Arriving at the church today in the Reynosa prison I was greeted by Juan smiling from ear to ear. He was excited and wanted to be the first to inform me about the meeting with the rogue group and cartel boss this past Friday. He told me there was no meeting, but really couldn’t give me … Read more
While leaving the prison at Reynosa this past Thursday I had time to speak with one of the young soldiers that was guarding the prison, as I had to wait for the entrance to clear. He was amazed that I had been visiting the prison for 17 years. As we were talking he told me that … Read more
It is hard to imagine the self-justification that some have when it comes to fulfilling what they think God has called them to do. If you remember; almost a year ago to date, one of our pastors, Victor, was unjustly and unmercifully beat by the cartel for taking a principled stand concerning the use of the house … Read more
It isn’t easy at times to accept all things that come our way. We know that all things work together for the good to them that love the Lord, and are called according to His purpose, but still as humans, it can be hard to accept. The age old question: Why do bad things happen … Read more
The following story is in our November 2014 Newsletter It is our policy never to ask the inmates why they are in prison. The Scriptures teach us that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” However, over the years we have noticed that after a period of time, when the … Read more
This is from the Nov 15, 2014 newsletter In just a few moments the whole system of prison operations was turned upside down. Decades of policies geared towards rehabilitation were changed to ones of punishment for the crimes committed. We offer no commentary as to how these prisons ought to be run, but what we … Read more
Taken from our August 2014 Newsletter Greetings from our corner of the Lord’s field! On June 9th, we suffered another riot in the prison at Santa Adelaida, outside the city of Matamoros. The fighting was between members of the Gulf Coast Cartel. Ten people were killed. Things were pretty tense for a few weeks due … Read more
This story is from the August 2014 Newsletter Until Sis. Nidia surrendered her life to the Lord this past March in the Reynosa prison, for many years she had lived her life as a “sicaria” – a hit man, or woman in her case; an assassin for the Gulf Coast Cartel. She was 50 years … Read more
Story Taken from May 2014 Newsletter On Monday, April 7th, our prison pastor, Victor, was approached by the prison leader of the Gulf Cartel and was informed of their intentions to use the back room of the church to store and hide their contraband from the Federal Police and the military. Victor, at great cost … Read more
Story from our May 2014 Newsletter A few days ago Manuel, our children’s director and librarian in Matamoros – Santa Adelaida, came to me with some good news. He was asked by the Prison Social Department to help with their adult education program by teaching illiterate inmates to read. He was excited because another door … Read more