more about Mexico

We haven't posted much in a while . . . hopefully folks are still tuning in! but I realized that we don't have news from about half of the SMP teams, so I'm going to work on remedying that in the next few days/weeks. SMP teams usually come into the Grand Rapids offices to talk to us about their experiences. We sometimes refer to this as a "debriefing" (not as sinister as it sounds!) Our 2006 two-person Mexico team is coming in next week for their (belated) debriefing, so in advance of that, I'm going to post a few pictures here, with the hope that they will be able to fill in some of the details soon!

sharing God's Word


There are worse places to spend your summer . . .

Beow, Seth Kuiper with some kids in mexico (left) and in a church service.


Tracts being prepared for outreach


Mark Hofman with some of his new friends

¿Donde está el SMP de México?

(left to right) Seth Kuiper, Noe (from Tapalpa, Mexico) and Mark Hofman take a break while working together to install a water tank. Church leaders in Tapalpa were excited to have Seth and Mark there to show the local youth that young people can be vibrant Jesus followers, and not just older adults. Seth and Mark, along with other SMP participants across the globe, shared not only their hands but also their hearts this summer as they built community and shared fellowship.