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Ministry Updates

Just like the good old days!
This month we are testing the waters with a youth rally here in Porvenir, just like the ones we had all over the place for 26 years back...
Dec 6, 2024


Spinning
The trick to writing a good update is to start with something catchy—something to grab your interest so you’ll want to keep reading. If...
Nov 16, 2024


A Good Day
Recently, before heading off to the Seminary to teach my weekly class, we received bittersweet news. Our dear sister-in-law Mavis, a...
Oct 30, 2024


Eager young minds
September! A new school year! This month I step back into several regular teaching opportunities: Weekly Bible School Classes : I’m...
Sep 6, 2024


Road trip
Picture this... Ten travelers in a van, nine teens from our weekly youth Bible study, and one 69-years-young yours truly. Eight hours of...
Aug 10, 2024


A Special Sunday!
We are delighted to share a very special Sunday with you. Thank you for the part you play in God's story, and for your partnership with...
Jul 17, 2024

To the point
Alan is 17, a sharp young man. I met him a week ago, for the first time, and we began chatting. The old fashion type of chat, with...
Jun 15, 2024


Object lessons
I'm the first to admit that I'm a sucker for extreme object lessons. I'll put a ballon in a person’s mouth and shoot a dart at it. I'll...
May 10, 2024


Taylor's first Bible
Fifteen-year-old Taylor is one of the teens at our Giddyup Bible study, and he’s been just soaking it in. We host the Bible study in our...
Apr 15, 2024


Here for it
Saturday night I walked amongst a crowd of praising teens, talking to Jesus in advance of being announced as the speaker at the...
Apr 1, 2024


Adopted!
Yesterday was a great day! Rachel's adoption is final and complete in the USA. The adoption of both kids is finalized in Mexico, but we...
Mar 16, 2024


My friend Jorge
I met Jorge three decades ago, when we were hosting youth rallies in Ensenada. Now in his forties, Jorge serves on the pastoral team of...
Feb 15, 2024


You are part of this...
I want to share a note from a woman in Monterrey, Mexico. . . . . . Three years ago, my husband died, and I have clung to the Lord with...
Jan 12, 2024


A rough week
It had been a rough week. One cancelled flight. One standing in line for 3 hours at 2 a.m., to schedule a new flight. One measly hour and...
Dec 20, 2023


The real deal
Our main focus these many decades has been to send and support fishers of men. Rey and Lidia have been on the field 16 years, longer than...
Nov 11, 2023


Fertile soil
It’s 5 a.m. I love the quietness of the pre-dawn. I am waiting for the first hints of sunrise to go out for a prayer walk, to spend time...
Sep 18, 2023


Getting ready
In today's Bible school class this morning we examined four questionable ladies in Mathew’s genealogy of Jesus: One prostitute One who...
Aug 30, 2023


Adoption!
Our adoption of Rachel and Rajim was officially approved in July. The paperwork hasn't been processed, so we are still waiting for that....
Aug 5, 2023


Challenging teens
July was a great month for us. June was a bit too constant. July was busy, but with more joy and less pressure. I was one of three...
Jul 28, 2023


Paraphrasing Paul
To paraphrase Paul a bit... When I was a young man, I thought like a young man, I walked like a young man, I was a little bit cool like a...
Jul 7, 2023


Sunday hello
I got up early. Made coffee. Even though it was dirty, I poured the brew into my “thankful” cup. Because my thankful cup helps me to...
Jul 2, 2023


5 hours in 2 days
It has been a good couple of days in Rosarito. It was a smaller group of people, but they are very interested in learning, and being...
Jun 17, 2023


42 years ago
Just for fun, here is one of my recent daily videos, subtitled for you. I am announcing the start of a new series, and I share about...
Jun 14, 2023


PRAY
One of the families sent out by the Porvenir church is experiencing suspicious activity directed towards them. That is worrisome because...
Jun 10, 2023


Eight out of ten
Thanks for praying for me on Sunday. My take on it: God confirmed that what I was speaking on, was what He was wanting me to speak on. I...
Jun 8, 2023


Travel day
My suitcase is checked and I am sitting down for a quick bite before my 5 p.m. flight home. It’s a great time to pause thank you for your...
May 28, 2023


Dodging bullets
There was a shootout over the weekend in a town about three hours south of us. It resulted in 10 deaths in the town where one family...
May 14, 2023


Things were crackling!
Thanks for praying for my message this past Sunday. It was an explosive time!
May 5, 2023


About today
This morning I knew it was going to be a good day when I got pulled over, after an illegal U-turn, and the Mexican officer who happened...
Apr 4, 2023


Mar 28, 2023
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