With the Evangelistic Outreaches in full swing, a variety of tasks need to be accomplished to prepare those that will go into the nearby villages. Each village is like a battlefield where hearts will be captured and will surrender to a Master that will bring hope and healing to a lost world.
Attending a dynamic church service followed by picking up some last minute groceries for the upcoming week has become a pattern for Sundays during the summer months at the Tijuana Outreach Center. As Trevor (YUGO missionary) and I approached our local fruit market, four men in military attire armed with machine guns caught our attention. Young men in Mexico give up one year of their lives to serve their country. They attempt to bring peace and justice into a corrupt society. These men caught a vision and stepped forward to do their part in bringing about change.
These men are similar to those that have obeyed the call to go and be part of the Lord’s army. This summer many youth and adults have obeyed the call. They are not armed with machine guns but with holy weapons. Their weapons consist of prayer and a boldness to go forth and share the love of Jesus Christ to those that do not know Him.
Youth and adults that join us in ministry for the summer months spend hours in pre-field training so they can have some knowledge of the culture, language and are equipped with tools in how to reach those around them with the Good News. Even with the training they receive, it is never enough to prepare them for what they will encounter in the ministry they will be involved in while serving in Mexico.
In the village of Obrera, a group from Olympic Bible Church from Squim, Washington were faced with a situation training could not have prepared them for. God knows the beginning and the end and He knew what was going to happen next. During the evening church service, chaos reared its ugly head as gang members began to rumble outside the church. God had prepared the path for this team as Ivan (YUGO translator) had once been a gang member. Ivan intervened and was able to defuse the situation even before the police arrived. Gang members hid from the local police as they mingled with the church members during the service giving them an opportunity to hear a message of hope.
“If you want to increase your significance, focus your energies on significant activities: those which will remain for eternity.” Neil Anderson
Our staff have focused their energies in many areas. The have tried their hands in construction, doing the background work so others can go out on the field and reach the lost. They also reached out to the children of the Torre Fuerte church in Rosarito through their own children’s Evangelistic Outreach. Relationships were built and 17 lives were changed for eternity by sharing the love of Jesus through children’s ministry activities.
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