Hi everyone, it´s Michelle! Today on campus we had the opportunity to talk with several students. I was surprised to see so many students hanging around during finals week, willing to talk with us. We have three meetings set up for Thursday with students that we met today. One of those meetings is to start a GTV. Pray that we would be able to meet with them and have time to go through a GTV with them and that this would be the start of a movement on the largest campus in Pachuca.
Throughout our time in Mexico I have been learning a lot! The biggest thing that God has been teaching me is how to be a prayer warrior. Because I don´t know much Spanish, I can´t speak with the students unless they speak English, so the best thing I can do is pray...needless to say I have been doing a lot of that here! (I have been able to pick up some Spanish, though, and find that I am understanding more and more each day!) This trip is designed to help us become leaders, we make our own hotel and travel arrangements when we go to a new city, we research and decide which campuses to go to, we are given a set amount of money and must budget to stay within our means; all of these things have been a learning experience for me and have taught me a little bit about being a leader and depending on the Lord.
Thank you for your prayers!! We are encouraged each day as we see what the Lord is doing here in Mexico.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Second Phase of the Journey-Pachuca
We made it safely to Pachuca after a 6 hour bus ride. We are staying in the Holiday Inn, which is a major blessing. It´s sooooo nice. There is a restaraunt inside with a heated pool too. It´s a major step up from the previous hostel in Guanajuato. From our savings at the first hotel, we were able to afford this. Our team had a big budgeting meeting to see if we could afford it with the discounts they gave us, and by God´s grace, we could!
Our first day out on the town going to campuses was long. We couldn´t find the right bus to get on right away, and so we eventually ended up on the opposite side of town, near the boonies. There aren´t many Americans here, and so we are stared at a lot. After traveling around for nearly 2 and a half hours, we got on the right bus. The campus was only 13 minutes away from our hotel. Oh well, we did get a free tour of the city.
Nate and I broke off in our own group and talked with 6 students. One was already a believer. We found him reading the Purpose Driven Life. He really wanted to start a movement. He said that he often buys books and bibles and gives them to his friends. He loves the Lord, and he wants to reach the campus for Christ. The last guy that we talked to also received the Lord. Be praying that we can follow up both Adeberto and Idgar. It was interesting to talk with the other students too. They all have such interesting stories.
Hi, its Michelle. I went with the girls today, we began talking with a girl named Draina. She has no spiritual background and didn´t really seem very interested in what we were talking about, but our conversation led to a Gospel presentation. Draina ended up accepting Christ as her Lord and Savior! She also wants to start a GTV with her friends, which is so exciting!! Draina lives in a town about an hour away and just finished her finals and will not be returning here to Pachuca, so we will not be able to follow up with her. Pray that the Lord would be working in her life and that she would be able to start a GTV with her friends in the fall.
After our conversation with Draina, we had to use the restroom. We started talking with a girl in the restroom who spoke some English, but she had a friend who spoke more English. She ran out of the bathroom and yelled for her friend (they were all supposed to be in class at this time) and a whole herd of girls came into the restroom to talk with us. We got to talk with them for quite awhile, we learned more about the school, students here, and the city. They were very friendly and they invited us to come to a traditional Mexican dance on Friday or Saturday this week (one of the girls will be dancing).
Thanks for your prayers so far. Only 20 more days till we´re back home! We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Our first day out on the town going to campuses was long. We couldn´t find the right bus to get on right away, and so we eventually ended up on the opposite side of town, near the boonies. There aren´t many Americans here, and so we are stared at a lot. After traveling around for nearly 2 and a half hours, we got on the right bus. The campus was only 13 minutes away from our hotel. Oh well, we did get a free tour of the city.
Nate and I broke off in our own group and talked with 6 students. One was already a believer. We found him reading the Purpose Driven Life. He really wanted to start a movement. He said that he often buys books and bibles and gives them to his friends. He loves the Lord, and he wants to reach the campus for Christ. The last guy that we talked to also received the Lord. Be praying that we can follow up both Adeberto and Idgar. It was interesting to talk with the other students too. They all have such interesting stories.
Hi, its Michelle. I went with the girls today, we began talking with a girl named Draina. She has no spiritual background and didn´t really seem very interested in what we were talking about, but our conversation led to a Gospel presentation. Draina ended up accepting Christ as her Lord and Savior! She also wants to start a GTV with her friends, which is so exciting!! Draina lives in a town about an hour away and just finished her finals and will not be returning here to Pachuca, so we will not be able to follow up with her. Pray that the Lord would be working in her life and that she would be able to start a GTV with her friends in the fall.
After our conversation with Draina, we had to use the restroom. We started talking with a girl in the restroom who spoke some English, but she had a friend who spoke more English. She ran out of the bathroom and yelled for her friend (they were all supposed to be in class at this time) and a whole herd of girls came into the restroom to talk with us. We got to talk with them for quite awhile, we learned more about the school, students here, and the city. They were very friendly and they invited us to come to a traditional Mexican dance on Friday or Saturday this week (one of the girls will be dancing).
Thanks for your prayers so far. Only 20 more days till we´re back home! We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Michelle´s Pics
Hi everybody, I uploaded my pics so far on the journey. If you want to see more people than scenery (than Jared´s pics), check my pictures out on facebook. Here are the links.
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102395&l=9e2a7&id=17201426
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102393&l=7ecb0&id=17201426
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102395&l=9e2a7&id=17201426
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102393&l=7ecb0&id=17201426
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
More Pictures
Hey Everyone,
I uploaded the rest of my pictures so far. Here are the links to the new folders:
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102260&l=b7bad&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102122&l=4a203&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102267&l=079e9&id=17216906
Today we went back to the University of Guanajuato. There were a bunch of high school students taking an entrance exam for the university, so we did some mnistry while we were there. Michelle and I got to talk with one student who already knew Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. We talked about starting a GTV in the fall when he begins his college career, and got his information for follow-up.
Michelle and I also talked with two other prep students who received Christ after Michelle shared with them the four laws! They said they were going to attend UG in the fall, so we are really excited about the possibility of them beginning a GTV (Life Transformation Group). The only problem is that they live in Leon, so we cannot follow up with them directly. We will try to stay in touch through Email, but we have to submit them to the Lord´s care for the summer. Hopefully in the fall they will be in contact with the team already in place in Mexico.
It is interesting to note the way that Universities work down here. Apparently there is an entrance exam to UG that around 1000 students take, but only 45 get in. If they do get in, then their entire schooling
I uploaded the rest of my pictures so far. Here are the links to the new folders:
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102260&l=b7bad&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102122&l=4a203&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102267&l=079e9&id=17216906
Today we went back to the University of Guanajuato. There were a bunch of high school students taking an entrance exam for the university, so we did some mnistry while we were there. Michelle and I got to talk with one student who already knew Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. We talked about starting a GTV in the fall when he begins his college career, and got his information for follow-up.
Michelle and I also talked with two other prep students who received Christ after Michelle shared with them the four laws! They said they were going to attend UG in the fall, so we are really excited about the possibility of them beginning a GTV (Life Transformation Group). The only problem is that they live in Leon, so we cannot follow up with them directly. We will try to stay in touch through Email, but we have to submit them to the Lord´s care for the summer. Hopefully in the fall they will be in contact with the team already in place in Mexico.
It is interesting to note the way that Universities work down here. Apparently there is an entrance exam to UG that around 1000 students take, but only 45 get in. If they do get in, then their entire schooling
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Photo Update
Hey Everyone,
I updated the pictures from our first leg of the journey. They are not all up yet because the computers are slow here, but you should definitely check them out. Here are the links.
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102127&l=ae0c6&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102132&l=eea78&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100206&l=ca574&id=17216906
Also, we were able to set up several appointments from contacts we met the first week. Please pray for the times that we meet with them that the Lord would be able to use them in mighty ways to reach their campus.
I updated the pictures from our first leg of the journey. They are not all up yet because the computers are slow here, but you should definitely check them out. Here are the links.
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102127&l=ae0c6&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2102132&l=eea78&id=17216906
http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100206&l=ca574&id=17216906
Also, we were able to set up several appointments from contacts we met the first week. Please pray for the times that we meet with them that the Lord would be able to use them in mighty ways to reach their campus.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Mexican Hospitality
Friday we met a few more students who are interested in starting a GTV, who we can connect with Cesar and his friends to begin the movement on the main campus in Guanajuato.
We went to Monica´s house (the Mormon girl who invited us over) on Saturday. She picked us up near our hotel and paid for our bus ride to her house. We got to her home, which was beautiful and very American, and were greeted by her family and a lot of food! It was the first homemade Mexican meal for most of us, and it was amazing! Monica and her mom planned to grill some meat and make quesadillas for us, but they didn´t know how to work the grill as her father usually takes care of that. The boys had to help them get it started, so we ate the homemade guacamole and pico de gallo as we waited. Her mom also made horchada (a common Mexican drink made by soaking rice and cinnamon sticks in milk and then blending...it´s really good!).
After we ate, we went inside so Amy could play her keyboard (she was missing the piano, we haven´t seen any pianos here yet). Monica´s brother, Edgar, hung out with us too, he was around our age. We got to talk to them about their Mormon faith. We found out that they are in the process of figuring out what they believe, but we got to share our faith with them and let them know that we would be happy to talk with them about any questions they have. It was really a great time to build a friendship with both of them and experience hanging out with Mexicans in their home.
Sunday morning we went to church at a small church that we found. Afterwards, we met the pastor and his family. His son, Pepe, is a college student here in Guanajuato. Pepe and his friends took us out for pizza after church (and paid), so we got two free meals this weekend!! They also invited us to hang out that evening with them. We met back up with them Sunday evening and went out for coffee. We had a blast! We exchanged slang and sang songs together (I know it sounds kind of cheesy, but it was fun to be able to connect in that way).
We are going to meet up with Pepe and some of his friends tonight for a Christian concert/meeting tonight.
We went to Monica´s house (the Mormon girl who invited us over) on Saturday. She picked us up near our hotel and paid for our bus ride to her house. We got to her home, which was beautiful and very American, and were greeted by her family and a lot of food! It was the first homemade Mexican meal for most of us, and it was amazing! Monica and her mom planned to grill some meat and make quesadillas for us, but they didn´t know how to work the grill as her father usually takes care of that. The boys had to help them get it started, so we ate the homemade guacamole and pico de gallo as we waited. Her mom also made horchada (a common Mexican drink made by soaking rice and cinnamon sticks in milk and then blending...it´s really good!).
After we ate, we went inside so Amy could play her keyboard (she was missing the piano, we haven´t seen any pianos here yet). Monica´s brother, Edgar, hung out with us too, he was around our age. We got to talk to them about their Mormon faith. We found out that they are in the process of figuring out what they believe, but we got to share our faith with them and let them know that we would be happy to talk with them about any questions they have. It was really a great time to build a friendship with both of them and experience hanging out with Mexicans in their home.
Sunday morning we went to church at a small church that we found. Afterwards, we met the pastor and his family. His son, Pepe, is a college student here in Guanajuato. Pepe and his friends took us out for pizza after church (and paid), so we got two free meals this weekend!! They also invited us to hang out that evening with them. We met back up with them Sunday evening and went out for coffee. We had a blast! We exchanged slang and sang songs together (I know it sounds kind of cheesy, but it was fun to be able to connect in that way).
We are going to meet up with Pepe and some of his friends tonight for a Christian concert/meeting tonight.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Movement Launched!
We went back to the University of Guanajuato this morning to meet with Cesar, a new believer from Monday. Nate and I talked with him about the first follow-up and about starting and running a GTV. He said he already had two friends in mind that he wants to share with. He also wanted more students from Mexico City (maybe some stinters or other students) to come visit him in the fall. Movement launched! Our team will be praying heavily for Cesar and his friends. It was amazing too. While we talked with him, a few of his other friends came over. One girl was very outspoken and she spoke amazing english. She´s learning to be quatrolingual (is that a word?). She said she is a mormon, but she invited us to hang out at her house on Saturday and offered to chill with us next week. I can already see that she would have an amazing impact on the campus if she were to come to know the Lord! It´s great making some new friends to hang out with next week since most of the schools will be out for the summer. God rocks.
Team Guanachuca
Team Guanachuca
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Wednesday
Today our group wanted to go to the University of Guanajuato of Chemistry and Nursing again, but God had other plans. The bus that we got on took us to a different campus. We went to UCEA, another public university. The campus was beautiful. There Nate and I talked with two girls who actually attended UG of Chemistry and Nursing but were hanging out at UCEA (STRANGE). But anyway, we got to share the gospel with them and they both accepted Jesus! They were even interested in starting a GTV (small group bible study) next fall too on their campus. God was truly working today. Most of the campuses are in their finals week this week, so next week we may try to visit some of the surrounding towns to find more information for next years projecters.
It is interesting so far in Guanajuato. It seems to be a huge tourist place. I feel like I have seen just as many americans down here as I have mexicans. There are about 60 to 70 students down here right now studying abroad, and I think we are going to try to do some evangelism with them while they are here.
The weather is beautiful too. We sat outside one of the main park areas last night for our date night with Jesus. It was only about 70 degrees and a slight breeze. There were live bands, some mariachi players, and candlelit tables at the restaraunt we ate at. It is so beautiful that we ate outdoors and enjoyed the atmosphere. It was a nice restaraunt too. We only paid 5 dollars for our meal! The market seems to be a great place for students to hang out, so we are going to try to go there each night.
It is interesting so far in Guanajuato. It seems to be a huge tourist place. I feel like I have seen just as many americans down here as I have mexicans. There are about 60 to 70 students down here right now studying abroad, and I think we are going to try to do some evangelism with them while they are here.
The weather is beautiful too. We sat outside one of the main park areas last night for our date night with Jesus. It was only about 70 degrees and a slight breeze. There were live bands, some mariachi players, and candlelit tables at the restaraunt we ate at. It is so beautiful that we ate outdoors and enjoyed the atmosphere. It was a nice restaraunt too. We only paid 5 dollars for our meal! The market seems to be a great place for students to hang out, so we are going to try to go there each night.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Second day in Guanajuato
What an interesting day! We decided to go check out Universidad de Santa Fe. Well...looks like "School´s out for summer". The place was deserted except for a few security guards a few guys in the office. We got in and one of the guys spoke very good English, so he asked what we were interested in. We said we wanted to find information on schools that offer exchange programs. It was a nice cover for ministry. Then he took us on a short tour of the campus. Very beautiful! and it looks like they´re doing a lot to improve it and get it going. It´s only 15 years old. He also told us some sites to check out while we´re here. Then we wanted to check out another school, Universidad de Leon. It was a high school and a university. They wouldn´t let us roam around..but we got a lot of information about the school. Then we went to Escuela Normal, and it was an elementary school. Oops. Then we went to another and the classes were out for summer. Overall, we did some decoding of the city and it´s campuses. We received lots of information on different campuses and info on their exchange programs! haha.
Finally, we went to University of Guanajuato´s chemistry and enfermeria (health) school but we didnt stay there long. we felt the Lord saying our day was done. Especially after someone on our team (who shall remain nameless) sat on some gum! haha. It was a very interesting day even though we didn´t get to speak with many students.
Finally, we went to University of Guanajuato´s chemistry and enfermeria (health) school but we didnt stay there long. we felt the Lord saying our day was done. Especially after someone on our team (who shall remain nameless) sat on some gum! haha. It was a very interesting day even though we didn´t get to speak with many students.
Monday, June 11, 2007
First day in Guanajuato
We made it to Guanajuato yesterday. The bus trip took about 5 hours. We were able to ride pretty comfortably, and we even got to watch 3 movies! Our hotel is not too bad. We got two rooms for the five of us for only 600 pesos a night! That´s about 12 dollars for each person. We spent the rest of the night last night doing some exploration and finding out where the necessities are.
Today we went to the University of Guanajuato. The university is very old, and the architecture is sweet. It is divided up into different majors. We first went to the language school to see if anyone speaks english. Michelle and I went in one group while Amy, Andria, and Nate went in the other. After a couple of conversations without finding anyone who wanted to make a positive impact on their campus or who loved God, (strange isn´t it?), we went up to four students who were studying for their finals. We got into a spiritual conversation with them, and Michelle and I both were able to take turns sharing the gospel with them. I was able to tell them my testimony too. It was an easy conversation for us since they all wanted to talk in english. Their final was an oral exam in english, so they wanted us to help them.
When it came to the decision for Christ, they all wanted to pray to receive him. After we prayed, they were all excited. One girl kept clapping her hands and smiling big. Another guy said that he was always looking for a way to know God without having to go to church to confess or pray to idols and stuff. He understood that God lived in his heart and that is exactly what he wanted. We had a great time explaining the gospel to them, and it was so much fun to see the twinkle in their eye.
The four students also wanted to start a movement on their campus. We are going to try to meet back with them on Thursday to help them start their small groups. We can´t wait to see how God will use them on their campus!
Today we went to the University of Guanajuato. The university is very old, and the architecture is sweet. It is divided up into different majors. We first went to the language school to see if anyone speaks english. Michelle and I went in one group while Amy, Andria, and Nate went in the other. After a couple of conversations without finding anyone who wanted to make a positive impact on their campus or who loved God, (strange isn´t it?), we went up to four students who were studying for their finals. We got into a spiritual conversation with them, and Michelle and I both were able to take turns sharing the gospel with them. I was able to tell them my testimony too. It was an easy conversation for us since they all wanted to talk in english. Their final was an oral exam in english, so they wanted us to help them.
When it came to the decision for Christ, they all wanted to pray to receive him. After we prayed, they were all excited. One girl kept clapping her hands and smiling big. Another guy said that he was always looking for a way to know God without having to go to church to confess or pray to idols and stuff. He understood that God lived in his heart and that is exactly what he wanted. We had a great time explaining the gospel to them, and it was so much fun to see the twinkle in their eye.
The four students also wanted to start a movement on their campus. We are going to try to meet back with them on Thursday to help them start their small groups. We can´t wait to see how God will use them on their campus!
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Quick link
Hey everyone,
I wanted to let you in on a couple of things. If you want to see some of the pictures from our trip so far, I´ve uploaded a few on Facebook. Amy Nealeigh has also uploaded a few pictures herself. Here are the links to see them. I will be posting more photos as soon as I can get some time to git r done.
Amy´s sight - amynealeigh.blogspot.com
my photos - http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100203&l=a6ad3&id=17216906
more photos - http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100202&l=c7546&id=17216906
yet more photos - http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100206&l=ca574&id=17216906
there will be more to come from the first leg of our journey!
I wanted to let you in on a couple of things. If you want to see some of the pictures from our trip so far, I´ve uploaded a few on Facebook. Amy Nealeigh has also uploaded a few pictures herself. Here are the links to see them. I will be posting more photos as soon as I can get some time to git r done.
Amy´s sight - amynealeigh.blogspot.com
my photos - http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100203&l=a6ad3&id=17216906
more photos - http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100202&l=c7546&id=17216906
yet more photos - http://unl.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2100206&l=ca574&id=17216906
there will be more to come from the first leg of our journey!
Friday, June 8, 2007
A great end to week 2
Hello everyone!
Well, we've had another great week in Mexico. We finally know our groups which we will be traveling in for the next four weeks. Jared, Michelle, Amy Nealeigh, Andria Armstrong, and Nate Fries will all be traveling to Pachuca and Guanajuato. It is a blessing for us because all of the UNL people were able to be kept together. We will be traveling to Guanajuato first, and then to Pachuca. This project really develops our leadership training. From what we have seen God do already here in Mexico City, the expectations for God in the next two cities are pretty high.
However, before we get too excited about the next cities, I want to give a little update on this week. Michelle and I went to the campus UACM, and were able to surface a group of six believers who had the vision to reach their campus for Christ. They were struggling to find some good materials to hand out to students. It was a blessing for us to put into their hands gospel tracks and brochures on how to start small group Bible studies. I was amazed at their passion for knowing Jesus and even moreso, sharing this passion with others. Surfacing this group also allowed us to connect the three new believers we saw come to know the Lord in a personal way. God is teaching us so much about passion. People will follow passion, whether it has a point or not. I feel so privileged to be sharing a passion that has an eternal point.
In addition to launching a movement on UACM, God also allowed Jared and another one of our teammates, Eduardo, to personally see a student come to know the Lord. The students name was Eduardo also, (in Spanish, when two people have the same name, they call it tocaya). I was fascinated with his thirst for the gospel. He had never heard anything like it before, and he said he wanted this passion we shared with him. After accepting Christ, he said he felt so much peace and utter joy. Eduardo and I followed up with him on Friday, and we talked for nearly three hours about God, music, movies, and friends. It was great to develop a relationship with him.
In addition to ministry, our group has also had a lot of fun growing together. We took one night to visit the "Beverly Hills" of Mexico City. Our group ate some sushi, had some ice cream, and spent the night on a date with Jesus. (Most of us went to Starbucks to settle in for a great conversation with our Lord.). We've also enjoyed a sweet dance party at one of our stinter's apartments.
Praise the Lord for keeping us all healthy and safe. I have been the target once of some pickpocketers (thankfully our group looks out for each other). We have also seen a few protests (some people were even naked...really awkward). One of our members even talked with a couple of drug cartel members about Jesus. We've had a great experience thus far, and my heart is filled with nothing but joy for the next legs of our journey. Thanks for your prayers!
Well, we've had another great week in Mexico. We finally know our groups which we will be traveling in for the next four weeks. Jared, Michelle, Amy Nealeigh, Andria Armstrong, and Nate Fries will all be traveling to Pachuca and Guanajuato. It is a blessing for us because all of the UNL people were able to be kept together. We will be traveling to Guanajuato first, and then to Pachuca. This project really develops our leadership training. From what we have seen God do already here in Mexico City, the expectations for God in the next two cities are pretty high.
However, before we get too excited about the next cities, I want to give a little update on this week. Michelle and I went to the campus UACM, and were able to surface a group of six believers who had the vision to reach their campus for Christ. They were struggling to find some good materials to hand out to students. It was a blessing for us to put into their hands gospel tracks and brochures on how to start small group Bible studies. I was amazed at their passion for knowing Jesus and even moreso, sharing this passion with others. Surfacing this group also allowed us to connect the three new believers we saw come to know the Lord in a personal way. God is teaching us so much about passion. People will follow passion, whether it has a point or not. I feel so privileged to be sharing a passion that has an eternal point.
In addition to launching a movement on UACM, God also allowed Jared and another one of our teammates, Eduardo, to personally see a student come to know the Lord. The students name was Eduardo also, (in Spanish, when two people have the same name, they call it tocaya). I was fascinated with his thirst for the gospel. He had never heard anything like it before, and he said he wanted this passion we shared with him. After accepting Christ, he said he felt so much peace and utter joy. Eduardo and I followed up with him on Friday, and we talked for nearly three hours about God, music, movies, and friends. It was great to develop a relationship with him.
In addition to ministry, our group has also had a lot of fun growing together. We took one night to visit the "Beverly Hills" of Mexico City. Our group ate some sushi, had some ice cream, and spent the night on a date with Jesus. (Most of us went to Starbucks to settle in for a great conversation with our Lord.). We've also enjoyed a sweet dance party at one of our stinter's apartments.
Praise the Lord for keeping us all healthy and safe. I have been the target once of some pickpocketers (thankfully our group looks out for each other). We have also seen a few protests (some people were even naked...really awkward). One of our members even talked with a couple of drug cartel members about Jesus. We've had a great experience thus far, and my heart is filled with nothing but joy for the next legs of our journey. Thanks for your prayers!
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