This is a question that I’ve asked myself multiple times while being in the Middle East. I had so many emotions, thoughts, and adjustments which made me feel weak, stuck, and left with no joy. Amidst the challenges I faced, I felt like the Lord wasn’t with me. I knew He was, but I didn’t feel it. I wanted to run away to the place that I know, which is home. Where I was comfortable. But the Lord was my help in this time of sadness. This newsletter is off to a good start haha! Nevertheless, God showed me things I’ve overlooked in the past. I needed to go through the thick of it, to know my Father better. ...

Family! I write this months newsletters with a heart that is filled with gratitude. While it has been a busy season for me, I’ve had a few weeks to sit back and see all that God has done and wants to do. Let me tell you… I can’t believe it. To think that a few years ago my mentality was a lot different than what it is now. I was once focused on things that didn’t really matter or things that would never make an impact on the kingdom of God. But little by little the Lord changed my heart, and switched my focus to see the reason why us as believers are here on this earth! So, with this heart change and call on my life, I continue to seek the Lord and be diligent to do what He has called me to do…. go and make disciples of all nations! ...

When I wrote to you all last summer while I was at the School of Missions in Mexico, I think you could tell that the Lord was stirring my heart for the Great Commission. I felt a burden and a conviction to go to the Unreached. This burden and conviction has stayed and grown by the grace of God. This past year, as you all know, I have been apart of the Missions Training School. The Lord has grown me in His word and sanctified me as I took this step of faith. This summer, being a leader at the School of Missions in Mexico, it’s different. At the Missions Training School, we take vision tours. A vision tour is a trip to a specific region of the world with the purpose of scouting the land and seeking the Lord to know if He wants you to serve there. As a part of my partnership with Saving Grace and my sending church, Calvary Chapel South LA, I have prayerfully decided to be a part of the vision tour to the Middle East with the specific purpose of getting 4 months of cross-cultural experience on the Field, among the Unreached and waiting on the Lord. I am open if He calls me to serve full time in any of these countries. As you pray, the Lord provides opportunity to go. He has done this for me. Here’s where it becomes real… ...

This phrase has been repeated every week in a Bible study through the book of Proverbs with two of the girls in the house I am currently living in. Asking this question has been helpful to reflect on the way I live my life for the Lord and opens conversation for how God is working in our lives. But I would say that this phrase perfectly describes how these past couple of months have been going for me. It has been filled with conversations where I ask this question without specifically asking it. In sitting and listening to people share their struggles and their victories in the Lord, God has taught me to listen and speak when I need to, but most of all to pray. ...

Hi all! I know it’s been a while since my last newsletter, but I would like to update you all on what the Lord has been doing in my life recently. Before I get started, I want to thank you all for your constant support and love. The body of Christ is important for a believer. Knowing that you guys are with me, gives me great comfort! El Reino de Los Ninos This past month I had the opportunity to visit an orphanage in Ensenada. This was a sweet time because this orphanage was one that I used to go to when I was in high school, so it brought back many memories! I remembered that this was where the Lord began to plant the seed of missions in my heart, so visiting while I’m now walking on the path of long term missions, brought my heart great joy to know that the Lord does not waste anything! Spending time with the kids and getting to know them was sweet. I love these kids! Watching them laugh and have fun was the cutest thing ever! Every time the kids would line up for food, they would recite a verse by memory. I love this because in the moment they feel alone, sad, or broken, the Lord can bring these verses to memory and help them recall what they know to be true about Him. I had the best moments with a girl I met there. She is in her early teens, we will call her Nadia (for her privacy). As we were talking I asked her what her favorite thing to do was and she told me singing. I thought, “perfect! I brought my guitar!”. So I pulled it out and we sang a couple of songs together. She was pretty shy to sing by herself, so I sang with her. Later in the night we were singing together again and this time, she sang by herself. My heart melted when I heard her sing. I loved the way she sang, but what got me more was realizing how the Lord gave her that. I prayed that God would make Himself so real to her and that she would use this gift to worship Him and to have intimate times in His presence. I loved sharing what I’ve learned with Nadia. I pray it sticks with her. ...

Hey family! I hope you are all doing well and your new year started out great! The new year is a great time to reflect on the past year and give thanks to God for the good that He has done and look ahead to what He wants to do in the future. I want to share with you the ways God has been comforting me and teaching me. I hope you are all encouraged! ...

Hi everyone! It feels like forever since I last updated you all. I can assure you that I did not fall off the grid. I am alive and well and still serving the Lord till He returns! Thank you all for your prayers and support. I hope you all had a great Christmas and kept in mind Who we celebrate! It’s been a pretty busy season with the holidays and so many different events happening here at CC Saving Grace but I’ve been so happy to be able to spend some time with my family and church family. With all this busyness, God has been teaching me quite a few things. I want to share two things with you all. ...

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all doing well. God has been so good, just like He always is. I’ve really been seeing Him work through myself and my team this week. As we’ve had the opportunities to serve in outreaches together we’ve gotten to know each other on a different level. Serving Christ as a spiritual family allows you to see different gifts and roles God has given all of us. It’s so amazing because we know that it has nothing to do with who we are but who God is. We had three outreaches this week. One at the dump where we partnered with Calvary Homex, another at a local park where we partnered with Calvary Rosarito, and one at CC La Gloria. The longest one on Saturday at CC La Gloria, lasted eight hours. It was so awesome! We had some teaching, some sharing testimonies with adults, others sharing with kids, and worship. I had the opportunity to lead the adults in worship before the message. It was such a joy to see people from the neighborhood come out and hear the gospel. At the end we shared the movie Jesus Revolution. It was a powerful outreach. After our very intimate debrief the night before, it felt even more sweet to serve with my team. We shared things that made us vulnerable and this allowed us to know what to pray for and encourage each other in the areas that we know they might struggle with. ...

Hi you guys! I know I haven’t written to you all in a while, so I’m excited to share everything that’s going on! I had the opportunity to go to Trujillo, Peru and serve alongside my brothers and sisters from Calvary Trujillo and CBI Peru for the missions conference, “Comisionado/Commissioned”. I’m so glad I was able to go on this trip. There was part of me that didn’t want to leave home again after being away for 6 weeks in Mexico for The School of Missions. This trip to Peru showed me that God is at work in South America and there are people, especially young people who have an urgency to go and preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a lack of sound doctrine in South America and God is using His servants to go evangelize, disciple, and plant churches that teach the Bible verse by verse. ...