Monday, March 19, 2007

Mexico City: CSI


Have you noticed the lack of crime drama out there on television! So I thought I'd propose one more CSI, except it stands for Center of Strategic Influence. There are many universities in the leading cities of the world, and that makes them very strategic to consider.

WSN leaders with our international partners are meeting this Spring, even now, to plan and pray about the future of campus ministry in several major cities in the world; including Rome, Mexico City, Tokyo, Berlin, Moscow, and one in the Middle East. Each of these cities are significant World Class cities, holding great influence not only in their country and region, but across around the world. And there are others like them. How many students live and study there? Probably about 1 million each in Moscow, Tokyo and Mexico City, and these students are the ones who will determine the future of their countries.

In Mexico City, we are learning to quickly launch movements among students at 400 different campuses and universities around the city. Not just Bible Studies. Clusters of students all over the city who are taking the Great Commission seriously, and want our help to reach their friends with the gospel. It's becoming a place where students and staff can come for as short as a week and launch a movement. It's happening right now during Spring Break. Students from around the US are going there every week to share Christ and trust God to raise up movements. In just the past 2 weeks they have seen 31 students trust Christ, and there are 40 of those clusters forming around the city. We are trusting God for 400 of them. You can jump on Craig Johring's blog to keep updated on it. (It's also on my "Points of Interest" on the right.) God is on the move.

2 comments:

Andy McCullough said...

Keith, Joe Cross is so bummed you have photos of stereotypical Mexican sombrero hats. it goes against everything he is trying to do. Here's a paradigm change. Of course he is really blaming Craig for posting the pic you harvested.

Global Road said...

The gospel can still go forward with power even while gringos wear sombreros in their free time for fun. We should be okay.