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Missionaries Profile

Mexico

Mission challenges: persecution of Evangelicals, growth and maturity in the church, leadership development, unequal distribution of wealth and power, urban ministry

Religions: Roman Catholic (89%), Protestant (6%), Non-religious (4%), Traditional (1%)

Ethnic groups: Mestizo (60%), Amerindian (30%), Euro-American (9%), other

Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages

Name of nationality: Mexican

Land area: 742,489 sq. mi. (1,923,040 sq. km.), about 1.25 times as large as Alaska

Population: 108,700,891 (July 2007 est.)

Capital: Mexico City

Schellinger, Raymond and Adalia Schellinger Raymond and Adalia

Adalia and Ray work with the women of the "Dios Con Nosotros" Baptist Convention of Northern Baja California, Mexico.  Together with the women of Tijuana, they have begun Deborah's House, a ministry to victims of domestic violence. Deborah's House brings together a diverse mix of services, including crisis intervention, healthcare, shelter for victims, counseling and education for both victims and abusers in these situations. Ray and Adalia also offer workshops to all churches in the region on alternatives to violence, self-esteem, relationship skills, and communication. Currently, work teams from U.S. churches are joining together with Mexican Baptists to construct a permanent facility for Deborah's House.