Last night we had a fairly normal leadership meeting at Christ Lives Bible Church. We prayed, went over the new constitution, discussed everyday issues and had the lights go out for a while. We even went to our favorite taco stand after the meeting. What was unique about this meeting was that the missionaries informed the leaders of their exit strategy and desires to do a new work in Atizapan and that this is going to happen sooner than later. With almost everyone present who needed to be there, the message was well received. I can't give exact dates or at this time until the entire congregation is informed first but I can say that we will soon be strategizing with other missionaries in the area to find the best short-cycle, cell-church movement for this unique area, an area that is both rich and poor and is the heart of Juan Diego country. He was born very close to here in Cuautitlan Izcalli (Juan Diego was the one that had the vision of the Virgin Guadalupe around which Mexican Catholicism centers). We are going to begin by building relationships which in some measure we have already been doing just by living here. This summer we have a team returning from the Cleveland, Ohio area that will be bringing a large group. Part of the group will be doing construction at the camp, part will be helping Christ Lives Bible Church with a Vacation Bible School and part will be helping with an English Camp in the Atizapan area of Mexico City. This week however we are anticipating a return from a Manitoba team that visited us last summer. It is a small team but skilled to do some good work at the camp. I'm also expecting Ingrid to arrive home from Alberta today...yeah!!!
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