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

Changing Seasons: November newsletter

        Hey everyone! I have exciting news for you today! The weather in Mazatlan has finally cooled down. Today was the first day I could wear jeans, which made me so happy. I know many of you already have had snow, but this was truly an answer to my prayers. With the change of seasons, there have also been changes around the base.

    

    As YWAM Mazatlan, we just celebrated 20 years!! To prepare for this, we had 2 weeks of base-wide projects, cleaning, organization, and painting. My team was super busy. However, it was so nice to get so much done. One of our values is to be one team, like a family, & I really felt that. Everyone was helping & serving one another in unity. During the event itself, I was inspired by all the past staff, students, teachers, & friends who came. Their stories of God's faithfulness throughout the last 20 years impacted me a lot. God is doing so much in this place & I am so grateful to be a part of it. In this community, I am empowered to be a humble leader & a faithful servant in my department, to live a life of radical obedience and faith, to walk in repentance and freedom, & to actively seek God's way above all others. While reflecting on this, there is no other place I can imagine growing this much. 

    With that, the vision for our future expansion was presented. Down below, you can see the picture of what we want the base to look like coming up. Our goal is to train 3,000 students on this campus as well as have enough housing for staff, visitors, & teams. Please join us in prayer as we partner with God in these coming goals. 

    Another change is that I turned 20 this month! I cannot believe I am leaving my teens behind and entering this next chapter of adulthood. As I was praying for this next year, I felt like God was asking me to give Him all my twenties. Obviously, I want God to have all my life but I think these next 10 years are going to be so different than I could have ever imagined. In these last 2 years of my life, I have changed more than I ever thought possible. Yet, I know that this is only the beginning and God has so much more in store for me & my future. While turning 20 made me think a lot about the future, I also recognized the need to be present. I will never fully understand what is happening or be in control. My role isn't about that. God has called me to live as dead to myself & to be a continual sacrifice for Him. He will tell me what I need to know when I need to know it. In the midst of confusion, I will trust Him & lift up praises. God has the future. For the day-to-day, I will just be a light & testimony of all that He has done. 

    There have also been such sweet memories being made in this season. I love spending time with my boyfriend Ezra, & my dear friends. Over the weekends I explore the city, grocery shop, or just stay home & chill. I have also been baking a lot. With the holidays upon us, it seems sacrilegious not to. I have made gingerbread, chocolate crinkle, pumpkin pie, & many other treats. I was able to share all those things because my rommies & I hosted Thanksgiving for 12 people. We had an international time. There were 6 nations in our home & everyone brought cultural food to share. It is such a blessing to have a full table & an even fuller fridge. 

   

 Even though this season has been busier, I am so thankful for everything God is doing. Thank you so much for your prayers, support, & love for me. I could not do it without you. I encourage you to continue praying. Your prayers really make a difference in bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to earth. You are loved!

        Blessings,

                    Livvy

Prayer points:

• The next 20 years of YWAM Mazatlan
• More personal growth & surrender to the Lord
• all the staff & students being impacted here
• upcoming Christmas season

    

Contact info:

Phone: 928-856-289

Email: bookwormljc@gmail.com

Ways to Donate:

Venmo: @Livvy-Cutlip

PayPal: @oliviacutlip

Zelle: bookwormljc@gmail.com

interceding for our city

working hard

new growth

perspective 

YWAM Mazatlan's 20th anniversary

future goals

base entrance

Christmas cookies

my favorite things

thankful