THE SONG OF THE REDEEMED

April 01 2006
Mexico!!!

Prices per person = $307



A days worth of water = 2.70 paso



Gas per day for the buses = 800.00 paso



Cost of food per day = $203.00



Cost of sunscreen for a day = $21.50



The salary of people at Way of the Cross Ministrys = $ 0



4,383 coming to Christ in a week = Priceless



i took that from abi coleman)



WOW!!!!!!  God showed up in a big way this week on our mission trip.  4,383 new souls added to the book of life.  Oh that just shows the awesome power of God.  I also recommited my life to Christ and was truly saved.  Then that same day(March 29th 2006) I was baptized in the Gulf of Mexico by Ben Butler and Salomon Trejo.  The Lord has truly blessed my life and has shown me my weaknessess and mistakes. Praise God for his awesome power.  I also found a verse this week that I want you guys to read and take to heart.


Philippians 2:1-11


Imitating Christ's Humility

 1If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.


 5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
 6Who, being in very nature[a] God,
      did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
 7but made himself nothing,
      taking the very nature[b] of a servant,
      being made in human likeness.
 8And being found in appearance as a man,
      he humbled himself
      and became obedient to death—
         even death on a cross!
 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
      and gave him the name that is above every name,
 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
      in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
 11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
      to the glory of God the Father.


Amen We all have to humble ourselves and consider ourselves servants for the Lord because that is what God has called us to do.  We must do the work our Heavenly Father has set before us.


I love each and everyone of you guys so much. Pray continuously, never cease.  Love Jesus with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind.


PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!


-Matthew-

erin

April 01 2006
4,383!?!?!?! that is totally amazing! wow! that must have been a totally incredible experience. im quite jealous.

Ben Moser

April 01 2006
i love you matthew. goodman. goodburger. jigglypuff. good times.

milly

April 02 2006
woah God is so fly

kaitlin gay

April 02 2006
you are amazing.. and my hero!! i love you and i am so glad that i got to know you over the trip--i had a blast =) cant wait till this afternoon.. gunna be awesome!!!!!!