Mexico Trip

So, a group of us went to Ensenda this past weekend to do some Legacy planning and promotion. Alex, Ben, Caitlin, Bethany, Denise, Selah, Grace and I crashed two youth rallies, met people from five churches, and went to one Sunday service over the weekend.

We had a good time…..and yes - it was a little crazy, loud and wild. A lot younger group than we normally take on these. It was good, though. Our high schoolers conducted themselves very well – and there was a lot of interest in Legacy from the Mexican youth. Saturday night, we were at one church for a four-church youth rally. We gave out Legacy T-Shirts. Then Sunday morning, we went to a different church - and there was like a sea of people there wearing Legacy shirts. Kind of a crack-up - everyone wore their new shirts to church the next day.

Bethany, Grace, and Caitlin had to sing twice......in Spanish...in front of a lot of people. And they did really well. They even held their mic's pretty close!

But we especially missed having Cherise there. We missed Cherise being....well....uh....you know......being.....Cherise. No one really made a fool of themselves in a restaurant. No one said really stupid things in Spanish to people at the church. No one was over-the-top loud and obnoxious in a completely loveable way like Cherise always is in Mexico. So, we didn't have anyone to really make fun of - we tried to make fun of Grace...and Caitlin - but it wasn't quite the same. (Cerdo Gordo - if you read this - you know I mean this in the most encouraging, uplifting and positive way - it just wasn't the same without you.... :) )

I had to "preach" twice in Spanish. Always a bit of a stretch for me.

Alex had to get a couple of small "PUP's" (also known as PALP's) and Ben had to get roughed up a bit...but it was all normal stuff. :)

Bethany and Denise got really sick. Ben got kinda sick. But it was an overall successful trip.

The leaders, and many of the kids in Mexico, are definitely viewing this as a great evangelistic opportunity. There is a big responsibility for us to make sure that Legacy is done with excellence and in a manner that allows the gospel to be well presented – and well represented.