Contact: Pastor Tom Flaskerud, 541-390-7770
BEND, Ore., Mar. 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Tom Flaskerud Evangelistic Association and The Freedom Team have just returned from conducting Prison Power Explosions in 8 Mexico Prisons across Sonora State.
The Team was given great favor with the Director General of Prisons as well as his staff and Prison Directors (wardens). They report that their Ministry Team was eagerly received with 928 prisoners responding to their invitations to receive Christ, registering a decision for Christ with 489 of them indicating a first time acceptance of Jesus Christ.
They gave out 1193 Spanish New Testaments to the respondents as well as 345 Gospels of John and Romans and the same amount of Spanish Living Water Booklets. In every prison except one they worked with the prison pastors and churches for the follow up of these new believers. In each prison the churches were strengthened and encouraged with the grace of God.
God gave the Team great favor with the Government. The General Director of prisons who oversees all 15 prisons in Sonora State sent out letters to each prison instructing the prison officials to give them whatever they requested and also the permission to park their Bus Conversion (motor home) inside the prisons. The prison staffs were very accommodating and the Team was fed most of their meals by the Prison staff cooks. They realize that this favor is not due to 'who we are' but instead to 'Whose we are'.
In the Magdalene de Kino Prison the Director General of Prisons showed up after their program with his swat team who secured the prison just before his arrival (they were told this is normal due to his high government position). He and his staff greeted the Team very enthusiastically and visited with them in the Director's (warden) office for an hour. He and his staff who are well known across Mexico will also help them go into the other states of Mexico when they are ready.
The Team is systematically working their way through the prisons of Mexico and will be returning to Sonora State on April 24th through May 4th to conduct Prison Power Explosions in the remaining 7 prisons of Sonora State. Next fall they will begin in the prisons of Sinaloa State.
If you would like to know more information about their ministry please visit their website at: www.TheFreedomTeam.org.
