March 24th from Project Hermosillo 2025:
Visiting one of the agricultural camps in this valley, we ministered to men, mostly from Chiapas, Tzotzil, and Tzeltal.
We screened the film about the life of Jesus based on Luke in the Tzetal language of Oxchuc.
From what we were able to gather, since the day laborers reached yesterday didn't speak much Spanish, the night before our visit to the field, a Tzotzil woman was assaulted by her partner while under the influence of drugs. She cried out to God for help and relief, and God answered her plea.
Hours later, a Project Hermosillo team arrived at her camp. Two women from our team came to share the gospel with her in her own language, and she was ministered to, helped, and encouraged. When one of the sisters on our team encouraged her to speak to God in her own language (Tzotzil), she cried out with an overflowing heart before God's presence. All of us involved saw God's work in her life, the work of the Holy Spirit.
This is why we were brought to Hermosillo and its surrounding areas: that God may be glorified.
Thank you for praying!
April 2nd from Project Hermosillo 2025.
Gálvez, as we know him best, was a staff member sharing time at one of the agricultural camps. He encountered a young man who, when invited to receive resources in indigenous languages and attend a film screening, declined, but asked to speak with him alone.
Once they had separated, the expectation was to hear personal matters, but everything turned into a conversation about demonic matters. The young man was a worshiper of death, and although he expressed that he was tormented, his behavior was rude and somewhat intransigent, with no desire to hear anything about the gospel.
The time came to stop what was happening, and Gálvez felt the support of the Holy Spirit and said: "In the name of Jesus, be silent. Only Christ has power through His word, and you need to hear it."
Gálvez comments that he felt God's support and authority and began to pray for the young man, who immediately began to faint and sit on the ground.
That young man had an encounter with God. After Gálvez finished praying for him, he left and joined the rest of the team, where they let him know they had been praying for him, unaware of what was happening in the galleys in the background.
God moved everyone to pray, unaware of what was happening, while Gálvez prayed for that young man, whom we hope will be transformed by the power of God.
The effective prayer of a righteous man can do much. The mission field is full of darkness, and that's why we go there so that God's light may shine. When we receive an impulse to pray for a situation or for a missionary, we are being invited by God to collaborate in His kingdom.
Day 2, from Proyecto Hermosillo 2025.
It was a camp full of young people and some adults. I estimated about 400 day laborers. Many were very receptive to the room visits and the after-movie call.
At the end, we always approach people who want prayer. I went with two women (seen in the photo sitting in the goal area) who were there throughout the worship, the movie, and the message.
You know what? When I realized, there was already a group of about 12 people around, mostly men. I spent many minutes talking with them about repentance and a new life in Christ. They were attentive, and seemed in no hurry to leave. When I asked them if they wanted to ask God for help to change their lives through Jesus Christ, they all said yes—everyone! Including the two women.
I immediately looked around to call one of my brothers to pray for them, and guess what? There were no one available! Everyone was talking and praying for other people at camp. We were overwhelmed with fishing! So I began to pray to the Lord for those dozen people who were eager to hear about Christ.
Thank you for praying! God is listening. We still have many days to go; please continue to do so. But also help us pray for workers.
When was the last time someone gave you their full time and attention to hear the Good News of the gospel? That doesn't happen every day! Well, here it is, and the workers are few.
Thank you for holding the ropes! May the Lord help us pull in the nets.
March 31st from Project Hermosillo 2025.
In recent years, in the agricultural fields, we've found people who have heard the gospel and have fallen away; we've found people who haven't heard the gospel, and we've found faithful believers.
All of them are from an oral culture; they seek or prefer to use biblical resources in audio and video formats.
The man in the blue shirt is Salvador, a Tzotzil believer who speaks little Spanish. When he found out why we were visiting them in that agricultural field, he didn't stop hounding us. He already had the NT in audio on his cell phone; in fact, he had four Bible apps!
But Salvador wanted the Old Testament, and I told him there was one. However, we needed internet access, so we walked through that field to see where there was a signal.
We finally found a signal! We shared internet access with him, downloaded the Tzotzil app that has the Old Testament, and he was very grateful. Glory to God!
Is it worth the long journey? Is it worth the hard work of translation? Is a mission trip worth it? Thank you for praying!
