9.22.13
– Day 1 “Introducing Community”
1
Thessalonians 5:14-18
“…
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
It
is not by chance that I am… we all are… here on this trip. I know God has
something in store for me here – I just haven’t quite figured it out.
In
talking with Gabo (Gabriel) this morning about the new journey, with the
children who have special needs, he’s expressed that this is all still new to
him. He isn’t the “know it all” for what the children need or may need. He said
that they are still trying to learn and understand each child’s specific need.
This
morning’s small group was on Community and defining what it is. In the journal
they gave to us and in the scripture was focused on how we work as a community
– together.
“We
have been called to something greater. We have been called to be encouragers,
to be helpers, to be patient, kind, and when necessary stern in love and filled
with grace all at the same time.”
This
group of seven adults has specifically been designed by God to be here at this
given moment in time:
Chris:
a B2B employee in Ohio is the team leader for this trip. He had originally
planned to take 20-25 people on this trip, but all backed out or didn’t raise
the funds to go in time. But he was still pressing forward to go with 25 people
or with 7 (including himself). As well, he’s voiced that he doesn’t really have
experience with working with children who have special needs.
Warren
and Jeanne: both husband and wife. Jeanne a retired Special Needs teacher with
over 30 years of experience and her husband willing to help whenever and
wherever needed with his hands held open.
Logan:
His is a friend of Chris’s who is really good hand helping with hard labor jobs
and super great with children!! He also has worked a great deal with people who
have a special need. His brother has autism and with home health care with an
older man who as well has a form of autism.
Rachel:
Her brother has Ausburgers syndrome and has worked a lot in the past years with
Special Olympics. As well, she has her degree in Nutrition, which could
possibly help some of the children we are going to work with this week, by the
sounds of it.
Amanda:
She has volunteered over 25 years working with people who have special needs,
by working and assisting with the Special Olympics in her home area. As well
her mom was a special needs teacher who later in her life was special needs
because she went blind. And her stepson has Ausbergers Syndrome.
Isn’t
is awesome how we are oblivious to how God’s designs come into play and work as
one until we are actually together physically working and moving in His name?
Each one on this team brought their own knowledge and life experiences, and our
own “holes” or lack of knowledge is filled by another person in this team.
Everything is balanced out and working as one. Even more awesome, each person
is from different parts of Ohio (the Dayton and Cincy area), and one is from
Maryland; Amanda. SWEET!!!
This is Rachel - she's checking her camera to get some pictures during church.
The front of the church where the worship team leads worship (the first song I recognized but they lost me after it, however it was AWESOME) & the pastor preaches
Church:
La Misión Sagrada
Proverbs
3:9-10
Biggest
prayer request for the kids of the church was for their parents.
Santida:
Mantener la Libertad 2
“Steps
to keep our freedom”
#3:
To understand that God isn’t just our King – He’s our father
1
John 4: 7-19
Dirige
tu Corazón Haci dios: God directs your heart
Mateo/Matthew
9: 9-13
Salmo/Psalms
51
Aceptla
e Armor y el perdón de dios: (something about accepting) and armor and the
forgiveness of God
Romanos/Romans
3:23
Romanos/Romans
6:23
Romanos/Romans
8:31-34
2
Pedro/2 Peter 3:9
We
need to accept God’s love, not think we’re not worthy – God values us… we have
value and worth to Him!!
Change
the way you thing about yourself.
2
Corintion/2 Corinthians 5:17
Hechos/Acts
11:9
Salmo/Psalms
139:13
Juan/John
3:16
Mateo/Matthew
22:39
Change
your perception of God
Efesions/Ephesians
6:1-4
Colosenses/Colossians
3:20-21
Proverbios/Proverbs
27:17
Marcos/Mark
10:15
The
1st person a child trusts is their mom and dad
Romanos/Romans
1:18
#4
Obediencia/Obedience
Deuteronomy
28:1-9
¿Lamado
o escogido? : Named or chosen
Mateo/Matthew
12:46-50
Juan/John
1:11-13
Es
mucho mas que creer: It is much more than believing
Hebreos/Hebrews
11:8-11
Genesis/Genesis
39:7-9
Señal
de Armor y Confiaza Absoluta: Signal Armor and absolute confidence
James
2:18-20
John
14:21
Obedience
is a sign of respect, love, and trust
Faith
without works is dead
Worship
is universal!! There’s NO language barrier!!!
After
church we went to E.D.S. (Ejército de Salvación/Salvation Army) to begin
our work projects at the campus there. 1st we ate lunch, then got to
work, Warren push moved and 4 of us; Amanda, Jeanne, Grant, and I cleared a 4
ft x 6 ft area behind the Captain’s home (The house parent for the most part)
to put in a water filtration system (or rather start it). Tomorrow we’ll pour
the cement for it.
When
that was done we put our equipment away and I changed clothes, and went to the
mall, The Grand Plaza Mall, to watch these kids perform some ethnic dances that
covered three different cities in Mazatlán. The older girls wore a white dress
for the 1st dance, then a blue trimmed white dress, and for their
last dance they had on this amazing ethnic dress!! It was a mostly pink skirt
with a white top and it had a lot of colors that rimmed the top and the skirt.
The kids who performed too so much pride in this performance!!! You could see
it on all of their faces!!!
After
dinner I asked Matt if he played the guitar, and he does. I asked if he’d be
willing to one night at the debriefing. He said that it’s a possibility!!! I’m
so excited!!!
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