Norris Family News

The fields are white for harvest

Yesterday we were in the outdoor market in downtown Juarez. We had three teams of families who made balloon animals for kids and shared the gospel with whomever would listen.

Here's the amazing thing...the people in Mexico are HUNGRY to hear the good news that God has provided a way of reconciliation and that they can live in relationship with Him with a clean conscience. Instead of walking on the other side of the street or looking the other way, or saying "no thank you," or worse, they come in droves and stand waiting patiently to hear the story of Salvation. They listen with eagerness and politeness and then want to hear more! One man, about 55-60, stood to the side for at least 10 minutes waiting for us to be finished. When we were free he came up and said, "I want to become a Christian." Another team had a woman do the same thing and just weep as she heard of the depth of God's love for her. These people weren't drunk or deranged. They were normal, respectable people who were tired of bearing their burdens of sin. Wow. I am in awe of God's amazing love for us sinful, loser, failure humans. Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." I can CLEARLY see why God has moved our family, the Hutchins family, and several individuals here. This is where things are happening! As Jesus said, "the harvest is ready and the laborers are few."

--Thaine