Day 11: Mexico
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🇲🇽 Mexico
⛪️ Four Obstacles that can slow our efforts to plant new churches
Although Mexico protects religious freedom, people in some rural communities may face strong opposition from Catholic neighbors when they show interest in attending an evangelical church.
In some parts of Mexico, crime and violence make travel, public gatherings, and community service dangerous. Church leaders may face threats when they speak against violence or help people at risk.
Many communities struggle with low wages, migration, addiction, and family separation. New churches need to be prepared to respond to these needs in practical ways.
Mexico is home to many cultures, languages, and religious backgrounds. Church planters need to understand each community and adapt their ministry to its needs.
🙏🏼 Three Prayer Requests for those laboring to plant new churches
Ask God to protect church planters, pastors, and believers in unsafe areas. Pray that He will give them wisdom and bring peace to communities harmed by violence.
Ask God to work powerfully among the many young people in Charis Alliance churches, calling some to serve as church planters and pastors and others to be faithful witnesses for Christ in their workplaces.
Ask God to continue using the Bible institute in San Luis and training programs in other locations to prepare a new generation of leaders.
🌍 Two Interesting Facts about our movement in this country
Most Charis Mexico churches are located near the United States border, while others are spread across a large area of the country.
Many churches are entering a new season of cooperation as pastors meet more often and congregations find ways to serve and support one another.
♥️ One Precious Promise as we seek to plant new churches
“What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.”
—1 Corinthians 3:5–8
