We went to a Super Bowl party at our church. They had an “NFL Experience” type thing where they invited people to come and do different “American football” drills, competitions, and then watched the game.

We watched the game at home after hanging out a little. We watched it on our slingbox, which allowed us to watch the game and the American commercials.

American football is growing in popularity in Mexico. The NFL has done a lot to promote the game here, and of course the fact that Mark Sanchez is the starting quarterback for the Jets helps the NFL’s cause.

A while ago the Saints cheerleaders were in a local mall promoting the game in Mexico. We took a quick little video.

There are 12 students enrolled in the diploma classes this month, which are designed to be less formal and to help those who are very actively involved in their local church youth ministry and cannot enroll in the Bachelor’s degree (yet).

The class for this month is “Contemporary Communication to Adolecents.” In fact, it’s almost three classes in one. We’re teaching Bible study methods, Principles of Preaching, and How to Create Creative Bible Studies. It’s a great class, and I think it’s something that should be very practical.

The general sessions were held in the America’s Center, the St. Louis Rams’ stadium. The memory that I don’t want to ever forget was when 16,000 of us stood to sing “In Christ Alone.” It was a powerful moment. The words to the song have grabbed ahold of me since I first heard them a while ago, and when I had the chance to sing them with 16,000 people, mostly college students, I was overwhelmed.

Here’s a the song in case you haven’t ever heard it. If you have heard it, listen again. I hope I never forget this memory of Urbana ‘09.

We’re back in Mexico after about 6 weeks of time in Florida and St. Louis. We had a great time reconnecting with family and friends as well as sharing at churches and representing Youth Ministry International at Urbana ‘09.

Now we get to unpack in time to pack again. We’re moving. I’ll give you more details about that soon, but just wanted to write that we are happy to be back. So happy we celebrated by eating some real tacos last night.

If you’re interested in what God is has done, be sure to listen to it.

Download the MP3 file of our Ministry Report 2009.

Hi. It is a blessing to have the opportunity to have access to this space and receive refreshment. I am from the city of Cartagena in Colombia, and I serve with my husband as youth pastors in the youth ministry. It is very interesting and edifying to have the opportunity to receive from you all and to be able to bring renewal to our local church. I pray that God will continue filling you with His grace and presence. Congratulations on your work and dedication.

We also received an email from someone today interested in inviting us to teach our informal youth ministry training conference.

We are excited about the possibilities for 2010 as we plan on investing more time in this valuable tool for training youth workers all over Latin America.

I saw this toy in Walmart the other day, and it made me wonder why you would need a truck that comes back on it’s own.

When we play cars, we roll them back and forth to each other, but I guess not everyone plays with someone else. I guess if you have to play by yourself, you want a truck that comes back on it’s own.

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You can also watch it at Animoto by clicking here: Lion Country Safari.

They may not seem very significant to you, but they mean a lot to me. I hope these posts convey a little about how we have journeyed through 2009, watching what God is doing at every turn.

I’m amazed at what is happening in my life.

• God Answers the Little Prayers
• A Note from a Student
• New Graduates Part 1 and Part 2
• Fifth Anniversary of the Mexico City Center for Youth Ministry
• Ministry Update for November
• “Alto Voltaje”

Thanks so much for being a part of our family and ministry!