Be Joyous

 Hola Todos,


Last email of the CCM, going to Villahermosa tomorrow. Gonna be a short one, but a couple highlights. Singing at the sunday devotional as 17 elders(all the elders in our house). Met a lot of people, super awesome people. Especially gonna miss the elders in our casa, great guys. Just excited to go but it's crazy how fast the last month has gone.


I've been thinking a lot about joy and how it comes, and true joy is even obtainable during trials and hardships with an eternal perspective and true humility. Here's a verse Isaiah 29:19 --The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Hope everyone is doing well and I just made a Google photos album so if you want to see more photos here:


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