- Pray for the van– We left it happily in the states to be worked on for another month in our trusty mechanic’s free time… Pray for the mechanic, that God would bless him… Pray for the gracious supporter who donated not only her vehicle to us, but also some of the funds to finally get it working.
- On a more serious note, pray for the people who’ve been wounded in the various mass shootings… Even though things seem to have calmed down here since the exposé after the last incident, there are still many families who are forced to live with the aftermath of what happened… including young men and women in their 20’s and 30’s who have been left unable to walk due to the bullets that have rendered them paraplegic.
- Pray for Mario, who’s still in captivity… We wish we were able to say more about him, but unfortunately since his baby was born we’ve heard very little news of him… We would like to think that this is because the higher-ups in the ring where he’s working realized that the presence of his new child would be a distraction to him, and a temptation for him to try to escape and see his family… So for that reason we hope that the lack of word we have received on him reflects only some kind of decision on the cartel’s part to simply move him to another area… But we can’t be sure. The only thing we do know is that after the baby was born the sightings of him went markedly down – from two or three times a week… to zero. We are still praising God, however, since we can see His hand in the situation, and trust that He is continuing to move… especially for the sake of the safety of Mario’s child and family.
- Pray for Mexico, and particularly for our metropolis – Though most people agree that the violence has calmed down somewhat, we do not want to trick you into thinking that everything is totally o.k. in our area. Of course the good news is that the gunmen from the dominant cartel do seem to have changed their circling routes out of our neighborhood. This is hugely significant, since it is the first time in years that we have not seen them circling. The bad news, however, is that the other day two more young men were kidnapped out of an adjoining neighborhood, just blocks away… In fact we think the only explanation for why our youth are not being kidnapped is probably due to your prayers…
And so we ask you to please continue praying for the young people in all of Mexico.
Thank you.