Serving during COVID-19-Jun 2020

As believers, we see firsthand the coronavirus induced fear spread throughout the population worldwide. Francisco and I continue to pray and to turn to God for protection, peace and open doors to serve Him. Many have felt especially vulnerable with losing jobs and questioning how they will feed their families. As we drive down the bare streets we wonder how the little old man that sold peanuts on the side of the street is surviving or the guy that sold ice cream on the beach.

In Baja California around 1/3 of the workers do not work at what the rest of us would call a “normal job”. The Mexican people are the most creative people I know. Many live on faith and survival mode selling whatever they can to make ends meet. This time of enforced isolation has affected a multitude of people around us.

                        Ysidro sells ice cream and is grateful for the gift card ($20.00)

Your generosity makes it possible for us to help some of these individuals and families. Your donations are being used to help feed those without. Thank you for partnering with us in the Mexico Recovery Ministry. Thank you for continuing to partner with us as we reach out to those without.

As staff at Calvary Chapel Rosarito, Francisco and I continue to serve (praying) during live streamed church services and greeting those who attend Car Church (similar to a Drive Inn Theater) on Sunday mornings. It is beautiful to see those we greet eagerly sharing smiles and waves from their vehicles as they follow that laws of social distancing. So many have missed the fellowship of the church body and are very excited for the opportunity to return to church as see others from a distance.

 My Prison Ministry team and I are on hold bringing the Celebrate Recovery Program to “Our Girls” inside the Ensenada Prison for now. One of the inmates called us to let us know they are well and miss us! We miss them just as much! I meet with our Prison Ministry Team twice a week on video chat to talk about online assignments and PRAY. We are grateful for modern technology and the opportunity to stay in constant contact.

Our Celebrate Recovery Team is in contact with our CR Step Study facilitators and participants encouraging them through worship music, testimonies, devotionals and words of encouragement. We know to fulfill God’s purpose and will in our lives and the lives of those around us; we need God’s Word in our hearts and minds to remain strong, courageous and filled with faith.

Once the quarantine is finished we will host a large gathering with our CR forever family to reconnect and celebrate. We know others worldwide will be doing the same!!

Thank you for your prayers and generosity! Together we are making a difference in Mexico.