Saturday, May 05, 2007

In a Mexican Jail


One of our team members today made their way into the Mexico Focus Hall of Fame Storybook. Skye Hopple headed down to the city historic center today to share the Gospel and minister to some people she has befriended there. Skye has shared the Gospel and had Bible studies with many of the folks in the zócalo. She even had one of them put her hair in dreads.

On this particular day, the police decided to raid the city square and take away all of Skye's pot-smoking friends. It so happens that they decided to haul in Skye along with them. She pleaded her case, and they searched her thoroughly, but in the craziness of it all they just decided to throw her in the car. (Warning: Wearing dreads can be hazardous to your health.)

Skye made a phone call to our house from the back of a police car. After my roommate calmed her fears and we figured out what the heck just happened, I spoke with some of the nice officials to help them understand their big blunder. They released her without a whole lot of fanfare. Thankfully, the only thing she walked away with was a really good (albeit scary) story to tell her friends.

Congratulations Skye!

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