- Praise God that Mario not only received Christ but that he’d also begun to develop a strong intimate relationship with Him before being kidnapped.
- Pray for Mario’s protection during this time… And that the unimaginable trials he’s going through would only drive him closer to God.
- Please cry out to God for Him to fulfill the prophetic prayer that was spoken to Mario just days before he was taken: that the forces of death had been following him, but that the angels of God were stronger, and that God would eventually raise Mario up to preach powerfully to his generation.
- Pray that both we and the church would have great faith about Mario’s situation. After all the things that have happened here, the natural tendency is for people to lose hope. It is hard not to assume that, like so many others, Mario will be forced to work for the drug lords indefinitely – or get killed off… But we believe that God has a plan for Mario and that he will be set free, no matter how impossible it may seem.
- Pray for us as we continue to minister to the youth in Tierra Blanca… Again, after everything that has happened, they are terrified, dazed, and confused. Please pray that God would use us in order to bring supernatural encouragement to them.
- Pray for God to be glorified in the life of Mario. May his situation be an example of God’s victory over all the powers of darkness, and may he be an inspiration that transforms the entire community.
- Pray for Mario’s family. They, like Mario, have grown in their faith in remarkable ways over the past few months, and are showing amazing strength as they trust God to have control in this situation. But it’s still difficult emotionally, especially since Mario’s brother Jorge was killed just a few months ago. On top of everything else, they also had to leave the city because Mario’s father received a threat a few days after Mario was taken.