Reset: May Newsletter

 

 Updates

         To all my friends & family, "grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you," Philippians 1:2-3 

  

  This month, I have been experiencing and reflecting so much on how grateful I am for the community God has placed me in. Not just the one here in Mazatlan or Flagstaff or Minnesota, but all of them together make up my full community. I couldn't be where I am without any of them. 

    Ezra and I had the opportunity to head to the States for vacation in the middle of this month. To prepare, the first couple of weeks were busy with scheduling, teaching, and having conversations to make sure my position was covered. With that came a lot of business & stress of trying to plan a lot of things in the future, which isn't my strong suit. We first went to Big Lake, Minnesota, to visit Ezra's family. It was a packed couple of days, but fun because I got to meet & hang out with Ezra's community. We also went to a wedding of a girl I met here in Mazatlan.

    In Flagstaff, after immediately being attacked with so much love from my brothers, we celebrated my brother Sam graduating from High School. I can't believe how fast he grew up! I know there are only 2 years between us, but he was always my Sammy buddy & now he's an adult man! I felt like I just graduated yesterday, but 3 years has changed so much in my life. 

    I then went shopping for my wedding dress & found it at the first place! I am so excited for all that's to come. My mom & friends also threw me a bridal shower at our home. I felt so loved, celebrated, valued, & supported. Even though God has called me to live in Mexico, I have a group of women who are praying for my relationship & marriage to come. 

    Vacation was also such a sweet time with family. One morning, I got to take my 3 little brothers out for coffee. I'm so grateful that even as they grow up, I'm still their older sister who gets to love on them. My mom & I went out for coffee, ran on errands, & wedding planned. She is such a gift!! I'm so thankful for her creativity & all her ideas. We did several fun activities as a family at the park & we played egg roulette. It's where you put regular & hard-boiled eggs together & then smash them on your head! So much fun!

    After returning to Mazatlan, God just opened my eyes to all that I am blessed with. Busy week after busy week, I can take my life for granted. Taking the time to pause & rest made a huge difference. I appreciated things in a new way & saw more of who God is. I've been back for 2 weeks now, but I'm practicing having rhythms of rest that ensures my grateful heart.

    To all of you, maybe do the same. We aren't meant to live in a rat race. God created us for connection. First with Him, then with those around us. You are made to abide in community. 

Life isn't about what we do, it's about whose we are. 

Prayer points

• for wisdom with wedding planning & all this future stuff coming up
• that I will continue having grace for myself in this season where a lot of things are changing
• that even as things get busy again, I will abide in God's rest & peace 

  Contact info:

        Phone: 928-856-2891

        Email: bookwormljc@gmail.com

  Ways to Donate:

        Venmo: @Livvy-Cutlip

        PayPal: @oliviacutlip

        Zelle: bookwormljc@gmail.com

A New Chapter: April Newsletter

 

    Updates

    Well, to start off this update,  I have some very exciting news to share! Ezra and I are engaged!! It happened on April 3rd, right around sunset. It was such a beautiful moment. I was laughing & crying all at the same time. Even though I knew this was what God was leading us into, I couldn't have imagined the amount of joy that engulfed me. I have been anxiously awaiting this time in my life since I was a little girl, & it feels unreal that I'm living in the dreams, desires, & prayers of a 10-year-old heart. Ezra & I are so very excited to walk into this new season together & continue to see how the LORD grows us. 

    As you might be wondering, we will still be doing mission work here in Mazatlán, Mexico. God has put a long-term commitment on our hearts for this community, so we will be here for the foreseeable future. We have already seen God provide so much for us with peace, finances, & a home to call our own. After a week of engagement, we signed a lease on an apartment just across the street from the base. Don't worry, we aren't moving in together. Ezra will stay there with 2 other guys until we come back. Our wedding will be in October, so we'll be back in Mexico a month or so after that. 

    Please pray for us! We have been experiencing lots of attacks from the enemy because he doesn't want to see God's children walking in holiness, purity, & victory. We know God has brought us together to wage war on Satan & build up the kingdom of heaven. We need the full support of prayer warriors! 

our living room

signed!

 

Feelings

    Honestly, I am feeling so much peace and security in being engaged. It has been so beautiful to see how God has been putting us on people's hearts &  seeing them support us. However, I'm being stretched in so many different directions. First, I'm learning how to be intentional & make space for my friends when it could be so easy to focus on different things. Friendships will always be important, but in this season, they can't be my highest priority, which is hard because I really value being a good friend. Also, Ezra & I are learning to balance our time. We need time to just be together & talk. But, we also need to plan a wedding & go over all the decisions & details coming up. On top of that, and most importantly, we need to prepare for our marriage. If we only focus on the wedding, we'll be lost after that one day is over. So, we're going over finances, budget, medical insurance, name changing, & other important practical things. Spiritually, we're discussing family values & how to keep God first & center in all things. It's a very beautiful time, but also busy. I'm so grateful for my mom & friends who are helping me!! God has also been teaching me how to trust His timing even more & remain present in the blessings He has for today.

Support

    As you might know, planning a wedding, honeymoon, & married life takes a lot of time & money. We are trusting God with all things, & we have already seen Him bless us more than we could ever imagine. Your prayers, above all, are what bless us the most. I have felt so surrounded by y'all in my day-to-day life. Without your prayers, I couldn't be here. Also, please let me know how I can pray for you. We are a team & we all need prayer & support! Feel free to respond to this email or reach out over text. 

    Another way you could bless us is with a one-time gift off our wedding registry. We are so excited to be a family & build a home together. God has provided a beautiful space for us & we are excited to create with Him. This is only if you feel led to give, though. Please don't feel any pressure! This is just a fun way of being a part of our lives & creating a home with us. 

This is the link to the registry!

https://www.amazon.com.mx/wedding/share/ezraandlivvy101125

Prayer

"In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy."

Philippians 1:4

    

Thank you for taking the time to read this! I hope it was a blessing to you & made you feel welcome in my life. When you pray, please lift me up in these ways. 

• victory over the schemes of the enemy
• wisdom in decisions & planning lots of details 
• peace, love, & joy to be abundant in this new chapter 
• continued vision for our time here in Mazatlan
• that the Lord will show us His path 

    Love you all so much!

            Livvy :)

Carnival: March Newsletter

Hey everyone! I just wanted to give you guys an update about Carnival. For those of you who don't know, Carnival is a week-long mardi gras celebration here in Mazatlan. Basically, it is a time of debauchery, drugs, alcohol, & sex before the 40 days of Lent. People come from all over to try & fill a void inside, but that's not what they need. As a base, we go out & tell people about the only thing that can satisfy, Jesus. Over the course of 4 days of ministry, we hand out free coffee, talk to people, evangelize, & pray for anyone who is willing. My boyfriend and I were part of a ministry called Brave Love that specifically seeks out women. We handed out flowers & art, prayed & encouraged many different women from all walks of life. We also got to pray with several families & prepare their hearts for salvation & God moving in their lives.

As a ministry, we saw a total of 878 salvations, 20 healings, and 10 deliverances. We prayed for 1,095 people, and over 2,000 people heard about Christ Jesus. GOD IS SO GOOD Y'ALL!! It was something truly incredible to be a part of, but it took a lot of preparation. 

praying for others 

evangelism team 

flowers for women 

 A whole week before Carnival even started, we as a base felt led to have times of prayer & fasting. Every day during our lunch break, we fasted together & prayed into God's heart. If we, as sons & daughters of Christ, want to see something happen or change in the physical, we have to first pray into the spiritual. In our times, God spoke to us about preparing the hard ground to receive good seeds. During one of these times, we went to a plaza near a catholic cathedral to worship, intercede, & evangelize. We were taking steps to go for what the LORD had prepared for us before carnival even started. As you might know, Mexico is under the stronghold of religion, especially Catholicism. Us taking steps to preach the full & true Gospel right near a cathedral is just a few more steps closer to seeing Mexico transformed by people experiencing a thriving relationship with Jesus Christ. Thank you for praying!!

worship at the cathedral

freedom for Mexico 

the names of God

He is hope

let revival come!!

Also, as you might have heard in a past newsletter, Ezra & I were praying about going to Tanzania at the end of this year. However, we both feel like it isn't the time. In that moment, God was definitely setting our hearts on fire for Africa & someday we will go. There will be more opportunities in the future. This was a situation where we thought we heard one thing, but God was teaching us something else. His plans are always better than ours, & His timing is perfect. Another factor was that the organizers hadn't sent official details or dates, but they were discussing some new dates in different months that won't work for us. If this was something on your heart, please reach out. God might be calling you instead! Thank you for your prayers, support, & encouragement. God is using you to empower revival in Mexico. 

Prayer Points:

• For the students who are going into outreach and the new students coming
• Wisdom in communicating & planning upcoming things 
• More of the Holy Spirit in everything I do 

      

  Contact info:

        Phone: 928-856-2891

        Email: bookwormljc@gmail.com

  Ways to Donate:

        Venmo: @Livvy-Cutlip

        PayPal: @oliviacutlip

        Zelle: bookwormljc@gmail.com

February Newsletter

    

Hey everyone! This month I just wanted to let you in on the happenings of my life & everything that's been going on since my last update.  

To start, this quarter we have an amazing group of students here who are so hungry for the LORD. They are already mature in their faith & ready to take the good news to the nations. During the first couple of weeks, I had the privilege of watching most of them get baptized on the beach next to the base. They were already born-again believers, but they wanted to take this step of faith to show their joy & commitment to living with Jesus. There was such a spirit of celebration on the whole beach. One of the students even evangelized to a man on the beach & he was saved & baptized as well. 

Another sweet time that happens is something called early mornings. A couple opens their home at 5 am every Tuesday & Friday for students & staff to have personal quiet times. It is such an intentional time to pray, journal, & be in the Word. By myself, I wouldn't have the discipline to do that. But because it is with a community, it becomes something that fills & energizes me. Living well in a community is something that is impacting my life so much. Getting to intentionally walk with people every day from different cultures, walks of life, & convictions is marking me. This is what the body of Christ is for. Not just to come together on Sundays or in small groups but to do life together. Supporting each other in our daily struggles is what will grow us closer together & closer to Him. This is Kingdom living.

One of the joys of community is new life. My mentor & dear friend is pregnant & I have the joy of being a tia (aunt) to a little girl coming soon. I had the privilege of helping plan a baby shower for her that was Heidi-themed. I absolutely adore babies so I am so grateful to be in a community with lots of little ones. 

To update you all on my role, I am still working in the operations department with Cuidado de la Casa. I get to improve our base daily and help with planning all the events that we have. Coming up, we have one of our biggest ministry times in Mazatlan, Mexico; Carnaval!! During the time when the city is planning to party, get drunk, & basically worship the devil, we are preparing teams to go into these dark places & share the light of Jesus. This year local churches are also joining us to bring worship, prayer, & evangelism into this city. Please be praying for safety over all of us but, more than that, pray that we will be bold to see the Kingdom of Heaven on earth! Thank you so very much for everything!!

Prayer Points:

• Boldness & safety in Carnaval
• Energy to push through long nights & busy days
• Sweet times with family that are coming to visit
• More of the Holy Spirit in everything I do 

      

  Contact info:

        Phone: 928-856-2891

        Email: bookwormljc@gmail.com

  Ways to Donate:

        Venmo: @Livvy-Cutlip

        PayPal: @oliviacutlip

        Zelle: bookwormljc@gmail.com

plants

my team

6 month anniversary 

valentine's date

roomies

He tore the veil

freedom from the law

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

 

    Happy Holidays everyone! 

I hope y'all had such wonderful times with family & friends. I know I did! It was so nice to have a break from day-to-day tasks & go to Flagstaff for a week. There I was able to make new memories & have good conversations. As time goes on, I realize more & more that deep intentional talks with people I love are one of the most rewarding times for me. 

    To start, I want to look back on the faithfulness of God. He is so GOOD! I wanna share this cool testimony I had just the other week. As I was traveling back to Mexico, I was bringing back many things & definitely had an oversized bag. However, when I tried to check in at the kiosk, my card wasn't accepted. I had to go to another desk which could've been frustrating. But, when they were charging me, they didn't weigh my luggage. I only paid the normal amount for a checked bag. I know this is something small, but I have so many similar stories of God showing up in the details like that. If we seek Him, we will find Him (Jeremiah 29:13).

    Last month, another God moment came from our YWAM Mexico conference, the ACT. In one of the sessions called Love Africa, a short-term mission opportunity was presented. In a push called Waves of Hope, teams from all over will go to key areas of need for 1-2 weeks of ministry time. These areas include South Carolina, Ukraine, Romania, Uganda, Madagascar, & Tanzania. They invited us to pray if this was something God was leading us to do. As I was praying, I felt a deep desire & excitement to go. So, to officially announce, I will be going to Tanzania, Africa in October 2025!! As of right now, we are still waiting for more details but I will continue updating you when I get more information. 

    To wrap up, I want to thank each one of you for your prayers, conversations, & support. You have changed my life with your obedience to God & so many others as well. I know that everything you have given to Him with a joyful heart will be given back tenfold in the Kingdom to come. Your reward will be rich in heaven!

    To continue with that, I want to ask you all to prayerfully continue your support in the new year. The impact that you are making in my life & in Mexico is so beautiful. There is so much fruit springing forth. If you feel like the LORD is asking you to make a change, please let me know. Thank you!!

PRAYER POINTS: 

• raising finances for Tanzania 
• wisdom in my growing relationship with my boyfriend Ezra, that we will continue listening to the Lord on His next steps for us
• the students coming this quarter, that they will hunger for God & His truth
• friendships to blossom & continue growing

"Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:19

  

Contact info:

Phone: 928-856-2891

Email: bookwormljc@gmail.com

Ways to Donate:

Venmo: @Livvy-Cutlip

PayPal: @oliviacutlip

Zelle: bookwormljc@gmail.com

advent

gingerbread

send off for my sweet Anna

Makayla!

Christmas party

home again

cafe date

Christmas Eve

Christmas socks

all the fam

my Daddio

more fam

love my littles

Christmas in Maz