The Poulette Family in Mexico

Last night, I felt like I needed to write an email to those of you who have signed up for our email newsletters (if you’re not on that mailing list, you can sign up here), asking you to pray for the project we have that is finishing up in June.

Three years ago tomorrow, Nathan arrived, and things haven’t been the same since. I’ve learned a lot about life, priorities, ministry, and God.

I just received a message from a friend of mine who’s a youth pastor in Kentucky about a great way his youth group is supporting missions. Phil is definitely a global youth worker.

I was in a church in Cuba where the average person makes less than $20 a month, and the sign on the wall says “A church blessed to be a blessing.”

The profession of youth ministry has been blessed to be a blessing. Many of us who are in youth ministry have received numerous opportunities. Some of us have been educated in youth ministry. We have experience in ministering to young people. We have learned a lot and been offered a lot. Now it’s our turn to be a blessing to others around the world.

I just received a message from a friend of mine who’s a youth pastor in Kentucky about a great way his youth group is supporting missions. Phil is definitely a global youth worker.

If you would like to contribute to training youth workers in Latin America, and you have experience in youth ministry, I’d love for you to write an article on youth ministry for the site. I’ll have it translated, we’ll post it, and we’ll even include a link to your blog or website.

Thanks to you, we’re seeing the first graduates in youth ministry in Latin America. Within the next month, we’ll see 14 students graduate from 2 different countries.

Here’s a video we made to say thanks for the last four years of prayers, financial support, and encouragement.

If you would like to contribute to training youth workers in Latin America, and you have experience in youth ministry, I’d love for you to write an article on youth ministry for the site. I’ll have it translated, we’ll post it, and we’ll even include a link to your blog or website.

Check out this collection of 1950’s Cuban Advertisements.
It’s a great collection of art from the pre-revolution era, which shows ads for rum, department stores, movies, and other things. It’s worth checking out.
(Via: Boing Boing)

On March 7, hundreds of teens rushed the emos in the plaza, beating three of them. Television footage showed an emo pinned against a wall while the mob chanted, “He wants to cry! He wants to cry!” Police arrested 28 people.

A week later, riot police were called after punk rockers hurled bottles at a pro-emo protest at the Insurgentes Traffic Circle, an emo hangout in Mexico City.

Mexican Independence Day is not on May 5th. Independence Day is September 16. May 5th, instead, is the celebration of a historical battle between the Mexican army and France in 1862. The battle took place in Puebla, where I’m sure they are celebrating a lot today.

At the end of my class today, I asked my seminary students what they thought the greatest need was in the lives of Mexican young people. The only rule was that they couldn’t say the typical answer of “Jesus.” After thinking about it a little, they gave me great answers, all of which centered around the same theme.

Nathan had some sweet moves at the seminary graduation dinner last night.
Video on Vimeo.

We had a yard sale yesterday at the home of one of the other missionaries. She has a Nintendo Wii, and in order to keep Nathan occupied, we had to let him play it. He’s good at boxing.