Tico Tuesday, September 29th

We did it! We gave the mission coach training!

 It was a full, tiring day, but we did it! It went really well and it feels great to have finished it, but really, it was just the beginning! We got some good, helpful feedback from several people who came and have some great ideas to integrate into the training in the future. We have come to a difficult place now though: I will only be in Mexico for another 16 days, and Ann just left for the States for three weeks, so we won't be able to do much followup up on it together. What we really need is a missions coach coordinator who can come and dedicate him/herself full time to leading this area of the Centro Latino de Movilización. Neither Ann nor I feel called to this role: God used us to help develop structures, processes, and to kind of jumpstart things, but we need someone who can take over from here and start bringing people through the process. Last Wednesday's training was really just a trial run, since no one there had gone through the application process to become a mission coach. It was important though because Cynthia and the rest of the core team of the CLM needed to see the training straight from the horse's mouth. Also, this way the first official mission coach training will be an improved version of this trial one that we did. We got a lot of encouraging feedback, but there is always room for improvement. Please join us in praying for the mission coach coordinator to join the team quickly so that the area of missions coaching can continue to move forward. There are a couple ideas of people, but so far the search continues. There are also some other needs of personnel and finances at the CLM, so please just keep the whole ministry in your prayers.
Thank you for journeying alongside me in this and for all your prayers. It has been an invaluable experience to collaborate with Ann in developing the mission coach training and process. I learned a ton, gained a lot of confidence, and made a new friend.
Over the next couple weeks I will be wrapping up my service at the CLM and preparing to leave Mexico. Please continue to keep me in your prayers. Things are progressing regarding my next ministry placement and I look forward to sharing details with you as they come!
May we continue to see God's faithfulness and trust him provide for our every need,
Carrie