First of all, we at Kingdom Coalition for Kids are so grateful for your Prayers and collaborative sharing of resources and relationships, it Truly is what GOD had intended when HE created this Coalition over 12 years ago. Below is a recap of a recent example of making intros and working together for HIS Kingdom!!!!
Last Thursday and Friday 3 of us got to go to Mexico from S.California and experience GOD’s beauty and collaborative SPIRIT in so many ways. 7 different ministries were introduced to each other to share resources and relationships. ” This is what it is all about Friends!!!!” Attached are a few pictures from the trip and below are website links to get more info on and connect with.
Auga Viva www.aguaviva.com
Manna Ministry www.mannasocal.com
Corazon De Vida www.corazondevida.org
Global Creation Foundation www.globalcreationfoundation.org
Dynamic Church Planting International www.dcpi.org
Royal Family Kids Camps and Mentoring www.rfk.org
El Sendero Ministry, is an amazing ministry run by Juan Pacheco and his team mostly the Holy Spirit as they work with young men who have turned 18 and are no longer in a children’s home and need Godly mentoring, life skills training, employment, and housing readiness. Juan who has an amazing story in which he grew up in one of the children’s homes for some of his childhood. Knows what they struggle with and having Jesus in their lives is the most important component!!! Feel free to email Juan for more info on the ministry and how you can partner. juanpacheco1712@gmail.com
Charlie Garrison with Manna see above our dear friend Michael Drapeau who has been hearing for years what GOD is doing in Baja from Gina and I for years and I headed to the border to meet our awesome friend and driver George Perez with Corazon de Vida please see above as well what a ministry!!! We all headed to Auga Viva which is about 30 minutes east of Ensenada and 2 hours from the border. What a smooth and lovely drive up the coast! We got to Auga Viva and ran into Kevin Davis, one of the leaders of the camp and retreat center, which also has a seminary on the grounds. Kevin is also one of the board members of KC4K and has been a key member in our new region and expanding our collaborative network with so many local and S.Cal churches and children’s ministries and their networks to come to Auga Viva and utilize the GOD-anointed incredible piece of property, see website for more of the story. Kevin gave us a tour of the facility and all of the vision casting and dreaming was kicked off. Retreat, Training, Short Term Mission trips, Royal Family Kids Camps, and mentoring partnerships. The facility can and is being utilized by so many, and many more to come from the above teammates as well as so many of the local children’s homes for camps and educational opportunities and programs. We ran into the director Hans Marron who lives on the property with his family and is right in his Kingdom Calling!!!
We then had lunch at a great restaurant overlooking the Guadalupe Valley which is as good if not better than the Napa Wine areas. We visited one of the children’s homes that George Perez with Corazon de Voda supports and the Ukulele’s which we brought down from one of the new partners we are so excited about Global Creation Foundation which focuses on Music and Art education, was a huge hit “see pics”. we then stopped by to visit our dear friends Jim and Hilda Taylor who are the founders of Corazon De Vida and have a wonderful winery TriVista, what a treat. please look it up for weddings birthdays, and./or any special occasions. We ended our long day at the El Sendero Ministry campus and got to meet a new friend Bob Dye who is working with many of the young men staying there as well as spending time helping at one of the local children’s homes.
Friday we were greeted with a wonderful sunrise “What a GOD WINK” we just love GOD’s paintbrush. We got a tour of the dorms the young men are living in which can house up to 12 and the rest of the grounds. A special moment was when one of the young men connected with Charlie and all of us could see the need for a GOD’s man in this young man’s life. Juan and his team, mostly the Holy Spirit, God’s word, and beauty in HIS Creation all around are grooming these young men to be the next leaders. We had a wonderful breakfast with Bob and Juan and got to hear both of their amazing stories. GOD is so great. We visited 2 more homes and had a blast with the kiddos and again the Ukulele was a huge hit. Thanks again, Seth and Team.
We had a very short walk back to the USA from the walking lane where George dropped Michael, Charlie, and I said our goodbyes. So many amazing stories of GOD’s moving in this wonderful collaboration and new easy button for Short-term Missions and new partnerships and mostly new friendships. Please continue to pray for many more connections in the coming months and years.
With much Love and Blessings
The KC4K leadership team!!!!!
