Positive impact

It's been a busy spring time! The YWAM Tijuana base is in full swing with Mission Adventures and Homes of Hope. The C-SBS started classes and study on the New Testament. I've moved around a couple times and taken on the running of the Hope Cafe. 

The past three weeks I've had a great time working on a small part of Mission Adventures by directing the Passion Play. I love getting the chance to use my love of theater and drama to depict what Christ did for us. We have been getting an amazing response from the kids in Mission Adventures.

(The passion play cast)

The CSBS has started the last semester of the school- The New Testament semester. It's so refreshing to study the life of Christ and the growth of the early church through the selfless acts of the apostles. Yesterday I taught on the background and culture of the books Luke and Acts. In two weeks I will teach on the books 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. 

(This is the CSBS at a Passover

 dinner we had)
After Christmas break I moved back on campus, there wasn't any staff housing available at the time, so I was housing with students. I had to move around campus a couple times in the past couple months. Yesterday I moved into a house off campus with another staff girl. It's a super cute house and I'll post pictures soon! 

Last year, during my SBS, I became addicted to caffeine  I blame it on the late night studies but also on the campus Cafe. I started working there last year and fell in love with the art of making good coffee (and drinking it). The next little while I will be taking over the running of the Hope Cafe because the lady who is in charge is taking leave to have a baby. 

(Caramel Macchiato!)

As you see, I've become extremely busy this past month. I'll be honest, I sometimes don't have the best attitude about it. I'm tired and would really just like a moment to go lay on the beach that I see everyday. But I also know that this season of busyness is going to slow down soon. So I drink another cup of coffee and get back in. Not because I feel obligated, but because I see fruit coming from hard work...

Kids in mission adventures are walking away realizing that their life was empty and they are ready to do something more.

The students are gaining so much from the bible school. I get to walk alongside them and watch them grow in their relationships with God. The school is a chance to pour yourself out for 9 months and walk away with truths that will shape the rest of your life. I love seeing the word of God set people free from lies they used to believe and give them practical ways to live out the truth. 

Moving has been frustrating and exhausting. Last night when I moved into my room that had closets I almost cried. I've been living out of suit cases and moving around so much.  I'm so grateful and happy to be in a permanent place that I can call my own.

It's my favorite thing to create an atmosphere in the Hope Cafe where people love to hang out and be a part of a community of joy and peace. 

God is teaching me a lot through all this busyness. A big thing is just knowing that life is so impermanent. God could send me to the other side of the world and my time here in mexico will end. I want to be able to invest and pour out my best while I'm here. 

Part of being able to pour out my best is knowing when to rest and when to keep going. In those times when I have to keep going I'm learning to rely on God's strength. Because really guys, I'm not capable of doing all of this and make a positive impact without the help of God