When It Rains, It Pours

When it gets busy at IDT/Baja, it gets BUSY!  This past week we had groups from California building houses for poor families and doing construction on a church.  They served the Lord about 30 minutes south of IDT's base.  My role, as usual, was to do what God had for me - and He had a lot.

On Tuesday, He let us partner with a church from the Stockton/Lodi, CA area to serve dinner, treat dogs for mange, and show the Jesus Film for Kids.  This outreach was at the "Dome" church in the Triqui Indian village.  This church meets in an enormous geodesic dome that was brought down from Oregon years ago and reconstructed on site.  The crowd was 95% children and most were very attentive and appreciative of the opportunity to see the movie.  Over 500 hot dogs were served and about 30 dogs were treated.  Yeah, I know, the dog clinic sounds strange, but people who would never go to a church event will go to a dog clinic and it leaves the community much healthier.

On Thursday afternoon, the Lord provided an opportunity to partner with another visiting group of short-term missionaries for an outreach to children in Morales.  I showed the Jesus Film for Kids inside a church building.  It was at least 80 degrees inside the church and the projector shut down twice due to overheating, but we finished the movie anyway.  The church's pastor led all of the children in prayer after the movie.  Only the Lord knows the eternal consequences of this outreach.  Immediately after this event, I got to lead worship at our church service.  Yea!

On Wednesday evening, I showed the Transformation video at a church in San Quintin about 10 miles south of IDT.  On Saturday evening, I showed it again to a group of youth at a church in the Triqui Indian village.  This video is a documentary of how God has transformed lives and communities around the world when people turn to Him and cry out for His help.  It's used to provide an opportunity for another missionary to talk to groups and encourage them to turn to God and allow Him to transform their community.  "I am the Vine; you are the branches.  If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me, you can do nothing."  John 15:5