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Christians support American inmates in Mexico’s prisons

Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church in San Diego, California, recently delivered 1,200 warm blankets to be distributed among American inmates in Tijuana, Tecate, and Ensenada Mexican prisons, reports Michael Ireland, chief correspondent, ASSIST News Service.

The church, in partnership with MOTE (Missions On The Edge), sent the blankets, accompanied with a New Testament Bible, designated for Christian church members within the prisons. However, to receive a blanket, the inmate must agree to use it as a tool to reach out to a non-believer and give it away.

Pastor David Walden (aka Chappy Dave), president of MOTE, Inc., and lead pastor of Iglesia Cristiano Americano Church in La Mesa Prison located in Tijuana says, "To give something as valuable as a new warm blanket in these prisons where they have absolutely nothing is a Big Deal."

The inmates distributing the blankets will be learning and acting upon the biblical truth that it is better to give than to receive; and they will be reaching out to 1,200 inmates who desperately need Jesus.

"It is our prayer that these blankets will double the church attendance in these three prisons and that thousands of souls will be won for Christ," says Chappy Dave.

MOTE, and the American men and women in Mexican prisons extended a big thank you to the mission board and body of believers at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church for helping make this happen.

MOTE stands for Missions On The Edge. MOTE, a 501 (c)3 non-profit Christian organization was founded in 1995 by Dr. David Walden (aka Chappy Dave).

MOTE ministries include a lay chaplaincy training program for state hospitals and convalescent facilities; faith- based after-school home-work clubs; inner-city Christian sober living facility for men; homeless feeding programs; and cross-culture prison ministry programs in La Mesa State Prison, Tijuana, Mexico, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries.

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[02/22/2008]

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