Dear friends of Mexico Ministries:
About 50 years ago, while pastoring a church in Denison, Texas, I began helping missionaries in Mexico with various projects and soon sensed the call of God to commit my life to full time missions work. Over 40 years ago I stepped out in faith and began Mexico Ministries as just one man responding to God. One person can make an impact on things. One person, Andrew, “the first called” went and found his brother Peter and told him about Jesus. Philip found Nathaniel and said, “Come and see.” The woman at the well went back and told all her friends about Jesus and many followed him. More people come to Jesus through the invitation of one person than through the multitude of words of a multitude of preachers. One can impact thousands.
This past Easter weekend saw thousands of believers gathering to worship the Lord at our stadium in Chenalho, Chiapas. Over 5,000 people came to spend two days together singing, hearing God’s Word, eating together, and fellowshiping; 120 were baptized! Just think - if each person - each “one” - were to lead one more person to Jesus before next year, what a joyous celebration that would be.
With the Easter celebration behind us, we are turning our attention on building a home for Luis and Berenice. I thank each of you who has sent finances for this project, and I believe the work will not stop until the house is completed and they are living in their first home.
There are also two new churches to complete. The locals are working on them now, and a team from the U.S. is ready to help finish them.
I am often asked about my back problem. I walk with a cane, sometimes two, and when I travel to Mexico there are always people making sure I don’t fall. On my recent return home I thought the doctors would be ready for surgery, but it seems that one has one opinion and another has another opinion, so until they can come to agreement I suppose I will just bear the pain, both at home and in Mexico; so please keep this in your prayers. I am ready to get this fixed and get back to full swing.
I wish you could have been with us on Easter. I wept tears of joy seeing what the Lord has done, and witnessing the Holy Spirit at work among the people God loves.
God bless you,
Larry