CIUDAD RIO BRAVO, Mexico—Pedro Munoz sees God working in the organic congregations he's helped start. People are accepting Christ. Families are being reunited. Students are becoming agents of peace in their schools.
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It's an amazing time of ministry, said Munoz, who serves as a River Ministry coordinator for Texas Baptists. But recently, a seed of doubt crept into his mind. He wondered whether he is doing what God would like him to do. He asked God for confirmation.
Three days later, the affirmation Munoz needed arrived in the mailbox. He found an envelope postmarked from the Baptist General Convention of Texas and addressed to him. Inside, he read messages he believes were directed by God.
"I opened it up and there it was: God's miraculous answer," he wrote in an e-mail. "I was pleased to read the three messages received from real people from Texas. I don´t know who they are, but one thing I'm certain—they were God's writers, synchronized by him to let a Mexican pastor and a just-almost-3-year-old church in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico know: 'Congratulations, you're heading in the right directions. Never surrender and press forward. You're my children.'"
The notes were written by people who had attended the BGCT annual meeting in October. People were asked to write notes of encouragement and prayer for people who serve on the mission field. The messages to Munoz were signed by "Tigue," Danny Logan of Amarillo and BGCT Church Starter Jair Campos.
Mexico mail sometimes can be unreliable in delivering letters from the United States, explained River Ministry Director Daniel Rangel. While some people may argue the mail system took its time with the letters, Rangel believes it arrived exactly when God wanted. For pastors and church leaders in Mexico facing difficult ministry environments, notes of encouragement are treasured.
"All of them question their calling because of the situation," Rangel said. "Notes of prayer, notes of encouragement from Texas Baptists have a great impact. They make all the difference."
To become a prayer partner with a congregation along the Texas-Mexico border, call Rangel at (888) 244-9400.
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