Seeking God While in Mexico

Today is actually the day that a group of 13 people from Springboro are traveling back to the United States from Piedras Negras, Mexico. But since I have not had access to a computer for 7 days (which actually was a very good thing), I will journal some of our experiences in Mexico and what this traveler learned about Seeking God.

Our Mexico Mission Team (a group of 13 travelers) left Springboro at 4:00 am on Saturday, June 26th. We drove to Columbus, Ohio and then traveled by airplane to San Antonio, Texas (via Atlanta) and then we were met at the airport by Jimmy Hatter (the project manager of Crossroads Missions in Mexico) and driven by a van to Piedras Negras. We were thrilled to be able to travel in an air-conditioned van for the 150 miles trip to our Mexican destination. (The previous year we made that same trip in an old school bus that did not have air conditioning.)

Piedras Negras is a Border City in the state of Coahuila, Mexico directly across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas. Piedras Negras is “famous” for being the home of the original nacho! And yet it is a very poor city with the average factory worker making $400 a month.

Crossroads Mission has been working for the past 17 years developing a subdivision that includes modest homes for Mexican families and community buildings provided for local Christian Ministries that either Crossroads has pioneered or are partnering with to make a difference in the lives of the people in this city.

We are eager to learn of the work projects and service projects that we will be working on during our time in Mexico. The words of Psalm 67 provide encouragement and inspiration for us as we begin this week of service …

May God be merciful and bless us.
May his face smile with favor on us.
May your ways be known throughout the earth,
your saving power among people everywhere.
May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Let the whole world sing for joy,
because you govern the nations with justice
and guide the people of the whole world.
May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Then the earth will yield its harvests,
and God, our God, will richly bless us.
Yes, God will bless us,
and people all over the world will fear him. Psalm 67:1-7 NLT