Leadership from here and there
We have a guest here right now from Nebraska – Darrol Prusia. Darrol and his family are preparing to move to Mexico to serve the Lord through sports ministry. It’s been great to get to know Darrol a little bit, even though the time has been short.
 Miguel and Tania |
On Monday night Darrol and I got together with some families from our church – Rod and Mayra, MartÃn and Laura, and Miguel and Tania. We were meeting with our friends from Tlalpan Mexico City – Antonio and Becky Muñoz. Antonio and Becky serve at a church there in Tlalpan.
We were meeting to talk about various issues related to leadership in the church. In March, MartÃn will be "officially" recognized as the church’s first elder/pastor, and Miguel will be the church’s first deacon.
It was fascinating to listen to these believers struggle with issues – most of which the church family is actually dealing with right now. Some were issues that believers everywhere have to deal with. Other issues were intertwined with a lot of cultural issues (for example, all the intricacies of the church family being involved in family fiestas).
 Laura and MartÃn |
It was very helpful to hear the wisdom of this group, especially for someone new to ministry in Mexico like me. But it was also so encouraging to see the Lord raising up leadership for His people here in Mexico.
I’ve seen such a desire to serve God in these two couples, such a willingness to learn and think outside the box, and that all-important recognition that they need the Spirit of God to serve in His Church.
At the end of the meeting we knelt to ask the Lord for wisdom. Please, kneel with us and pray for these couples as they continue their journey with the Lord, and face the challenges that lie ahead. And that should include the continuing ministry of Rod and Mayra, Antonio and Becky, and Darrol and his wife Kim. I know they would appreciate it if you prayed with us.
Photos of the meeting courtesy of Darrol Prusia