AVANZA Advancing toward the New Year

The IMPACTOnetwork assessment weekend, now known as Avanza (Advance), is coming up quickly in February. In order to foresee difficulties and challenges, our team had our own mini Avanza session at the beginning of December.  Before the Avanza day, all of the team members completed seven personality/spiritual evaluations of which Avanza Director, Holly Alvarado reviewed and compiled the results.  We spent our day reviewing the results of the different evaluations, doing team challenges, reviewing what our church planting candidates will experience during their Avanza weekend, and spending time praying for them and the observers who will give us their recommendations at the end of the weekend.  

We ask that you would be praying for our 6 candidates and their families who are in the process of filling out all the evaluations and questionnaires in preparation for their Avanza weekend.  Please pray for the 10 observers from the US and Mexico who will be participating in this weekend as well.  Also pray for our team, especially Holly, as we continue to organize and coordinate all of the details of this very important Avanza event.

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The International Conference on Missions (ICOM) in November was attended by the Duggins, Klein, and Rodríguez families.  It was a great time of learning, networking, and reconnecting.  IMPACTO Latino had a booth connected with NMSI and we were able to make contact with people interested in church planting in Mexico as well as possible summer interns.    We also connected with some ministries based Mexico with whom we have contact but rarely see who could help find church planting candidates.  

We attended workshops related to international church planting, church planting challenges, development, public speaking and more. Some of the workshops were even given in Spanish! We really enjoyed Saturday afternoon's Spanish language worship session.  

If you're at the North American in June or ICOM next November, make sure you stop by and say hola!

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Our IMPACTOnetwork team here in Querétaro would like to express our gratitude for you and your support of the ministry to plant cities in Mexico's cities. May your Christmas be filled with the peace that only Christ gives.  ¡Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo!

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2:14