Clay in the Hands

I spent Tuesday and most of Wednesday last week in El Paso, finalizing plans for a mission trip for our local college students.  My request today

is for your prayer for the people in that area.  I am sure that you have heard of the violence in the Juarez, Mexico area that has been going on for the last couple of years.  Until the last few months this violence has been centered in Juarez and has been going on primarily between two drug cartel’s fighting over territory.

But recently, the violence has been turned toward the local town folks as far out as 60 miles from Juarez.  The need for prayer is obvious, but specifically, we need to pray for the innocent people caught in a no win situation.  Their homes have been taken or destroyed.  They have no place to go and little hope to survive short of scavenging and stealing.  Pray for God’s provision and protection.

The local pastors are in even more of a dilemma because they are being threatened as well, but they feel the need to stay and minister to the hurting people in the area.  What little support these pastors have received in years past from church partners state-side, has been cut off due to the violence.  Mission groups are making other plans this year and going other places that are not so dangerous.

I ask that you take 5 minutes today to stop and pray for these people.  Pray that God will break into this situation and be glorified.  Pray for protection, courage and strength for the pastors and their families who choose to stay and minister in this horrible situation.  We already know the outcome of the war – God will prevail.  But pray that God will sustain these people until that day!