Our New Church Plant?

Yesterday I traveled two hours outside of Mexico City to visit the city where we helped construct a house for a poor family a few weeks ago. Our one week "Hands of Hope" service project led to 23 or more decisions for Christ. I decided to visit these new believers to encourage them in their faith and to check on the possibility of planting a new church.

I strolled into town with only a vague memory of where one of the guys lived. I didn't have any way to contact them before coming, so I spent a lot of time asking the Lord to help me connect with someone. After a few circles and some asking around, I found one of the men who worked with us, and he led me to about 10 others.

Right in line with Mexican hospitality, they invited me to have dinner with them. We spent several hours sharing, laughing and talking about the Savior. And, of course, we had to take lots of pictures together.

I learned how they all came to faith. Our team had done an excellent job explaining the Gospel to them. I explained how they could begin to bring people into their homes in order to commune together, grow in their relationships with the Lord, and introduce others to Jesus. They liked the idea. I left them some materials to help them continue to grow, including our Life Transformation Group brochures. We'll continue to have contact with them.

Right now they currently attend a Catholic church in town. This church preaches salvation through Jesus Christ. There are no other Christian churches present.