A special day in the history of the Mexico Recovery Ministry! Our Celebrate Recovery participants completed their Step Studies by ZOOM in April. We had a dilemma. What do we do next? What COULD we do next? May 13 marked the day that Mexico Recovery Ministry as we launched a new set of step studies!
Our Celebrate Recovery Ministry servant leaders continue to bring Good News to people. People need to know that forgiveness and healing are available. Forgiveness and healing are available from God for all when they place their trust in Jesus Christ. ‘Lesson 1: Denial’ in the C R participants guide states, “We can’t heal a wound by saying it’s not there.” Jeremiah 6:14
People from various areas in Canada, USA, and Mexico want Step Studies by ZOOM.
People in our local church are asking when CR Step Studies Face to Face will start again. They seem to want to forget the worldwide pandemic! The fact that they are SO focused on wanting the CR Step Studies face to face is actually an incredible blessing. God has them SO focused on growing in Christ that we should be able to work around ‘trivial’ pandemic challenges. Unfortunately reality just does not agree!
That left our leadership TEAM with no choice but to recruit enough facilitators to pursue technology (ZOOM) and human interactions (Face to Face). Obviously our primary focus has to be on using technology. We love how God is using COVID as a benefit to bring healing to his people.
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| Meet Stacy-facilitator of the English Women's Step Study by ZOOM |
Stacy acknowledged her need to surrender her hurts, habits, and hang-ups to Jesus. This year Stacey joined our Celebrate Recovery Step Studies in January. She was able to join by ZOOM from Gilroy, California. Stacy was given freedom from bondage. Being freed from bondage helped her draw closer to Jesus. Today, she has taken on the role of being a co-facilitator for the English Women’s Step Studies by ZOOM. Looking forward to serving with you Stacy.
Prison doors remain closed to religious groups! While not to being able to visit “Our Girls” is frustrating, the fact that “our girls” are taking advantage of the opportunity to grow in their faith is priceless.
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| Shopping for toiletries for "Our Girls" on the inside |
My Prison Ministry team may not be able to bring Celebrate Recovery to “Our Girls” on the inside to meet their spiritual needs, but we continue to travel to Ensenada to bring in donations to meet their physical needs. The prisons in Mexico do NOT supply toiletries for prisoners. If you are interested in joining us in donating funds to help provide toilet paper, laundry soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, feminine pads, shampoo, deodorant and bar soap we would love to partner with you in fulfilling these needs. Feel free to contact me or donate through CTEN’s website https://cten.org/missionary/cherylhoople/
COVID has been difficult for all of us. We can only imagine that “Our Girls” on the inside must feel abandoned by their family and friends. COVID restrictions do have a tendency to play havoc with their minds. Rest assured, we know Christ will not abandon them. We know Christ will comfort them. Jesus Christ will comfort them in their pain, fear, and discouragement. Jesus Christ will comfort them with the seeds of HOPE that were planted in their hearts before the pandemic hit.
On a
personal note:
Francisco
and I are doing great! With the borders closed, we are not able to visit family
in Canada. However we do very much
treasure the visits we get from family that live closer.
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| Diego, Judy and Jerry preparing toiletries for "Our Girls" on the inside |
Thanks for being our partners in ministry. Together we are reaching the broken and lost with the Good News.
Blessings,
Cheryl
& Francisco
