Crazy love Mexican style

We just finished a 6 weeks series at Factor Fe on Crazy Love for Christ and others. We were challenged by Israel and Dan to get out of our comfort zones and show Christ love to others.  We finished up with a celebration of letting balloons go to symbolize our commitment to spend 15 minutes every day doing crazy acts of love for others and for God.

Energizing Study

This is our Thursday night Bible study. (the pig tail one)  We have been studying with Jesus & Rosalba for about 2 years now and the study has been growing in number as they have been growing in Christ.  They are part of a 12 step program group where they are sharing their faith and some have been joining the study.  This study energizes us by their thirst for Christ and biblical knowledge.  We can tell they are reading the word because they come with questions and asking, "how does this apply to my daily life"?   Pray for Jesus and Rosalba as they reach out to those in their 12 step group with the gospel of Christ.  Also pray for their daughter Claudia as she is dating Jonatan who is coming but not yet put his faith and trust in Christ.  God is able to work in him and bring him to faith in Christ.

Stomach turner

Mrs. R is our host for our Thursday night Bible study and she loves to give us "new" things to eat!  I truly believe this time she was not trying to "shock" us, rather share with us a dish that they love to eat!  Let me share with you a first for us in our 40+ years of missionary experiences.

Entire pig tail in chile.  Yes, the tail was just chopped off and put into the pot kind of thing- skin to bone or rather cartilage.  We started to joke about it and quickly picked up on the cues that this really was a favorite dish and they were excited to be eating it!  Like pecan pie on Thanksgiving excited.  All we could think of was hundreds of little piggies running and squealing around with out tails.  She literally had a pot full for all those present.  We were about 17 there that night.  Mr J ate about 5!  Our cultural limit was tested but glad to report we passed, Dan ate 2!