Meeting Jesus

Hello, and welcome to our new blog!  We’re excited to have you join us as we continue to work in El Callejon.  First things first, we want to thank Angie for the work she did this past summer to begin the blog.  Her heart for the women, teens and girls of El Callejon was an inspiration to those who came for outreaches.  What a blessing!

We wanted to take a little time to explain our new name.  Our part is not to ‘bring’ Jesus to the women of El Callejon.  Instead, our part is to help them to see that He is already there.  Through our lives, we can help show different facets of Jesus.  Each one of us has our own stories of how He met us.  These are a beautiful way to help each other grow in our faith. 

We love hearing the testimonies of students and others who come down on outreaches.  We love hearing those who come to the Social Work site share their stories, too.  Each story helps us see a little more of God’s bigness. 

And so, we are meeting Jesus here in El Callejon.  We do not carry Him in with us; He is there, waiting for us. 

Of course, that doesn’t mean everything is great and wonderful!  Satan has infested all places with his lies and hatred.  There is much brokenness in El Callejon.  The needs - physical, emotional, spiritual, are great.  By ourselves, we cannot hope to make a difference.

But, we cling to the promise that there is no place on earth that God has forsaken.  There is no place the blood of Jesus does not cover.  Through the Holy Spirit, lives are being changed.  Through His power, we are seeing glimpses of glory.  We are meeting Jesus. 

God has invited us to join in what He is already doing.  We have been given an awesome and compelling task and we do not take that lightly!  We strive to continue to show the people of El Callejon Jesus, through our lives, through teaching the Bible, through discipleship, through helping them to grasp His deep, wide love.  What a privilege to join in God’s redeeming work! 

We hope you’ll stop by often to read more of what God is doing in El Callejon.  We plan to have those who come down on outreaches share parts of their stories here.  We’ll share ways you can connect with El Callejon through prayer requests, needs, joys and struggles.  And, of course… we’ll share lots and lots of pictures! 

And, we hope that today you go out into your part of the world with the hope and assurance that Jesus will meet you right where you are, too!