We are leaving for Mexico on October 22, so many of you will be reading this as we are on the way. We will return from Mexico on time to celebrate Thanksgiving with our family.
The primary reason we go to Mexico is to encourage the believers that we sent back to shine Jesus’ light in their community — especially Lupe and Leti. Lupe is pastoring the church in their small town of Negritas.
Lupe’s mom passed away a couple of months ago (after receiving Jesus as her Savior in March) and the believer’s are facing a lot of rejection as they were not following tradition as to what to do when a loved one dies.
We will also be visiting the families of several people that we minister to in Oregon. When someone comes to Christ they want their family to know him. Their family is often very concerned for them because they are leaving the religion and traditions of their ancestors. We have often faced hostile family members in Mexico and been able to calm their fears and share Jesus with them.
We will also be visiting several people who we have ministered to while they were in Oregon. Many people that we have ministered to and led to Christ are now back at home in Mexico. We want to visit them and encourage them to follow Jesus where they are. We also want to follow up on some people we ministered to in Oregon that did not receive Jesus here — to encourage them to seek him.
