Hi! Several things of some importance took place this last week:
(It looks like a lot, but I have numbered each thought so that this doesn’t look like a long document of ‘blah, blah, blah’ that no one wants to take the time to read.)
1. We had a pajama party with our little brother and sister. We watched Veggie Tales’: Jonah, in Spanish, ate popcorn, and slept in the same room.
2. Our first step toward accomplishing something in regards to the new church building project is that Chris designed an invitation to send out to the pastors and family of the area to invite them to the ground-breaking of the new property this Saturday, January 19th. Also, the calculations for building supplies have been done and stage one of construction (i.e. Foundation & Completion of First Level) will cost roughly $14,500 USD. The funds that we have brought over will be a great start and the church body is working extra hard selling pork, chicken, and clothing as fundraisers.
3. I cooked my first meal for the family: Chicken breast, broccoli, baked potato, garlic bread, and a salad. My little brother has asked several times, “Is Katie gonna cook today?” That’s kinda nice. J
4. We were able to witness the ‘Church Officials’ meeting about the new property.
-Nati mentioned that he was partnering with us so that we would be able to get things done that he would not be able to, due to his work hours.
-He talked about his vision from 2002 that this building will be a church meeting area, refuge for every family that surrounds the entire area, and an orphanage/school.
-He asked Ursula (one of the officials) to be Associate Pastor. That’s a very good thing. Ursula lives close to the new property and she knows everyone who lives in the area. She will do visitations and she will be around always so that the ‘Temple’ can be open 24/7.
-We will start this week purchasing the needed materials to begin construction after the ground-breaking.
5. Chris preached for the first time for the youth. It was really really good. I, Katie, am very stupid and forgot the camera. He talked about Micah 6:8. We discussed and wrote down the kids’ ideas regarding activities and projects that would give more substance to the youth ministry. (Examples: have a party for the kids in the neighborhood in the name of love, an afternoon of prayer or afternoon of praise and worship, etc.)
6. On Sunday, Nati announced that Chris and I would begin teaching the Sunday school for the youth. We have to come up with something this week as far as curriculum. Any ideas???
7. We witnessed the Music School for our first time. Being taught: guitar, piano, and drums.
8. We are trying to muster up the you-know-what’s to strike up conversations with the people who hang out and play dominoes at the corner bar, the bar next door to the city church building. Every other night we walk by and say hello and we know their faces, but we would like to chat with them, get to know them. Nati says that Christians shouldn’t be seen there…that’s hard.
9. We went to the beach together! And had a good time! Most of you will know why that’s a big deal.
Not So Important Things:
1. Chris is growing his MANstache again.
2. Because of the abundance of mosquitoes here, we are acquiring a great appreciation for spiders.
3. One side of our bed falls through the frame every so often.
4. Our diet now consists of fried eggs, fried meat, fried plantains, fried cheese, fried bread (WHITE bread!), white rice, and beans…and to top that off, everything that is fried is fried in the SAME oil that is used over about the span of a week. Our hearts hurt.
(It looks like a lot, but I have numbered each thought so that this doesn’t look like a long document of ‘blah, blah, blah’ that no one wants to take the time to read.)
1. We had a pajama party with our little brother and sister. We watched Veggie Tales’: Jonah, in Spanish, ate popcorn, and slept in the same room.
2. Our first step toward accomplishing something in regards to the new church building project is that Chris designed an invitation to send out to the pastors and family of the area to invite them to the ground-breaking of the new property this Saturday, January 19th. Also, the calculations for building supplies have been done and stage one of construction (i.e. Foundation & Completion of First Level) will cost roughly $14,500 USD. The funds that we have brought over will be a great start and the church body is working extra hard selling pork, chicken, and clothing as fundraisers.
3. I cooked my first meal for the family: Chicken breast, broccoli, baked potato, garlic bread, and a salad. My little brother has asked several times, “Is Katie gonna cook today?” That’s kinda nice. J
4. We were able to witness the ‘Church Officials’ meeting about the new property.
-Nati mentioned that he was partnering with us so that we would be able to get things done that he would not be able to, due to his work hours.
-He talked about his vision from 2002 that this building will be a church meeting area, refuge for every family that surrounds the entire area, and an orphanage/school.
-He asked Ursula (one of the officials) to be Associate Pastor. That’s a very good thing. Ursula lives close to the new property and she knows everyone who lives in the area. She will do visitations and she will be around always so that the ‘Temple’ can be open 24/7.
-We will start this week purchasing the needed materials to begin construction after the ground-breaking.
5. Chris preached for the first time for the youth. It was really really good. I, Katie, am very stupid and forgot the camera. He talked about Micah 6:8. We discussed and wrote down the kids’ ideas regarding activities and projects that would give more substance to the youth ministry. (Examples: have a party for the kids in the neighborhood in the name of love, an afternoon of prayer or afternoon of praise and worship, etc.)
6. On Sunday, Nati announced that Chris and I would begin teaching the Sunday school for the youth. We have to come up with something this week as far as curriculum. Any ideas???
7. We witnessed the Music School for our first time. Being taught: guitar, piano, and drums.
8. We are trying to muster up the you-know-what’s to strike up conversations with the people who hang out and play dominoes at the corner bar, the bar next door to the city church building. Every other night we walk by and say hello and we know their faces, but we would like to chat with them, get to know them. Nati says that Christians shouldn’t be seen there…that’s hard.
9. We went to the beach together! And had a good time! Most of you will know why that’s a big deal.
Not So Important Things:
1. Chris is growing his MANstache again.
2. Because of the abundance of mosquitoes here, we are acquiring a great appreciation for spiders.
3. One side of our bed falls through the frame every so often.
4. Our diet now consists of fried eggs, fried meat, fried plantains, fried cheese, fried bread (WHITE bread!), white rice, and beans…and to top that off, everything that is fried is fried in the SAME oil that is used over about the span of a week. Our hearts hurt.
2 comments:
holy crap, i was literally laughing out loud when i read the part about your diet of fried food!! amazing!!
and i cant believe chris spoke on micah 6:8...you will know why when "my package" (that sounds funny) arrives!! i hope it gets there soon!!
A good way to get the locals from the bar to come to church is to ask them if they like gambling. If they say yes, "bet" them $5 that they can't sit through one of those 3 hour services. Chances are, they won't be able to endure...and you'll make $5. If they're able to withstand the 3 hours, then you're only out 5 bucks. You could even save some money by paying them in Mexican money. Then you could be like, "Oh, we didn't know you meant 5 American dollars...no speak-ed english". That's what I would do.
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