El Porvenir, Chiapas

After 25 hours of travel (planes, taxis, pick-up trucks, and walking)
we arrived at or destination- the little mountain town of El Porvenir,
Chiapas. Life here is very “simple”. To warm our toes and cook our
food we have a fire pit/stove. This same stove warms up our pot of
water to take a hot shower. The water comes from a large cement
container of water which is also used to flush the toilet. The wood to
burn to heat the stove is cut from the surrounding forest and the eggs
for breakfast are from the chickens running around the backyard.

(The woman cooking tortillas)

We have been working with the local church and also taking day trips
to near-by towns to support other churches.
I have spoken in churches, ran children´s programs, taught English,
spoke at woman´s groups, performed plays in the town square and much
more.

(English Class!)

By far my favorite outreach activity is hiking through the jungle to
share the Gospel with people who haven´t heard of Jesus. The way the
react is such a need for a savior is something that I have never seen
before.

One day we walked down a cement road for half-an-hour and then walked
along a little mud path for another hour walking around coffee fields,
through streams, and over a river to arrive at a family´s house. The
family was very welcoming and hospitable… that was after we scared
away the guard dogs! They were attentive to the testimonies we shared
and very interested in hearing how Jesus was sent to this earth to let
us be in relation with God again and be saved from our sins. We gave
the family a Bible and let them know how loved they are by the maker
of the Universe.

(Some of the houses we visited)

The way we share the gospel with the indigenous people is very unique.
After shadowing the pastor I learned that these people are very interested in parables from the Bible and will pay much more attention
if you directly relate it to the crops they harvest.

On the first of January we are packing up and heading North to the
state of Oaxaca. Our time here has been priceless and I look forward
to our next six weeks in different town of Oaxaca.

I would love to hear from you! Feel free to email me at
erosing@rams.colostate.edu or message me on facebook.

Our team would love your prayers for health and that the bed bugs that
are eating us would stay here and not hitch hike a ride to Oaxaca.
Take care and I wish you a Happy 2014!

( Between the clouds on top of the mountain... A priceless view on Christmas.)

A Quick Photo Update

The lecture phase of my school is over and from now on will be on the outreach phase. 

My outreach team is  made up of 8 students a a young couple as our leaders. We are from 5 different countries (Mexico, US, Cuba, Switzerland, South Korea) and age from 18 to 36 years old.

The most important is that we all have smiles on our faces and are going for the same reason: to share the gospel and love the people we work with. We are going to the most un-reached population  in Mexico.  (The green dots are un-reached people groups. The explosion of green dots is where we are going.)

I would love your prayers for the hearts of the people we are going to come in contact with, for our team's unity, and for safety as we travel for 21 hours on plains, trains, buses, and by feet! 

Enjoy your evening, I pray that it be filled with blessings and laughter like mine was!