What's going on in:
San Diego
&
Aguascalientes
There is a lot going on and I want to keep you all informed with the highlights of each month. Thank you to all who pray for and support these ministries. We are able to bless so many people and we couldn't do it without you. To God be all the glory. Gracias amigos!
August was a great month. I spent the first half down in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and I am excited for all that is happening down there. New opportunities are on the horizon! I also got to serve at church back home in San Diego. I am thankful for these many blessings!
Elvira started her 4th year of Med School! Since I was down in Aguascalientes I was able to take her on her 1st day. I'm so proud of her and how far she has come. Time is flying and soon she will be a a great doctor! Please keep Elvira in your prayers. She has lots of studying to do and her classes can be very stressful.
Jan (pronounced John) is now enrolled in Law School. Jan was in and out of different orphanages for many years, but as an adult he has made a choice to stay on the right path. He has always wanted to study law and now his time has come. He wants to become a lawyer and help families who have been through difficult situations just as he has been. We went to "Universidad Cuauhtemoc" and enrolled him for the fall semester. He starts classes in September. I want him to have a great life, so I am happy to be there to support him in his career/studies. I also helped him set up his room. I put together a desk (he'll be getting a lot of use out if it soon) and some shelves. I want to make sure he has all that he needs to succeed. Congratulations Jan!
And I got to see my fellow Horizon missionary, Chevon, a couple of times. I always like to check in on her and see how she is doing. Chevon's physical therapy is going great and she is moving much better. She is able to walk around with a cane and we are hoping that soon she won't even need that. She was up for going out so we took her to get some tacos...always a great idea!
After almost 3 weeks in Mexico, I had to get back to San Diego. I flew home on Saturday, August 15th. My flight landed around midnight and I had to be up early the next morning to teach the youth at church.
I've been teaching the youth about how we can trust in God's Word and how to apply it in our lives. This generation is so distracted and seems to be dealing with a lot of anxiety and depression. There is so much information being thrown at us on a daily basis that we need to have a filter on what is good for us. The Bible is the best filter! But we can't just believe in something and not apply it to our lives. We need to put things into practice. It can definitely be a struggle, almost like a tug of war in our mind to do the right thing, so we can't always wait for motivation. We have to be disciplined in doing what God is calling us to do. To demonstrate this I brought in a rope and we had a tug of war for one of our activities. The kids seemed to really enjoy it. Please continue to pray that I can effectively teach God's Word to the youth at Horizon!
Horizon Christian Fellowship served our officers at the annual San Diego Harbor Police's family picnic day. Our pastor, Phillip Macintosh, is a chaplain for the Harbor Police Department and he offered to provide all of the activities, canopies, tables, chairs and dessert...he showed up in our retro ice cream truck! Many of the people in the church were there to help set up and break down everything. We had inflatables, face painting and many other activities. It was a fun day and a great opportunity to serve/bless the police officers that take care of our city. God calls all of us to serve others and that's what we want to do as a church.
