Nana of the Year

So I have announcement to make, I have officially become staff here at YWAM San Diego/Baja. I am here in Tijuana for two years. I just praise God for all that he has given me. It has been a dream to be able to do ministry here in Tijuana. God has given me such a heart for this city and the immense need here. I keep thinking of the verse in Ephesians 3:20, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! 

I have written about the ministry we do in Zona Norte called Zone Kids. I have been given charge of the younger children's program. I am so ecstatic about this as I love children, and I have an extreme heart for the area, so this is a big deal for me! God for sure has a plan for this time here.

Part of the Zone Kids ministry is a mom's Bible study where the moms come and have a Bible study and fellowship during the kids program. One lady who has been coming to the Bible study is named Mercedes. She brings her grandchildren. She has one granddaughter named Stephanie who is one year old. I just love Stephanie and through that, I have really gotten to know Mercedes. She takes care of her three grandchildren because her daughter is addicted to drugs and is very unstable. I can see in Mercedes that this effects her greatly. She is always telling me about her daughter Jaquiline, and how she is so unstable, that she is in and out of house, doing drugs, having boyfriends etc. Mercedes is very open in the Bible study about her struggles and I know she is so open to learning more about God and prayer, and trusting in her Heavenly Father. Mercedes is really trying to trust that God has a plan but I can tell she is discouraged. She is a wonderful grandmother, Stephanie is very attached to her. I love it. God has a plan for her life, more than she can ask or imagine. I want her to know this in her heart not just her head. 

• Please pray for Jacqueline that she will get the necessary help that she needs so that she can be the mother and daughter that she needs to be. 
• Please pray for Mercedes that she can really know who God is and trust in his plan for her family. 
• A praise that God has really answered my prayer in being able to lead the kids program in the park! 
• And finally can you please pray for me and my Spanish? I am discouraged and I feel like it is impossible for me to learn.

I just love Stephanie! I think this was the first time she had ever seen bubbles 

and she was making such a funny laugh!