What did you hear outside yesterday? You may think my life is surrounded by nature sounds like frogs & birds, but I also hear trucks & planes & “city”. Also, there is no lack of microphones & loud (very loud) speakers around. Even the smallest of churches seem to have a sound system. But not only are they used inside church or the clubs, they are also common outdoors. Here's a few uses I've come across. Stores downtown play music & advertise - someone is hired to entice you into the store by telling of the offers - all day long. Or if you live in a community away from el centro, you will hear the vendors throughout the day as they pass by in truck, cars & tricycles selling water, gas, ice cream, tortillas, fruit... "Uvas, solo 10 pesos 1 kilo, uvas solo 10 pesos hoy!" Sometimes it's an announcer, sometimes it's a song. Or one vendor (water I think) reads the news headlines as they drive the streets.
And it doesn't stop at night. It's very common to hear music & the DJ from the clubs near the beach or private party places in the neighbourhood till very late (early). And if you had a couple lanterns & the wind's right, you could have your own party, dance the night away & not spend a centavo on electricity. In the past our church has had 2 events which they've "shared" with the community. One was a music/worship night, the other was a reading night. We have some good musicians who cover various styles of music with great lyrics & an occasional introduction or prayer to pull it all together. The reading night for me was something new. They got together & taking turns, read the whole book of Matthew. Sometimes we forget the power of the Word of God alone - without all our thoughts added in. What a simple method of evangelism.
And you guessed it, no one (at least not the Mexicans) seems to really be bothered by the unsolicited sharing, no matter what it is.
And it doesn't stop at night. It's very common to hear music & the DJ from the clubs near the beach or private party places in the neighbourhood till very late (early). And if you had a couple lanterns & the wind's right, you could have your own party, dance the night away & not spend a centavo on electricity. In the past our church has had 2 events which they've "shared" with the community. One was a music/worship night, the other was a reading night. We have some good musicians who cover various styles of music with great lyrics & an occasional introduction or prayer to pull it all together. The reading night for me was something new. They got together & taking turns, read the whole book of Matthew. Sometimes we forget the power of the Word of God alone - without all our thoughts added in. What a simple method of evangelism.
And you guessed it, no one (at least not the Mexicans) seems to really be bothered by the unsolicited sharing, no matter what it is.
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