Gearing Up!

Therefore, submit to God. 

But resist the devil and he will flee from you. 

- James 4:7
(Our verse for the team. Thanks for this reminder, Terry)

A lot of this month was prepping for some VERY special visitors.  For Spring break we hosted a team from Heritage Christian Church!  They were so encouraging, willing to serve, fun, hard-working and, as always necessary in missions: flexible. Really, it was an honor.

Our time together included service projects in the mornings and home visits in the afternoons.  We visited four of the Twist Kids' Club churches including Crece.  One of the greatest testimonies is the work God did in each of the team members' hearts: opening eyes to diverse realities and global Kingdom work, confirming their own stories of coming to walk with Jesus, and not being ashamed to share Him with others! 

Matt preaching at Crece. Key passage: Luke 18:15-17 "Let the little children come to Me,  and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

One of the rooms prepped. 
To think that I was once a 10-year-old girl on a Heritage short-term trip and am now the missionary host is, well, humbling and wild. 

Other stories from the month: 

Kai and Xau went to visit the first of the Twist clubs (started in . They've gone through many changes and no longer have the main teachers that were there before. BUT, the young man in the photo above is Adrian. We remember when he was just a kid - participating in Twist.  Now he and another young man (who also went to Twist) are two of the main teachers!  

Contrastingly, Xau stopped by to see Job, a boy years ago, now a young man, who always stood out to us. He, however has had a very tough time and is not doing well. Xau was able to pray with him. Please join us in praying for the redemption of Job's life. God's purpose for him remains!

We're so proud of Brayan (beige jacket). Brayan has been serving with the Crece church plant from the get-go. He's now the youth leader, leads Twist once a month, teaches Sunday school, sometimes teaches Thursday Bible study, and helps me coordinate worship (while working full time). 

He spoke at this combined youth group meeting we had with another church. It was a very important moment where he testified to the work God's doing in healing his heart and leading him towards wholeness.  

Leaders from the Hearts in Action, Pucullpa (Peruvian Amazon) base sent us these stunning, colorful photos of how they've been teaching the Twist lessons! We're honored to be a part of spreading the Good News in some way to these precious lives!

Xau had the opportunity to speak at this church during their "family" series week. One of his key points: we often focus too much on kids' behavior instead of working with them on the why...

And... Liam turned EIGHT. Yes, eight. years. old. 

Please continue to pray with us for wisdom in parenting - it's a challenge every day (a privilege we want to enjoy and be intentional about).

So, now we are slowly resting back up while housing another teen missions group of 26 plus! (Don't worry, they're off to their activities during the day.) Also, prayers please for a trip Xau and I are taking the end of the month to do a seminar in Colombia.

THANK YOU! 

For reading. For praying. For being interested. For supporting. For loving us. 

May God's grace continue to astound you.

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