So a long awaited update.
Well I guess I need to update over the last month or two. My time in Cleveland was fantastic and full of adventures and great moments with old friends. The first few days of my trip were a little tiring because I needed to recuperate from traveling but I was able to hang out with friends that I hadn´t seen in over a year, especially my girls. I went to movie nights, ate at prestys and had many other moments that took me down memory lane. Lastly I participated in my very own garage sale which helped to support me while I was in the states, plus get rid of some things that I have no way of using in Mexico.
After about a week in Cleveland, things really started to pick up. The wedding of one of my best friends, Laura Demitrack, was in full speed and the fun was just beginning. The next few days were filled with bachelorette parties, late night hang outs, rehearsal dinners, wedding grooming and of course the wedding itself. The wedding was very beautiful and surreal at the same time because now two of my closest friends are married and they are married to two great young men who I am privileged to call friends as well. So more than anything my time in Cleveland allowed me to see how much I have grown and my friends have grown as well. We are no longer 18 in our first year of college, in fact six years have passed since then and we are all approaching the prime of our 20´s were we will start to settle down and really establish what we will do and believe for the rest of our lives. I suppose that in many ways this can be a very scary step, but I think it´s rather exciting because we get to see how the Lord has brought us through so much individually and together and watch as he continues to guide our paths according to his will, even in this new era of our lives.
In addition to the wedding many other great moments occurred. I hung out with my mom and dad, celebrating their 60th and 78th birthday. I met my sister´s boyfriend who is now her fiancée. Another one of my closest friends got engaged with her boyfriend. I watched the clip of a wedding of another pair of friends, which almost made me cry because it was so beautiful. I visited Scranton Rd. Bible Church and had a blast. Lastly I saw God in a new way, how he uses old memories mixing with the new to grow you in your understanding of love and support that we receive in the body.
As for a quick update of what I have been doing since I´ve been back in Mexico. Well as soon as I returned I had one day to recuperate before a group from Kansas City flew in. They were coming to pray through the night to seek the face of the Lord on the issue of justice in Mexico City and to hear his view on it and his response to it according to His word. So for the next two weeks I prayed through the night, visited some of the darkest places in Mexico City, went to the desert, which is extremely beautiful but extremely poor, made new friends and heard the voice of the Lord speak clearly into my life as well as the life of others in such a profound way. Currently I am still teaching and preparing for a trip to Irapuato for a conference in which we will be praying and discussing many different topics such as the vision of God for the church, the end times, Revelations (which is my favorite and one of the most crucial), the hope of Glory-God in us, as well as many other things. My best-friend in Mexico, Benjamin Nuñez will be preaching along with his father, Juan Manuel Nuñez, and I will help with small group discussions as well as prayer time. So please pray for us. We really want to see the manifestation of God´s glory and power in the lives of these people and in this city so that they will be a ready people for the second coming of the Lord.
Okay I´m going to end this update and I will either send out an email telling more about the two weeks with the group from Kansas as well as Irapuato or just post it on my blog, I´m not sure which yet. Until next time, let the Lord be glorified always and I love you guys.