August 19

Since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds.
2 Corinthians 10:4

I chose this as the verse of the day for Thursday of the kids' conference.  Every year, Conquering Frontiers church holds a congress just for kids, and this year the title was "Land of Giants-" focusing on God's power in us to defeat giants in our lives: specifically, fear, loneliness and rejection.  It was a privilege and challenge to not only coordinate the workshops (where the kids break into smaller groups), but also to do one of the teachings.

The weeks leading up to "Land of Giants" were packed.  Writing out lessons, writing curriculum, calculating the list of materials, recording tutorial videos for all the volunteers, editing and posting the videos, buying supplies and dividing them out...then the actual days of the conference: setting up spaces, coordinating volunteers and preparing materials - to name a few. 

There were, as always, lots of details that didn't go as planned, but overall it was a good time.  Each station focused on the verse for the day - rotating between the object lesson/teaching, memory verse game and ministry response activity.  One hour each day. Thirty-six lead teachers. One hundred tables. Nine-hundred kids, ages six to 11.

To see the conference livestream, click on the link below.  My teaching portion starts about 55 minutes in. 

Kids' Conference Day 2: Anna's Teaching



Meanwhile, Xaume was busy preparing for visiting Pastor Howard's youth leader conference in Leon (northern state) and out of town on a week-long trip to Chiapas  (southern state).  In Chiapas: youth camp preaching and rally, all-day children's worker training and Sunday preaching.

What did conference prep entail? Publicity design and printing, a promotional trip, scheduling, plane tickets, coordinating with the host church, writing the schedule, book sale prep, etc. 

The conference was today.  Praise God it went well and was well attended!

At Twist Ixtapaluca we did a training day pizza party for the teachers, and Twist Chalco did an outreach today at another site.  We're very proud of both (and the other Twists, of course) as they've persevered and impacted the lives of hundreds of kids.  Pray that each leader can encounter God's heart every day and hence gain stamina and renewal.  (Also, we're praying for ways to do micro-business to make them more self-sustainable.)

Ixtapaluca find-the-verse competitions

Chalco teachers doing the choreography at the street outreach!

AAAAnnnd...we decided it was time for Liam to start preschool.  We know he's little, but it has been a great way for him to channel his energy, have structure, and give us some time in the day to work (and be with Malakai) so that our time with Liam can be more intentional.  

Other news from the month...
 -  Malakai got a great report from his check up at the hospital (they're just going to do one last electroencephalogram to confirm everything's good)
- We went on a two-day get-away with Xau's mom
- We recorded and posted a new video on our YouTube channel! 

Help us pray for more volunteers & ways to support them. 

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