"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." John 7:38 NKJV

Hello Everyone!

We hope that you're all doing very well and that you got our newsletter that we mailed! If not, please let us know so that we can send you one in the future. So much has happened, over the last few months in Mexico, we're excited to update you all with some pictures!

First of all, we'd really like to introduce you to a local church in Granjas. God is really doing an amazing work in this community, and His church is growing! The church is actually no longer able to hold the number of people that come to worship there, so they are currently holding their services outside. We hope that sometime you will be able to come visit this awesome work, and that you'll keep the people of Granjas in your prayers. We've been blessed at CTC to be able to work closely with this church, the Pastor, Pastor Gonzalo, even teaches our Bible study here on Wednesday nights. We look forward to updating you more on what God is doing at this church! Here are a few pictures from the neighborhood of Granjas:

Pastor Gonzalo and his daugher, Elizabeth:

The church's childrens' building:

A sweet family that attends and lives above the church:

A few weeks ago, CTC was blessed to host a huge gathering of a few local churches, including our own Wednesday night Bible study. Pastor Gonzalo taught, some of the children performed, and our Bible study presented a drama that Brennan got to participate in. Check out these pictures from the gathering and potluck: 

 

 

 

 

Last month was “Marriage Month”, so to speak, for Calvary Chapel Rosarito (Angelina and I were grateful to attend some of there classes on marriage), and to wrap it up, they had a huge Date Night that CTC got to host. It was so much fun to decorate our dining room that usually only seats missionaries and kids and to turn it in to a romantic restaurant. It was even more fun to pretend to be waiters and chefs and to serve them while they played games and fellowshipped. You should have seen our packed kitchen while we prepared chocolate cake for 80+ guests! We even served chocolate strawberries for desert! It was very romantic :) Check out these pictures. 

We're really excited because tonight our first summer team has arrived, and they are the first team that we got to prepare for personally. God really showed us and taught us a lot while trying to plan for their trip. He had a plan in mind for them and was the One in complete control; we're so grateful.  The team is from Calvary Chapel Redbluff; they'll be working a lot with the church in Granjas as well as doing VBS in some other areas. We will take some pictures to show you how everything goes in our next blog. Hopefully, we'll be taking pictures of YOU here soon! :-) This next coming month is really busy with teams and we're definitely looking forward to it. Ministering with teams is so much fun.  

Angelina is almost half way through her pregnancy! We're so excited! Her tummy is really getting big and cute. We only have a few more doctor's appointments before we'll be coming back to Las Vegas to serve at CC Spring Valley during our third trimester (September-November 16-ish). Thank you for your prayers. Love you all, and talk to you soon! God bless, Brennan and Angelina

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31

Hi everyone,

We hope that you're all doing well! It's been so much fun for us these last few weeks getting settled in here in Mexico. We're learning a lot from James and Charmaine who are the other missionaries here at CTC. We've been learning about the different ministries held on our facility, like the after school program(Brennan even got the opportunity recently to teach one of the classes!) and bible studies. During the week, Brennan has been working with James in the maintenance department learning all kinds of things about plumbing, mechanics, carpentry, etc., and Angelina has been working with Charmaine learning the administration side of the base, as well as cooking for the after school program and when teams come(we had our first from Spring Valley a few weeks ago and have another from Las Vegas with us now! ). The four of us are really seeking the Lord about what He has next for ministry here and we're so excited. Stay tuned for more changes =).

In case you haven't had the chance to come see CTC yet, here are a few pictures:

Praise God that our after school program has grown so large that we had to move a couple of our classes into bigger classrooms! They were so happy to have more space, and to be located way up on the third story of our dormitory building. The kids and the teachers love their new classrooms; here are some pictures from our after school program.

 

We have to let you guys know that James and Charmaine (our fellow missionaries here at CTC) are such awesome people and have been so kind to us! God has really blessed us with such awesome brothers and sisters in Christ. I hope that you'll all come and meet them and stay with us sometime soon.

Last weekend, we got the opportunity to participate in an outreach with the church we have been attending- Calvary Chapel Rosarito. We all got together to paint the outer walls of one of the local schools that was heavily tagged with graffiti. There were a lot of children and even some teams from the US that helped, and in the end, it looked completely different! One car drove by and said, “Cristo Vive!”, and another one said, “The kids will hardly recognize it!” It was a blessing getting to meet new people and together make a difference in that community.

Mexico really feels like home to us! We're so grateful to God for  the blessing it is to be here. So far, our favorite days are Wednesdays when we get to attend the Bible study held on the facility and get to know our neighbors. A lot of the adjustments we've enjoyed so much, like hang drying our clothes, cooking by candlelight(when the power goes out :D only happened once so far), and eating delicious tacos(don't you want to come visit =) ?) We're excited to soon have a new family member here with us also, last month we found out that Angelina is pregnant(a little more than 10 weeks)! She doesn't want to put pictures of her tummy up, but we'll see! 

Thank you all so much for your prayers. Our biggest prayer requests this month would be for some of our children struggling in our after school program with reading and writing, and also for the possibility of beginning a church here, as there is a real need in the community. Please come and stay with us in La Gloria! We would love to introduce you to various ministry opportunities taking place here in Mexico, and we promise that you'll be blessed. We love you and look forward to talking to you all soon!

Love and God bless,

Brennan and Angelina

(This is Angelina cooking by candle light after the power went out... it was fun... we sat around and read The Prince and the Pauper by candlelight. Angelina thinks I'm a nerd for telling you that :) oh well..)

Mexico Missions Week

Hi Everyone,

We just wanted to share with you some of the pictures from Missions Week when we went to La Gloria, Mexico with the Calvary Chapel Christian School kids. We also would like to tell you a little bit about what the Lord did each day.

Day 1- The team worked on a tire wall to reinforce the hillside against landslides to protect the home and family of a local woman, named Carmen. While constructing the tire wall, some of the girls got the opportunity to play with Carmen's children and to learn to how to make a traditional Mexican Meal(yum! Homemade tortillas!).

Day 2- The team went on a scavenger hunt in a local Mexican Supermarket. They were given a list of items in Spanish and were only allowed to ask the locals for help to find the items. It was so much fun!

That night we all participated in a Bible study that takes place at the base weekly. The Calvary Chapel kids presented a drama and some puppet shows for the children and parents attending the study. Afterward, they were able to give the items they had collected on the scavenger hunt to a few local families while playing with the kids.

Day 3-The team set out early to serve at a bathing clinic held by Spectrum Ministries, in Tijuana. At the clinic, local boys were able to get baths and new clothes, and little girls were able to get their hair and feet washed, and new clothes as well. Parents were able to get fresh vegetables, and there were haircuts for all. We got to help with the bathing, as well as face painting and playing games with the kids (they are really good at soccer).

Day 4-In the morning we worked on the base, helping to construct the beginning phases of a basketball court, as well as planted flowers and weeded. In the afternoon, each team member was assigned a child from the after school program, and we all went to a museum and a 3D movie! For some of the children, it was their first movie theater experience ever! It was such a blessing to have one on one time with all the sweet kids.

The trip was such a blessing! It was awesome to see the high school kids minister and even see our new home-to-be. We look forward to sending you more pictures after we officially move on March 24th!

We can hardly believe we're moving in less than 2 weeks; praise God for His faithfulness!

We love you all, thank you so much for your prayer and support. Hopefully we'll get to see some of you tonight at our commissioning at Calvary Chapel Spring Valley.


Talk to you soon! Please email us with any questions or prayer requests.

Love and God Bless,
Brennan and Angelina