For your enjoyment and prayers, this time we???d like to share some news of recent events in Mexico, where the churches continue growing in their missionary zeal. Editor's Note: These reports were posted in The Mission Diaries, Jaime De Anda's blog chronicling "works, events and ideas in Mexico and Central America Missions."
For your enjoyment and prayers, this time we???d like to share some news of recent events in Mexico, where the churches continue growing in their missionary zeal.
Zacatecas
On Sunday February 18, the Guadalajara Church of Christ sent out a mission team to the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. Zacatecas is a city of about 500,000 with a strong mining industry. Its downtown area is a national historic site. For the Guadalajara church it was a time of great celebration, where they had representatives from other churches that contributed either financially or with mission team members: Leon, Aguascalientes, Tepic and San Diego (California).
San Diego-based evangelist Robert Carrillo (who with his wife Michelle was also a missionary in Mexico City in the late 80???s) delivered a sermon of encouragement to continue being the hope for this dark world. Two people were baptized during the service, as the Guadalajara church also celebrated its 17th anniversary. The Zacatecas mission team is led by Manuel and Blanca Borbonio, and the new church???s inaugural service will be on March 25. For more information contact them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Tampico
At the Mexican Missions Conference in November 2006, the Monterrey Church of Christ sent out a mission team to the city of Tampico in Northern Mexico. Led by Carlos and Minerva Olivares (pictured at right), the 8-member team arrived in Tampico in December to look for jobs, housing and friends to bring to church. This past Sunday, February 25, closed out a month of prayer, fasting and evangelism with the first service of the Tampico Church of Christ. Over 100 people attended the service, entitled "Starting Over." More than 25 of the visitors are now studying the Bible, with a college student very close to making a decision to become a disciple of Jesus.
Here are pictures (below) of some of the team members and of their first service:
