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Monday...
People of "mosaic outfitters" never cease to amaze us. The grace-filled hand of God + the pure awesomeness of these kids= an amazing team and an amazing time here in Memphis...the home of Elvis;) The day was full of hard labor, understanding the word "flexible", playing with Memphis kids of all ages, and ending the night with a powerful worship time with the Sunday morning students. :) A comment was made by the staff to Jarrett..."What
do you feed these kids over there in Arkansas? How are they all so amazing?" We agree! The servants hearts, the mercy/compassion over these Memphis kids, and the love for God has poured out. Parents, it is such a blessing to be with your kids! God is moving and we can SEE IT! Please continue praying for changed lives-we are praying with you. We are a little tired today-but full of His love and joy. Love you all:)

Guatemala Day 3

We have completed day 3 here in beautiful Guatemala. The weather has been perfect. The kids attitudes are awesome, Spanish is getting better and better while at the same time some very funny slip ups have happened. (our pastors name is Ramiro, but the word for prostitute is ramero. You can only imagine the look his face at our bad accents). The highlight of today was to see multiple people give their life to the Lord. Again, we went door to door strategically sharing the gospel, our stories, and praying for people. Caleb, Kelli, and Cydney got to see two tearful woman come to know the lord through cydneys testimony. Kristen, Sami, and Dylan got o pray for a family who was experiencing very vivid spiritual warfare, and also see the father of that house participate in spiritual conversations for the first time. Carter, Maggie, and Alex got to share with and pray with many families who have never let a Christian in their house before. It was so cool, and I am so proud of this team! Tomorrow we will begin the day in a school with 10-15 year olds playing games and doing bracelets. We are then going to take a midweek siesta and go to antiqua for a fun afternoon and evening. Pray that the seeds planted will begin to take root, as the next day we will return to share the gospel through the prodigal son skit. Things are going great. While we are a little sueno (sleepy), everybody is feeling great. We
Love you and miss you all!

Matt and the team

Portland team arrived safely

We're all settled in here in Portland. Hope to have a full post tonight. Much love!

Nick and the team

Guatemala day 2

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We have finished our second day in guatemala, which technically was our first full day here. And what a day it was! We began the day early, in devotions before getting to go to pastor Ramiro's church in la Pintino. It was a fantastic service, filled with singing, hugging, and studying john 17 again together. It was a real treat. In the afternoon, after out team study on Matthew 11, we went back to la pintino T share door to door testimonies. I was so proud of our stude T's who courageously shared their hearts to people they have even ever met. Many got to share the gospel as well with fami,it's and businesses there. We finished the afternoon doing e prodigal son skit to about 100 6-10 year olds, making pig puppets out of paper bags (way to go Karen Ramos! She rocked at these teaching everybody on the spot), and then dancing, singing, and p,aging soccer till the sun went down. You almost had to drag some our team to bed they were so tired. I would say that along with ongoing safety, you could pray hard for the teams energy. It was only the first day, and most of us were dragging. We have to get up at 6 tomorrow to get the day going as well. Pray for strength and energy! We love you all, everybody is doing incredible

Hasta mañana,
Matt and the team

Guatemala - Day 1

We made it to Guatemala!  After a great day of traveling, we got here at about 8 pm last night and had dinner at our church partner for the week, Ramiro's , house. We heard all about his life and vision for the little neighborhood he ministers too.  It is the town of la pinito (close?) ...which means the pine tree.  Which is pretty funny because there is not a single tree in the entire neighborhood. We will be at church in the morning, where I will be preaching, going door to door praying with families, sharing stories, and making friends. Pray for courageous hearts!  The kids are all staying 2 by 2 in host homes and loving it. Good news is I have Internet at my house so will be able to blog at least once a day. We love you!

Matt and the team

Spring Break Trips are Here!

Hey guys and gals. Guatemala Team took off this morning, officially launching our Spring Break trips. This will be the place to find all info about trips. You can also check facebook and twitter for quick updates. Please be in prayer for our teams.

for His glory and our joy,
mosaic students

Creation: God Makes - Discussion Questions

Hey guys,
Here are some questions for us to mull over in our devotion time from the last Saturday's talk on Creation.

What does the creation teach us about God's character?

How does your view of creation affect your view of your life?

How can you handle people who disagree with your view of creation with grace?

How does your understanding of creation affect how you care for the world around you?


love you guys,
Mosaic Students Team