April 2026
During this outreach to share the Gospel, we visited approximately 18 agricultural camps in Hermosillo, Sonora State of Mexico. Camp workers there were primarily Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Chol, Lacandon, and Mazatec speakers, with other languages represented. We had 35 participants on our team. We spent a good amount of time each morning drinking coffee as we fellowshiped around the Word, and then praised God together in song.
Each afternoon we split into teams and traveled to one of the agricultural camps. We worked in pairs to visit the dormitory housing. This was our time to chat with people and find out what specific language each one speaks. Then we showed them that their language is on 5fish or we gave them a USB card to take back to their home villages.
One thing that never fails to warm our hearts is to see a face change from skepticism ("what's this all about?") to curiosity ("she's got languages here") to delight ("that's MY language!") as we find Gospel messages on 5fish and share with them in their own heart language.
After the workers have returned from the fields, we set up a screen and speakers for the Jesus Film and testimonial films we have created. Later we ourselves gave testimonies before and after the movie(s) and then gave an altar call.
Here is one of the many testimonies of what God did during this project:
On the night of April 21st, we were at a camp called Santa Inés. While visiting the dormitories, we met Rodrigo, a young Tzeltal man from Chiapas, who didn't have a cell phone. We gave him a USB drive with Biblical resources in his language. We shared the Gospel and asked if we could pray for him, to which he replied no. So we invited him to watch a movie and then went to visit other dormitories.
That night, my daughter Débora shared a short message with the approximately 50 people who attended the movie. She spoke about alcoholism and the devastation it causes, while also offering the effective answer the Gospel presents: believe in the Lord Jesus Christ!
Afterward, we approached various attendees to continue talking with them and praying. While I was speaking with a young man from Tabasco struggling with alcoholism, almost at the end of my time with him, this Tzeltal man, Rodrigo, came to me, knelt down, and immediately asked, "How can I overcome alcoholism?" It was as if he were saying, "What should I do after the message I heard?" I took some time to explain how to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and let him know he could pray in his native language, which he accepted. Wasn't this a similar response to the one those listeners of the Apostle Peter gave?
It was a glorious night for our God!
Chucho L, GRN Mexico Director
Skepticism
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