February 18

Take delight in the Lord, 

and He will give you your heart's desires.  

Psalm 37:4

God often brings me back to this promise.  It's a constant encouragement and mystery to me, and I ask myself what it means to delight in Him?  To start with, it seems to require my initiative.  To intentionally learn to rejoice in who He is, to enjoy His presence, to trust Him so completely that there's no doubt He'll see to fulfilling what I most long for...


So the question is, "What do I most long for?" One of the desires of our heart is to see children and children's leaders hungry for Jesus.  That's why Twist exists.  

Twist Kids' Club:  This month the teachers and volunteers who will be opening their own club in March came to do the lessons at the existing site.  It gave them the opportunity to get some practice! 

One of our goals for Twist is to connect the local church with the community.  Praise God the church organized their second women's breakfast this month (below).  Little by little moms are gaining confidence with Twist and the local church, and most importantly, receiving the Word of God. 

AND...since we do something special at the end of each month, this month's Fiesta Twist was to go to the movies!  It was a challenge - the first time we've taken the kids somewhere - but overall very exciting.  For many of the kids, it was the first time they had been. 

There's a great video Xau made of the field trip on Facebook.  Here's the link: Facebook Link TWIST trip

In Twist Chalco - where the second club will open - we held a training for children's teachers and volunteers.  A ministry called Amy & Andy (a couple who also focuses on children's outreach) came to teach and minister.  God gave many of the teachers a specific word through the prayer time.  One friend shared that God confirmed to him decisions he needed to take to continue on in the ministry. 

Xaume was invited to preach at the church below in an area of the city where we haven't worked much.  The region is called Naucalpan.  It's a whole whole other world of high density population (see second photo below: taken from the church window).  Pray for the pastor, Moses and for his brother Noah who wants to open another church in another area of the city. 

Praise God for His grace!  During a very busy weekend, we were able to facilitate an outreach with a church called Mahanaim.  Two other churches in the area are just starting and one of the leaders from Mahanaim, our friend Leo, wanted to include them.  It was the first time they've done an outreach like this in the community. 

The audience was very receptive - glory to God. At least 50 people raised their hands to have prayed to receive Jesus for the first time! Afterward, Leo asked two parents to come forward and share what they thought of the event.  The dad who came up thanked us for sharing about God and the Bible with the kids since it's something that as as parent he wasn't brave enough to do.  

Ministry bit:
Meetings: maybe not the most exciting aspect of ministry, but definitely necessary.  Since the beginning of the year, a friend of ours named Ale has joined the team.  (Gustavo has moved to another city.) She is helping a lot with Twist specifically meetings, administrative details, planning and even lesson writing.  Please pray for her to have wisdom and efficiency in this new role and for provision to keep supporting her (and Jesus).  

Family news:  
Liam.  He loves CLIMBING.  We've been taking him to the park more often, and he's repeating most words now.  The pregnancy is going well.  Praise God all my test results came back normal.  As always, Xaume and I are working on balancing our time in ministry and as a couple/family.  Pray that we can establish healthy limits, stay organized, and delegate properly. 

Other prayer points:
- A newer vehicle since ours does not circulate on Fridays and two Saturdays a month. 
- The possibility of moving to a more central location 
- The leader of Twist Chalco (Judith) mother's health


It means so much to us that you've taken the time to read up on what's happening.  Thank you for your faithfulness to love, pray for and support us.  We send our love and pray that God may fill you up to overflowing! 

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