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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
April Fools Day in Mexico
I was explaining the idea of April fool’s day to my students in class today, and they told me about Mexican April Fool’s Day, which falls on December 28, and is called “Día de los Inocentes” or “Día de los Santos Inocentes.“
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5 Times to Pray for Us
One of our goals is to get people to pray for us. It is important for us in both life and ministry to have people who will pray for us. We know that our success is based on the prayers of people like you. So, here are five times when you could pray for us.
read moreVIDEO: A Day in the DF
Here’s a quick video of Mexico City (the Distrito Federal, or DF). Included in it are sights in the zocalo, the Angel of Independence, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Monument of the Revolution, and others.
read moreThey Don’t Teach that in Seminary
Wednesday in my Professional Orientation to Youth Ministry class, one of the students came in with a very heavy heart. He had spent the whole day before with one of the students in his ministry. My student was talking about the situation, and I could feel his heart for the guy in his youth group.
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Some numbers
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Mexico City. For some reason, I can’t get it out of my head. There is an enormous need in this mega-city. Our job is to train youth workers for local churches. In the United States, there is a trained youth worker for every 600 young people. In the rest of the world, there is a trained youth worker for every 400,000 young people.
read moreA Quick Easter Update
We went to church at Capital City Baptist Church, and English speaking church in Mexico City, since Easter isn’t celebrated that much in Mexican churches. It seems like Good Friday is celebrated more here than Easter Sunday.
read moreMexico City Images
Here are 25 images of Mexico City that we have taken while we’ve lived here. If you want to use some of these free pictures of Mexico, please just make sure that you credit us in your use of them and leave us a note in the comments.
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The Craziness of the Resurrection
You know how things get skewed when you are excited? I imagine that the account is somewhat like that. I can imagine that the author was flustered, trying to put into words what he had seen.
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