Tonight at youth group, I talked about “How to be Naco.” Naco is the word used for someone who doesn’t really know how to act in a certain social stratus. The key verses were 1 Corinthians 13:1-4. Basically, the way to be Naco is to not have love. We can have abilities, but without love, we’re nothing. We can have knowledge, but without love we are nothing. We can sacrifice everything, but without love, we are nothing. Next Saturday, we’re having a leadership team meeting. I am hoping to have a “plan de trabajo” in the next 2 weeks for the rest of the year.
Janell has been feeling the baby for quite some time now. Everytime she says, “The baby is moving, maybe you can see my belly move,” I look. I hadn’t seen anything until yesterday afternoon. I put my hand on her belly and felt the kicking, and then I watched and saw him kick. It was awesome! I am so excited to share that with Janell and him. We are so excited for his arrival. Please keep praying for the pregnancy. Thanks!
We went to the doctor today, and our baby proudly showed himself to be a boy. We are excited! As we watched the ultrasound, we saw that his backbone has formed, counted 5 fingers on one hand (that’s all he’d show us), saw that his head is the right size, and found out that he will be a boy. Everything is normal and going fine! Praise God! We will go back on February 21. Thanks for praying for us.
We are finally seeing some signs of life at the youth group at Dios Es Amor. Last night we had 15 of us. The theme was “Spiderman and the Bible.” I used the quote, “With great power comes great responsibility.” We had silly string; we had a big spider web. We had cake. We had a good time, and we also had a bunch of new young people there. It was one of the first times I have felt like we had a “real” youth group at church. We are starting a leadership team of young people next week. I pray that it will be effective. Anyway, I am excited about seeing what God is going to do in the youth ministry there.
Yesterday morning, I attended a workshop for IMB missionaries on mentoring. There wasn’t a lot in it that I didn’t know, but it was a good reminder of what I am doing with my students in the youth ministry program. Mentoring is a HUGE part of the Center for Youth Ministry, and I need to continue to be very involved in these types of relationships.
We also had dinner with Elizabeth and Fernando, a pastor and his wife in the area. He is the pastor of Renovacion Church down the road from us. It is the church where Huberto works as the youth pastor. They offered to bring dinner, so we ate some awesome Enchiladas with green salsa, Mexican rice, and beans. It was a great time of fun and fellowship, and we had a great time talking about the ministry, encouraging them, and watching the NFL playoffs. I hope this is the beginning of a great friendship.
