The Time is Now!

I am so so sorry for the long gap in blog posts. Busyness has sunk in yet again and blogging has taken a backseat. We got back from a week-long conference in Highland, CA at our main sponsor church, Immanuel Baptist Church. It was such an encouraging week, fellowshipping with other missionaries from all over the world. It was a time when God definitely confirmed and reaffirmed His calling in my life to eventually go into international ministry. Though that time may not be now, I'm so excited for whenever it comes :-D. There is one God! Over all the earth! Praise His name.

God has been speaking to me a lot the last few days, which I am so grateful for. In my last year of school, God gave me the picture of the church in Revelation as the bride of Christ, beautifying herself for when He comes back (Revelation 19:7-8). I'm so excited to be participating in that here in Indio! I think I've written about it before, but there is so much disunity here in the desert; particularly in the body of Christ. Please pray that God would use Cross Community Church to bring some sort of unity and clarity to this area. Particularly, please pray Mark and Kristi and I would embody that unity as a staff. Pray for sameness of mind and spirit as we continue to work in His vineyard.

We also had our first outreach event last Friday! And...IT WENT GREAT! We held a free family night at a place called Pump it Up: basically a warehouse full of inflatable bounce houses, slides, and obstacle courses (in other words, a kid's fantasyland). 80 people showed up (53 kids)! We were a little anxious that over 100 kids were going to show up, but luckily God knew how much we could handle and gave us about 50: the perfect number! Not too much chaos, we made connections with families, and the whole crowd listened to Mark talk about our King. Couldn't ask for much more.

Please pray for:
- Our physical health! It is sick season and it has hit the Salazar kids. Please pray for physical healing for Shadrach and Moriah (especially Shad who has ear infections). Please pray for continued good health for Mark, Kristi, and I.
- Our first church service!!! Easter is fast approaching and we were so encouraged at Pump it Up to hear many families there were interested in coming! Please pray God would use us to be His hands and feet that weekend (April 23rd and 24th). May only His will be done! Pray for the missions teams that are coming out to help us and ultimately that the people of Indio would hear the Good News and understand.
- My job situation. I had a job interview this past week!! It's a position through the Riverside County Office of Education in Indio. I'm really interested in the job. Thursday and will keep you posted!

I'm so appreciative of all of you! Thank you for your prayers, presence, and support. May you experience how washed you are in His love today. He loves us so much, let Him love!