We are
in awe as we watch how God opens doors for different reasons. One of the reasons for which God opens doors
is to give people the opportunity for healing!
We
conduct weekly Celebrate Recovery Step Studies and Large Group meetings using
computer technology. C R participants join
us by using ZOOM. The participants get more
than they bargained for. They are
challenged to find a new life and a new perspective of whom God is.
Unfortunately,
while ZOOM does offer some wonderful features, ZOOM also comes with
complications! Many Mexican families are large but they live in small homes. Large
families and small homes do not allow for privacy. The lack of privacy severely limits
opportunities for family members to openly share their hurts, habits, and hang-ups
exclusively with CR participants.
To freely
participate in CR Step Studies and Open Share groups by ZOOM, individuals must
be alone in a room with a set of headphones. In order to meet this requirement,
we have seen participants joining the meetings from their vehicles. We are
truly humbled to see how God works in peoples’ hearts to overcome their
individual challenges to participate. If
there is a will, there is a way!
One such
example of overcoming challenges is Terri.
Terri has been very faithful attending Celebrate Recovery through ZOOM.
She recently shared her powerful testimony of childhood molestation. The molestation trauma had broken her
spirit. Terri’s broken spirit led to poor
choices. ZOOM enabled her to openly share
her story from her vehicle. Her vehicle
provided her that safe and private place she needed to share. Being in her safe and private place, Terri
shared openly. She also encouraged other
participants to continue their healing as they draw closer to Jesus.
If we
were meeting in our local church, Terri, and other such participants, would not
be able to participate because we would not be using ZOOM.
Terri
loves Celebrate Recovery
Family
News!
Rebekah
and her family have purchased a farm in Saskatchewan. Rebekah and her family will be cattle farming!
Rebekah and
Eric on the farm
Francisco
and I anticipate the day the borders re-open so we can visit Rebekah and family
in Saskatchewan, Jessica and family in British Columbia, and the rest of our
families and friends in Alberta. What an adventure we will have traveling
across three provinces!
Thank
you for being our partners in ministry on this crazy COVID journey.
Your
prayers and financial gifts keep the Mexico Recovery Ministry moving
forward. Under God’s blessing and
direction, Mexico Recovery Ministry brings healing to the lost and broken. We
want to extend an extra huge thank you to Brian Baxter as he is our editor for
the prayer letters and to the many others that serve tirelessly alongside us in
the Mexico Recovery Ministry. We couldn’t accomplish God’s mission without all
of you!
Blessings,
Cheryl
& Francisco
