Dear Pastors, Church Families, Friends and Family:

Malachi 3:6 says, “For I am the Lord, I change not …” When we started deputation, the economy and raising support wasn’t too bad.  Since that time, the economy has struggled.  But despite that, God continues having churches take us on for support.  When we started deputation, the conditions in Mexico were less than desirable.  Since then, there is much more violence, corruption, and general unrest, yet God is still saving souls and taking care of his servants who labor in those harvest fields.  Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”   It’s a blessing that though times and things change, the Lord does not (and we should not).  Hallelujah!

A mission director once commented, “If we in the West insist on keeping our blessing instead of sharing it, then we will, like other nations before us, have to lose our blessing for the nations to receive it”.  I’ve heard it said that God is a missionary God; the Bible is a missionary book; the Gospel is a missionary message, and the church is a missionary institution.  When the church ceases to be missionary minded, it has denied its faith … Read More »

Dear Pastors, Church Families, Friends and Family:

The Lord said in Luke 14:23, “…Go out into the highways, and hedges, and compel them to come in that my house may be filled.”  I understand and practice the context of this verse spiritually.  But in all of our travels, I am reminded of going ‘out into the highways’ physically.  In barely over a week this November, we found ourselves going up and down highways in 15 states – even some of the states were crossed twice as we came and went.  In November alone, we traveled over 5,000 miles for ministry purposes (not to mention personal errands).  I was amazed as I took the time to do the math.  Many miles equals to more opportunities to challenge churches, getting the gospel out, and raising more support.  Praise the Lord!

As I think conversely about the geography of Mexico City in comparison to our travels in the states, it is much different.  Yet, I still can’t get over the multitudes there as opposed to the United States and other places.  Mexico City’s population is larger than the country of Canada; twice as large as New York City; three times larger than Chicago; four times larger … Read More »