Opening High School Movements

We officially opened our high school ministry this past week. A few weeks ago I met with José Nolasco (a student finishing his college studies soon) and asked him to join our staff as a missional team leader. I asked him to raise up a team of volunteers to help launch movements in the northern part of the city. He has taken me up on the challenge.

I went with him this past week to help start a ministry on an influential high school campus of La UNAM (largest university in the world that also has several high school branches). I expected to help coach a handful of students in how they could reach their campus. Instead, I walked into a room of 13 committed students. José also brought along a student from another high school to help - genius.

Of course, this pales in comparison to his visit to another high school the next day. There he met with over 30 students, some coming from other nearby high schools to learn how to start movements on their campuses.

I'm convinced that this generation coming through the high schools right now will be the generation that radically impacts Latin America. Dubbed the NAFTA generation, they have grown up under the influence of the free trade agreement. These hip youngsters have seen an influx of commercial goods and prosperity and have been exposed to a bastion of ideas.