Welcome to Week Five of my Video Friday series (find the first ones here). I'm excited about this week's topic: the Mexico music fund. I've talked about it before, but in recent years it has been such a blessing to the field that I want to bring it up again. And the video clip is just great. So, before I get ahead of myself, let me give you some background information:
Mexico is a growing mission field. As more pastors graduate from the seminary here, we've been able to increase the number of congregations and outreach efforts throughout the country. This is exciting.
In many congregations, however, there is a strong need for music. Some places do not have members that know how to play an instrument well enough to accompany a church service. Others don't even have a keyboard or guitar to use during worship.
Seeing this need, Mike started up a music fund a few years ago. This fund helps pay for music classes for members. Donations to the fund are also used to purchase an instrument for the congregation. For someone to buy an instrument and learn enough to be able to play for church usually costs around $90.
Schools, congregations, and individuals have given to this fund. And the results have been positive. Below is an example of one person in particular who benefited from this fund, Carlos Rosales.
Carlos is studying to be a pastor. He is currently serving as a vicar in Puebla. With help from the music fund, he was able to buy a guitar and take guitar lessons. Below he is leading worship at the Solo Cristo Salva (Only Christ Saves) mission.
An interesting note: he is playing the hymn "Just as I am, Without one Plea." He took the text (in Spanish), and set it to a Mexican melody. I like how it sounds this way.
That's all for today. Have a safe weekend, and stay tuned for next week's Friday Video, which will cover some footage from Good Friday here in Torreon.
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