I’ve written before<\/a>, the mission trips we do may be short in terms of time, anywhere from three days to three weeks. But they are long-lasting in terms of the impact they have on up-and-coming disciple makers.<\/p>\nOn this trip, I had taken a small group of 6 students (four from Mexico and two of them from Japan) with me to the lonely countryside of Nuevo Le\u00f3n to give them hands-on experience in service, ministry, and the teaching of the Word.<\/p>\n
While in the region of Galeana, we did a lot of children’s ministry.<\/p>\n
In this particular community where I met Francisco, about 50 or so children came walking over to the church which was hosting us to meet the strangers who had come in from the city.<\/p>\n
We played with the children, sang vacation Bible school songs, and danced until we almost dropped! It was great.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, we gathered the children and asked them if we could pray for them.<\/p>\n
That’s where I met Francisco.<\/p>\n
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When I asked Francisco how I could pray for him, he told me that he had an “infinite disease, el rojo<\/em>.”<\/p>\nSuffering from El Rojo<\/h3>\n
I’ve never heard of one of an “infinite disease,” but I think I knew what he meant.<\/p>\n
This was something that wasn’t going away anytime soon.<\/p>\n
But what is\u00a0el rojo<\/em>?<\/p>\nRojo<\/em> is Spanish for the color red. This is what he called the chronic medical condition of which he suffered.<\/p>\nThe reason for this quickly became clear.<\/p>\n
He told me that he couldn’t eat anything red. If he did, he would have an allergic reaction, sometimes so severe it could threaten his life.<\/p>\n
Putting this all together, I realized the child had an allergy to the red dyes very common in all kinds of food.<\/p>\n
No ketchup, no juice boxes, and definitely no sodas. Imagine being a kid with that kind of a diet!<\/p>\n
El Rojo Leaves Francisco<\/h3>\n
I laid my hand on Francisco’s shoulder and prayed.<\/p>\n
After I finished, I asked him how he felt.<\/p>\n
Francisco told me that as I prayed for him, he felt\u00a0el rojo<\/em> come up from his feet, through his chest, and then out through his head.<\/p>\nIn true boyhood style, he made a guesture with his two hands as if he were a volcano erupting to try and show me how\u00a0el rojo<\/em> had left him.<\/p>\nRight after prayer, we fed all of the children who came. Of course, we fed them plenty of food with red dyes in them like sloppy joes and Mexican snack mixes.<\/p>\n
All of it was full of red dyes and colorants.<\/p>\n
I kept my eye on Francisco to see what he would do, and of course, if there would be any kind of reaction to the food.<\/p>\n
Not only did he eat a plate full of sloppy joe and chips, he came back for seconds.<\/p>\n
And no allergic reaction!<\/p>\n
Before you wonder if the boy was truly ever sick, the adult leaders of the host church were very excited to see the little guy eating without a care in the world.<\/p>\n
Those who know Francisco know about the “infinite sickness” that used to plague.<\/p>\n
They now know that in Jesus’ name, no sickness is ever infinite.<\/p>\n
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