THIS IS OUR GOD... He is Lord

Hey All

It is hard to believe it has already been one week for me in Monterrey. The first week's American groups left this morning. The rest of the day the interns and staff were off and we rested. However, I found it difficult to sleep in 109 degree weather with no AC because the power went out for 4 hours this afternoon. Therefore, instead I finished a book. Friday nights are interns out on the town night. We went to the famous Wall-Mart, out to eat, and the Monterrey river walk. It was a great day for reflection on the last weeks experiences.

This week has really gone by fast. I spent almost the entire week at Casa Jogar Douglas. The home was started by a man named Juimon. His son Juimon Jr. now runs it. Juimon Sr. truly desired for Douglas to be not only a physical shelter for the orphans but also a spiritual shelter. This is evident through past visions, the fading verses posted onto the walls, the crumbling baptistry, and the decaying church on the hill. This vision of Douglas being a spiritual sanctuary has faded over the years. The Back2Back captains for Douglas truly desire to reestablish Douglas as a spiritual sanctuary for the orphan who takes refuge in its physical shelter. The first steps were just showing the orphans of Douglas the love of Christ which Back2Back has been doing for 10 years. The second of these was repairing an old and decaying children's home.

The current step that Back2Back has taken towards making Douglas a spiritual sanctuary is the restoration of the church on the hill. The building's roof was falling in, its windows missing, the pews broken, the paint chipping, and its stage crumbling. The roof has been repaired, the windows replaced, the stage re-poured, the church is becoming re-established. There still remains a lot of work to do. We need to make new pews, finish painting the outside, and a few other repairs. It remains overwhelming to see what God has done already. Church on Wednesday and Sunday nights is a magnificent time of worship and fellowship. The kids have a spiritual place in which to find God and rest in Him. A place that was built for that purpose. A place in which others are present to serve God in this need. One picture that has moved me this week, and caused me to see the hole this church is filling involves one littler girl. On Wednesday I walked up the hill to start another day of preparation for the group work projects. That day we were to finish restoring and painting the metal doors. As I walked into God's church, I saw a young orphan girl siting on the stage reading her Bible. The look on her face and the stillness in which she sat as she read the word of the living, breathing God moved me. She was dwelling in the shelter of the Most High God. She was in her spiritual sanctuary. God showed me the importance of dwelling in his shelter. He reminded of how little I rely on Him and how little I stay in His shelter.

As I am reminded of God's shelter, I think of that young girl. In response God promises, rest in the shadow of the Almighty. May we each not just visit or stay for a week in the shelter of the most high, but may we DWELL in the Shelter, live in the Shelter, abide in the shelter, sleep in the shelter, trust in the shelter. When we do this we shall rest in His Shadow. That is a Glorious place. I desire to make it there. It is my prayer. May it also come to be yours.

Prayer Request

That Douglas would become a spiritual sanctuary for every child and house parent living there. That God would make himself evidently known to these children. His Glory be shown.

Tommorow is a new week work and service

He is my Healer
God Bless
Andrew Dixon