1.0Serve Globally Bloghttp://blogs.covchurch.org/servegloballyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0OnVIfuNRA"><a href="http://blogs.covchurch.org/serveglobally/2013/10/09/colonia-obrera-evenings/">Colonia Obrera Evenings</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://blogs.covchurch.org/serveglobally/2013/10/09/colonia-obrera-evenings/embed/#?secret=0OnVIfuNRA" width="600" height="338" title="“Colonia Obrera Evenings” — Serve Globally Blog" data-secret="0OnVIfuNRA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=http://blogs.covchurch.org/serveglobally/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> This article was originally posted on Ben Wickstrom’s blog. Ben is a Covenant missionary serving in Mexico. Time and time again, I have been shown that true value comes from who I am, not what I do. I have been learning a lot about this point these past years, like my week in Colonia Obrera. During July, 2013, I stayed in the town named “Colonia Obrera”, in the state of Morelos (just a couple hours south of Mexico City).  A group from Parkwood Covenant Church, Villapark, IL, served in Colonia Obrera for one week, and I accompanied them in order to be a translator. The trip was organized through Merge Ministries (the branch of the Evangelical Covenant Church that facilitates and leads mission trips throughout the world), so I worked alongside three ladies from Mexico, who are staff with Merge Ministries.  It was a great week, with so much to share with you: About the mission team, made up of families from Parkwood Covenant Church (Chicago area); About our kind brothers and sisters of the Covenant Church in Colonia Obrera, Morelos, Mexico.  This includes the family that hosted me in their house all week; About what a blessing it was […]http://blogs.covchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2013/07/DSC4754-300x199.jpg