Dear Pastors, Friends and Family,
June 1, 2026 (Apr. – May ‘26)

Greetings in Jesus’ Name! We want to start by saying thank you all for your prayers & support. We have only four meetings left in the next two weeks before we head back to Mexico City. We will fly there to find a new apartment. We are excited to get back, but we do ask for your prayers for the transition. We also ask for your prayers for safety since things were very problematic there when we finished our last term last year. You may remember I was jailed and our van was impounded for two months, then our assistant was jailed. We’ve had threats sent to us from corrupt police and others. Our lawyers recommend a restraining order though it is not believed that it will help much. We continue to receive texts from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City about protests and violence against Americans. It is alleged that the U.S. CIA conducted a covert operation where Francisco Beltrán, alias “El Payín,” a suspected operator for the Sinaloa Cartel was killed in March just 45 minutes from our church in Mexico. In April, two U.S. Embassy workers were … Read More »

Dear Pastors, Friends and Family,
April 1, 2026 (Feb. – Mar. ’26)

Greetings in Jesus’ Name & Happy Spring! We’ve continued traveling on furlough these last two months, visiting some churches and seeing family. All has gone well though we have experienced a few losses that we will explain below. Mary celebrated her birthday in February, and a church we were attending for their mission conference made her a cake. The last two months we have traveled for meetings in Colorado, Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio and West Virginia. For the churches we can’t visit that have expressed interest in us coming, we will be sure to put them at the top of the list for our next furlough. We have tried to spend time every month visiting family. Mary’s mom is stable but still bedridden on hospice. Mary’s oldest brother passed away a month ago. Praise the Lord that he made a profession of faith in Christ for salvation shortly before dying. We are excited to return to the mission field of Mexico City soon. We have had several churches and individuals who want to come to visit us there. We love having visitors, yet we are also praying for more (permanent) laborers … Read More »