Happy New Year from the Mayas

The end of the year- a time of looking back and looking ahead.  

LOOKING BACK-Our first month in Armenia

• Getting to know new people
• Finding the "perfect" house which we will rent after January 1st.
• Visiting Patio Bonito and believing God was leading us to begin a ministry there.
• God closed the door in Patio Bonito-disappointing but clearly from God
• Visiting other communities where there is no evangelical church
• Researching these communities as well as small towns around Armenia
• Learning deep insights from our conversations with people in parks, stores, and on the streets.

LOOKING AHEAD-Our first YEAR in Armenia 

• Hosting Jeff and Stephanie Harmon, Family pastor from CrossPoint Community Church January 14-17th
• Moving into our home on January 21st!
• Developing our UWM Colombia team.
• Visitors in 2013 who are currently potential UWM Colombia team members!
• Continued investigation of several different communities; potential ministry sites.
• Beginning the work in the ministry location where God leads.
• Hosting the short-term team of High Schoolers from CrossPoint Community Church, Modesto the middle of July.

Pray with us as we wait on God to show us our ministry site.

  

On Sunday, December 30th we visited the community of Jubileo.

This is a community of 320 homes (over 1,200 people) who were relocated to this area after the earthquake of 1999 destroyed their homes.

  We had a nice chat with Noehmi and Alirio, owners of a small store in Jubileo.  After the New Year holiday we will return to meet with a community leader.

 

We wish you a very Happy New Year celebration.  May Jesus be your ALL in ALL during the new year!

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas from the Mayas

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas

This year we have lived in two countries and three cities.  Started a church plant and entrusted it to a pastoral couple.  Moved to a new city to develop a new United World Mission Colombia team and house sit until January!

The One who brought so much hope to the world fills our hearts with hope as we look forward to 2013 and a new home to fill with His presence, a new church plant where we can live, love and rescue like Jesus.  And a new UWM team that  together will seek to KNOW, LOVE and SERVE God.

In 2013 may we together WORSHIP fully, LIVE radically and LOVE completely.

 Sending you our love and greetings from Colombia!

Vikki and Nelson Maya- Your Missionaries in Colombia

Christmas Sunday in Colombia

Christmas Sunday!  

Christmas songs, special music telling the Christmas story.  Not this year.  I am constantly reminded of the depth of our worsipful Christmas music in English.  However, in Spanish the worshipful Christmas songs are very limited.  

I was hoping to sing at least one Christmas carrol today in church.  None were included.

However at the end of the service we sang, in Spanish-  

Mighty to Save;  

My heart was leaping with joy-it wasn't a Christmas song but it sure explains the reason for His first coming!  

As you celebrate The Reason for the Season,

Merry Christmas!