Lupe's Ministry
So maybe now we´ll actually start blogging. It took a while to get going on it. As much as we have struggled in the relationship with our "partner" church (Torre Fuerte), we see new life springing up outside the bounds of the status quo constraints we´ve been experiencing with Torre Fuerte.
Lupe is a local guy from Croc in his early thirties. He's been working with the street kids and other chavos (teenage guys) in Croc for a few years now. His goal has always been to draw the chavos into a close relationship with Christ by reaching them on their turf. He used to spend his free time in the streets hanging out with the guys that hung around in a sort-of gang on the corner. He is genuinely interested in each of these chavos individually. So they started hanging out with him, not just on "their" corner, but also in front of his house, then in his house, so much so, that his "free time" dried up. They brought their problems to Lupe, He opened up his home to the chavos and now you can´t go to Lupe´s house and find less than 3 or 4 guys there hanging out, playing foosball, lifting waits, playing guitar, improv rapping, or just chillin' in a safe environment.
Lupe and two of our YouthFront co-workers (Rodolfo and Amber) started a weekly prayer on Wednesday nights that has now turned into sort of a house church meeting at Lupe's house. Within the last few months, it's grown from 5-8 people to now more than 60 at last week's Prayer. He leads worship there, prays, opens up the floor to those who want to share testimonies, short talks, prayer requests. The Holy Spirit is powerful at these Prayer gatherings. The chavos sense it and are hungry for more.
Throughout the week, Lupe serves dinner to anyone who comes to his house. On friday night, a group of the chavos go with Lupe to visit different families in the community. There they pray with the family and share the gospel with them, sing a few songs and drop off a "dispensa" (some food basics) for the family. Then everyone meets back up at Lupe's house for "Rasa en la Casa" (maybe a rough translation would be "homies in the house"), where they eat together and hang out till late into the night.
Lupe is visionary. He is empowering some of the chavos to be in charge of various things like: a soccer team to play in an upcoming league, a theatre group, guitar lessons, and I'm sure I'm already behind on everything else he's scheming.
Christy and I have attending the Wednesday Prayer for a couple months and we receive so much being there just worshipping and praying with all the young people. It's amazing to see so many "street guys" piled into a small space, just soaking up God's word and praying together.
Lupe is a local guy from Croc in his early thirties. He's been working with the street kids and other chavos (teenage guys) in Croc for a few years now. His goal has always been to draw the chavos into a close relationship with Christ by reaching them on their turf. He used to spend his free time in the streets hanging out with the guys that hung around in a sort-of gang on the corner. He is genuinely interested in each of these chavos individually. So they started hanging out with him, not just on "their" corner, but also in front of his house, then in his house, so much so, that his "free time" dried up. They brought their problems to Lupe, He opened up his home to the chavos and now you can´t go to Lupe´s house and find less than 3 or 4 guys there hanging out, playing foosball, lifting waits, playing guitar, improv rapping, or just chillin' in a safe environment.
Lupe and two of our YouthFront co-workers (Rodolfo and Amber) started a weekly prayer on Wednesday nights that has now turned into sort of a house church meeting at Lupe's house. Within the last few months, it's grown from 5-8 people to now more than 60 at last week's Prayer. He leads worship there, prays, opens up the floor to those who want to share testimonies, short talks, prayer requests. The Holy Spirit is powerful at these Prayer gatherings. The chavos sense it and are hungry for more.
Throughout the week, Lupe serves dinner to anyone who comes to his house. On friday night, a group of the chavos go with Lupe to visit different families in the community. There they pray with the family and share the gospel with them, sing a few songs and drop off a "dispensa" (some food basics) for the family. Then everyone meets back up at Lupe's house for "Rasa en la Casa" (maybe a rough translation would be "homies in the house"), where they eat together and hang out till late into the night.
Lupe is visionary. He is empowering some of the chavos to be in charge of various things like: a soccer team to play in an upcoming league, a theatre group, guitar lessons, and I'm sure I'm already behind on everything else he's scheming.
Christy and I have attending the Wednesday Prayer for a couple months and we receive so much being there just worshipping and praying with all the young people. It's amazing to see so many "street guys" piled into a small space, just soaking up God's word and praying together.
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