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WHAT?
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Traveling down to
Juxlauaca, Oaxaca to help work with the Mixteco Indians (Social work,
construction projects, working alongside local missionaries and church,
children’s events)
WHO?
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Missionary contacts:
Martin & Karen Arroyo
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Involved in church
planting and social work
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Worked at the Mexico
City dump prior to Oaxaca with Mixtecos
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Served the Indians
for a year before doing any ministry
Where?
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Juxlauaca, Oaxaca
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10,000 in the city;
with 28,000 in larger area including pueblos
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10 major streets;
People come into the city for shopping
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Most people are of
Mixteco origin, but speak it in the villages
WHY
(Purpose)?
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Expose Mexicans in
Queretaro to missions outside the city
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Invest in
Relationships with friends of the K-fe over a long period of time
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Get expose to other
parts/peoples of Mexico and serving them
We were
feeding, building, helping, painting and doing everything for the local
villages as well as doing kids and youth activities. The coolest part is
we took 12 Mexican from here with us!...And 2 or 3 were not
Christians...but I think God is moving something fierce in their lives. We
had a blast and it was busy, hard work, but fun. Julian (me) also had some
good challenging experience of leading a team of about 20 or so....this
should be good b/c he (me) will now be leading our team down here...pray
for that!
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