2010 CCF Mexico Blogs

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Thursday

HOLA from beautiful MEXICO!

We woke up Thursday morning to rain, rain and more rain!  In the am it rained so much all of the streets were flooded.  We were going to head to the beach after Claudia’s WONDERFUL breakfast, but because of the rain the men were able to finish the work projects they had started earlier in the week.  Which ended up being a better plan than the one we had!  God is Good!
While working on projects, Pablo cut his hand with a utility knife.  He cut it really deep and Javier had to take him to the local hospital.  When we got to the hospital, they took us right in, and looked at it right away.  The doctor saw that he had cut through a muscle, so he called in a specialist.  The specialist first stitched his muscle back together then stitched the skin. GOD IS GOOD and Pablo is doing great.  He is taking some pain medicine and is a little frustrated that he can’t use his left hand very well, but all in all he is great.  Please pray for him, I (Kassy) am a little worried that it will get infected or something else will happen.  Also, we had to pay out of pocket for the procedure, so please pray that our insurance will reimburse us.  THANK YOU!

Today we are headed to the dump.  As I type the team is making sandwiches to take and pass out.  We also have toys and clothes to pass out to the people that live there.  It is going to be a hard but exciting day!  After the dump we are going to have a bit of free time to shop and just relax.

THANK YOU so much for your continued prayers we can feel them coming our way!  WE have seen so many little blessings, it is incredible!

Love and miss you all!

Wednesday

PRAISE GOD!  The Vega-Benitez family has a place to call home!  The dedication ceremony was beautiful and very emotional, but a truly blessed time for all of us.  Listening to Edgar and Pablo pray, handing over the keys and watching the father of the house carry his bride over the threshold made us all cry our eyes out!!!  We can’t wait to share more when we get home.

Today we are off for a some what free day!  We are going to Claudia and Javier’s house for breakfast then we are off to the beach!  It is raining now :(  but, we are praying it will stop!  Javier will be teaching some of us how to surf.  Others of us are going to be baptized!  We are so excited about it!  After the beach some of the men are going back to Javier’s house to finish installing ceiling fans and to rehang the church sign.

WE are off now, and they are waiting for me…. so gotta go!

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

Mexico Pics!

Praise God the house is complete!

Please continue for the team in dealing with the heat and also they will be putting up the Centro De Vida sign on the building today.  This is 35 feet off of the ground and not an easy task.

God has been blessing the team with a beautiful unity.  Please continue to pray for the team as the heat is taking it’s toll and everyone is beat.

It is truly amazing how God can use our little gathering in a borrowed gymnasium in Indiana to touch people’s lives in another country and to proclaim the Love of God to people who do not even know our language!

To God be the glory! God is good!

Worship and Prayer Night For Mexico Team

You are invited to join us for an evening of worship and  prayer with the CCF Mission team via Skype.

Come and check out the new church office from 7:30-8:30p as we worship and pray together for our brothers and sisters from CCF  in Mexico right now serving God.

We will be worshiping together and hearing from the Mexico team via Skype and praying together.  Afterward, if it fits into their schedule, there will be an opportunity for individuals to speak one on one with family members in Mexico.e

The new church office is at:

6169 West 300 North, Greenfield, IN‎ 46140

It is located just North of  I-70 just off of MtComfort Road.

Click Here for a map

or paste this in your browser:

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Tuesday

HOLA!
Today was another amazing day!  The house is completely sided, the dry wall is hung and mudded, and the roof is on!  The mother of the home and all 4 kids were there all day today with us.  She is truly grateful and her face glows more and more as we continue to build the home!  We were also blessed to meet the father today!  He has been working a double shift, but he was able to come home today between shifts from work.  He also is extremely grateful.  It was awesome to see him play with his baby girl and then kiss his wife good bye when he headed back to work.  They are a beautiful family!

We did split our team in two today.  Some of the ladies went over to Javier’s house to paint.  They painted his boys bedrooms, the stairwell, and the entry way, bathroom and some on the outside of the house.  A few of the men also hung a celing fan.  Javier and Claudia are very thankful and couldn’t stop thanking the ladies!

Tomorrow we are headed back to the house to put a second coat of paint on the outside and paint the inside.  The windows and doors will also be put in, along with some electrical work.  The exciting part is that we will be able to put in all of the furnishing!  We raised enough money to purchase bunk beds, a double bed, bedding, a kitchen table, cooking materials, diapers, wipes, food, etc!!!!  Edgar and Amber will tell the mom she needs to leave and we will set it all up!  We want to make it like EXTREME MAKEOVER! 

All are healthy and happy here!  But, continue to pray because it is VERY hot!  I can’t tell you how hot it really is.  Our team is a well oiled machine, so we take breaks, help each other out, and make sure everyone  drinks enough water!

THANK YOU for your prayers!!!

Sunday

HOLA!
It was AWESOME to see everyone this morning!  How amazing technology can be!  It was such a blessing.  We pray we can see everyone again on Wednesday.

Church at Centro de Vida was AWESOME!  The worship was in Spanish, but two of the songs were songs that we all know well, so it was amazing to be able to sing along and worship our God.  Toby taught and Javier translated for him.  It was an amazing experience to watch the two of them share their passion for Jesus in both languages!

After church and lunch we went back to Javier’s church to fix some electrical problems and give it a good deep cleaning.  Some of the  guys also went to Javier’s surf shop and hung a huge sign for him.   We were back at the base for dinner then had some free time to go to a local Juice Shop for some yummy Jugo (juice smoothies) and see a beautiful sunset!

Tomorrow is our first day at the work sight.  Please pray for our safety and that we all are able to handle the heat.  It was really hot today and we were working inside, tomorrow we will be out in the direct sun light.

Thank you for praying for the few illnesses, everyone is feeling much better and no one is having any stomach issues any longer!

THANK YOU for your prayers!  Love and miss you all!

Prayer List Of Mexico Team

Below is a list of the CCF Mexico team.  Let us lift them up in our prayers continuously this week.  Also consider signing on and making a comment of encouragement on their blog. For simple step-by-step instructions complete with pictures simply click here. If you forgot your password or need to change it to something easier to remember go to the sign-in screen and click to have it emailed to you.  Then sign in and go to “Your Profile” and change it to something you can remeber.

Also, here is a picture of the sign for the Centro De Vida church they are moving next week.  This will not be an easy task so let’s keep them in our prayers.

2010 Mazatlan, Mexico Team: JULY 24-31

Bob Bolander

Joyce Bolander

Richard Brenner

Dennis Gavaghan

Monica Gavaghan

Cindy Lane

Ashley Morales

Kassie Morales

Pablo Morales

Mark Pack

Ronda Pack

Sandy Risner

Toby Risner

John Short

Tammy Short

Jason Sitko

Sarah Sitko

Austin Stover

Penney Weiler

Javier Diaz

Dori Hobbs

Ikaika Hobbs

We are HERE!

Hi Everyone!
We have made it to beautiful, hot Mazatlan!  We were greeted at the airport gates by Dori, Ikaika, baby Koa and Javier!  It was so nice to see their smiling faces! The flights were great and overall there were no problems (only a slight delay due to the lack of a pilot)!

As I said, it is HOT here, but that is what we all expected coming in the middle of July!

Tonight we are going to the lighthouse then to a taco stand for dinner.  Toby has instructed that after dinner we all must go to bed!

Tomorrow we will go to Javier’s church then after church we will work on some projects he has for us.

I am only with Dori, Sarah and Ashley now… so the only prayer requests we have at the moment are for:
1) Our team to continue to bond together as a group
2) That we all get a good nights rest for tomorrows work day
3)  Jason and Sarah’s minor health issue
4)  Our babies back at home (I am struggling a bit!)
5)  And most of all, that our eyes  will be open to see God’s works in all of the little things.

Thank you for your continue support!

Burgers, junk food and hangin’ with the guys

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Men of calvary!  Time for a cookout!

This coming Friday July 16th at 6:00pm the guys will be getting together at the KOA Indy campground for a cookout/campout.

The cookout begins at 6:00 followed by lots of  fun and a time of worship under the stars.  And for those brave hearted souls, be sure to stick around and camp he night.  Bring a folding chair, flashlight and your Bible with you and if staying the night don;t forget your camping gear.

Not feeling like abandoning the air conditioning for the entire night?   Can’t make it there by 6:00?  No problem.  The camping is optional and you can arrive and leave whenever you need to.

Not so into roughing it?  No worry, I just checked the KOA website and they say they have free wi-fi (go figure?)

Don’t know where it is at?  The campground is just off the interstate 70 Mtcomfort exit and to the south.  Toe get directions go to the KOA website here to get personalized directions.

OK, that’s it, you have no excuses not to come hang out with the guys and have some fun.

Make sure to get a hold of Cecil Birnbaum at the contact info below to find out what you can bring in the way of food or if you have any questions..

Please contact Cecil at 317.946.9493 or at c.birnbaum@sbcglobal.net

This event is for all guys 16 and over.  Cya there!

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