During the past couple of months I have had more than a few opportunities to discover and experience what I believe is a foundational necessity to this ministry, and indeed to our everyday lives. It is the issue to respond.
Every person we encounter, every need we see, every crisis that arises in our daily lives requires a response. That response could be as easy as a helping hand, as intense as a protest march, or as quiet as kneeling in prayer. At times we respond simply by turning our heads. Undeniably, we do this forgetting our silence is often a deafening response.
Every person working here at Amor Ministries has recognized a great need in Mexico and come to the conclusion they cannot look the other way while neighbors separated only by a political line in the sand struggle to provide for themselves such basics as food and shelter. We must respond. Indeed, the vision statement for Amor Ministries, which is printed on ever business card we give out, reads, “Amor Ministries is called by God to respond to the spiritual and physical poverty in the world. We respond through: Partnership with the church, Resources for the poor, and Life-changing mission experiences.”
To that end, and by the grace of God, we were recently able to change the lives of countless people in the city of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. Over President’s Day weekend, I was privileged to help facilitate more than 1,100 people from some twenty-seven groups build thirty-nine houses and a women’s center in what are some of the poorest areas of Mexico. Likewise, we are preparing to receive nearly 7,500 participants in March and April to build nearly four hundred homes, churches, and schools.
Clearly, the issue to respond is something we take very seriously here. We have found a place where God can use our gifts and circumvent our limitations to simply make the world a better place. Thousands have discovered the empowerment and blessing that comes from acting on this need (including many of you), and perennially return to Mexico with a dedication bordering on addiction.
In similar fashion, your continued prayer and support are a response to the needs of this ministry and its staff (like me). Thank you for making what we do here possible.
Every person we encounter, every need we see, every crisis that arises in our daily lives requires a response. That response could be as easy as a helping hand, as intense as a protest march, or as quiet as kneeling in prayer. At times we respond simply by turning our heads. Undeniably, we do this forgetting our silence is often a deafening response.
Every person working here at Amor Ministries has recognized a great need in Mexico and come to the conclusion they cannot look the other way while neighbors separated only by a political line in the sand struggle to provide for themselves such basics as food and shelter. We must respond. Indeed, the vision statement for Amor Ministries, which is printed on ever business card we give out, reads, “Amor Ministries is called by God to respond to the spiritual and physical poverty in the world. We respond through: Partnership with the church, Resources for the poor, and Life-changing mission experiences.”
To that end, and by the grace of God, we were recently able to change the lives of countless people in the city of Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. Over President’s Day weekend, I was privileged to help facilitate more than 1,100 people from some twenty-seven groups build thirty-nine houses and a women’s center in what are some of the poorest areas of Mexico. Likewise, we are preparing to receive nearly 7,500 participants in March and April to build nearly four hundred homes, churches, and schools.
Clearly, the issue to respond is something we take very seriously here. We have found a place where God can use our gifts and circumvent our limitations to simply make the world a better place. Thousands have discovered the empowerment and blessing that comes from acting on this need (including many of you), and perennially return to Mexico with a dedication bordering on addiction.
In similar fashion, your continued prayer and support are a response to the needs of this ministry and its staff (like me). Thank you for making what we do here possible.
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