Stateside Reflections...

 Wow....what a Summer.... I cannot believe it's over. The whole thing flew by. If I had to summarize the whole summer in one word, I think it would be "joy". I was filled with so much joy this summer. It was such a joy to be a part of such an incredible team. The interns and Osmar became a second family to me or as my mom and I call it, "my Mexico family". It was such a joy to be part of such a clearly purposeful and meaningful ministry. What a joy to see families receiving their first homes and a joy to see teams from Canada and the States come alive on mission. What a joy to see mothers and father give their lives to Christ. It was a joy and privilege to be around such worshippers whether in song or in action. It was even a joy to be cleaning dishes in the dish pit. What a joy that over 100 houses were built and over 150 people gave their lives to Christ just this summer. 

I look back on all that I got to do and be a part of and it is wild. I am so grateful for the flexibility of college life to leave for 2 months to another country and have such an amazing experience. I am so grateful I could leave things at ABF for a season and come right back to it. I am grateful for all of the support of my family and friends, knowing I was backed by that was such an encouragement. 

It is good to be back. I missed home, family, friends, church. At the same time it feels wrong not to be there. That was home, there was family, those are my friends, that was my church... I'm going to miss it so much. I'm grateful ministry doesn't end...

Signing off for now....

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:13‬ ‭

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  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2022 at 7:43 AM

    Zack just had a chance to read your entire blog for the summer. All I can say is praise the Lord. So excited that you got to be a part of our YUGO family. Definitely want to take you out to lunch for a deeper dive and debrief. Welcome home! Pastor John Erwin

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    1. ZackAugust 23, 2022 at 9:46 PM

      Thanks Pastor John! That sounds great!

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