We have finished three weeks of the Consiervos (Bondservants) missions course, with the six students enrolled currently on the field, visiting a mission that works with an indigenous tribe. For some it will be a very new experience and comes right after having spent a week dedicated to transcultural topics such as understanding worldview and cultural differences, and then what it looks like to share the Gospel into these different cultural settings. So over the course of these two weeks they will have a first hand experience of being in a very different culture and seeing an established mission at work.
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| The students and staff of Consiervos 2019 |
Following these two weeks we will have another five weeks of classes with these students with the program winding down at the end of the first week of December.
Millar
During this two week "break" we are hosting a group of students from Millar College of the Bible's Sunnybrae Campus - 10 students who are taking a 2 credit hour missions module here at CEC. This week we are spending the mornings in class hearing from different people teach on a variety of topics who have had experience in missions. Next week we will get out into the community in a few opportunities to get some exposure to what it is like to be and to serve in a cross-cultural setting.
Between Consiervos and Millar, it has been a MISSIONS focussed month here, and it has been very refreshing. It is so good to be reminded of not only the need that is around us constantly, but to see what God is doing all over the world, being exposed to those needs, and seeing the challenges in meeting them. There is something so refreshing and so important in being reminded of the importance of missions, wherever we are.
More Students
We are three months out from the next CEC course, which begins on January 20th. Details are coming together but one of the highest priorities right now is the recruitment of students. This always presents itself as a challenge being in the last-minute culture that we are in, here in Mexico. However, we are trying to be as proactive as we can to get students signed up as soon as possible, for their sake and for ours. Probably the greatest thing we can do, proactively, is to pray, and you can definitely help us with that! With the second year beginning this coming year, we are praying for up to 15 first year students, and up to 10 second year students (this would be the absolute max). Please pray that connections would be made, and that people would see God open doors for them regarding common difficulties such as leaving ministries, making arrangements for family, and also finances to be able to come. We pray that God will bring together another excellent group of students who can return to their homes, communities, and churches, being even more effective witnesses for God. God bless each one of you and thank you for your prayers and support! ¡Dios les bendiga!
