MEXICO - Palenque & Tijuana
Mexico, although predominantly Catholic, is a country where traditional indigenous beliefs, ancestral spiritual practices, and popular beliefs sometimes blend with the Christian faith. What stands out particularly in this country are the deep social inequalities, with a large portion of the population living below the poverty line.
It is in this context that we began our mission in Palenque, where we distributed food packages and clothing to orphans, the most underprivileged, and people with disabilities. We took the time to pray for them, both children and adults, sharing with them the most precious help of all: Jesus.
In an environment steeped in indigenous spiritual practices, we also met the Maya people of the Chiapas region. There, we discovered a community isolated from the modern world, living in precarious conditions.
At the end of the mission, the team split and ended in Tijuana, one of the most dangerous Mexican cartels in the world, where the Gospel was preached.
THE YOUNG MISSIONARIES WERE ABLE TO :
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Distribution of food packages to 700 people, including orphans, people with disabilities, the most underprivileged, and the Mayan people.
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Sharing the Gospel with 120 orphans.
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Donation of warm clothing to people in situations of precarity, the sick, and orphans, in a region where the climate is cold due to the altitude.
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Proclaiming the Gospel to the Mayan people.
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Bringing the Gospel to the Mexican cartel.
CONCLUSION
The mission in Mexico was intense, we walked through key and dangerous places, but we know that the spiritual impact will be great. The leader of the Maya village, after experiencing the power of God, was not only healed of his heart condition, but he also converted, was baptized, and asked us to return to plant a church for his people.