David & Sherri Pryor Helping Plant Tribal Churches in Mexico
Mission work has been fraught with risk from the beginning & Mexico is no exception. Reaching tribal groups in the Sierras was always risky due to the lawlessness inherent in the mountains. That lawlessness has now spread to the cities. Between the violence of criminal cartels, the government’s efforts to stop them & general crime having grown explosively, modern Mexico has become a dangerous place. (more…)
When we arrived in Mexico over a year ago, we had 60% of the recommended support for this field (the minimum with which field leadership allows new missionaries to come). However, over the last year, with the downturn in the US/world economy, our support has fallen to only 45%.
BARBA’RIAN, n. – A rude, uncivilized person unacquainted with the language, laws & manners of those around them. (1828 Webster’s Dictionary)
I don’t know about you, but I certainly don’t want to be classified as a barbarian! Especially when it comes to proclaiming the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ to those around us! But, how do we avoid being a barbarian?
Be prepared! Robert Baden-Powell explained this famous motto of the Scouting Movement he founded as, “You have to be prepared at any moment to face difficulties and even dangers by knowing what to do and how to do it.” This same explanation can be applied to the need for emergency planning & preparedness in mission work.
So, just what are ‘titeres’? Well, they’re soft, cute, cuddly, have a personality all their own & are definitely entertaining to watch. No, they’re not well-trained family pets. In fact, they’re not even alive at all. Titeres are what Spanish-speakers call puppets.
"The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long." - Warren Wiersbe
This is a glorious time of year. It is a time when we pause to give thanks for the many blessings we have received from the Lord’s hand during the past year. In fact, we are exhorted in Scripture to be thankful each and every day, not just on the special day we call "Thanksgiving."
“I’m an Atheist, thank God!” our neighbor Héctor jokingly declared upon learning we are missionaries. The truth is, Héctor is a nominal adherent of the national church who is afraid to embrace another “religion” for fear of what friends & family will think.
If the economic downturn, cartel wars, & rampant street crime were not enough, now the people of Mexico are also suffering from the effects of the Swine Flu epidemic. I recently received a vivid reminder of just how all of these problems converge & add to the helplessness & hopelessness Mexicans feel daily.
Over the past several months, the Lord has been exercising our hearts concerning our family’s specific ministry once we finish language study. As a result, we wanted to let you know what has been transpiring in our lives.
It’s hard to believe that we’ve been in Mexico almost three months already. To say we love it here would be an understatement!