kid-focused trip, as we have a big kids’ club coming up next week in the community of Jesús MarÃa.
Please pray with us for this team, that God would use them to make an eternal impact, both here and when they return home.
So here’s another video from Nick and the DIF: Family Vlog! It was last Sunday that the team from Valley Bible Church did two concerts – one in Ixtapaluca and one downtown Mexico City.
Nick did it again on the fourth day of the visit from the team from Valley Bible Church, and created not one but TWO vlog entries! For more videos, check out the DIF: Family Vlog.
Remember, these videos are good because I had nothing to do with them! 😉
Thanks again to Nick and the DIF: Family Vlog, here is another vlog entry from last Friday (15 July 2016). Thanks, Nick, for sharing! And when are you going to give me more vlogging tips so I can make videos half this good?
Here are two videos about the first two days of the Valley Bible Church missions trip, courtesy Nick and the DIF: Family Vlog! (I had nothing to do with it) 😉
The group of 36 people from Valley Bible Church (one of Rod & Mayra‘s supporting churches) was only here for 6 days, but they sure packed a lot in!
For one thing, they did 5 concerts in 4 days (which included their guest appearance at the 11th anniversary of the Path of Life Bible Church in Santa Barbara). The first concert was in an area known as Cuatro Vientos. A band from both the churches in Ixtapaluca joined together as the opening act – here they are!
The concerts were not without their glitches. In this concert, the cables ran across a street, with cars driving over them. The sound board was in a field, in the open – and yes, it rained.
Soundboard. In a field. In the rain. Sound man with a plastic bag on his head. Life.
The second concert was lots of fun because it was in our own neighbourhood. We had the opportunity to share the Gospel with people in our own community.
One mother brought her son up before the concert even started, and he asked me a question about God. Later, Randy (a man from the team) and I had the opportunity to share and pray with a man who came to the concert. At one point, I handed him my Bible so that he could read a passage – and he said he had never held a Bible in his hands before! Needless to say, he left with one of his own.
On Saturday we were in downtown Ixtapaluca. Some ongoing confusion meant that we moved the concert from outside to inside, and started 105 minutes late. But no worries. We had lots of people to help us move cables…
And to help us assemble wheelchairs for those in need (lots of church people helped with that too!)…
And here’s the concert…
Here’s a close-up from Sunday morning…
The team members had a great time with families they were staying with (and we got to host two people – thanks for visiting, Priscilla and Mia!), a great time giving, a great time sharing the Gospel, and a great time singing. We were able to connect with new people, and even get together with people we already knew, through the service of this team. Yes, a short term team can make a difference. And so can you! Thanks for your prayers!
On Sunday they went downtown Mexico City to sing in a historic Methodist church…
Now, I could write and post more (and I will try to post some hi-res photos in our photo gallery when I have a chance). But I have something better.
See that guy? That’s Nick, and he was videotaping the whole time. He has put together some excellent videos from the perspective of a short term missionary here in Mexico City.
So I’m going to try to post one or two videos a day, each evening, for you to enjoy, since Nick is generously sharing his videos on YouTube.
In fact, why not start today? I’ll post again in a few minutes with the video from last Wednesday. Ok, AND a video from last Thursday. That way we’ll be posting exactly a week after the event.
The team from Hope Community Church in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania USA is in the air – flying to Mexico City! They will be here for just over a week. Also, returning once again are David (from Alberta, Canada) and Denny (from Pennsylvania, USA) and a friend Denny is bringing. I believe that makes 22 in all.
The second concert was lots of fun because it was in our own neighbourhood. We had the opportunity to share the Gospel with people in our own community.
See that guy? That’s Nick, and he was videotaping the whole time. He has put together some excellent videos from the perspective of a short term missionary here in Mexico City.