Daughter of the King
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
Holaaaaaaa! :) I am very excited to update you all. It has been a while since I have had access to a computer, and doing a blog on a phone is not fun.
So right now we are in our last location. Chiapas, a beautiful state in Southern Mexico. It has been a time. haha. I feel like I have learned a lot and have definitely matured during this outreach. First I'll give you a brief update about what we have been doing the past month. First we went to Hermosillo. That was actually a hard place for me to be. Well, I actually loved it, as soon as we got into the airport in Hermosillo I felt at home. I absolutely love Sonora I missed it so much, it really is like my second home. That being said, it was hard because the past few times being there I was a free person, I travelled completely by myself got around on bus and taxi, was able to do whatever I want and be with the people I love. So it was actually really difficult being so close to my home but not being able to be there. I did get the opportunity to go to my friends wedding in Guaymas and see Cristian, so I was super grateful for that. It was here in Hermosillo that I feel I matured a lot, because there was a moment where I really did not agree or understand what the leaders told me but of course I had to obey and I had to choose to have a good attitude even though I was super upset. Now I can laugh at myself, but at the time it was really difficult. I am really learning to not live by my emotions and not let the things around me affect how I am doing. (though I feel like I keep failing all the time haha) Besides that haha Hermosillo was beautiful, we worked with a couple, Ami and Ruben. We also stayed in their house with them. 9 of us, plus them = 11 people sharing one bathroom. haha it sounds bad but I honestly didn't mind. We grew super close cause we were always always together, you couldn't be in one part of the house without hearing what was going on in the rest of the house. Ami and Ruben have a ministry called Jesus Freaks. What it basically is, is a group of people committed to evangelizing in creative ways. We got to be a part of few of them. One was we learned a dance and did a flash mob to draw peoples attention and then we went and talked with the people and pray with them. I will hopefully post a video on youtube when I get back. I actually really enjoyed it. We started with Jingle bell rock and then it ended with silent night and a nativity seen with "baby Jesus" actually being a banner saying Esperanza (hope). One of my favorite things we did was "Christmas in the streets". We walked around with a decorated Christmas tree and a few small presents and found someone sitting by themselves and set it up by them played the song Feliz Navidad and then shared with them the true meaning of Christmas and prayed with them and gave them a small gift. It was actually so cooooool!!! There was one guy that was so sad and we talked with him and he started crying, and then at the end we gave him chocolate and played Feliz Navidad and he started singing along and looked so happy!! And there was one time, there was a woman that had asked me for money and I said I had none, and then I was like Kendra you are such a liar you have, how can you not spare 10 pesos. So we ended up running into her again and she was making bracelets and necklaces, so I went up to her and gave her 12 pesos I think and bought a necklace and she looked so happy! And then I actually ended up running into her again at a different ministry we did and she saw me and gave me a big hug. We also helped with a ministry called la mesa del rey, I think that was what it was called I cant remember. It was a beautiful dinner the churches in hermosillo do every year for the homeless people. They give them free haircuts, free blankets, a hot meal and they serve them and they have worship and a message. They treat them as kings! I really like this idea. One thing that really stood out to me in Hermosillo is how the churches are always working together as a team as the body of Christ, with one heart for their city. We took part in a few other ministries but I am running out of time cause I have to be back at the base in a few minutes haha. Then after Hermosillo we went to Monterrey. Which for one the living conditions were a blessing because we finally had space where we could be somewhat alone, and we had a huge bathroom for the girls and boys, each with three toilets and three showers. so we went from one to 6. In Monterrey we dipped our feet into a few different types of ministries. An orphanage, an old folks home where I gave a small preaching. haha it was kind of funny cause well, they are old so they fall asleep whenever they want. I enjoyed it there actually, there was one lady who kept holding my hand and rubbed it on her face. We also did evangelism on the streets. We learned a drama which is actually super beautiful as well, it made me cry the first time I watched it, but I don't have time now so I will explain it later maybe. We did the drama in the streets and we had the Lord's favor that day because we found a man that owned one of the restaurants and he allowed us to use his speaker and microphone. So we could play the music loudly and afterwards use the mike to preach. We usually explain the drama and talk about Jesus after, and they made me do it once haha and i was so nervous. And like, it's hard enough in english for me to public speak, but in spanish yet ay. haha but it is ok. I am definitely a lot bolder than I used to be. And then I got super sick and skipped out on ministry for 2 days and just laid in bed. Or was it three days? I don't know. I am running out of time!!!!!!! The last day though we went to a youth group and I honestly had missed so much being in worship like that. They sang songs I knew!! and it was loud and it was amazing haha. And the preaching went straight to my heart! about looking forward and not back. One thing I really like that he said was. When you clean your room, to you keep holding on to the garbage? or do you throw it out? We need to let go of the things of our past and look ahead. A verse that has really been encouraging me these days is Isaiah 43;18,19 Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? And yeah, that has been a huge thing I have been learning the past week. Right now we are in Chiapas, and tomorrow we are leaving to spend a week in an indigenous tribe. We are hiking up in the mountains, so please prayer for us as we venture out there. I don't have many details of what we might be doing, but I do believe we will be doing a lot of preaching, so please prayer for me!!! haha It will be interesting because this entire trip I have been able to communicate, but in the villages they don't speak spanish, the speak a tribal language, so now I will be in the same boat as many of my fellow team mates. so yeah that will be humbling for me. I have to go now, but thank you for reading. I will try to come here again to do another update. Miss everyone back home!!!!!!! I have so much love for you!
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