(this is the first of a series of ten blog posts that will seek to show how SMP participants live out and experience CRWM's values.)
#1--We Value Faith in God and Passion for God’s Mission in the World
In Guatemala, Elise and Kayla spent time at a local youth center called Rincon Joven ("youth corner"). A local congregation, Nueva Jerusalem (New Jerusalem), offers free walk-in tutoring, as well as classes in a variety of areas. Rincon Joven practices "incarnational ministry", that is, as Kayla puts it,
"ministering through relationships, as Jesus did his whole life--relentlessly pouring God's love into people by meeting all types of needs, but mainly the need to feel loved."While in Guatemala, the team participated in a carnival to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the youth center.
