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West District Notes

This is where you’ll find the archives of the West District Superintendent’s notes for the Conference-wide newsletter.

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Then a miracle occurs

Then a miracle occurs

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit[b] of God was moving over the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 (NRSV) At the beginning of creation, we read...

Riding the Wave of The Spirit

Riding the Wave of The Spirit

In 1973, in a Methodist church in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico there was a revival like the one in Acts only without the foreigners from various places.

People were speaking in tongues, worship services extended to weekdays, prayer meetings were well attended, lives were transformed, and the Juan Wesley Methodist seminary (one of only two Methodist seminaries in Mexico) was born.

The Gardener

The Gardener

As I travel to Yuma, Fort Yuma, and Buckeye, I can see the endless fields of broccoli, lettuce, asparagus, and other greens. You can also see brown fields waiting to be harvest or planted.

Unchartered Places

Unchartered Places

In the book Canoeing the Mountains by Ted Bolsinger, the author talks about the church discovering the uncharted places around us which is the changing world we live in and as a church sometimes we fear to go into those places. The book focuses on five elements, which I will only share three.

Making Room

Making Room

by Rev. Javier Olivares, West District Missional Strategist and Superintendent And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:7  NRSV One of my favorite...

Remember Me

Remember Me

November 1 is a celebration of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). I remember as a kid growing up in Mexico that my relatives used to go to the cemetery and visit their loved ones. They would bring food and beverages for the deceased person. I would love this festivity since you had the streets full of vendors selling candies, pan de muerto (a special bread) and all sorts of items for this special day.

Preparing a Way

Preparing a Way

“I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord’.” John 1:23 John was a voice preparing the people who would hear the living Christ but moreover one who would work to make a straight way for the Lord. What this meant was to live with integrity and be the prophetic voice to his people. This phrase comes from Isaiah 40:3-5 where Isaiah is preaching to Judah and making straight the way or highway meant to prepare the way for the visit of a monarch.

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