Deep Fry

So last night...I'm playin' some ' Communist Church ' with LEGACYouth at our summer lock[in] event when one of our students notices this guy laying flat outside the main entrance. At first, I'm thinkin' maybe we should let him be, but after a group huddle, it becomes clear we need to reach out instead. Given we had ~30 youth downstairs, I decide to split them up into three groups: the bigger group would remain downstairs in the Youth Room, another would be upstairs in the main lobby praying/on standby, and the smallest group (four of my youth leaders) would join me in going out to talk/share some pizza with the man. Upon approaching him, we note a portable radio plugged into an outdoor outlet blastin' some bluegrass, some beer, and some cigarettes. As for the guy himself...let's just say he was high as a kite and super inebriated...his first words upon seeing us: " Lord, thank you that you have sent your angels ." Now, ...

So last month, I had the privilege of co-leading a team of LEGACYouth down to YWAM Pachuca and Real del Monte on our #LoveMexico missions trip (i.e. the third stage of #oneepicsummer ). Like #LoveAkron , the experience was a huge hit, granted in this case, we had a larger team returning for its sophomore campaign. However, after reconvening with the youth during Facedown last week, we couldn’t help but wonder, ‘ what now?’ After all, having taken an aerial view of the past two months, no question we’ve ‘leveled up’. We’re more tightly bonded, we’ve stepped further outside our comfort zone, we’ve ministered life to the broken, we’ve led people to Jesus…I could go on. But as I mentioned last month , I’m not one to tempt any spirit of false accomplishment. ‘Cause truth is : what credit can we possibly claim? I mean….whatever good we do, we do it for Jesus…because of Jesus, right? Thus, what better way to start walking this talk than with a #LoveMexico reflection post featuring ...