Monday was our first day together in our missionary care retreat. The team from Tepic drove up in the morning & joined with our Missionary Care Team and our Cofradia staff (here at the base in Cofradia.) We spent the morning discussing who we are in “community,” meaning in families, marriages, teams and those we minister to. There was a lot of group interaction as we discussed these aspects:
Covenant - to love & be loved
Grace - to forgive & be forgiven
Empowerment - to serve & be served
Intimacy - to know & be known
here was some very enlightening conversation regarding these topics as they related to individual personalities and needs in addition to recognizing the needs of those we work with (teams & communities) or live with (marriage and family). We also practiced reflective listening, which is a listening technique that makes the other person feel “heard” or understood. I am really enjoying getting to know our staff throughout these discussions as they open up and share about themselves or their situations.
Thank you for your prayers as we continue to discuss meaning topics throughout the week. I’ll try to include a picture in the next update.
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