Amy Heckman Serving with New Tribes Mission in Mexico Check out the Adventures from February and March including the BIG FREEZE. Click on the picture to read the letter.
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Amy’s Adventures: February and March
Posted by Amy Heckman on Thursday, March 31st, 2011“Youth Group” – Jovenes
Posted by Amy Heckman on Friday, March 19th, 2010
Here in Mexico the Youth group is made up of kids from the age of 15 to around 30 or so. Our church has a great youth group, and we have really enjoyed hanging out with them. We’ve cleaned, had a birthday party, gone to a nursing home, and a park with them. We just found out today that they are doing the Bible Study on Friday nights and social things on Saturday. So we will probably start going to the Bible Study part too. Here is a bit from my journal about the night we went to the nursing home and the park.
At 4 we went to the church for “youth group.” We went to a nursing home to visit the people. First, the lady that started the home, told us a bit about the history. Then we went in and walked around and said hi to people. We went in one room and listened to a man tell stories. We (Crystal and I mostly just listened). Although there was one man (that with the help of some of the jovenes (youth)) asked me if I liked it here. I told him I did but I don’t know spanish, and am here to learn it. He said “okey dokey,” 
. After a couple hours, they sang a couple songs and then we left.
We went back to the church and hung out for a bit and then they asked if we wanted to go to a parque (park) for elotes (corn with cream, chili, and cheese). We said yes, and so we all loaded up and drove to the other side of town. We had fun singing on the way there. We ordered our elotes, and walked to a wall that we could sit on. From there we had a view of most of the city. It was a beautiful sight, but so big. We visited with them, and talked about what spanish we knew and that kind of thing. After awhile we were cold and it was time to go. So we said we’d take the Bible School students home. We said goodbye to the others and left. It was a great evening, and we were able to get to know our new friends better. Now we even have some inside jokes with them.
I will and try to get some more pictures up soon!!
A Welcoming Church Family
Posted by Amy Heckman on Friday, March 19th, 2010
Although we have a hard time understanding what everyone is saying, we did understand our host church’s warm welcome and desire to help us. The first Sunday we rode to church with some missionary friends. We got to church and met a couple people. Then church started so we went to our seats.
They had a missionary introduce us and they welcomed us, and said they hoped we felt very welcome there. We sang songs, had a greeting time, and then sang several more songs. After that they had a prayer and then they had a time of sharing things they were thankful for. Next they prayed and thanked God for these things. Then Pastor Jose started preaching. He talked about the importance of listening to God! As I listened I was able to understand some of what the Pastor was saying. After he preached they took offering, and then they had announcements (that I didn’t understand very well at all). Then they had the leaders in the church stand up so we could know who they were.
After that we were done and we started visiting with people. We tried to talk a little bit with our host family. Mr. Vargas gave us his number (as well as Hecotor, one of the leaders) and said if we ever need anything or if we are sad, just call them. After we had talked to everyone and Pastor Jose said if we need anything call, and they are glad we are here. They aren’t concerned with how long the service goes, they just want to learn. Most Sundays the service starts at about 11:30 and ends around 1 or 1:30. They have Sunday School before Church from 10:00 to 11:00 or so. We have had 2 other Sunday’s with them, and have continued to feel their care for us.
Help Us Set Our Departure Date!!
Posted by Amy Heckman on Thursday, October 1st, 2009Summer is giving way to fall, and it even got down to 60 this morning!
Florida: After all my traveling this summer it was nice to spend some time in Florida. I had some dear friends visit, including my coworker Crystal, who came for about three weeks. During this time, Crystal and I spent a week in a “Sharpening Your Interpersonal Skills” workshop, where we learned many great tools that will be a huge help in all our interaction with people.
Rocky Mtns
Colorado: On September 1st, I flew out to Colorado with my parents. We had a very busy week, visiting and encouraging friends. We also got to do some special things like, go to a Broncos game, go to my parents college/church reunion, and enjoy the beautiful Rocky mountains. Click on the links to see the pictures. After our whirlwind trip, we flew back to Florida and settled back into a routine of sorts.
Mexico??: As you may have noticed, Crystal and I aren’t in Mexico yet. However, we hope to head there soon, but before we can set a departure date our support needs to reach $1900 promised a month (60% of our recommended $3152). Crystal and I have both been very encouraged by how God has been raising this amount quite rapidly the past couple of months. Crystal is now at $1437 of the $3152 (45%), and I am at$1795 (57%). As soon as we reach 60% we can set our departure date. We are excited to see how God will raise the rest of our support, and maybe even beyond our minimum amount. If we do receive more than the $1900, it will allow us to minister more freely in Mexico. We are so close and greatly appreciate your prayers and financial support. If you would like to be a part, and by doing so, be a part of reaching the lost in Mexico, you can simply go to the top of the page and select the give button. Thank you!!