A few months ago, Brando and Kathia started driving 45 minutes—toll roads and all—to attend our church, even though there’s one right in their own city. They came because they were struggling in their relationship and had found our videos online. Brando grew up in a Christian home and was already saved, but he had…
Sarah’s and Ashley’s Graduation We also received some wonderful news: our daughter Rachel and her husband Josiah are expecting their first baby in January — making us first-time grandparents! (Yes, we know — we’re far too young for this. 😄) Rachel and Josiah are serving faithfully at Liberty Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas, under the…
Thank you for your continued prayers and support! April was a full and fruitful month — from Resurrection Sunday to Kids’ Day — God was so good to us! Resurrection Sunday — Two Services! April kicked off with Resurrection Sunday! This year, we held two services — one at 6:00 AM and one at 10:00…
What an incredible month March has been here in Puebla! We have so much to share with you! A Historic Month of Baptisms! We have saved the best for first — for the first time in the history of our church, we have had baptisms every single Sunday for four consecutive weeks! Praise the Lord!…
Thank you for your continued support and prayers! As 2025 ends and 2026 begins, we are ready to close off one year and start another with new goals and a renewed vision to take the Gospel to every person in Puebla! The last half of 2025 is always our busiest one. In October, we had…
We paused for a moment, I pulled my phone out of my pocket, and I took this selfie. It was 4:10 PM, a beautiful afternoon in the city of Puebla, on July 18 of this year, and I was walking my daughter Rachel down the aisle of a lovely courtyard to give her in marriage…
Paseo Bravo Park Paseo Bravo Park is a very popular park among the people of Puebla. It was inaugurated in 1840 and is located in downtown Puebla. In recent months, we have been winning souls in this place, every Saturday. Praise the Lord, every week we see people being saved! Thank you for being part…
Our 22nd Anniversary We are incredibly grateful to God for the 22 years of ministry He has blessed us with in Puebla. We are witnessing amazing things happening in our Church, and it’s all a result of His grace and love. Thank you so much for praying! Over 100 souls saved in the hospital! Our…
Santiago and Eli Serving the Lord! Santiago came to our church to study Bible College three years ago. It was here at our church where he met Eli Mosso, an excellent young lady who has been at our church for thirteen years. Eli was a teacher at our Christian school and she also helped us…
This is what is left of the house of Pastor Iván Sotelo and my sister Eunice, where my nine-year-old little nephew Arturito lost his life. The fire started at 2:00 AM on Friday, April 12th. My brother-in-law tried again and again to find him to get him out of the fire, but Arturito never answered…
Missions Conference One of the most anticipated events of our church is our Missions Conference. I always remember Pastor Jim Vineyard saying: “Never have a missions conference without missionaries.”This year we had three missionary families. They were with us: The Mora family, missionaries to Egypt, The Miguel family, missionaries to Haiti, and the Díaz family,…
Short Furlough After taking a short furlough in the United States over the summer, we are back in Mexico, eager to further the Lord’s work in our church here in Puebla. Staff Retirement Upon our return, we held a three-day “Staff Retreat” in a beautiful hotel in the city of Atlixco, Puebla. A group of…
We are happy and excited about what God is doing here in Puebla. We continue reaching the lost and bringing people to our church. God has been good to us. Thank you for your prayers! Children’s Day In anticipation of Children’s Day, which is celebrated on April 30 here in Mexico, we held four Bible…
Sharing the Gospel! Two weeks ago we had a one-week challenge to give out tracks. This challenge consists of encouraging the people in the church to give three tracks a day, every day of the week, for the whole week. Thanks to that challenge, a new brother in our church named Pedro invited his co-worker…
After fifteen long months of furlough – where we visited new churches and gave our report to churches that already support us – we have finally returned to Mexico.During the time that we were away, our church grew by about 20%. Our attendance is now closer to 200 people. What a joy and a blessing…
Furlough progress For several months we lived in the city of Longview, TX, where our children had the blessing of attending the Christian school of our sending church and our oldest children took classes at the Bible Institute (TIBSS). Now that school is over, we have moved to Oceanside, CA. We will be living here…
We are on furlough! In the month of July, we were in California at my father-in-law’s house in Oceanside, CA. During our time there, we visited many churches in the state of California. God opened the door for us to visit new churches and also to be with friends from Bible College, such as During…
On June 1st, we left our beloved church in Puebla and took an Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to Reynosa, Tamaulipas. (Reynosa is a Mexican city that is right on the border.) Then Pastor Tim Aguiar picked us up in a Suburban at the airport. We had a lot of luggage, but all of our…
Furlough 2021 A few months ago, on one of our trips to the United States, I was detained at the Dallas airport by an immigration officer for a few minutes, because I still do not have my American citizenship. (I am currently a resident.) They told me that I had to fix my resident status…
New Sending Church Three years ago during a Conference in Houston, TX, we had the opportunity to meet Pastor Bob Gray Jr. It was a great blessing to hear him, so we invited him to preach at our church in Puebla. A few months later he came to preach at our church and it was…