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Crossing national, cultural and personal borders with the Good News of Jesus Christ"
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Partnering with Jesus in Mexico
2010 was the fifth summer for our Crossing Borders mission camp to reach out across the Mexican border with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Rather than show up and try to act as an independent program, we assist and supplement the work of a wide variety of local ministries—partnering with Jesus in Mexico.
Partnering with Jesus in Mexico
During the weeklong camp, we participated in a variety of ministry opportunities. The purpose of Crossing Borders is to serve as a “sampler mission camp”—leading attendees to try out a wide variety of mission-based events—to catch the vision of where and how God is already at work in so many ways and to see where and how each of us can join in meaningful ministry work—in another country or in our own home town.
We helped distribute cases of food supplies to about 50 pastors and ministry leaders to take back to their people. We delivered a hot meal and packages filled with socks, soap, toothpaste and other necessities to 60 scattered homeless people living on the streets (and we prayed individually with many of them). For about 150 children in impoverished neighborhoods, we conducted three Vacation Bible School sessions, including Bible lessons, games, crafts, fun songs and snacks. We visited group children’s homes, taking time to personally play with, feed and care for children growing up without their natural parents or families. We assisted with work service projects, toured a Bible school, and participated in outdoor evangelical dramas and other events.
No matter what we were doing, our goal was to be very intentional at communicating how God as Father, Son and Spirit is intimately and lovingly connected to the lives of every person we met. Too often the gospel message comes across as a demanding, judgmental, guilt-producing religion of an angry God. In contrast, we wanted people to know that God loves each of them, He’s forgiven them, He accepts them, and He’s included them in His eternal plan.
Our fifteen missionaries-in-training from five states experienced the joy of making an important positive difference in the lives of many new friends in Mexico, our minds and hearts were opened in new ways, and our lives were radically transformed in the process. Isn’t God amazing? When you make the effort to serve others, you yourself end up reaping wonderful benefits.
Although the temperatures were very hot and the conditions sometimes uncomfortable, our seventeen attendees came away with a new love for all of God’s created children and an increased appreciation for sharing God’s transformational truth of His love for everyone.
Crossing Borders is open to anyone ages 15 to 99. Come on your own, bring a friend along, or we encourage family members to attend together, if possible. To find out more about next summer’s camp and our winter shoebox ministry, check out the links on this website.
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Crossing Borders missionaries demonstrate new song at a VBS at Blanca Navidad.
- Crossing Borders missionaries offer prayer for homeless man and provide him with sox and other necessities.
- Crossing Borders group photo – by Pedro Orduño (210)
- Neighborhood children gather for Bible lesson at Los Olivios colonia.
- A typical pallet house in a poor neighborhood.
- A young Crossing Borders attendee with a Mexican girl and baby at a children’s home.
Article written by Lee Berger. Photos by Janet Morrison, Pam Morgan and Lee Berger
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