Hi everyone,

So another week of the Nexus program has passed and there are so many different things  I could be telling you! We had some amazing groups in camp this week. From Go Inc. to Family Camp, there was a very lively and exciting atmosphere throughout.  I had only ever come to Mexico in the winter as a participant, so it was often the case that we were the only group in camp. So, for me to see 700+ people all in camp helping to grow the kingdom of God was an amazing thing.

I was working with a group from the Lutheran Church of Davis, California this week. They were an awesome group with whom I had a fantastic time working and sharing. Through conversations with this group and because of the very hands-on role I played I realized how easy it could be to get a big head doing what we do in Mexico. We often have people telling us how amazing they think we are, but I don’t think any of us feel that way. We are here because this is where God has called us. The other day I heard Gayla Congdon describe what we do as being obedient, which I think sums it up perfectly. However,  it can be easy to lose focus with everything that is going on around us. The other day one of the team members I was working with came up to me and said, “If you had not been here this house would never have been finished by the end of the week.” It would be so easy to let that go to my head. There were certainly aspects of the building I was able to help them with, but as I said to that team member, had they not been there that house still wouldn’t be built.

There are so many different pieces of the puzzle that make this ministry what it is – and as Nexus we are just a very small piece of that puzzle. If it weren’t for the groups that come down, this ministry wouldn’t exist. Above all,  if it weren’t for the love of God, this ministry would not exist. As Nexus we are just being obedient to a call. As far as I am concerned, I am not doing anything amazing – just lucky enough to be apart of the amazing thing that God is doing down here in Mexico.

I think people underestimate the effect of what they are doing when they come down here! Over 15,000 homes have been built in Mexico by the participants who come and build with Amor, spending my summer here is not what’s amazing, 200,000+ people being obedient to the call of God and coming to Mexico to help expand the kingdom is what’s amazing.

Peace out!

By Jono Ried

Project Nexus is a group of 18 – 25 year olds who are spending the summer in radical service, living at the Amor Ministries campgrounds and serving our groups in Mexico.