Cartagena

So when we got to Cartagena we were each assigned a topic and told we were doing an evangelism workshop for a church the next day. After we had a meeting and talked about it a little, we had some free time. Us girls went out and we found a very American mall and I got very excited. It even had a McDonalds! That night we went out for dinner (when a school director, like Sarvia, goes to visit a team, YWAM pays for dinner) at a nice restaurant and got all dressed up. The place where the restaurant was, was called The Walled City. It is beautiful! I fell in love with that part of Cartagena. Then the next day we did that evangelism workshop. Sjoerd and I had exhortation, so basically we just encouraged the church to step out and I shared some personal testimonies. Then with that church we did some street evangelism (dramas and testimonies) and invited people to come to a movie at the church that night. Sunday morning we ran a church service. Then we had the afternoon off. Sarvia left that day. Us girls went to the Walled City and did some shopping. On the way home our taxi got lost, but no worries, we made it home eventually. That was an adventure! On Monday we kind of just did chores around the base. That Tuesday was Jessie's birthday and we spent all day doing construction. Well, I didn't. I started feeling sick so I laid down. I ended up being sick until Sunday. No one worry though, I am fine now. On Sunday we did a Sunday School thing and then had the afternoon off. On Monday we did three programs of street evangelism and on Tuesday we did door-to-door evangelism and then one program. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we worked at schools and did children's ministries all day. Friday night the Cartagena base threw us a goodbye party. We had Saturday off so we went to the beach. We left Sunday morning and arrived back in Ensenada, Mexico at 1 AM this morning.

Outreach was a wonderful time of growth and new experiences. God opened my eyes so much and showered so many blessings on our team and the people we were working with. I can not praise Him enough for the wonderful opportunity He gave me through this DTS and especially this outreach. It has been incredible and I suggest it to anyone who could do it. Thank you so much for your support and for taking the time to read my blog. It means so much to me!

Dios les benidga!
Coray

Boca Chica Revised...

Sorry that last entry was a cop out! I have been soooo busy and internet costs money and I just haven't had a chance to really write a blog. But now I'm back in Ensenada with my own computer and I'm going to do my best. So here it goes...

We flew into Cartagena on May 3rd and the couple who are the base directors in Boca Chica met us at the airport. They took us to a boat and sent us off to Boca Chica. It was about 25 minutes by boat to get to the island. The base was beautiful. The plumbing was interesting... showers were bucket showers and we flushed the toilet by dumping water down it. When we got to Boca Chica, Sarvia was there waiting for us. She came to spend a week with us during our outreach. She brought chocolate!!!!!! It was real yummy! The food at Boca Chica was incredible. Our ministries were varied and interesting. The first day we built a latrine and then moved wood. Every morning we had some kind of group worship or intercession thing and after that we cleaned the base every morning. Our second day of ministry we built a floor. Then a couple of us went to this house that they have for feeding kids and giving them a Bible story. The next few days are kind of blurred together. We did a mother's day party for a bunch of mothers. We threw a party for a lot of kids (Ru, Sjoerd, and I were clowns for this and it was so much fun!). I can't really remember a whole lot more of what we did, but it was really fun. We just kind of ran a few church services and youth groups and stuff like that. On Friday morning we left Boca Chica for Cartagena. The 25 minute boat ride back was lovely. The boat ride was the coolest it got in Cartagena and Boca Chica. We were going fast across the ocean with the wind in our faces and it felt good. So that was Boca Chia.

Boca Chica and Cartagena Week 1

Sorry that its been so long! Computer access has been limited and weve been super busy. Our week in Boca Chica was very full. We did lots of work with kids, teenagers, and churches. We had a mothers day celebration. We built a latrine and floor. I went swimming in the Caribbean Sea. The food was incredible. Thats about all I can think of. Then we came to Cartagena. Weve been working with churches doing church programs and workshops, street ministry, etc. We helped build something. Im not really sure what. Ive actually been sick for like three days. Ok it was kind of pointless to write a blog because this is all I really have to say. But I guess you all appreciate knowing that Im alive. And I am. Miss you all!
Dios les bendiga!
Coray

Leticia, Colombia

So this past week we have been in Leticia at the YWAM base. We got back from the jungle on Monday and we had the rest of the day off. Then we had all day off on Tuesday. On Wednesday we were supposed to go to a city in Peru (Santa Rosa) but it rained so much that we couldn´t go because it wasn´t safe on the river. On Thursday morning we made bead bags for salvation bracelets. Then on Thursday afternoon we went to a jail. We did a program with two dramas (Wake Me Up and Bloody Sunday). Jess gave her testimony and then JP gave a mini-sermon thingy. At the end JP told anyone who wanted the kind of freedom we were talking about to stand up. About 40 people stood up. Then he prayed a prayer and they all repeated after him. It was incredible! Then we spent five minutes praying over them before we had to go. On Friday morning they had nothing for us to do again, so we went out on our own and created a program in a park. We did poi, all our dramas, and a couple testimonies. Then we talked with some people and I think three people accepted Jesus. Maybe more. This afternoon we are going out to do evangelism with the DTS here. Tomorrow we leave for Bogota. Sunday we leave from Bogota f0r Cartagena. That´s about it.
Que Dios les bendiga!
Coray