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Final Thoughts as We Close Chapter 1 in Tlaxiaco, Mexico
Well, we are here now in Bangkok, Thailand. However, before I write my first post on some of the things we’ve experienced here thus far, I want to close chapter 1 and give you my final thoughts on our time in Tlaxiaco, Mexico. The missions training was great, it has opened our mind to the things of God that we’ve never thought of before. It challenged our perception of who God is and what His word says about reaching people for the Gospel. God has become God to me. God has come out of the box that I’ve had Him in. No longer is “radical” radical, it is normal. I’ve always made radical seem “to cross the line.” Was it my low expectations of what God could actually do that made the radical seem just that “radical?” What if things that seem to be “off the wall” were actually the norm in God’s eyes? God is big, I’ve heard that so many times, but the thing is, it’s true. We tend to think God is so predictable, that He will do this and He will do that and it will look like this…ABCDE… Well I’ve got news for you, it’s not happening in any way we think it will. I’ve stopped limiting God and started expecting “off the wall” stuff. What else has changed in us while we spent the last 7 months in Mexico? Well let me say this, when you are trying to reach the unreached, you got to be content with a slow tedious work. You may not see anyone come to Christ in a year or 2 or 3 or 5. This has nothing to do with the effectiveness of your witnessing or your personality, well maybe the later it does, just joking!!. You may say to me, but I thought you said that you expect “off the wall” stuff from God, Mike. So why is it that you’re telling me that you may have to wait up to 5 or more years before you actually see someone come to Christ? Let me say this, “off the wall” stuff doesn’t mean instant, like potatoes, quick, like drive through. It means when you constantly pour yourself into some one’s life and then comes that one day, that day their eyes open up and their heart becomes illuminated. It’s that day when “off the wall” stuff has happened. It may have been some sort of a trigger that has opened their eyes and heart. It wasn’t that one thing you said to them that day, which opened their eyes. No, it was the pouring out of you into them for all those years that has led them to their decision to accept Christ and commit their live to Him. That is a big thing I’ve learned this year. It’s not always instant results, unfortunately when we talk to people about Christ and they don’t accept Him within the first 10 minutes of our witnessing. We consider them a write off, they’ll never accept Christ, is our response. When you go into a culture that may worship an ant as their God or some other type of thing, you are not always going to walk in and lay down who Jesus is and have an alter call and see 50, 100, 1000, people respond. No, there are times when you will go into another culture and no one will accept your teaching on Jesus, in fact they will want to kill you if you preach anything other than who they believe God is. There are cultures, missionaries have gone into and had to spend 1, 2, 3 decades before they saw any type of response to God, the God we know. Did souls get saved? Yes, thank you Lord!! You may ask, how many? But shouldn’t the real question be would you do it all over again for just one soul? My answer is a great big YES. One live at a time if that‘s what it takes. I don’t need or would even want to live on a mountain top high all the time. Why is that? Because God imparts so much into me during my times in the valley. Me and God were like this! (fingers crossed)
GFM Worship Team 2009
Visions From God Have Become Reality
Does God really give visions? Or is it just in our minds, something we've made up? Well let me tell you personally that God does give visions. Let me share with you two specific visions I received some years ago. I saw myself preaching at a church which was in another country. Also, I was playing drums in the Worship Band. The Worship was just incredible; the Spirit of God fell heavy in that place. These visions were pretty clear, but I thought, how is this possible. I mean who am I, my talents aren't that good. I doubted God; I doubted the visions, thinking they were just MY IDEAS. Today, I've lived them both. I preached in a church here in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico, my wife being the translator and I also have been playing drums in the Worship Band. I have seen the power of God's Spirit fall heavy in that place. All this done in Mexico. Yup in another country, just like the vision. Does God give visions to people? Does that sound pretty weird? Do you believe it's possible? Take it from me, who personally got the visions from God and now I've lived them, God does give visions!! Soon both Daysi and I will head to Thailand, God has shown me some real crazy stuff that we will witness over there. I won't share this yet but as reports start coming out of Thailand on the crazy things that God is doing then you will know what those visions were. God has called both my wife and I to go to places where the people have not heard the Gospel, the Unreached Peoples of the World. We want to start the foundation, not build on some one elses. Just as the Apostle Paul said in Romans 15:20-21 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation . 21 Rather, as it is written:"Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."Folks, God is moving in this world a lot more than what's being reported. God conitunes to establish His Kingdom. Will He succeed? Well you know how the story ends!! God Speed
Village of Tepos Outreach
San Pedro Tidaa Outreach / MTS CREW
Our Trip To Mitla, Oaxaca
What Is A Missionary?
Webster defines missionary this way,
1. Someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program. 2. Someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country.
These definitions give us a general overview of a missionary, however it is much more than this. Let me give you my definition, being involved in a school and doing the hands on thing, I’ve come up with some thoughts that I never had before when the word “Missionary” was mentioned.
1. A missionary is or should be a person of great patience. It has taken years for small communities to accept the teachings of Jesus. Years for just one person, is it worth it for one? 2. A missionary is or should be a person of compassion for people. If you don’t have this, ask for it. It is just as important as food to a person. 3. A missionary is or should be a person who is willing to go into a different culture as a learner. Forgetting what kind of schooling you have. There are many places in this world where the bible has not been preached yet, and whatever your schooling is, it will not help in delivering the Gospel message. 4. A missionary is or should be a person that is content in all things. You may go to a place and the only food you get is whatever’s crawling around that day. You may need to sleep on a cold hard floor with whatever’s crawling around that night. 5. A missionary is or should be a person that is humble. When you go into a community and you see that there are better ways at doing this or that but they don’t have the means to accomplish it in that manner, you need to humble yourself and do it the old fashion way. It won’t make sense to you but to them it’s the best and right way. Be a learner. 6. A missionary is or should be a person that is not afraid to work hard and possibly see no results. 7. A missionary is or should be a person that when you go into a community and you want to reach them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and they refuse you and want to kill you, you don’t quit, you go to the next village or the next or the next…. 8. A missionary is or should be a person that if God calls you to an area of the world that looks dangerous, you go…..that’s pretty simple, right? Being in God’s will trumps danger! 9. A missionary is or should be a person that will end up with more questions than answers. But you’ll still know you’re right where God wants you. 10. A missionary is or should be a person that will get discouraged to the point that they may want to quit, but they continue knowing God is always with them and that this life they are called to is God Breathed. 11. A missionary is or should be a person who gets down in the trenches with the local people and shows the love of Christ in a way that is both practical and meets their basic needs.
A missionary’s life is not all glamour, in fact very little of it is. It is hard tedious work. Are you OK with being the person that sows and then someone comes along and reaps what you’ve sowed? You will be persecuted, even for doing good. How do I know that? It’s quite simple!! I look at the life of Jesus. Can you live life with the bare minimums? Are you willing to learn a language that may take you 4 or even 5 years to master, and then preach the Gospel? What if their non- literate, how do you get the Gospel message to them, in them? Is storytelling a good way? What about teaching the bible chronologically from Creation to Revelation by means of storytelling. Effective or not if your audience is non- literate? Think about it, would it be OK to teach the Gospel to a group without having a bible in hand? There’s a lot more than meets the eye to being a missionary. There are times of joy and times of weeping. Weeping out of joy and out of pain, frustration, brokenness, loss. Have I experienced all this already? NO! Spending time with God, asking Him what are the costs of following Him in this way, this lifestyle you have called us to? Then He gave me this to write. There is much more I didn’t write down here regarding the life of the missionary. Have I counted the cost? Have we made the final decision to follow as God leads both Daysi and I? Yes, we have. My answer to God is we’re right behind you, lead us, we’ll follow. If you don’t understand this decision we’ve made. Let me give you a glimpse of my believe, grab a bible open it to Matthew 6:19-21……
I’ve seen this Gospel change lives where other programs fail. Is it real? Can Jesus continue, today to change lives as He did 2000 years ago? My answer to you is this. Yes, if your life needs a change because you can’t stand it any longer, then give Him a try. Seek Jesus until you find Him.
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Thanks for taking the time to view the video on Thailand. As you can see there are so many lives that are just stuck in a life. Most don't think they have a choice regarding their lifestyle, if that's their perception then that's their reality. We may see that they can do better that they don't have to sell themselves (some are forced to sell themselves). But can they see this? Can they see any hope at the end of the tunnel? Their looking at the end of the month, not the end of the tunnel. They need someone to tell them that there is hope, that their life has meaning. That they are God's masterpiece. When they are stuck in a lifestyle of prostitution they really don't think they are loved, by any one. They feel worthless. Some, I would think take their own lives just because they feel unloved, worthless, and they are desperate. But their lives can change they need to know the One that loves them unconditionally. But who will go tell them? Who will bring them the Good News? Not only that, who will come along side of them and mentor them, show them that there are other things in life that they can do to make ends meet. It has already happened to some as you've seen in the video. They need someone willing to love them as people and invest time with them. That's why we are going to CHANGE LIVES ONE LIFE AT A TIME. If you are moved to give please e mail me privately at mmady@cogeco.ca Become the hands and the feet with both Daysi & I.These people deserve a second chance!!!
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Why build a guard rail? Isn’t there something else we could do to help this village other than building a GUARD RAIL? Well, to these people this was something that was really needed. Just prior to the building of this guard rail, a car had driven off the road and flipped over onto the road below. The driver was killed and a young girl seriously injured. Also, this was THEIR guard rail, built the way they wanted. Did we have input to the way it was built? Yes, we did, however, in the end; it was their thoughts, views and methods, which represent the way this was built. We would have done some things different in how this rail was built but we are going to leave this village and the people here will see this guard rail each and every day. So you agree with them and build it the way THEY want it. Folks, that's the way it is when you go into some ones village. You go in with the attitude, "I'm here to serve you not myself." You don't go in saying, "I have a better way to do things, if only you had this power tool or this type of machine, then we can get the job done this way." By the way this guard rail was built with 97% hand tools only, sure we used a welding unit, that would have been thrown out into the garbage by most of us, but that's what they had to work with. The thing here is, as we were building this relationships were being formed. As a task oriented person my goal was to get the job done, why are we taking another break, I just had a coke thank you. But to my Mexican friends, they are relational not task driven so they were not concerned about getting the job done, IT WILL GET DONE. They may appear to be lazy, after all taking break after break, but these people are very hard workers. They do a lot of work without power tools they use their physical strength. So, what was the lesson here God? What did you want me to learn? Well, it was this, that when we are out in the world ministering to people we need to be sensitive to the way they see things, the way they view relationships. We need to leave our North American ways at home and go in as learners. Yes, even if we have that degree hanging on the wall, leave that there go in and do things the way they want it done, their way. What we left behind was a simple guard rail made exactly the way they wanted it. However, we left behind an example of Christ that will speak louder than any words that were spoken. Was this project successful? After all this structure represents nothing of what we would have done in the building of it. The answer is a big bright yellow..YES!! Christ was represented.
Population: About 65.5 million Ethnic groups: 75% Thai, 14% Chinese, various other groups 11% Capitol: Bangkok Religion: 94.6% Buddhist, 4.6% Muslim, 0.7% Christian, 0.1% various other The three provinces in the south have a Muslim majority. Most of the Buddhists in the country are from the Theravada tradition, a conservative form of the religion.Traditionally founded in 1238, Thailand was never colonized by a European power. The word "Thai" actually means freedom. Today Thailand faces challenges such as prostitution, abandoned children in the streets, and the threat of disease, especially AIDS. The beauty of Thailand has drawn an unusual number of tourists over the years. Not only is the country breathtaking, the history of temples and ancient kingdoms fascinate people around the world. The national sport of Thailand is Muay Thai, Thia Boxing.
As the usual custom in Mexico, when you go to a house you get invited in for something to eat. That's what happened to us, we were invited in and we sat down to eat. The usual chickens and cats and dogs were at our feet at the table. Today God was going to rock my world yet again. This is a bit strange, why? Because He seems to take the little things, the small things that seem so insignificant in my daily walk, and He speaks so clearly to me from these little things. Let me give you this one example. So, sitting at this table, Spanish conversation all around me, laughs that surprise me because of their tonal pitch. God says look around you, what do you see? I look around and this is what I saw. I see a few cement blocks with wood in between, the wood is burning, ok God I see a stove. Then as I continue to look around I see their pots, pans, utensils, all shapes and sizes hanging all around me on the wall. I think to myself, the wall is their cupboards. Then I notice how the house is built, 1"x 10" slabs of wood with 3 to 4 inch spacing in between each slab. So you get the picture? Yes, that's right, I could see clearly outside. The sun was coming in with beams so bright that if God didn't have my attention then, He had it now. Then it hit me like a laser, I almost broke down in tears right there. As I took one more look around, I thought, I'm living the vision God has given me many years ago. This was powerful!! But what took so long? Why did God allow so much time to pass before I actually saw the vision come to pass, I'm not getting any younger? Then I started to look back on my life and I thought and said to myself, there was some maturing that needed to happen. Some more growing in God that needed to take place. I wasn't ready back then, I didn't know that but God sure did! Did I ever think this vision would happen? No, but it never left me. Did I stumble and fall along the way? Yes and a big Yes to that. The real cool thing is, God continued to be faithful to me even when I was unfaithful to Him. He kept His promise, I didn't. Now I'm living what seemed like the impossible, years ago. Has God given you a vision perhaps years ago, maybe just yesterday? He can fulfill that vision in a day; however, sometimes He will make you wait years. I know this first hand. The key thing is, don't lose the vision. Don't ever think it is not possible. Even if it's been years now and you’re thinking about your age. Time and or age do not govern God. If God has given you a vision, hold on tight to it. Never let it go. However, be ready when God says, "IT'S TIME"
These are the two children Daysi spends time with. Teaching the things of Christ to them. Daysi has shown them Veggie Tales in Spanish and they just love it. Their two older brothers ages 14 and I think, 17years old also sat and watched. It was cool to see them all watch with such interest and to see them laugh so hard. However, the one thing that we didn't teach them, in fact they taught us. Is to be happy with such little. That you really don't need a lot of, what I call, "stuffs." These kids do go to school, however, when they come home their day has only just began. After school there's the usual homework, then maybe
go down and carry back gallons of water. Remember they don't have taps that you walk over to and turn on and water flows out. No, they go get water on a daily bases. Then they start to help prepare the meal, after that it's the dishes that need to be cleaned and not in the usual way you may think or know. Wood to be cut, fires to be started for cooking. Filling up the water for the outdoor showers is yet another thing on the list. There is much more that they do. These two children are not exempt from any of these chores because of their age, don't even try to use that as an excuse to get out of chores. But as I take notice they are always smiling, never complaining. They run around so lively, you give them a lollipop and you just gave them a new computer, a new xbox, a new, ________, you fill in the blank. As we invest time in them, we realize that they are not the only ones learning. Both Daysi and I are learning much more. Who's lives are impacted, really? OURS!!!!
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Looking back over the last 7 months --- Sept '08 -- April '09
This is my wife Daysi & me (Mike). We have been married for 8 years now. We both have a strong desire to reach the unreached people groups of the world with the Gospel of Jesus. We will be in Thailand September 22,2009. There are currently 6,700 Unreached People Groups(UPG's) in the world today. God loves these people, that have not heard the message of the bible, just as much as He loves us. In God's eyes we are all equal no matter where you live, what color your skin is, what you look like. We are ALL loved the same.
Both my wife and I have sold our home, our furniture, all our possessions. We have done this to answer the call that Christ has put on us. We have both known for a long time that we would be doing something other than our current lifestyle. Though we both have very good jobs, this did not satisfy our deep thirst within. It was only when we made the decision on December 25th/07 to follow what Christ has put in our hearts years ago. We are looking forward to our missionary training in Tlaxiaco, Mexico this September 08. There is mixed feelings about this whole new lifestyle. We are going to miss our families dearly, we are going to miss our church, where the people there are extraordinary. New Song Church, our home church, is a place to come to experience what Jesus says about helping the poor and less fortunate . The people of New Song are genuine, real people, what you see is truly what you get. Then there's the feeling of fear. What will it be like where we are going? how are we going to make it month to month, financially. Will we have the ability to help in the vision down in Tlaxiaco. I know that God will be there with us, however these are real feelings at a time where a lot of questions remain unanswered. This will not stop us from going, we will be there in September and do whatever the Lord has called us to do. One last thing, We sold our house in one week, this happened in a real estate market that is very depressed. The first person that looked at the house bought it. That was a huge sign from God that we are definitely on His track.
As the usual custom in Mexico, when you go to a house you get invited in for something to eat. That's what happened to us, we were invited in and we sat down to eat. The usual chickens and cats and dogs were at our feet at the table. Today God was going to rock my world yet again. This is a bit strange, why? Because He seems to take the little things, the small things that seem so insignificant in my daily walk, and He speaks so clearly to me from these little things. Let me give you this one example. So, sitting at this table, Spanish conversation all around me, laughs that surprise me because of their tonal pitch. God says look around you, what do you see? I look around and this is what I saw. I see a few cement blocks with wood in between, the wood is burning, ok God I see a stove. Then as I continue to look around I see their pots, pans, utensils, all shapes and sizes hanging all around me on the wall. I think to myself, the wall is their cupboards. Then I notice how the house is built, 1"x 10" slabs of wood with 3 to 4 inch spacing in between each slab. So you get the picture? Yes, that's right, I could see clearly outside. The sun was coming in with beams so bright that if God didn't have my attention then, He had it now. Then it hit me like a laser, I almost broke down in tears right there. As I took one more look around, I thought, I'm living the vision God has given me many years ago. This was powerful!! But what took so long? Why did God allow so much time to pass before I actually saw the vision come to pass, I'm not getting any younger? Then I started to look back on my life and I thought and said to myself, there was some maturing that needed to happen. Some more growing in God that needed to take place. I wasn't ready back then, I didn't know that but God sure did! Did I ever think this vision would happen? No, but it never left me. Did I stumble and fall along the way? Yes and a big Yes to that. The real cool thing is, God continued to be faithful to me even when I was unfaithful to Him. He kept His promise, I didn't. Now I'm living what seemed like the impossible, years ago. Has God given you a vision perhaps years ago, maybe just yesterday? He can fulfill that vision in a day; however, sometimes He will make you wait years. I know this first hand. The key thing is, don't lose the vision. Don't ever think it is not possible. Even if it's been years now and you’re thinking about your age. Time and or age do not govern God. If God has given you a vision, hold on tight to it. Never let it go. However, be ready when God says, "IT'S TIME"
