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and discipled him. On Easter of 1999, he was baptized along with
six other young adults, including Rosendo Sichler, who will finish
his seminary studies next year.
Having sensed God’s call to ministry and having had this
call confirmed by the congregation and the presbytery, Oran entered
the four-year theological program of the Seminary in Mexicali.
In a letter written to the bi-national board of Frontera de Cristo,
Oran wrote:
Thank you for the support you gave me to make my theological
education possible. Thanks to all that make up your ministry,
for your prayers that God, being just, has answered by giving
me this great opportunity.
The mission education ministry of Frontera de Cristo helps over
450 Christians (mostly from the PC(USA)) develop mission leadership
each year as they cross the border to build relationships and
understanding across borders and to reflect biblically and theologically
what it means to be disciples of Jesus Christ in a divided world.
Furthermore, of the summer interns over the last four years,
four have gone on to further mission work in the life of the church:
working with Sudanese refugees in Egypt, women’s cooperatives
in Guatemala, leading immersion experiences with a sister organization
in Nogales, Sonora, working with migrant rights groups in Georgia
and working on immigration issues in the PC(USA)’s Washington
Office.
I am blessed to be a part of a ministry that has helped four
young leaders of the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico hear
and respond to God’s call to ministry. I am also excited
to be a part of a ministry that enables so many members of the
PC(USA) to continue to be transformed and prepared for mission
at home and abroad.
Please join us in giving thanks to God for these leaders and
praying that their ministries will bear much fruit for the church
and the world.
May God grant us eyes to see, ears to hear, hearts to trust,
hands to serve, feet to follow Emmanuel today and each day God
grants us.
Mark S. Adams
PC(USA) Mission Co-worker
The 2003 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p.253
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