Quest Mexico

I'm back in the cold Canada. I had a very good and blessed time in Mexico. The trip to Mexico was organized by the University I attend. The purpose of the trip was to open our eyes towards the injustice that's happening in Mexico. It was a very busy week, in which we learned a lot about Mexico and how the US, Canada and Europe are manipulating the Mexican Environment / Economy as well as their Politics. We had the chance to listen to different speakers through out the week, such as University Professors from Mexico or with ex-politicians or with people that are involved in the opposition parties that stand up for the grader good of Mexico. One of the speakers we had the chance to talk to is currently under house arrest due to his activities against the political system. We learned a lot about the reality in which 70% of the population lives in. The population of Mexico can be split into three social groups. We would have the top 10% of society which includes the richest people in Mexico and even the current second richest man alive in this world (from 2010 - 2013 he was the richest man alive). This 10% rule the country and do what ever benefits them. They don't pay tax and they run the country so that they can get richer and richer. Then their is the middle class, which makes 20% of the population. This group pays tax but has barely anything to say. And then we have the largest group which are the rest 70% of the population. This group also has to pay tax but because they live on a minimum income of 65 pesos a day (CAD 5.50) they also don't (can't) pay tax. This group has nothing to say and they have to accept what ever the top 10% decides. What shocked me the most was that the neighbouring countries such as the US and Canada are supporting the top 10% and that this government aren't interested in changing the reality of Mexico. Well Switzerland is as much involved as the US. When the war between the lower class and the upper class started the US supported the upper class with weapons and Switzerland gave them tactical support. According to unofficial data the amount of people that either died or just "vanished" is so big that you can lay the bodies beside each other and that the line is as long as the US-Mexican border, which is c. 2000km long. This war between this two classes is about two major things. First it is a war for the right of the Mexicans and secondly it is about the weapon / drug traffic between the US and Mexico. 

This are just a few information that we got during our stay in Mexico. But an other topic we looked at was about something that I never could of dreamed of, I didn't think it even existed and I think you also never heard of it. It is about "The School of the Americas", a school in the US that in my opinion should never have came into existence. A lot of people think the same way. Read more from the point of view of the protestants here.

Ok, I think this is enough to make it clear to you that I learned a lot and that my eyes were opened to a lot of new things. I always was convinced, that you should get to know a country not from the touristic point of view but more from the real side.

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If interested check out the Quest Mexico homepage

I wish you all the best and thanks so much for your support

God's plan vs. My plan

Your life never end stye way you planed it. In my last Blog entry I wrote about staying through out the summer here in Canada and working for two months and then the rest of the summer I would go travel. Well this plans have totally changed. One night when I was laying in my bad and suddenly I felt as if something or someone was leading my thought to Brazil. Later that night when I tried to fall asleep I felt like the same power / feeling was now pushing me towards Brazil. Well the next day I got an E-mail from my dad in regard of my future. I responded to that E-mail and asked him if they need any help in Brazil. Short after that he respond telling me that they actually need someone to do the maintenance on the Ranch due that the missionary that does the maintenance is going to Switzerland for a few weeks. I felt like God was leading me to go to Brazil instead of spending my summer in Canada. Thinking now about it, I have to say that I probably save more money flying to Brazil than staying in Canada.
Ok, this is in regard to my summer. A second plan that God has changed in my life was in regard to a church weekend in the mountains. I had the choice of going either to the church weekend or to go to Mexico with King's University. Back at the time when I had to make a decision I decided to go to the church weekend. Soon after I made that decision the application for Mexico also expired and short after this date the church weekend got canceled. So I wasn't going to Mexico because the university wouldn't accept any applications anymore and I wouldn't be going to the church weekend because they canceled it. Well I thought Im going to save money then. But when my classes started this semester my theology Professor told us that they are still looking for a man for the Mexico trip and that they still would accept one application. So I thought well then that is what God wants me to do and I applied. Now I'm leaving for Mexico on February 15th.
The conclusion is that we are not the Lord of ourselves but God is, He has the perfect plans for our lives.