Missions in Mexico

Yes,  I am on vacation with my family in Mexico. We have lots of fun, soak up some sun and eat way too much food. But this is so much more than your typical “tropical drink with the fruit and umbrella” vacation.

Every two years, my home church Tri-County Church of Christ in Cushing, OK, sends several people to visit the Iglesia de Christo in Cancun. We, along with several other churches in Oklahoma, provide financial support to this congregation throughout the year. The best part about this arrangement is that every other summer we get to come spend time with our brothers and sisters in Cancun. We provide support, encouragement and lesson ideas but mostly just enjoy spending time with one another.

We buy food to take to smaller congregations in surrounding villages, teach classes and help invite people to services. That all seems really simple, but words just don’t do justice to what we do while we are here.

We just have so much fun and pictures are worth a thousand words, so I plan on posting pictures and letting you know what we are doing each day right here. Here’s just a few to start with!

Handing out invitations in the morning for evening church services.

"Abbie singing "I'm all wrapped up, tied up and tangled up in Jesus."

Assembly line to bag food to take to the village churches.

Jordy and I with our friend Weendii!

Daddy and Santi making friends, but Santi still seems reluctant.

 

Glimpses of Heaven

Would I say that God has been working in my life lately? Yes, definitely. I feel like he has just been waiting for me to open the door, and now that he’s got his foot in he’s not leaving any time soon.

It has been a lot of little things like small epiphanies I have throughout the day, and little remarks that stick on my heart more than normal.

The most clear cut sign has most definietely been the impulse to purchase the book Glimpses of Heaven. I would never have picked up this book by chance, and I’m still not sure where the impulse to read it before all the other books I currently have on hand came from.

This wonderful little book was written by a former hospice nurse who wrote down the stories of her terminally ill patients. In each story, God helps the patient find peace before they pass on. It’s a wonderful book that really gave me hope and perspective on the life here and the life after.

I would also say it is not coincidence a good friend of mines father passed away after a tw0 year battle with cancer while I was in the middle of this book. The story of his passing could have come straight from the pages of this book, and it was a beautiful story.

Does any of this really mean anything? I don’t know. I do know that Glimpses of Heaven was a good, quick read,one that will be added to my permanent collection and one I can’t seem to get off my mind.