Mommy scorpion with at least 40 babies!

Judah and I were going through a box in storage and found this mommy scorpion with at least 40 babies on her back!!! *shiver*

Andrews Update

Hi again friends! Below is a brief report on how Legacy went last weekend and a snippet of what's going on at Destiny House.  Thank you so much for praying and believing with us.  You're gonna want to read this, it's very exciting to see God interacting with this generation of youth! Legacy Makers James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." Small groups are always our favorite time during Legacy.  We find that our youth want someone to LISTEN to them, not just hear them.  A young man told me that his mom found out her husband was cheating on her.  A couple days later he walk into her room to find her hanging from a rope.  Trying to save her, she said, "leave me, I want to die!"   Little did that mom know that the young man has been cutting himself because he does not want to live either.  THIS is only one of many reason why we do what we do.  To listen with God's heart and speak a word of hope and life to one individual.  All the work is worth it, the long nights and endless days just to be able to touch one.  Thanks be to God for His wisdom and grace as we continue walking with these Legacy Makers!! Do you want to donate now toward our ministry online?  You can through Paypal Donate Online The $50 Winner of Open Mic Night at YWAM Belmopan's Destiny House Just hanging out at Destiny House! Please pray for this vital ministry, that God would give us wisdom, resources and helpers to create a wonderful place for our youth to hang out.  "We close when the last person leaves". Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2013 Youth With A Mission Belmopan, All rights reserved. We are sending out these periodic emails to friends of our family only! Our mailing address is: Youth With A Mission Belmopan Box 311 Belmopan Belize

Pray for Keilah

Good morning friends,

Tomorrow Keilah, and all other kids her age countrywide will be sitting part 1 of PSE (Primary School Examination). This is the standard test to determine if they can continue on to high school. We have no doubt that Keilah will pass with flying colors but sadly many will not. Recent reports are that nearly half of the students who take the test do not pass (and I believe passing grade is 50%)?!

Please pray for Keilah and the other students. Keilah is trying not to feel nervous and gives herself pep talks throughout the day but there are still some butterflies in her tummy! The exam will start at 8:00am Central Standard Time and last until 1:45.

Keilah also is fighting a cold right now! So we are asking you to join us in prayer. Thanks so much friends!

LEGACY kicked off last night with POWER!  Andrews Willis from Houston, brought the house DOWN!  Please keep praying for the youth this weekend at Legacy.  Jason posted a message this morning about small groups:

"Small groups - our youth want some one to listen to them.  A youth told me, his mom found out her husband was cheating on her.  A couple days later he walk into mom's room to find her hanging from a rope.  Trying to save her, she said 'leave me I want to die.'  Little did that mom know that the youth has been cutting himself because he does not want to live either.  This is only one of many reason why I do what I do.  To be able to speak a word of hope and life to one individual.  All the work was worth it, just to be able to touch one.  Thanks be to God!!"

Please friends, this is real stuff we are dealing with.  Please pray.  There is nowhere else we would rather be than right here with these youth, finding God together in the midst of the hell they are walking through.

Surrender.

"Touching the Future"

The youth of our Nation need to be empowered with keys and tools on how to create jobs, how to create employment for themselves while living in a country with 23% unemployment and over 46% living in poverty.  So many young people are sitting at home with a Associates or Bachelor degree, waiting until they can get a job with the government (only to lose it 4 years later).  It has been scientifically proven that small business are the engine to any thriving economy.  Our prayer for this event was to inspire or encourage youth into entrepreneurship - just maybe we could light a spark that would bring forth a thriving economy.

After the event, Patrick E Jones, a respected Belizean reporter said, “A very successful youth entrepreneurship workshop was held on Saturday at the UB auditorium in capital city, Belmopan.  Over two hundred young people from all over the country attended. Congratulations to the organizers of the event.  You have undoubtedly touched the future ... and the future looks bright!!”

We want to say a big thanks for praying for and supporting this great initiative “Energizing Youth Entrepreneur Workshop.”  We had over 250 young people from all six districts. The reports we have received have been encouraging.  Individuals walked away with keys, tools and ideas to implement into their own small businesses.  With such high unemployment in our district you could sense that the participants were hungry for information.  The REAL questions they asked seemed to come from a place of desperation and hope.  Many people have asked if we would take the event to other districts but my hope is that other individuals will rise up in those places to do the same thing.

Thank you for your continued prayers for the beautiful, wise people of our nation.  We love you Belize, and we are standing beside you.

January 2013 Family Update

Thank you friends for walking right beside us on this journey.  Your faithful companionship has brought so much peace and grace to us.  The update below includes little snapshots of what is going on in our life right now.  You have each played such a vital role in all that we have done in Belize.  Thank you!

Buses that brought teachers to Belmopan for the protest.

This wasn't even half of them! A HUGE crowd was out there, in the thousands. I must say, I stand with our teachers on this one.