Chris and Francelia McReynolds: Training Up Parents and Church Leaders

TAP Partners Chris and Francelia McReynolds

Francelia teaching parents and church leaders Christian education for children and youth through the AMO program

Here in Comalapa, Chiapas, Mexico, there are green mountains all around. This small town near the Mexican-Guatemalan border is generally peaceful. For most people, the nightlife is an evening in the town plaza eating ice cream or a tamale and atole de cacahuate (a drink made from peanuts). Farming and ranching uphold the economy.

The dark side is evident in advertisements for witchcraft and stories of drug cartel murders that occur from time to time. One man, an alcoholic, roamed the street where our Christian education training was taking place at Bethel Church.

After years of addiction, the man could barely walk. He asked to listen to the sessions. As he focused on God’s eternal truths about how he was uniquely created for God’s purposes he was visibly impacted, nodding in agreement.

I couldn’t help but think if he had only learned more about God’s vision for life years ago – perhaps as a child – maybe he and his family would be healthy today.

Pray for the teams being trained across Latin America. May they be empowered, protected and determined in the work ahead.

Written by TAP Partners, Chris and Francelia McReynolds