I am always amazed how time seems to fly by us. One day we are back in Chicago and now we are two and a half months into our ministry in Tahoe. God has done so much in our lives and in the lives of friends and co-workers. In a way it is sad to think about how the snow is going to melt soon and we have to travel back home. All of us guys feel so blessed to be apart of what God is doing in Truckee. There little over a month left before we have to leave and now it's crunch time! Since God has allowed us to develop so many friendships and connections we need to make the most of every opportunity to minister in this last month. Pray that we will be diligent with our time and continue to spread the love of Christ with every person we come in contact with! God is love and His love conquers all!
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Friday, January 29, 2010
New Amigo
It was been two weeks since our last post and allot of things have been going down. Cold season is here as everyone has taken their share of being sick. Jake was the first one to get sick so we blame him for our own misery. Besides that we have been continuing our wax nights on Thursdays. It's exciting to see such a great turn out each week with both new and returning people. Each week we have around 30 to 40 people show up to get their boards waxed and/or eat some good food!
Another big change is that our group has increased in size. One of our coworkers over at Tahoe Donner Ski resort named Danny is a believer and a solid guy recently became homeless and was need of housing. Danny has a heart for the Lord and serving others so we decided as a group to invite him to live with us. After talking with our host family everything was a go and Danny is currently living with us. However, because of Jake, Danny is also sick at the current moment.
Please pray that God would keep us healthy so we are able to work and serve.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friends + Snow = Awesome
There is never a dull moment in our lives. Everyday is filled with a new adventure. While we are only working part time our schedules have been packed. On Mondays there is the college group at night where we have dinner, fellowship and spend time in the word. Every Tuesday is Awana and a few of us have been helping out with the events. Wednesday nights are a reign of chaos as junior highers and high school teens flood the church with high doses of pure adrenaline and fun. Thursdays are when we host our wax nights and minster to unbelievers through a free dinner and board waxing. When we aren't working on the ski hills or church events our time is spend with new friends on and off the hill. God has blessed us with so many friends from the church, at work and people we befriend on the slopes. Our home seems to always be filled with friends and excitement.
Today was another amazing day. A couple of our friends from work and the slopes spent the night after a long day of riding. Yesterday we rode with a group of 12 guys at Northstar Ski Resort and it was a blast. This morning a bunch of us went back country riding and formed a narly 30 foot jump. It was a gorgeous day with tons of sunlight and deep powder. The mountains are beautiful and they attest to the skill and craftsmanship of God in creation.
Monday, January 11, 2010
SALVATION IS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So right now all of us guys are celebrating like crazy because God is able to save. Tonight one of our coworkers accepted Jesus Christ as her lord and Savior!!!! How awesome is our God. We have been praying for weeks that God would soften her heart to the gospel and she has chosen to follow the one true God!!! In just a couple of weeks we could see God slowly moving in her heart and we are overjoyed to call her our sister! We have been inviting her to all the church events and wax nights and has been showing up regularly. In less than a month a person who was damned to hell is now risen in Christ and sealed for heaven! It could only be by the power of God! We are so overwhelmed and overjoyed by God's goodness and that He allowed us to witness his grace.
Please continue to pray for Andrea as she now starts a whole new life. She is dead to her sins and is now risen in righteousness through Christ. Pray that God will continue to show himself to Andrea, as He already has, and that God will protect her from the lies of Satan. Jesus is alive and he alone can save us from our sin!!!
God is Good, all the time; all the time, God is Good!
