Our last night in Mexico, we sat on the roof of Youthfront’s dorms in Croc around a small fire pit (don’t worry, the roof was made of concrete). The fire was blazing and there was some meat cooking in a large skillet. Since we were about 30 feet up and the weather was perfect, we could see all the way to saddle mountain, the landmark of Monterrey.
All this provided a vivid contrast to the town below us, where we saw half built concrete homes, wood pallet fences, and trash laden dirt streets. We could hear dogs barking and people talking in Spanish. It was the perfect place to discuss our experiences in Mexcio.
As we discussed our weeks, what started out as revelations about poverty became very quickly a conversation about living an incarnational life. An incarnational life is one that patterns itself after what Jesus did. Jesus left all his rights and privileges and became like the ones he sought to save.
This is what Youthfront Croc staff are doing. They live next door to the people they are reaching. They are going to great lengths, leaving opportunities for good jobs with high salaries to become like the poor and reach the poor.
Pray for the YMI students as they continue to reflect on what it means for them personally to live an incarnational life; laying down their lives for the sake of God’s glory in all the world.
Grace and peace,
