April, Full!

When our time here is over, we may look back at this month and remember it as one of the more (if not most) significant 30 days of the Mexico City experience.

HIGHLIGHTS

• A New Friendship

We are living out community in new ways by meeting incredible new friends who share a similar vision and heart for loving people.

We joined together with these new friends for our Easter service and believe that a very special partnership has been birthed!

Their church is one that has been around for about 2 years, and it has been reaching a young group of professionals and families in a well-to-do part of town.  Their facility reminds me of Newsong North Orange County (theater, performance hall-type venue) and their make-up reminds me of Newsong Irvine.  Either way, it reminds me of home.

It turns out that we need each other.  As a result, we have agreed to walk together and invite each other into our lives, while praying about the next steps.  Just this past week, the church and their board of directors agreed to allocate a percentage of their monthly offering to The Well!

• The Well

The Well has quietly been caring for multiple girls who have been rescued from trafficking.  Amazing to think that when we first arrived here, the house was empty and we were working on renovations. The dream to care for victims of this atrocity that began with Benny and Janice Yu is now a reality. . . and we are constantly grateful.

One of the girls attended our joint Easter service.  Seeing her in the crowd singing with a curiosity brought me to tears.  Amazing.

• A Visit from Dave Gibbons and the Xealot board of directors

It was a very special privilege to have Dave and the team in town for a few days.  We shared meals, prayed together, and received some key words to fuel our team forward.

• SADIE will give birth ANY week now!

PLEASE pray for a smooth labor and delivery process as well as a healthy child and mother!  The hospital is across town so we hope traffic will not be too great a factor once it is time to go!  Please pray for wisdom, skills, and compassion from the doctor and nurses who will assist in the delivery.  Please pray for no complications with our child.

Some Pictures of this Past Month

The Edge college team from Irvine enjoying Pedro's Tacos!

Dave and the Xealot board. Amazing group of men

This was our joint Easter rehearsal at Cafe NEO! Amazing experience, great people

A group picture of the entire Easter worship crew!

Sadie, Me, Rodolfo, and Stephen. The 4 Easter worship leaders!

Bruno and Cesar invited us over for dinner! Good times with great brothers!

Micah and friends waiting to enter a Ranch for Liliana's birthday!

Micah swam and attempted to hit a pinata at Isabella's birthday party!

We visited new friend, Pablo's home and studio. He produces some beautiful, rockin' music!

Hope this gives you a good snapshot of our past month!

What has made this month an important one for us is the forming of a new (and much-needed) community of friends!  We are grateful that we are meeting the people that we are and experiencing a taste of heaven on earth in Mexico City!

Please pray for this city and pray that we would be able to recognize and unleash beauty in this place!

DK, on behalf of family!

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