It is our very first Easter here in Mexico City and I would have to say that....it just doesn't feel like Easter. It is kind of a strange feeling. We are far removed from any connection to "Black Friday" and Resurrection Sunday in Canada, we came here to meet people and build relationships to lead a group of people to become Christ followers, and so we have no people to remember and celebrate this weekend with...yet. But we will have our own little thing today and Sunday with the girls to reflect a little and talk about the importance of Easter......
But what is even more interesting is you would think that Easter would be a huge event here in Mexico City and we would have some exposure to it. Well...there isn't!!! It is celebrated among the Catholic circles but here in the City there is not a lot going on. The rise in nominal catholicism here in Mexico City(in name only...they are only catholic by name and do not practice it) has led to Holy Week/Easter Weekend becoming more an opportunity to bask in the sun at the beach than to rest in the presence of the resurrected Savior. You will hear facts about Mexico that this is a very important holiday, which may be true in other parts of Mexico but there is literally no visual presence of Easter here in the area we live in right now and it feels like a Ghost town here as everyone has left, mostly to the beach or some other nice vacation spot. If we didn't know different, we could easily have forgotten or not even known what was going on this weekend.
Our prayer is that, through one person at a time, people will experience a real, living relationship with Jesus and will recognize the real meaning of Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
