I mentioned in a previous blog that the base was broken into and a sound board and a lot of tools were stolen. It wasn't a huge surprise since the base has been broken into before. However, many of us felt that this break-in was different--we felt that it was done spitefully.
Despite the fact that the police have done virtually nothing, God has answered our prayers for something to be done. Last week some guys tried to sell some of David's tools to a friend of his. David's friend, who didn't know about the break-in, decided not to buy any of them because the tools didn't have the battery chargers (which the guys had not taken when they stole the tools from the base). Lead number one.
Lead number two: a few weeks ago another one of David's friends, Reuben, mentioned to him that some guys had come in a black truck (the same one that was witnessed in the break-in) to try to sell him some tools. Reuben, also not knowing that they were David's tools, denied the tools. The men proceeded to park in front of Reuben's house and sniff cocaine. He told them to leave, so they did, peeling out after leaving some tools with Reuben just "because they liked him" (sketchy...).
When Reuben mentioned the tools to David, he said that he had heard about the break-in from the announcements that David had put in the news. David found out that some men had put out ads on the local news that said something like, "Tired of Waiting on God: David Teran, local pastor..." and continued to explain that he had been robbed and was looking for any leads. Somebody had posted announcements to mock David.
The police have plenty of leads, but nothing has been done thus far. The base is located in a different county than Cerro Azul so the local police have been pretty useless. However, we heard that the other county's police have started to investigate more.
Please be in prayer about this situation. It would be tempting to either focus too much on what happened and the direct effects on us and to want justice to be served, or to be passive about it and not do anything. The latter seemed like the best option to me until David mentioned the "the curse of Mexico". To him, to let things just die would be to enable the lawlessness that is prevalent here and to continue the problem that Mexican people have struggled with for a long time: letting other people walk all over them.
David and his brother know a lot of the guys involved, which could be a really big blessing. Many of them work for a drug dealing chain, but we don't know how much they are associated with it. (We do know they are pretty low on the chain). If we didn't come out of this with any tools or a sound board but we changed one of those men's hearts, it would be worth it. Reuben, who is a Christian, is really interested in getting involved since he is in contact with the guys a lot. He really has a desire to talk to the guys, tell them that what they did was wrong, and discuss the situation with them. This could be really dangerous for him, but I firmly believe that with a lot of prayer and discernment, God could really use him in their lives.
Thanks for your prayers-they are so crucial no matter what the situation, but I especially appreciate them now that I can see the potential for God to bring peace in this unnerving, chaotic and potentially dangerous situation.
~Lauren
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