God is On the Move.......

“Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

See, darkness covers the earth

and thick darkness is over the peoples,

but the LORD rises upon you

and his glory appears over you.

Nations will come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

“Lift up your eyes and look about you:

All assemble and come to you;

your sons come from afar,

and your daughters are carried on the hip.

Then you will look and be radiant,

your heart will throb and swell with joy;

the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.

No longer will violence be heard in your land,
nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation
and your gates Praise.
The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,

for the LORD will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your glory.

Your sun will never set again,

and your moon will wane no more;
the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous
and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
the work of my hands,
for the display of my splendor.

The least of you will become a thousand,

the smallest a mighty nation.

I am the LORD;

in its time I will do this swiftly.”

Isaiah 60 1-5, 18-22

        Have you ever wondered what Gods everlasting light would look like. Does Gods light appear to the eye as we physically see light each day? God says, "you are the shoot I have planted ....The work of MY hands....for the display of my splendor.." Gods hands! Can you imagine God reaching down from the heavens, breathing into dust and giving life. Now I imagine Gods light looks something like that. The same light that moves Mountains, that heals the sick, that shows unconditional love. The same light that comes down from heaven and dies for us! The same light that heals our wounds and forgives our sins. Gods everlasting Light, that shines upon us, and equips us to do his will! The warmth of the sun brings a whole new meaning, and the clear path that my eyes see is just a fog within midst. For this life now sees by Faith and feels by Love.

God is on the Move! and all I can say is that we are all along for the ride. Over the last couple of months God has been opening doors, and shining HIS Light on the path he wants us to follow. The town of Tejutla is a mire blip on the map, but don't be fooled. God has big plans for this little town and the community. His light has be shinning here for quite a while, and that same light has cast over the path of Kurt and I. A couple weeks ago we had our first official meeting with a group of families. We presented the path that God has been showing us to them, and Gods light began to shine in a whole New way. God is on the Move, and he needs you! 

   

We have been strategically planning for weeks now with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. One of our main objectives right now is education in the community. There is such a high demand for it there, but not enough resources to provide for it. We are looking into designing and building a new school for the kids, partnering with Bethesda Ministry's in Tejutla. This is a long term goal at this time, as both Kurt and I feel that right now we don't know enough information to commit to anything big right now. We are praying about a partnership with B2B and Bethesda, but do not feel at this time that we can fully make that decision yet due to the lack of knowledge we know about Tejutla at this time. I have been praying for God to shine his light on what he wants me to do this summer, and as I mentioned in an earlier blog that I would be going on staff with B2B in Monterrey, God has been working in my heart and shining his light! I will be working in Mexico this summer from the middle of May until mid July, working specifically on Design and construction. Then meeting Kurt in Tappachula, and spending a month in Tejutla Guatemala. We feel that it is a crucial part of the next steps we need to take, and the decisions that God will lead us to make, to spend more time in the city before any decisions are made. We strongly feel that the questions we need answers to, God will tell us when its his time.

We are currently in phase one right now. Our first objective was to bring Marlen Rodrigez on staff with Bethesda Ministry, where she has begun teaching basic skills and English to the kids in Tejutla. She has been loving it, and has seen God at work in this tiny town already! I have been working on school plans, as well as an addition to the current school Building. The addition is a five classroom 3 story building that will help to provide more space until the new school can be built.  Kurt and I will be going down in mid July to Mid August to understand the community more, and truly discover the light that God has been shining on us. We will be getting to know the community better as well as working in the school with the kids. We would also like to seek out children that would like to go to school but cant due to financial reasons, and try to boost the scholarship program that Pastor Gomez has already set in place. We are excited to just be following the Path that God has drawn for us.

Kurt and I have had numerous conversations about weather we are truly capable of doing this. We laugh sometimes, and wonder How and the heck are we going to do some of these things. I m only 22, and Kurt 21. Does God really want us to do this? and God says yes. These days were ordained before you took your first breath. I have created you for a purpose, and that purpose is to share my word, and my Love with all you encounter. In Hebrews he states, that He, The God of Peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, has equipped us with everything good, for doing his will, and that he will work in us what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ."

In a year I will graduate Miami with a BA in Architecture, where I will go on to get my Masters in Design Build Architecture. This is the plan God has lit up for me, and I am proud to be walking it. I long for the day I will serve him full time in Tejutla, or where ever he calls me at that Time. But I am patiently waiting for that time, as God has many things to show and teach me before then.

God is On the Move.... and your invited. He needs you to spread the news about what he is doing in Tejutla. He needs you!

"I will make you a light so that you may bring my Salvation to the ends of the Earth"