Yesterday Puebla celebrated their 150th anniversary of The Battle of Puebla, which happened on May 5th 1862. Every year we have been present at the parade, but not to watch the parade, but to give out tracts. This time we made our own tract, explaining a little bit about the Battle of Puebla, talking about… Continue reading 20,000 Tracts given at The Battle of Puebla, 5 de Mayo, parade!
Family Conference in Cuautla and Homeschooling Conference in Queretaro
Family Conference in Cuautla This week was a busy week. Monday and Tuesday we went to a Family Conference in Cuautla, Morelos. Brother Peter Duke is the Pastor of “Iglesia Bautista del Señor Jesús” in Cuautla, Morelos, which is a little over an hour south-west from Puebla. The first day we took 25 people from… Continue reading Family Conference in Cuautla and Homeschooling Conference in Queretaro
Two More Weeks for our Annual Regional Conference
We are only two weeks away from our annual conference in May. We call it our Leadership Conference for Pastors and Workers. This year I have invited Pastor Ezequiel Salazar from Montecito Baptist Church in Ontorio, CA; Pastor Luis Parada from First Baptist Church in Long Beach, CA and Pastor Luis Ramos from Bible Baptist… Continue reading Two More Weeks for our Annual Regional Conference
Nicole Teaching at a Ladies Conference in Texcoco
Ladies Conference This last Friday and Saturday we went to Texcoco, to visit Primera Iglesia Bautista de Texcoco. We took 18 ladies from our church and Bro. Tim Aguiar took 8 ladies from his church. Bro. Aguiar helped us to take the ladies with his mini-bus. Nicole thought two times and I had the opportunity… Continue reading Nicole Teaching at a Ladies Conference in Texcoco
Sarah, Our Daughter Got Baptized!
This morning was a special morning. I had the privilege to baptize our own daughter Sarah. Today was also a special Sunday because we celebrated Easter Sunday — we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We also baptized 4 other people of our church. What a blessing is to see our church growing… Continue reading Sarah, Our Daughter Got Baptized!
Leading Marco Antonio To The Lord
Last Thursday my wife and I went to visit a dear family that has been coming to church for the last two months. Pablo and his wife came first. Then, last week Pablo invited his brother, sister-in-law, a nice, his mom and his dad. Marco Antonio, his brother, had to leave early because he had… Continue reading Leading Marco Antonio To The Lord
Today We Started Our Spring Program!
We praise the Lord for the 10 first time visitors that we had today! I don’t know yet how many of them got saved, but at least two of them. Today we started our spring program to invite people to our church. We have a competition to see who brings the most visitors between the… Continue reading Today We Started Our Spring Program!
17 Visitors and 9 People Saved
Today was a very exciting day. We had 200 people in church! 140 in our own church and 60 in our mission church which is 3 miles away. Bro. Erik is in charge of our mission work and he is doing a good job there! We also had a missionary visiting our church this morning.… Continue reading 17 Visitors and 9 People Saved
November 2009 Newsletter
Missions Conference One of the highlights of our church is our Missions Conference. This time we had Missionary Ron Goodman and Nick Sutmaier. They did a very good job, and at the end of the conference, God allowed us to double our Faith Promise for the year from $6,000 dollars to $12,000 dollars. Lord willing… Continue reading November 2009 Newsletter
October 2011 Update
Hi, and thank you for reading this update! Bible Institute Our Bible Institute is continue to grow strong. Right now we have 22 students! that come 3 times a week. We have 5 pastors teaching and we have a great spirit in each one of the classes. Next year we are graduating two more. So… Continue reading October 2011 Update
Our Daughter Rachel is 9!
Last Saturday our daughter Rachel turned 9. Since we have 7 kids, we only celebrate and make a big birthday party every three years. And even though we have them every three years, it seems that we have a party every few months. We actually celebrate 1 birthday one year (our twins), two birthdays… Continue reading Our Daughter Rachel is 9!
Our 9th Church’s Anniversary in Puebla, MEX
Our 9th Anniversary Yesterday we celebrated our 9th Church’s Anniversary here in Puebla, Mexico. Bro. Matt Johnson, missionary in Tula, Hidalgo, preached for us for that special day. He did an excellent job. Bro. Matt and I attended the same Bible Institute (Oklahoma Baptist College). He was a Senior when I arrived in Bible college… Continue reading Our 9th Church’s Anniversary in Puebla, MEX
Visiting Temple Baptist Church in VA
This last Sunday, my wife and I had the opportunity to visit Temple Baptist Church in Herndon, Virginia. We were in the Washington, DC area for few days and we found this church close to the place were we were staying. The nice thing about this church (besides the great bible preaching and friendliness) is… Continue reading Visiting Temple Baptist Church in VA
185 Present, 32 Adults and Many Kids Saved!
First, I would like to thank those that were praying for our Special Day this last Saturday. As you might now, at the beginning of the year, Mrs Medel — one of our Sunday School teacher of our church — was about to quit teaching a small group of kids (about 4 or 5) but… Continue reading 185 Present, 32 Adults and Many Kids Saved!
5 de Mayo State Fair and Trip to Texas
This last Monday and Tuesday we had the opportunity to go to the State Fair to give out Gospel tracts. And although we did not give out as many tracts as we were hope for, we had the opportunity to talk to people and invite them to church. On Tuesday I was able to give… Continue reading 5 de Mayo State Fair and Trip to Texas
Mexico City Trip – Visiting Missionary Clint Rardin
Few months ago, Missionary in Mexico City, Brother Clint Rardin invited me to preach for his Missions Conference. Yesterday my wife, our two little girls, and I got on our fifteen passenger van and drove a little over two hours from Puebla to Mexico City. Driving in Mexico City is not that easy, but with… Continue reading Mexico City Trip – Visiting Missionary Clint Rardin
Our Biggest Conference of the Year and Mother’s Day Sunday
This last Monday we started our Biggest Conference of the Year which is our “Conferencia de los Fundamentos.” This year we invited Pastor Luis Ramos from San Luis Potosí, Pastor Luis Parada from Long Beach, CA, and Pastor Alejandro Córdova from Celaya, Guanajusto. It was a great Bible conference to say the least. God blessed… Continue reading Our Biggest Conference of the Year and Mother’s Day Sunday
173 in Church, 7 Saved and 4 Baptisms
Today was a good day! Not that past Sundays haven’t. But today was our last day (out of seven weeks) of our Spring campaign. Praise the Lord we had 173 people in church. I believe that we had over 46 first time visitors and 7 of them got saved! Not including many kids that also… Continue reading 173 in Church, 7 Saved and 4 Baptisms
Bon Fire At Our Church – Burning Our Sins!
Today we had an exciting evening. We had a bon fire at our church after our evening church service. It all started with my wife Nicole teaching our Sunday School teenage girls two weeks ago. She mentioned that we needed to get rid of our worldly possessions and let God use them more effectively. I… Continue reading Bon Fire At Our Church – Burning Our Sins!
Camping Near Puebla
God has blessed us with a wonderful youth group. We have about 35 young men and women that attend our Sunday School class every Sunday. Alejandro Ruiz, who is the youth pastor is doing a tremendous job. Last Friday some of the men went camping to a place named “Ex Hacienda de Chautla”, which is… Continue reading Camping Near Puebla