National Assembly

This week is the annual assembly of the UNIFAM churches. It takes place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am-6pm. Pastors from across Mexico City will be there and the 3 pastors from Acapulco will also travel up to attend. Andrew has met most of the pastors now. Last week he had 2 more meetings. Once again he was encouraged. We are convinced that our role here is not to come up with lots of new ideas ourselves and to tell the pastors and the churches what they should do. Our desire is to hear their ideas. They are the people who have the best idea of how the communities around their churches can be reached and helped. They know the needs and the culture and if the pastors are behind the projects they can get the congregation on board. We don't just need projects and money, we need people with vision and a burden for the lost around them who will answer the call to service.

Our plan then for the assembly as far as social ministries is concerned is to offer a list of questions for the pastors to think through so that we can begin to be aware of the needs and so that we will have material to chat through at further meetings. Of course Andrew will be the spokesperson and will give a couple of presentations over the three days - one on social ministries and the other on Proyecto MEFI - explaining the ministry and how churches can potentially begin to think about being involved. We would like the churches to see Proyecto MEFI as a mission project e.g. to see their immediate community as their Jerusalem and Proyecto MEFI as their Judea. In Social Ministries we are all about reaching out to meet the needs of the community, to be Jesus' hands and feet so that people will be attracted to Him and come to know Him personally. What an immense responsibility and privilege.

So please be praying hard this week. Pray for Andrew as he finishes preparing and then gives the presentations. Pray that he will be comfortable with his Spanish, pray that he will be sensitive and receive a good response. Pray that as more churches hear about Proyecto MEFI and think about getting involved that we will be ready to train and equip them and that as a result even more precious street kids will be rescued physically and spiritually.

The missionary team will also be present as much as possible. I aim to be present for 2 days if I can. As a team we are really praying for increased unity between the missionary team and the national church leaders. Andrew and I are excited about the assembly. How exciting to work alongside our Mexican brothers and to seek God's will together for decisions that will take the movement forward in our efforts to see Mexico won for Christ.

We look forward to informing you of the answers to your prayers next week.