Breaking Mexican Strongholds

Recently I did a survey among missionaries from Mexico and asked, “… from your perspective what are the Enemy's greatest strongholds there?” There were twenty-seven responses from seventeen organizations. Here are the results with selected comments:

Catholicism/Church Traditions/Works-Based Religion (19)
· “Catholicism in general seems to be the major stronghold.”
· “TRADITIONS are chains for these people.”
· “Many don't read the Bible for themselves in this culture therefore they accept the lies.”

Worship of the Virgin of Guadalupe/Idolatry (12)
· “To see people crawling on their knees trying to gain favor from Mary is enough to break even the hardest Christian heart. To see priests bow to Mary and ignore Jesus brings one to the point of anger. To see the precious indigenous people offering the sacrifice of first fruits to the feet of Mary is enough to drive a person to tears.”
· “…VERY STRONG in Mexico is…idolatry...”

Witchcraft/Occultism/Paganism/Superstition (8)
· “ ‘Curanderos’, female or male witch-doctors, are not just users of natural medicine…Such "curers" can be paid to put a curse on someone you don't like.
· “…the traditions and customs of Mexico are so much a carry over from the human sacrifices and spiritism of the Aztecs that it is really sad.”

Alcoholism (7)
· “Heavy drinking is expected among men...”
· “Many individuals are bound by drinking problems…”

Our desire is that this survey will propel us into the arena of prayer to take back the ground our enemy has gained. Mexico for Christ in our generation!