Time to Train

As many of you know, I will be going to Kaleo School of Missions in Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico in January. It is a three month school that has the first 10 weeks in a classroom and local outreach in the Reynosa area. After that there is an 18 day outreach. My outreach will be to Juarez, a border city opposite El Paso Texas. This School is part of Iris Global Ministries. I cannot say that the school was all my idea and I may have even been a little reluctant at first to apply. It means that I will not be in Guatemala for 4 months or even more with Christmas in the States. I love San Lucas and where I am living. It justs seems like I am getting settled into the new place and it is time to leave. As I have been going through the process, I have realized that the best thing I can do is get myself strengthened in the Lord and trained for the next stage of life and ministry and this school is the best place to start.

For the last month, I have been doing the prep work to go to the school. What that means is I have spent a lot of time reading. There are 7 books that are required for the school and many others that are recommended reading. I have read 6 of the 7 and will be starting on the recommended books soon. They ask that the required books be read before you come so that you can enjoy the free time and group activities in the afternoon. That seemed like a good plan to me so I have been reading. My eyes are sore but I have been having great insights into God's heart for us.

In the books, I have been reading about God's provision, His desire to love through us and His supernatural protection in the most dire of circumstances. These have all been good reading and they have helped me focus on purpose in ministry and in life, as well as know the confidence we can have in any circumstance. These have been areas of struggle for me. I have often found it easier to just join in someone else's work than to launch into where God is leading. I have worried about finances and safety as well as my leadership abilities. In the books, along with my quiet times and Scripture reading, I have felt the confidence of God more and more each day.

I am coming to realize the truth of a message that I heard many years ago. "There is always time to do it right". No matter how urgent the need or how big the problem, there is always time to deal with it God's way. He has the perfect plan and He knows what we need to do to walk with Him in the midst of the situation. Sometimes we need training. That is where I am at right now. Other times we need to sit quietly and let God speak. Other times He leads us into action. But always we need to know where God is at and how He would have us to move, even if it is just one step for now. We should never be willing to run ahead of God just to try and help and we should not lag behind Him and miss out on what He wants to do through us. I am learning to move at God's pace.

These last two months have been good for me in many ways and I am excited to see where the next 4 months will lead. I am expecting to be challenged and changed while I am in Mexico but most of all, I am counting on coming out with fresh vision and a Godly empowerment for the work that He is preparing for me in the future. I am beginning to get a more clear idea of what that will be but it is too soon to share it. I have been talking to Patricia about it some and also a little to Tono and I know that it will involve kids and helping them to find identity in Jesus rather than all of the identities that the world tries to hang on them and as I think about it I get excited. I wish that I could say more but it is too soon.

As I prepare to leave for the States and then Mexico, God has been showing me His faithfulness. He has provided for the next 4 months and I can go to Mexico without worrying about haw to continue paying for my rent and other expenses in Guatemala while I am gone. I know that He also has a plan to provide for the future. I am looking for 30 people at $25 a month and 2 Churches at $100 a month to become partners with me in the ministry here in Guatemala. As of now, I am only looking for these partnerships to cover my personal expenses. I will be looking for ministry partnerships also in the future but that will be sent through and organization and directed by a board and not me. If you believe in what God is going to do and would like to join in, you can send support to

Life Church Morris
P.O. Box 679
508 W Illinois Ave,
Morris, IL 60450
In the memo line write Mission San Lucas

I want to thank all of you that have supported me this year and made it possible for me to do all that I have been doing and I look forward to sharing with you in the near future what will be happening going forward. I will be in the States for about a month so if you would like to talk to me or would like me to talk to a Church or small group, get in touch with me at thegeokr@yahoo.com .