[About the photos: Mexico Ministries isn’t just about building churches. It is about caring for the people, loving them, and helping them in every way we can.]
Dear friends of Mexico Ministries:
Greetings in Jesus’ wonderful name. The Bible describes all kinds of spiritual gifts and ministries, from apostles, prophets, and evangelists, to miracles, healings, and prophecy. And these are all from the Holy Spirit and so very important in the life of the Church. But I believe the spiritual gift that God has given to me and to Mexico Ministries is one Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 12.28. Tucked into his list that includes miracles, prophecy, and tongues, is the seemingly less glamorous one: “helping.”
In a single word, that is precisely what Mexico Ministries is called to do. The Lord told the people of Israel, “For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land,” (Dt. 15.11) and Jesus repeatedly taught his disciples to care for the poor and those in need: “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.” (Luke 14.12f)
Helping those in need is exactly what we do. Nothing more, nothing less. From the deserts of northern Mexico to the sprawling cities in the central and southern states to the indigenous mountain villages in Chiapas and Oaxaca, we help. To begin with, we, “proclaim good news to the poor,” (Lu. 4.18) sharing the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Then comes teaching. For 38 years we have had Bible schools operating in Mexico to train pastors and church leaders. And then there are the medical clinics, the doctors, the dentists, the healthcare teams who provide medical help free of charge. And of course, we help by building churches for worship and homes for living. We help financially. We help with vehicles. We help with food. We help in times of crisis. We help individuals in need, and we help the thousands. And sometimes we help by carrying caskets to the graves and weeping with those who mourn.
I keep saying “we,” because I do not do this alone, nor do the many workers and pastors in Mexico. I say “we” because you who support this ministry through prayers and financial gifts are also operating in this spiritual gift. Thank you. Thank you for helping.
God bless you,
Larry