We have told the young people on our evangelistic teams that they will be praying a lot while they are with us in Mexico. In fact they will probably be praying more during the one week with us than they have for the last year. Many have agreed with us. They pray during their team meetings and during the quiet time that follows chapel. They pray before leaving for their ministry sites and during their meetings there. They pray before meals and during the share times we have at the end of the day.
It's also true that their parents and church leaders back home are praying for them, maybe as much for their safety as for their ministries. We believe that prayer is the main reason that we get to see so much fruit through their ministry. We do want to make it clear that none of our groups in Tijuana or Ensenada saw any evidence of violence while in Mexico.
Chip Kirk, one of our chapel speakers and a representative of Operation Mobilization, said that he was warned not to come to Mexico because of all the news reports. He reported that the only violence he saw was when some of the kids tried to take the nose off of his ventriloquist puppet, Junior.We are hoping that some of the young people will catch the vision for prayer and start up prayer meetings in the churches and schools.
