Feliz Cinco de Mayo

Feliz Cinco de Mayo a todos mis amigos en Mexico!

Happy Cinco de Mayo to all my friends in Mexico!

The moving date is quickly approaching and I am getting more and more excited everyday!

 

I mentioned in an earlier post that my church from Gadsden, Christ Central United Methodist, will be making its first solo trip to Mexico! In preparation for the trip they have done a few fundraisers to buy building supplies for the house and other needs that arise while we are there in June! This past Saturday CCC hosted a paint party. Everyone got their own canvas to paint a beautiful painting and we were guided every step of the way. This fundraiser brought in $400 to add into previous fundraisers! God is so good! The painting we did was of a pear and had the words,

"²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control."  

Galatians 5:22-23a,  

written across it to remind us of how Jesus taught us to live. We were also able to paint one of them in Spanish and will present it to the family we build for in June at their house dedication!

 

The fruit of the Spirit is a wonderful reminder, not just to the team, but to all of us of how we can share the love of Jesus Christ. When we don't know the words to speak, or can't even speak the same language, we can ALWAYS exemplify these characteristics and live the way Jesus taught us to live.

 

Will we be able to all of the time? Of course not. We are human. Can we pray for God to: help us to love deeper, give us joy in our hearts, grant us peace, give us patience , help us to be kind in our actions and words, help us show goodness, help us to be faithful in the ups and downs, give us a gentle attitude when with others, and help us to have self-control in our angriest of times? YES! We most deffinately can. I challenge you to pray for those things and really try to go throughout this day living as Jesus taught us to live!

Please be praying for the team as they prepare their hearts and minds for this upcoming mission trip! If you would like to help support them in anyway you can contact me by facebook or e-mail! Enjoy the pictures below!