Adin Yoon

God showed me so many things throughout the trip. One of them is that God is worshiped everywhere, not just in America. I remember on the first day of the trip we had a praise time with church members there. We sang about ten songs in Spanish. Of course, I could not understand what exactly those songs were singing about. But I felt God’s presence as I started singing them in my broken Spanish. It was in fact one of the greatest praise times I’ve ever had in my whole life because everyone there, including us from Chicago, was praising God not with shallow words and breaths but with our hearts and souls, which words couldn’t explain. And as I saw Mexican Christians singing passionately, I was reminded of the verse from the Bible: “Every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord.” It was so beautiful to see people with different tongues worshiping the same God who gave us mouths to worship Him. Throughout the trip, wherever we went, we could see Christians in Mexico worshiping God with passion and enthusiasm, and I, as a witness of that, saw how great our God is and how He is glorified everywhere around the globe. I still feel like crying and am much challenged when I think about Mexican Christians’ passion and love for God.

God also showed me that everyone, whether young or old, Christian or non-Christian, is in need of Christ in their lives. Many of the people I talked and prayed with were very ordinary and seemed like they had no problems in life. As I told them about the Gospel and asked them to share with me their problems and life stories, however, I realized that their lives were very empty and crying out for help. Many of the youth were wasting their lives in smoking, drinking, and drugs, and many old people were living their lives without joy and hope. Even some Christians were very uneasy about their future and searching for more. It did not matter if they were men or women, young or old, Christian or non-Christian. Their lives were conspicuously very empty and hopeless. They were in need of the Savior who would rescue them from the lies of this fallen world. To their problems, Jesus was the answer. They actually reminded me of people in America because Americans have similar problems though they pretend they don’t. It really challenged me to have a mission mindset even in America because many people are dying here and falling away from the Savior. Truly everyone needs Jesus in their lives.
I am so thankful that I went to Mexico this summer and learned many things like above. God truly showed me who He was and what kind of life He wanted me to live. And every time I ministered to people there, I was really humbled by the thought that God is willing to use me to rescue His people even though I am a sinful man. I was, and still am, in awe of His mercy and love that cover my shame and help me to stand up and live for Him. Now that I am back in the States, I am going to live my life as a living sacrifice for His Kingdom and do what He wants me to do for His people. And at the end of my earthly life, I long to hear Jesus say to me, “you are a good and faithful servant. Come and share your Master’s happiness.” So help me, God.