[About the photos: WORKING TOGETHER: Teams from Mexico and the U.S. building the new stadium and church, ladies preparing food for the workers, graduating students from our Bible schools.]
Dear friends of Mexico Ministries:
In 1979 I went to Mexico alone. One man, one calling, one mission: to do the will of Him who sent me. More than four decades later I can thankfully say that I am not alone. I was one, now we are many. And though we are different, we are one. We are united.
Our precious Christian faith is built on the truth that God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, is one God. Jesus said, “I and the Father are one. (John 10.30) And this unity flows out from the very nature of God into his Church. Jesus prayed, “Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.” (John 17.11) On the Day of Pentecost, “they were all with one accord in one place.” (Acts 2.1).
In the United States we have one nation but 50 states. In Mexico there is one nation but 32 states. These are two singular nations, but the traditions, dress, food, culture, and habits of people in the various states are so very unique. The Mayan food in the Yucatan is worlds apart from the ranch food in Nuevo Leon. The gumbo in Louisiana would seem out of place in Chicago, just like Chicago’s pizza won’t be found in Melville, Louisiana. We are all so different, but we are one.
I went to Mexico alone, and now we are many - men and women from both the U.S. and Mexico serving the Lord and being faithful to that singular call to serve the people of Mexico. We each do things a little differently, we may use different methods and means, but we are still one, united in a common calling, and in, “one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all.” (Ephesians 4.5,6)
I returned just yesterday from spending a month in Mexico. In Tuxtepec we are building a very nice church and an outdoor stadium that will be used in ministry, for praise services, concerts, and other opportunities for God’s people to join together in unity. I am about to get on the road again in the U.S., sharing the ministry in Mexico with our many partners, and planning how to respond to the many requests for more churches to be built.
King David wrote, “How good and how pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity.” (Psalm 133.1). I am so thankful that, even though we are all different, we are united in God’s call. And I am thankful that you friends have worked together in unity to bless God’s people in Mexico. By His grace, we will continue TOGETHER!
God bless you,
Larry