This morning, our group did what we call a feeding ministry in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Matamoros. We got there early so we walked around the neighborhood to meet people and invite them to lunch with us. We met a lot of people and really got to know a few of the families. Several of them asked us to pray with them, so with the help of the Holy Spirit and our translators, we got to see into their lives and pray with them. We even set up one man to have his roof fixed by a construction team later this week. The guys got a soccer game going while the pastor’s wife prepared the food for lunch. And then we served about 80 people until we ran out of food. After everyone ate, we packed up and left to do Living Water. Eleazar and Erasmo took us to a park downtown where we passed out cups of cold water to people and talked to them. This is one of the ways that Mexico is different from home- people are not always in a hurry. They go to work, or whatever they do and then in the evening, people just go to the park to sit and hang out- it’s amazing! What a great way to make friends and be connected to the community. It’s tough for anyone to walk up to a stranger and find about about them and try to share Jesus with them- it’s intimidating. But once we could get past that and try to make friends, Living Water got really fun. We made some friends and prayed with some people. One man even told us about how God healed his leg. There is a lot of faith here.
We love you and miss you!
Amy, Martha Bowman, Macon GA
Colonia Las Palomas, Pastor Salvador
We’ve just finished our first day of ministry in Matamoros! God is already moving in and thru the participants in ways that no one expected. Last night we went to church at the site where we will be working all week. It was exciting and fun to participate in worship with the people that we get to serve. The church and the people are beautiful- I forgot my camera cord, so I’m sorry, I can’t post pictures. We came back to the Gateway and got settled into our bunk beds for the first time after delayed flights and lost bags kept us from being here the 1st night.
