A Community
Sends 1200 Blankets to American Inmates in Mexico’s Prisons with a
Message of Hope and Prayer of Multiplication February 21, 2008
MOTE (Missions On The
Edge), partnering with Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church in
San Diego, California, delivered 1200 warm blankets to be distributed
among American inmates in Tijuana, Tecate, and Ensenada Mexican
prisons.
The blankets, accompanied with a
New Testament Bible, are designated for Christian church members within
the prison. However, to receive a blanket, the inmate must agree to use
it as a tool to reach out to a non-believer and give it away.
Pastor David Walden (aka Chappy
Dave), president of MOTE, Inc., and lead pastor of Iglesia Cristiano
Americano Church in La Mesa Prison located in Tijuana says, “To give
something as valuable as a new warm blanket in these prisons where they
have absolutely nothing is a Big Deal." The inmates distributing the
blankets will be learning and acting upon the biblical truth that it is
better to give than to receive; and they will be reaching out to 1200
inmates who desperately need Jesus.
It is our prayer that these
blankets will double the church attendance in these three prisons and
that thousands of souls will be won for Christ,” says Chappy Dave.
MOTE, and the American men and women in Mexican prisons extend a big
thank you to the mission board and body of believers at Rancho Bernardo
Community Presbyterian Church for helping us make this happen.
Please
take a couple of minutes to watch this powerful video about the
blanket distribution in Mexico.
Click the play button below to watch.
ABOUT MOTE
MOTE stands for Missions On The
Edge. MOTE, a 501(c)3 non-profit Christian organization was founded in
1995 by Dr. David Walden (aka Chappy Dave). MOTE ministries include a
lay chaplaincy training program for state hospitals and convalescent
facilities; faith-based after-school home-work clubs; inner-city
Christian sober living facility for men; homeless feeding programs; and
cross-culture prison ministry programs in La Mesa State Prison, Tijuana,
Mexico, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries.
Chappy Dave is also a teacher and faculty associate professor at Bethel
University and Seminary San Diego, and author of the book Wipeout, a
true story of winning. For more information about MOTE visit www.mote.ws.
