Community.
Life in Mexico is simple, not perfect by any means, but simple. There are no excuses for missed quiet times, or not spending quality time with loved ones. They understand that their creator was relational and He made his creation to be just as. 12 of us went down to Mexico, not knowing much more than each others names and vaguely recalling faces. Half way down to the border, we were already experiancing a loving caring sense of family. After working together, watching each other, sharing with each other, living with each other, breaking bread with each other, we came home a family. Pastor Justin has been speaking on Church. Not the building, the appointment, the service. I'm at lux right now, typing away, and slightly watching what's going on around me. Jeff - the owner, creates community here. He remembers everyones name, and always introduces you to people sitting around you. He embraces, encourages, and creates community. It's awesome. I was intimidated when I first began coming here, but then I began to see the beauty of it. You learn quickly in this coffee shop to smile at most who walk in and out, and always be ready to laugh at Jeff's witty comments. Sorry, that was random, but relevant. It's important to know people. It's important to give, serve, and love because that's what it truely means to live. I've had more encouragement, more accountability, love felt recently than ever. I'm making efforts to break out of my boxes, and be an active part of community. I wasn't really sure what I had seen God do, that had really truely touched me in any way that would have changed my
heart forever when i got back. When I woke up the morning after we got back and realized I wouldn't get to see Livia, our host familia, or even Alex, Matt, Joel, Chelsea, Carli, Costa, Nate, Karen, Immanuel, Logan Rick, or Brandon... I almost cried. I couldn't wait all day Wednesday to see them. Church isn't something that is understood, in the words of Justin, it's lived out, experianced in an active, sacrificial, and changing kinda way. We are church. We actively and sacrificially care for each other in such a way that it changes our hearts and helps us grow in our relationship with Christ. That's love. That's Church. We're on our way back.
Life in Mexico is simple, not perfect by any means, but simple. There are no excuses for missed quiet times, or not spending quality time with loved ones. They understand that their creator was relational and He made his creation to be just as. 12 of us went down to Mexico, not knowing much more than each others names and vaguely recalling faces. Half way down to the border, we were already experiancing a loving caring sense of family. After working together, watching each other, sharing with each other, living with each other, breaking bread with each other, we came home a family. Pastor Justin has been speaking on Church. Not the building, the appointment, the service. I'm at lux right now, typing away, and slightly watching what's going on around me. Jeff - the owner, creates community here. He remembers everyones name, and always introduces you to people sitting around you. He embraces, encourages, and creates community. It's awesome. I was intimidated when I first began coming here, but then I began to see the beauty of it. You learn quickly in this coffee shop to smile at most who walk in and out, and always be ready to laugh at Jeff's witty comments. Sorry, that was random, but relevant. It's important to know people. It's important to give, serve, and love because that's what it truely means to live. I've had more encouragement, more accountability, love felt recently than ever. I'm making efforts to break out of my boxes, and be an active part of community. I wasn't really sure what I had seen God do, that had really truely touched me in any way that would have changed my
heart forever when i got back. When I woke up the morning after we got back and realized I wouldn't get to see Livia, our host familia, or even Alex, Matt, Joel, Chelsea, Carli, Costa, Nate, Karen, Immanuel, Logan Rick, or Brandon... I almost cried. I couldn't wait all day Wednesday to see them. Church isn't something that is understood, in the words of Justin, it's lived out, experianced in an active, sacrificial, and changing kinda way. We are church. We actively and sacrificially care for each other in such a way that it changes our hearts and helps us grow in our relationship with Christ. That's love. That's Church. We're on our way back. 
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