Mitchell Christian School
Serving In Panama
March 24, 2024
Staff: Erik Gonzalez, Josué Toruño Madriz
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 24, 2024 12:49 PM
Hello! Erik and Josué are ready for this exciting week of service God has in store for us! Let's pray for them as they and the team go on the very first PPM mission trip in Panama.
![Staff for the Week!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/125987.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 24, 2024 1:37 PM
Thank God we landed safe and sound and now we're heading to Llano TugrĂ, where the church is located. We pray this week God is going to transform lives and and lead our hearts.
![Landed in Panama](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/125991.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 25, 2024 5:22 PM
After a long drive and a stop for resting, we finally made to Llano TugrĂ, where Pastors welcomed us joyfully singing and showing us a bit of their dialect Ngöbe-Bugle!
![Finally Here!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126068.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 25, 2024 5:26 PM
![Preparing the Bags](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126069.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 25, 2024 6:27 PM
We went to deliver the groceries, get to know people from TugrĂ and to pray over them as they welcomed us to their beautiful reservation for the first time!
![Go Tell it on the Mountain](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126079.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 25, 2024 8:20 PM
We might be from different countries, but we're all sons and daughters of the same God; we share the same passion and the same joy for the Lord.
![We're all His Children](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126092.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 25, 2024 8:24 PM
For the first day of construction we started by digging the holes for the posts that will hold the fence of the church. God's so amazing that we almost finished with all the holes in one single afternoon!
![Construction Project](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126093.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 25, 2024 9:29 PM
We had service on a Monday night, but it was a special service because they gather on Sundays normally and because we were where the new building will be some day in the future!
![Special Service](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126095.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 25, 2024 9:43 PM
![Answered Prayers](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126096.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 26, 2024 4:39 PM
We started the day of ministry by praying so God would multiply the food and be a physical and spiritual blessing for the families we were going to visit today.
![Praying over the Bags](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126126.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 26, 2024 5:16 PM
![Food Distribution Day 2](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126127.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 26, 2024 5:21 PM
![Leaders of the Community](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126128.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 26, 2024 5:26 PM
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
The triangular building you can see far away is the Church!
![Romans 10:14-15](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126129.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 2:21 AM
We were able to finish digging the holes for the fence posts during the morning so the locals could put them on and start welding the fence.
![Construction Project Day 2](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126172.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 2:26 AM
![God's Vision](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126173.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 1:56 PM
What a privilege it is to know we can be God's hands and feet for a week in Panama! Please continue praying for these bags and these families.
![Last Bags](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126209.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 2:03 PM
![Food Distribution Day 3](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126210.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 2:09 PM
![More Leveling](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126211.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 2:21 PM
In order to finish the fence we needed to pull it while one of the locals welded it to the posts, and thank God we had enough time to finish it!
![Finishing the Fence](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126213.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 3:25 PM
We finished the fence with the locals. We are happy God allowed us to be part of this church's growth.
![It's Done!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126219.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 4:45 PM
![We're all His people](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126223.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 4:50 PM
![Graduation](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126224.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 27, 2024 4:53 PM
![I've got the Joy!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126225.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 29, 2024 1:23 PM
We had one more morning of ministry, and we got to dig and level half of the full extension of the future building, which was a great advance for only having only 4 days of ministry. What an honor was to be able to serve this church this week!
![Last digging round!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126296.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 29, 2024 1:26 PM
![Praying for the sick](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126297.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 29, 2024 2:06 PM
![More blessed families](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126298.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 29, 2024 2:19 PM
Honoring the local pastors is always one of our priorities, so we try to make them feel listened and cared about.
![Honor the local pastors](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126299.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 29, 2024 2:24 PM
Seeing the locals breaking barriers and grabbing us to hug us and tell us see you later warms our hearts so much!
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalms 133:1
![Love one another](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126300.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 29, 2024 2:36 PM
![Thank you Pastor Julian!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126301.jpg)
by Josué Toruño Madriz | March 29, 2024 2:53 PM
![See you later Llano TugrĂ!](https://trip-journals.storage.googleapis.com/19477/126302.jpg)
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Comments
Zoe PĂ©rez
March 27, 2024 10:16 AM
It’s just amazing to see what God is doing there! I pray that God blesses you all and gives you the strength to keep doing his work!
George Astin
March 27, 2024 8:02 AM
Praying for your mission and the vision to reach the Comaca.
Fio :)
March 26, 2024 11:15 PM
Love to see this happening! This is definitely God’s faithfulness! His love and grace! Praying for an amazing time of ministry!
Christine Rosencrans
March 25, 2024 6:22 PM
Praying for you all to have an amazing time blessing the people in the community! Go Be Jesus!!
Char Speidel
March 25, 2024 4:09 PM
Thinking of all of you in the warm jungles of Panama today! SOAK it all in! :)
Nazaret Sibaja
March 25, 2024 12:32 PM
Praying for you all! Can't wait to see the updates!
Kimberly Wick
March 24, 2024 2:11 PM
Prayers for a great time and may God lead your hearts, actions and words with all you encounter.