Day 4: Man's Wisdom/God's Power

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
-1 Corinthians 2:4-5

We started off today with an encouragement from Craig to see through people's veneer of self-sufficiency and see the need that is all around us.

We went today to ITQ (Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro) instead of UAQ. When we arrived, we had to check in with the guards at the gate to make sure we were allowed to be there (we were, Frankie had gotten permission for us to come as a "cultural experience"). After we cleared security, we paired up and rolled out. Justin, Ana, Kristina and Kassy set up the Soularium (an evangelism method using pictures that allows and encourages people to open up in really impressive ways) while the rest of us went walkabout in pairs to get our Gospel on. 

I teamed up with Craig today, which was really encouraging for me. We've lived together and done ministry alongside one another (though in different spheres) for a while now, but never had we ever ministered together. We had a few decent conversations, but then we met Jesús and talked to him for a long time and followed him around on some errands. He was yet another one of those contacts that I really want to see get plugged in to the church here...We didn't go through the gospel with him before he had to go to class, though we touched on some spiritual stuff...

Chris and David Aguilar went together again (these two are a dynamic duo), and their experience was essentially a real-life telling of the parable of the soils. They talked to some people who were indifferent, some who were friendly but didn't understand the importance, some who got actively angry (ask Chris sometime) and then... they shared with a young man who was excited and interested through they're whole presentation and who joyfully prayed to receive Christ afterwards!

In the afternoon, we switched up teams a little, spent another hour out sharing the gospel and then came and relaxed at the hotel for a little while before heading to a plaza to talk to people. When we arrived at the plaza, there was already a group of guys open-air preaching to all the people there. Talking with them revealed that they were part of a different church that was being planted here, which is so fantastic!

We ate dinner at the Aguilar house tonight and spent some great time getting to know the family better. All the guys sat outside and talked (I dunno what the girls did inside) and joked and (unofficially) climbed on the side of the building. Talking to David and Juan about this church plant and about evangelism was encouraging, humbling and mind-blowing. These young men have such a passion for the things of God, it leaves me stunned. Be praying for this family and what God is going to do in and through them. Pray for protection against the attacks of the enemy.

I wish I had more anecdotes to throw in here, there is so much laughing on this trip; it's kind of ridiculous. I feel that the dynamic of this team is more unique than any I have ever been part of. The people here are in so many crucial and even broken places that God is able to receive all the glory for the work that is done and is doing such powerful works in the lives of this team. If you have a person who is on this trip, be prepared for them to return changed.

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