SOM Mexico
Mexico has sixty-three indigenous languages, not including Spanish. The least-reached tribal groups live in very remote areas of Sierra Madres Mountains. Mexico continues to grow in illicit drug production and violence as drug cartels protect their turf. Many tribal people are caught in a cycle of poverty and oppression as they are recruited for the farming of narcotics. Many of these tribal people lack access to God’s Word.
In 2019, faithful Mexican leaders, bringing the Gospel witness to the unreached tribal areas of the Sierra Madres Mountains, established SOM-Mexico. This is a dangerous area to navigate with banditry and drug cartels. They are using aviation to access remote and hostile areas with the Gospel. When nurturing new house churches in the mountains, they bring practical supplies and Bibles.
Meet the Director of SOM – Mexico
- The SOM–Mexico Director is a pilot who has courageously navigated sport light planes into the rugged terrain of the Sierra Madre Mountains for years to serve tribal people.
- He started a network of home churches in Mexico.
- For years, the director has selflessly served on many ministry boards and engages directly in the fieldwork.
- He has learned the science of radio work as a means to broadcast the Gospel.
- The SOM-Mexico Director and the team travel by vehicle, mule, and aircraft to unreached areas of Mexico, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Latest News from SOM Mexico
From Hitman to Hope
“I was high on glue, and I was dying. But then I heard a knock at the door. A woman was at my door, selling bread. She asked me, “Do you want to know Jesus?” —Carlos, former hit man, from an Indigenous tribe in Mexico Missions in the Sierra Madre Mountains The Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in Mexico are home to over 120,000 indigenous people. In the 16th century, they fled to the mountains to escape Spanish colonizers and remain there to this day despite the isolation, lack of productive farmland, and danger from drug cartels.
God Answers Prayer for Disciple Makers
Many of the communities the SOM Mexico team serves are in very remote areas, through difficult terrain. They visited a recent village, consisting of twelve families, and the only access to medical attention or education is a five-hour hike through the difficult mountainous area, including crossing four rivers. In order to meet their daily needs, they rely on the rainfall to grow their crops. We pray every year that rain would bring a fruitful crop, and that health could be abundant in such a rural and difficult area. The work of cultivation to share the gospel has been ongoing. God answers
Federico’s Testimony
Before I met Christ, I was an alcoholic and drug dealer who caused much trouble. However, alcohol and drugs were not my biggest problem. For one year straight, I was drunk or high constantly, not knowing anything about myself. I began to have heart problems and faced many difficulties that caused me to stop drinking little by little. Demonic Visions One afternoon, I was working in a small town at somebody's home. I started hearing and seeing things from another world. The sky grew cloudy, and I heard the sound of rattlesnakes. About three feet from me, I saw little
Aviation Ministry in Mexico Goes Further than Ever Before
Aviation Ministry in Mexico Goes Further than Ever Before Leading Like Christ Series By David Witt Good leadership is founded on following first. The SOM Global directors are people who have bent their will to the will of Jesus first and to follow and to obey Him in all things. Christ-like leadership reflects true humility, which is not self-debasing nor self-exaltation; it is Christ-confidence. As children of Father in heaven, we identify in the Messiah, and therefore, we follow Jesus and His way. Today I highlight the SOM International Director of Mexico. He oversees both the aviation ministry and the ministry
Nineteen-Year-Old Discovers Pioneer Missions
I remember my first pioneer mission trip like it was yesterday. Loaded with excitement, we headed to the Tex-Mex border on spring break from the Baylor campus to reach out and share the gospel with a community I had never heard of before. The town was called La Paloma. Just a naïve, untrained, nineteen-year-old freshman, I had no idea what missions was. If anything, I was skeptical about missions. Growing up in Reno, Nevada, I often heard our church mention the term “pioneer missions” since our area was newly hearing the gospel. “Pioneer missions,” I scoffed to myself, “Who am I? Daniel
Pilot’s Training Symposium – Those Who Risk Their Lives for the Gospel
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