Today was the day! As we pulled up to the prison, my heart started to race. I remembered well the week before, the shock of walking up to the prison for the first time and seeing guards with machine guns everywhere. Today, there were only a handful of guards. We showed our identification that would allow us through many locked gates. Again my mind wandered as we entered into the room to be searched. “Will today be a day of strip searching?” Others had shared their experiences with me. I guess this is a small price to pay to bring light into darkness.
I am not sure what I expected! What I found were fourteen women of many ages ready and willing to worship and learn more about this God, the one that loved them just the way they were, the one that was the forgiver of their sins and healer of their wounds. As I left the prison that day, I knew that these women had experienced a new kind of freedom, not a physical freedom but a spiritual freedom as they had learned more about their Maker.
Getting involved with Prison Ministry was just one of the many areas of ministry we have had the opportunity to be involved with this Christmas season. Many generous people sent Christmas shoe box gifts to be handed out to the Mexican children. Special thanks to Jodie from Legal, Alberta for her help in taking part in giving out the shoe boxes in the local churches of Tijuana. I am sure Jodie would agree with us when we say, “Handing out the Christmas shoe boxes and watching the faces of the Mexican children receiving them, is life changing.”
As we reflect back and see how God’s hand has been busy at work we are overwhelmed that He continues to use us for his glory. I remember a quote I once read. “God does not choose servants who are solid rocks, with no cracks or crevices. Instead, He selects people who have weaknesses, failures and the need to be forgiven repeatedly.” (Charles Stanley)
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