Great Expectations

For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not My ways...For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.  
Isaiah 55:8-9

Mexico City dawn.  

We're expectant.  Expectant for God to continue revealing His purpose and His plans.  It's invigorating being back in this sunny city packed with people.  But the urgency for His message seems even more pressing! ‪

(Just FYI this is another speaker, not Wayne Myers.)

At this conference, called Uno (One), life-long missionary Wayne Myers urged us to remember Jesus' words in John 17:21- to be one...so that the world may believe. Mexican church, unite for His glory!  God's word is the best challenge for the new year.  

And, for two weeks, we got to be a part of sharing the challenge with these students from a bible college north of Mexico City.  Xaume taught a class about sharing The Message with youth.  Young people remind us that we're looking for identity, purpose, and relationship.  Christ offers the best answer to all three.

The class I taught focused on the outpouring of our hope, in a word: evangelism.  We like to define evangelism as the manifestation of our relationship with God.   It has to be good news for us first.  It has to be REAL in our own lives.   His love and power need to be evident in us so that His message is credible.    

And, a minor detail...we have to talk to people! 

We ask for your prayers as Xaume and I scope out a site for Hearts in Action Mexico.   There is a prospective house in the State of Mexico, just north of Mexico City.  That's where we believe God is calling us.   

It will enable us to be closer to the areas where we mostly do outreach: colonias like the one in this picture.  Needy places.   Communities God has placed in our hearts.        
   
Since it's completely opposite to where we live now, we are looking for a house for us as well.  

If you've been tracking with facebook page "Corazones en Accion, Mexico" you've probably seen recent photos of time with these youngsters.  Our message: share the message.  "For the Son of Man came to seek and save what was lost." [Luke 19:10]

If God has helped you identify your identity, pinpoint your purpose, and realize relationship, don't keep it to yourself.  Your friends, classmates, coworkers and family members are asking the same questions.  Be their friend.  Ask questions.  Listen.  Talk about His answers.