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Preparing for Transition

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September was an encouraging and edifying month. We were ministered to at each church we visited. We visited: The Refuge Baptist Church Plainfield, IN - Pastors Jonathan Woodring and Cody Right. Madison Ave Missionary Baptist Church Kentwood, MI - Pastor Nate Lowe. Hyde Park Baptist Church West Monroe, LA - Pastor Trey Emory. September looks slower but God did as much this month as he’s been doing all along. We started out with The Refuge Baptist in Plainfield. We participated in their   Share your Story   series where we were interviewed about what brought us to a point of realizing that God was leading us to Utah. It was a wonderful time to share with them, we are thankful for the Woodring family for their support throughout our Marriage and my ministry. We went the following week to Kentwood, MI, and had a wonderful time there with Bro. Nate Lowe and his church. The week prior to this visit my wife Lourdes had a death in her family. She was unable to travel to Peru and be w...
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JESUS was calling, and he just said YES!

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After a lot of prayer and years of discernment our dear friend Joel Cosme announced his call for the ministry the last August. “ And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.” 1 Samuel 3:10 Our family has known Bro. Joel for more than a decade, Lourdes got to know him at church when both of them where in college.    In her late teens, they went to the same college, she studied Corporate Communications and he studied Systems Engineering. I got to meet him and his now wife in my first trip to Peru in August of 2015, since that trip he has shared with me about his time in Utah, and how this state had a special place in his life. This just makes us think how special the month of August is becoming in our lives. In December of 2023, when I felt God was leading our family to be church planters in the State of Utah, I began to pray for a family that could go with us. Bro. Joel and his family came imme...
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Near and Far

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During the Month of August, between driving and flying, I traveled approximately 8,000 miles across 7 states. I am thankful for God’s protection, and provision for our family. Brookside Missionary Baptist Church in Shelby Township, MI - Pastor Jason Jackson. Eastern Baptist Association Meeting at Madison Ave. MBC in Kentwood, MI. Greggton Missionary Baptist Church in Longview, TX - Pastor Roger Bynog Jr. Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Mt. Enterprise, Tx - Pastor Pete Underwood. Calvary Baptist Church in Orlando, FL - Pastor Steve Rutherford. First Thonotosassa Missionary Baptist Church in Thonotosassa, FL - Pastor Josh Simpson. Hillcrest Baptist Church in Acworth, GA - Pastor Mike Maxwell. We are very thankful for each of these churches for their hospitality, generosity and prayer over us. We started the month with a quick trip up to Michigan where we enjoyed being with and sharing with Brookside MBC and her pastor Bro. Jason Jackson. We then headed to the other side of the stat...
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Partnership and Connections

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July was a busy and encouraging month full of fellowship and new friendships. We visited two churches in Michigan. Then we got to spend a weekend with our sending Church and celebrate two baptisms, ahead of 6 weeks of travel. Half way through the month, my in-laws arrived from Peru and my Pastor joined me in driving to Chicago to welcome them and pick them up. Not only are we glad that they are here with us for the next several weeks but they are also a great help when traveling with a toddler. We are thankful for their willingness to help! During my trip out west they were a great help to my wife. We are thankful to our church and pastor for the special effort they did in making them feel welcome by having a bilingual service their first Sunday here. In July I had the opportunity to visit: Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in South Haven, MI - Pastor Larry Phillips. First Missionary Baptist Church in Buchanan, MI - Pastor Waymond Bond. Sheridan First Baptist Church in Sheridan, IN (VB...
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