This, That, and The Other...

I am sitting in a small café for children listening to nursery rhymes play in the background while my toddler busies himself in the immense play área.  Sometimes this is the only way I can get computer time in!

And sometimes it is the only way my mind can wander just a bit and reflect on life in general. 

Every year I say the same thing to myself, "It can't possibly get any busier.  This year is busier than the last, this year is more productive, this year is more victorious.  We have surely hit our max potential."  The year marches on, the next one takes us by storm and I find myself shaking my head in disbelief as I repeat the same thing to myself again.

Surely the Lord's promise that we shall go from Glory to Glory is laid out plainly before us.

Let me give you a brief recap of all that is taking place.  Although we have so much happening all over theplace that I will most likely forget something.

We have been super blessed by Fielding and Carla Cage who came to pour their heart into these kids, their families, our staff, and the ministry.  They have helped bring about new programs and brought improvement to existing ones.  Words cannot express our deep gratitude. 

We have just hosted a family who spent spring break with us.  They shared the gospel to about 1,000 kids in the public school.  They bought food for "our" families, visiting the homes, touching and changing lives, and having their own lives changed in the process. 

The Little Giants Bible Clubs (all 3) are growing- more kids this year than ever.  With around 150 kids in the program and fresh new staff to teach we are seeing great things happen.

Fielding and Carla have started targeting the youth in our Little Giants- the one's who aren't so Little anymore!  They have also spoken specifically to the moms, another much needed addition to what we already do.

We continute to go weekly to Amishalom, a small private school who welcomes our teaching with open arms and hearts. 

We also weekly visit the older generation at the program Alfonso runs for seniors of our community.  So now we catch them coming and going!!!!!! (when they are born and when they are in their Golden years)

The feeding program is a much needed program for our under nourished children.  We are thankful for the interest we have seen both locally and internationally. 

Training another local church in the área of children's ministry has kept us hopping in March, consuming every Friday night and almost all the Sundays!  Shew!  Thank God for the Impact Team (Abi, David, Xiomara, Ana, and Lili) who have been such a support and given of their time and put their heart into these sessions.

Could we do more?  I don't honestly know.  We have invitations to continue church trainings.  We have invitations to enter nearly all of the schools in the área as well as some very remote (and needy) schools.  We are on good standing with a local orphanage that we visited for nearly a decade and would like to visit again.  We will just have to pray for the Lord's direction and for volunteer help to assist us in accomplishing all that God Himself has spoken into our hearts.

As I sit here worlds away from most of our supporters I hope that the blogs bring you here with us.  Even if just briefly.  Even if just enough to get a glimplse of the joys, sorrows, and heartaches and victories we experience on a constant basis.  After all, as you sow prayers and finances or visit us in person you are a part of the very essence of CrossCulture Jesús and Brazos Abiertos.