Crossing Borders
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     Camp Program

It is only our second year for this program, and we continue to be amazed by the life transformations God makes in the lives of our missionaries-in-training and in the lives of those we go to serve in Mexico. Each day pushes us beyond our comfort zones in new ways, and we are permanently stretched in our worldview of the Gospel.

Crossing Borders Mission Results For 2007

	Building Friendships and Crossing Borders

Of our 26 attendees, our youngest was eleven and our oldest was sixty-four-and by the end of camp we were all one family, with bonds that will last a lifetime. Through the hot days, the rainy days and the long days, we served in a variety of ministries. We distributed bulk food supplies to local pastors so they could serve meals in their neighborhoods; we visited children's homes and played, sang and fed the children; we performed drama and puppet skits in various venues; we handed out Gospel tracts and spoke to the nationals one-on-one on the streets and in the parks.

Here's one of the many amazing God-events during the week. One evening, we were scheduled to help local Pastor Miguel with an impromptu neighborhood evangelistic event. After a long day of other activities, there was a rainstorm that held us captive in our vans for over an hour and turned the outdoor meeting site into a mud pit. We didn't know whether to proceed or call it off, but we stepped out in faith that God would bless our efforts if we moved forward. So when the rain slacked off (but did not totally stop), a few of us began to cook our hot dogs and the rest broke into groups and walked through the neighborhood inviting people to the special family presentation. In about 30 minutes, a dozen people from the neighborhood showed up. So we began to do our songs and dramas in the middle of the muddy, slippery field. Very quickly the crowd grew to over 200 people-dads, moms, youth, babies standing in the mud and drizzle, watching our skits, singing along with us, enjoying the music of a local family band, and listening attentively to the sermon by the pastor. Well after dark we began to serve the hot dogs and chips by the headlights of our vans. The people were very respectful, orderly and responsive, many of them staying for about an hour-and-a-half in the wet weather. Six or seven people spoke to the pastor about what it is to become a Christian, and he set appointments to meet with them in their homes. Our group packed up tired and wet, after a long day of activities. We were barely able to get traction to get the vans out of the muddy lot, and we headed back to our base camp for dinner at 11:30 pm amazed that God used our group of "amateur missionaries" to help reach a couple hundred people that evening with the Gospel message.

These words can tell only a fraction of the story of what goes on. Crossing Borders is a venue in which God can affect hearts and lives for His Kingdom forever. Wont you join us in this ministry? Either by attending camp yourself, recommending us to someone else you feel would benefit, or providing financial support to help sponsor others to attend.
P.S. Some of us also take a reconnect trip in December to take shoeboxes full of items for the children at the children's homes we work with.