First week in YWAM CMC

So almost a week ago lupita and I arrived at the base YWAM CMC (Youth With a Mission Center Mexico City) and this really means center, we're 7 blocks from the Zocolo which is considered the center of Mexico City.

The Base
The 2 appartments that make up the base/school are in fairly good shape, but the space isn't extravagant, but we fit there. The base leader plans to acquire another apartment down the road, and there is still one free apartment in the building, so we pray it stays free until we need the extra space. Right now we're right now in the process of getting all the stuff we need for a base. The biggest need at the moment is something to put in our hangout room.

Our main room where we eat and do out daily devotions in
the morning

In our rooms we also need places to put things, so Lupita and I have been out looking at things, and we each brought a cheap and simple dresser that will help us organizing a bit of the mess our rooms are at the moment, we're also looking set up curtains in the windows, and we have someone who has promised to sew them for us, so it will be nice when they are done so it will feel a bit more like home.

Sign Ministry

I'm living with 2 other boys, our room is messy at the
moment we're waiting to get some furniture so we can sort
our stuff and not have it laying on the floor

So far being here we have been following the program of the outreach that is currently here from a DTS in Mazatlan. This means that currently and for the next month we are 14 people in the 2 apartments. The outreach started in a church here in the city and moved in the apartments about 2½ week ago. The first 2 weeks here the team has primarily been trying to figure all the pratical things out, like buying beds, chairs, cooking equipment, etc. and finding out how everything works. Now most of the basic things is down and the team is about to do more ministries in the city.

Yesterday we did our first. It was sign ministry that is primarily about showing love to people. We had different signs like, smile, free hugs, free prayers, and we walked around with the signs talking with people. I was with Lupita and another Mexican and we had some really interesting talks. We also talked with a group of 4 boys around 17 - 18 years, and they gave us a song they themselves had written preformed with beatboxing, it was really cool and they had a lot of talent. From what i heard the other groups also had good experiences, one got filmed by some guys with camera and another met another ywam'er from a base somewhere in south america being home in Mexico on vacation. The sign ministry is something I really like and hate :) it's because it really challenges you not to have "fear of man" by walking around with big signs and talking with people. In the beginning it feels really weird but after some time you get into it and it's really cool.

Other Stuff
We have been doing a lot of other stuff the last few days, this sunday me and Lupita went visit this church Lupita heard about. We found the adress of online, and it was a cool exprience even though we were a little late, and i'm sure we will return next Sunday. We also went to a love themed youth gathering where the outreach team preformed some dramas and gave some testimonies.

So we're having a good and challenging time here, and we're excited for the things to come :)

This is our hangout room, at the moment it's kind of empty but we're hoping to get some furniture soon, but we need money, so if you are interested in helping financially you are more than welcome to email me so that our hangout room can get more than 2 inflatable mattresses and one thin blue mattress