You can tell that you’re getting further south into Mexico when your team meetings are under mango trees, you sweat more when you sleep than when you’re awake, and the most excitement comes from discovering a cockroach bigger than the one you saw 30 minutes ago! Needless to say, it has been an adventure! The journey that we are on has taken us from the countryside getaway to the Westernized Monterrey, from the fields of cacti to the humid jungles of southern Mexico. We have seen an equal amount of expressions of nature and of the Lord since we started this trip! He has been so faithful to show up and show off everywhere we have been.
After a 10-hour drive from Monterrey, we arrived in El Higo, Veracruz. We were greeted by a small congregation that had just finished a 40-day fast. It was definitely one of those moments where you could feel a holy anticipation in the air. The Lord was pressing on our hearts a rather interesting message considering the conditions. After 40 days of devotion and consecration most of us would be searching for something to do for the Lord - I mean, come on, who wouldn’t? But the Lord had a different plan in mind for the humble people of this small city - rest.
The whole team had been in conversation for the previous two days about the rest and love of the Lord and we finally knew why - it was for El Higo. We had heard stories of the amazing faith of these people and all that they were doing for the Lord. Miracles and salvations were among the many stories of their group. At the end of the fast the Lord pressed on our hearts to share the story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10). The message was simple yet profound - to sit at the feet of Jesus is “the better thing.” Jesus was putting out a call to the people of El Higo to come and sit at His feet. This message was very difficult for many to grasp since the whole presentation of the message of Christ has been coupled with slavery since its institution in Mexico. The choice back then was to be killed or convert to Catholicism and remain alive for the purposes of slavery. God was desiring to break the inheritance of the slavery mentality and raise up a nation of lovers! God wants lovers, not workers! We spent the whole day in fellowshipping with one another and with the Lord. Several times throughout the day members of the team found themselves caught up in worship in the sanctuary next to where we were hanging out. It was amazing to experience the well of devotion that had been dug in the city. Jesus longed to pour out his affection and appreciation over His people!
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Wed, June 23, 2010
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