I recently went to Matamoros, Mexico with a group of 21women and 7 men. Our ages ranged from 17 to, well, greater than 40. Throughout the trip, I was expecting the Lord to do many things in a personal way, with the team, and with the women there in Matamoros. He did not disappoint, as I was expecting there to be unity and a harmonious spirit within the team. It turns out that there was no bickering or hard feelings between anyone (that I know of), and everyone was ministered to in a special way directly from the Lord. But we didn't go all the way to Mexico to just stand there and wait for the Lord to minister to us. We went on this mission with a commission.
Read Isaiah 61:1-3 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2061&version=49.
That passage is the best way to describe who what when where and why we went. And why we are going back. The purpose of this trip in particular was to host a women's conference for the pastors' wives and their friends in a network of 5-7 churches in Matamoros. They are affiliated with a local orphanage, which is where we held the conference. (I will speak more about the orphanage at a later date.)
You could almost hear locks and chains breaking, and see the walls crumbling down when these women heard and received the good news of the Lord's favor. Above is a picture of the guests and hosts of the conference, at the end of the first day. Look at all of those smiles! Now that is the joy of the Lord, which cannot be pretended. There was a thousand times more joy in those women at the end of the day, than in the morning when they came in.
Below is a snapshot of what the Lord is really doing in Matamoros. During worship, everyone was asked to bow on our knees. These are women who represent the new thing that the Lord is doing for the new generation... http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=29&chapter=43&version=49 (verse 19).
There is so much more to say. This is only the beginning.
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