It has been a great blessing to come back to El Pozo, I am so happy to be back in my country with my people, my food, my tacos… But I have to admit that I still miss living in Salamanca a lot, walking by its streets, going to En Vivo and seeing faces that fill my heart. It made me feel so much at home even being on the other side of the world.
However, I can’t complain, though Mexico received me with earthquakes, I love being here, I love the students that make Casa Verde feel a home for many.
As usual, I’ve seen God’s Hand working in every step I take, so I don’t have any doubt that I’m in the right place.
This year, our main purpose was being able to talk about Christ without fear, and we have fasted and prayed a lot as a team.
God is working in an incredible way in the ministry and the students’ lives. I’ve seen students that didn’t want to hear from God at all start to believe through our biblical studies with the Núcleo group. Velia, Karla and Marina are examples of this.
Three students that had each stopped believing in God for different circumstances, like an “unfair” death of a family member, their parents’ divorce, or because they studied at a catholic school after which they wanted nothing to do with God.
But they somehow decided to come to El Pozo and God started to touch their hearts. They began to know that Loving God that loves them no matter what. Little by little their walls are falling down, and although they are still in that process, I am so grateful I can get a first-hand look of this change in their lives.
There’s also Gaby, who has been involved at El Pozo for some years now. She’s got a huge heart for Jesus and she’s decided to get baptized and give her life to the Lord publicly. We are so excited to see what God is doing in her life and the example that she is for other students. Eva, who was her mentor, just came from Spain for the baptism this week. I would like to ask you to be praying for Gaby, and that she can keep reflecting Jesus with her testimony.
I love working for the Lord, but getting the economic support is getting more and more complicated. I still need around $300 per month, so I would like you to be praying that I can get there for 2018 and keep serving God much longer.
There are also several projects we are working on for which we need economic support. For example, next Easter we are going to Guatemala to help build a house for homeless people. We want to take 10 students. It would be around $500 per student, but not all of them have the economic possibilities. They are very excited to go and are working on different activities to get the money for the journey.
Thank you so much for all of the support and encouragement that you have given me throughout all this time! If you would like to support me even more, here are a few ways:
FINANCIAL
One of the ways you can help is by deciding to support me financially (online or check)
Online:
simply clicking on the following link DONATE.
A page will appear like this one, there’s a bit about my story and a green button below my photo which says “Give”. On the ¨Give¨ page you can
decide if you want to make a monthly, or a one-time
donation (for this online giving you will need to use your credit card).
By Check:
Fill out your information on the back, tear off the bottom portion, and make check payable and mail to: CMF International, PO Box 501020 Indianapolis, IN 46250
PRAYER
But above all, the greatest way you can support me is in prayer. I definitely need your prayers while I am still here in Puebla. Please pray for my team and for our students and for all the is ahead of us in the coming semester.
My email is karlaalejandreolivares@gmail.com
