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Spring Break

Thursday evening we had a party at my place. About 30 students from 4 different campuses came. We spent three hours together, talking, playing ping pong, foose ball and cards. It was a good time to talk to students I hadn't seen in a while and meet new people. The involved students are great about bringing their friends! It is also nice to see that we are impacting students on campuses all over the city in a very natural way. As we get more established I am excited to see what happens as we are more intentional about expanding to every campus.
This week campus was closed. Something like spring break. Our team got some special devotional time and also worked on content for our ministry (weekly meeting talks, small group materials, evangelistic resources). I am proud of our team. It is fun to be part of a team that is producing materials. We are trying to develop a culture in the ministry here that is balanced with action and thought. The hope is that our staff will feel like it is normal to be investigating the culture and producing materials that help us reach it.
Next week Chile celebrates it's independence. They say these are the best fiestas of the year in Chile.

"You Are Reading!"

Sunday I went to church and was blessed to hear one of the most clear and relevant calls to mission I have heard in Latin America. It was perhaps the best sermon I have heard in Latin America. It is a blessing to be at a church that is sold out to mission and passionate about seeing the Holy Spirit empower the church for mission. Afterwards I was at the mall with Francisco, a young man that I have gotten to know at church. It was fun getting to know him a little more.

After Francisco left I got a cup of coffee and sat down to read for an hour. As I sat there I noticed a older man looking for a place to sit and invited him to take a seat at the table I was at. Always hoping for opportunities to share the gospel I wondered what might happen. I continued reading. A few minutes later I was interrupted by a young lady who made a simply observation to start a conversation with me, "You are reading!" Well, "Yes" Turns our Leonor is a geography student at Cambridge, in Chile doing a research project. Her observation was not quite as random as you might think, because Chileans don't read books at malls, especially at this mall. As I looked around I noticed that I was quite out of place. Anyway we had a fascinating conversation for the next hour. Her parents were exiled from the USA and Chile because of their communist ties. We discussed politics, consumerism and spirituality. She shared about her near death experience and how she sees God working in her life. Fascinating...what will God do next in her life. It will be a privilege to be a part of it, if that is His purpose.

Team Santiago

For one month now we have had all of our team members together in Santiago. There are eight of us, two couples and four singles. Kurt and Melissa Adams are from Colorado. They are international campus staff with Crusade. They have a one year old boy, Aiden. Kurt is outgoing, hard working and always learning. Melissa helps us by leading prayer and has a tremendous heart for the nations. Christian and Blanca Maureira are some of my best friends. It is a real joy to work with close friends. Christian grew up in Santiago. We became good friends in Jalapa Mexico while we lived and worked together on campus there. He married Blanca in Mexico and they moved back to Chile a year and a half ago. We are excited for them as they are expecting their first child. They are both very talented and passionate about making disciples.
Esther Kim is originally from Philadelphia. She is doing a one year STINT, which we are hoping turns into two. Esther has led many English clubs and gained the friendship of many students by loving and serving them. Carla Ramirez and Adriana Salas are both from Jalapa Mexico and doing a year long internship with Vida Estudiantil. Adriana and Carla were actually neighbors and best friends in Jalapa. Carla brings a lot to our team with her servant heart and skills with publicity, English and discipleship. Adriana is our most outgoing team member. She has a lot of energy to meet and love students. Adriana likes to have fun and include others in it.