Just before (podcast)
Just dropping by to touch base one more time before we leave, and to talk about – the rain!
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Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (30 June 2011)
Here are the most popular posts here at Finding direction from the past 90 days. They’re in chronological order, but the top three posts are in bold.
- Our REAL Postal Code in Mexico (change it!) (again)
- About Our Time In Hermosillo
- Doctors and Dentists – Medical Care in Jesús MarÃa
- Holy Monday
- Holy Tuesday
- Adults and Piñatas. Be Afraid.
- Our Sunday
- The BIG Weekend is Coming! (video)
- Vision Weekend: Day 1
- Vision Weekend Day 3
By the way, another popular page (not a post) is the page with our tour information. You can find that by clicking on the link on the right in the sidebar, or by clicking here.
New Mexico Missionaries!
We would like to give a special welcome to new missionary appointees with CAM International of Canada – Julian and Malu Grymaloski! They were officially recognized this week by the CAM board.
We’re hoping to have Julian and Malu here in Ixtapaluca for a one or two year term – they’re mid-term missionaries at this point, although that could certainly change in the future. Julian is Canadian, and Malu Mexican, so they’ll fit into our multicultural team very well!
We’re looking forward to getting together with the Grymaloskis when we’re in Calgary this fall. And assuming they can get ready to go – we’ll be seeing them here shortly thereafter!
¡Bienvenidos a nuestros nuevos misioneros!
This past week’s Tweets…
- Really cool pen (and one of my favourites) on sale at amazon: http://tinyurl.com/6e2jnej #
- "with His stripes we are healed" http://tinyurl.com/6xfn3f3 #
- What I'm reading: The Mural: Evangelism via art. Sound postmodern? Not likely to happen? Too different to be … http://bit.ly/kiN1T1 #
- What I'm reading: The gates of hell shall not prevail…: The past month has been incredibly full and exciting! I… http://bit.ly/kROHDk #
- A few pictures of the Baptism Service posted right here: https://cottrillcompass.com/gallery2/f/baptisms2011 #
- Win a Great Commentary Set from Challies http://t.co/nXA4kvI via @punchtab #
- A few more details of our tour posted – hope you in the area can come to one of these! https://cottrillcompass.com/blog/tour-2011 #
- Back from the baptisms – hope to post some video/photos later. Now trying to get two exhausted kids to bed! 🙂 #
- Baptisms all done – now it's time to play! 😉 #
- Made it to the water park! It's rather chilly still. 😮 #
- Going to pick up people at David's house so that we can go to the water park – it's time for some Baptisms! 🙂 #
- Back from the men's tacos n' Bible study. Getting ready for the baptismal service tomorrow! #
- Ooooo… felt an earthquake. Epicentre a long way away, though, and no damage that I've heard of. #
- What I'm reading: Baptisms tomorrow: We're excited about tomorrow, celebrating a service that is one of my favor… http://bit.ly/m8i9mL #
- Can't keep up with what God is doing. He's too fast. #
- What I'm reading: Bible sales surge in China:
Sales of bibles in China are at record levels. There is only one … http://bit.ly/k7l5YX # - What I'm reading: What is Pride? (And What is Humility?): I find these definitions from CJ Mahaney’s book Humili… http://bit.ly/iIUSIw #
- Our website back up. Main: http://CottrillCompass.com Photos: http://tinyurl.com/42puncu Blog: http://Finding-direction.com #
International Worship!
We have some friends in this video from Harvest Bible Fellowship – how cool is that? Just look for the awesome Mexico people!
All Glory (International Highlight) from Harvest Bible Fellowship on Vimeo.
Baptisms 2011 – Video
Here are a few video clips from the baptisms this past Sunday, just to give you an idea what it was like. There were 19 people baptized, ten from the Jesús María church and nine from Santa Barbara.
As you may know, the baptisms were at a public water park just outside of Mexico City, so there were other people around and other things going on (and you’ll hear lots of music in the background that wasn’t ours).
Not everyone who was planning to be baptized actually was – a few people didn’t come. It’s not an easy step to take… please continue to pray for both those who were baptized and those who were not.
You’ll see clips of most of the baptisms and a few clips of the testimonies (everyone gave their testimony, but I didn’t include clips of them all). Praise the Lord with us, and enjoy the video!
Check out the Ixtapaluca baptisms from 2010, and 2009. In 2009, the second church didn’t even exist yet, and the first elder and deacon had just been recognized in the first. Wow.