LO DE MARCOS

We spent 3 days serving with the church here, doing various presentation in the plaza and at a Medical Brigade Event that the church put on.  We were surprised with the hospitality of the church and it’s members.

We put on an event for the kids at the Medical Brigade

After De Lo Marcos the team split up, half of the team stayed together onto the next destination and the other half returned to Chapala to run the Kings Kids camp.  Since we all didn’t fit in one van, I volunteered to return to Chapala with one of the staff for my car to caravan with the van.

TEPIC

We met up with the team that was staying at a church called "La Fuente" (The Fountain).  They graciously opened up their doors for us to stay at the church and to help serve there.  The first night we met a girl, Dalia, who had also done a DTS through YWAM.  We went out to dinner after the church service and shared about what God has been doing in our lives and in the end she paid for our dinner.  What a blessing.

The days we were in Tepic we painted the church, served in a small town (La Puga) and participated in the weekly church services.  It as a very refreshing time for us to be poured into as we served alongside the church.

Painting

Painting the church

Inviting people to the presentation

A community of indigenous people (Huicholes) that we visited

Presentation in La Puga

In Tepic God spoke to me a lot from 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 

“Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly.  And the best of the three is love.” 

ZACATECAS

From Tepic we drove 8 hours to Zacatecas.  Arriving in Zacatecas we were generously greeted by the pastor and his family at a local restaurant that one of the church families owns.  The pastors have only been in Zacatecas for 8 months, so our main goal was to serve the church, invite people, share with the city, etc..

The view of Zacatecas

The first night we prayed over Zacatecas as we stood on the balcony that overlooks the entire city.  God blessed us with a beautiful sunset, almost like an aurora.  With all of the amazing colors God reminded me of Isaiah 60:2-3.

The city of Zacatecas is a very closed city, very traditional.  That week God spoke to me a lot from 1 Corinthians 15 about planting a dead seed and how a live plant is risen.  A dead seed doesn't really have anything similar with a live plant, but nonetheless that is how a plant is given life.  That is exactly what we were doing in Zacatecas.  Sometimes we felt like we were just planting dead seeds, but it takes time for the plant to grow and to see the fruit.

During our time in Zacatecas we did a lot of presentations in various communities (Lazaro Cardenas, Los Bolos, at the church, etc.).  We also shared with the people after the presentations and throughout the day.

One day we went to the hospital to pray for the sick people and their families.

We also had the opportunity to go to a Woman's Jail and do a presentation.  I was able to talk with and pray for a girl, Jovanna.  It was so cold there that she offered me her only jacket.  It is amazing to see how people with so little are willing to give so much!

With the girls after a presentation

With one of the youth from the church.  After church she ran home (a 1 mile away) to bring me a wallet sized photo of her so I can remember her and pray for her.  :)