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| Pastor Tom breaking cement bricks |
Where are your neighbors? According to Pastor Tom Flaskerud
and the Freedom Team, they are the inmates in the Mexican prisons.
Pastor Tom: Yesterday
in our meeting with the Prison Director an agreement was reached to give us
time for our full Prison Power Explosion presentation. During our meeting
everything was flowing very well including Pastor Moises leading the Prison
Director (Warden) in a prayer to receive Jesus Christ.
“However, remember, we are in Mexico and must be ‘flexico’. When we arrived at the prison today the Commadante came out to meet us with his security officers to escort us into the prison. Changes had been made to our presentation, the amount of equipment we could bring in, and the amount of time we had that was in direct opposition to what the Director had agreed to.”
“However, remember, we are in Mexico and must be ‘flexico’. When we arrived at the prison today the Commadante came out to meet us with his security officers to escort us into the prison. Changes had been made to our presentation, the amount of equipment we could bring in, and the amount of time we had that was in direct opposition to what the Director had agreed to.”
Tom said they were guessing at why the changes were made,
but he didn’t think the Prison Director knew about them. And then Tom added, “The
good news is when you remain ‘flexible’ in God’s hand and only want His will to
be done He will accomplish whatever He desires no matter what may occur.”
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| Joe Olinger--Power Lifter |
He said they shared the fastest and shortest Prison Power Explosion and message of
the Cross they’d ever done. But at the conclusion, 175 inmates were heard
praying and asking God to forgive their sins and inviting Jesus Christ into
their lives. When the decision cards were counted 116 indicated a first time
acceptance of Christ, 44 rededicated their lives to Christ, and 15 others
indicated ‘other commitment’. All of these men were between the ages of 20 and
57 years old.
But that didn’t finish the Freedom Teams trip to Mexico. They
went next to the Guadalajara Intake Prison.
Pastor Tom: “We were processed into the prison after
much confusion. We were late getting started and found out that our time slot was
shorter than we anticipated. But remember we are in “Flexico” and can work with
most situations. After a fast introduction and music the Team accelerated the
program and completed 2/3rds of what we usually do when we were told that we
need to stop as our time had been shortened even more.”
In the past the prisons have
given the Freedom Team more time. Once again God came through with His plan.
Just when the team was asked to stop, the Prison Director (Warden) came into
that yard surrounded by his security officers. He walked to the front and sat
by his officers. He wanted to see what the Freedom Team was all about.
“God’s grace and favor is always far beyond us,” Pastor
Tom said. “We finished our Power Explosion just like we always have and God
blessed as 33 men received Jesus Christ for the first time and 15 others
rededicated their lives to Christ. The decision cards were left with the
pastors who minister inside the prison for the discipleship and nurturing of
these new believers.”
The Freedom Team asked for prayer as they explore the possibility of going back to our “Neighbors to the South” later this year. They are hoping to go through the prison system in Jalisco State.
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| The Freedom Team |
The Freedom Team asked for prayer as they explore the possibility of going back to our “Neighbors to the South” later this year. They are hoping to go through the prison system in Jalisco State.
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| The Semi becomes the Power Explosion Stage |
