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This morning we did what is becoming a fun Saturday morning routine. We went out for breakfast at a great restaurant called "Los Bisquets de Obregon." They have great eggs with chorizo, and have recently been serving them on bisquets. They are delicious. Since we have...

We had a great time at Bible study tonight for the students of Mexico City Christian Academy. The topic was "Humble Pie." We had a pie eating contest (my first time making Jello), a game involving different figures of speech, and a really good discussion about the...

Minnie got all dressed up in her patriotic colors to watch the first presidential debate tonight. We watched it with another missionary family at our house. It was fun to watch it with them, even though political debate isn't always my thing.

"Eating humble pie", "To get long in the tooth", "To lead a dog's life", "Grasping at straws", and "Up the creek without a paddle" are a few of the weird sayings we have. Many times we don't understand what words really mean. Friday night with the MCCA middle school...

A few months ago, at the beginning of August, I went to Kentucky for some meetings with YMI. These meetings were with the leaders of all of the Centers for Youth Ministry in 5 different countries. I just received in the mail today an article from the Southern Baptist...

Tonight we had a good youth group meeting. We had the usual amount of people, but I really feel we are getting to know each other. Rigo led worship with Giovanni. He is going to start teaching him how to play the guitar and investing his life in him. I pray that it...

Yesterday, I took 4 seminary students with me to a follow up youth ministry training meeting in Cuautla. It was a 2 and a half hour drive each way there and back, so we had plenty of time to get to know each other. The meeting was to follow up a conference we did...

How big is 7 millimeters? Not very big. It's about as big as a lima bean. Or a jelly bean. Or as a baby at 6 weeks in its mother's womb. We found out today that Janell is pregnant! We are very excited, and although this picture just looks like a blob to you, the...

What does it mean to be culturally relevant? We talked today in Youth Ministry 110 at the seminary about the phrase, "culturally relevant." We, as the church, must be relevant to those we are trying to reach. We must identify the culture to use the culture to reach...