Progress on the Saltillo Parsonage Project
A Prayer Request and a Praise
If you would like to send Sis. Esther a get well card, you may do that at:
Sis. Esther Luna
c/o Marc Sankey
2112 W. University Dr. PMB 1122
Edinburg, TX 78539
I know she would love to hear from you!
Saltillo Parsonage Project Funds have been raised!
- Selma Bible Methodist Church
- Shreveport, LA Pilgrim Nazarene Church
- West Blocton Bible Methodist Church
- Cameron Sankey
- Findlay Bible Methodist Church
The needed funds have now been raised and we hope to finish the Parsonage Project by Christmas. This will be such a blessing to Pastor Dolores Hernandez and his family.
Keep checking back for photos of the project as it continues!
For a complete listing of donors, scroll down to the original post below.
Thank you to each and every person who has contributed to this impottant project - God bless you!!
Institute Updates
Friday's Update
Saturday's Update
Also updates and pictures can be found on the Stetlers' blog!
Thank God for His special help during our Reopening Week of the Bible Methodist Institute and thank you for your prayers!
1st Day Report of the Bible Institute
Thank you for praying for the reopening of the Bible Institute. Your prayer support is so valuable as we take this first big step in taking the Bible training to the people!
For more photos, see Stetlers' blog at http://www.stetlers.blogspot.com/
Saltillo Parsonage Project
The Saltillo church has raised some money for this project, but they need quite a bit more to finish the job. Pastor Dolores, Missionary Stetler and a few of the church men are doing all of the construction. They are not paying anyone for labor.
Any financial help would be deeply appreciated and all the money will go directly for construction material.
Steve and Beth Stetler
- to the Covington GA Bible Methodist Church for their generous gift of $1500 toward this project!
- to an individual in the Easley SC Bible Methodist Church for contributing to this project!
- to a precious couple in the Cooperstown, PA Evangelistic Tabernacle for their contribution!
- to a church in Shreveport, LA for their contribution of $600!
- to a donor in the Danville OH Bible Methodist Church
About $1280 is needed to complete this project. Please help us pray that God would supply this need.
Bible Institute Reopening in Mexico!
- Please pray for Institute President Eli Balderas and the staff
- Pray for visiting professors: Rusty Rundell from Union Bible College, teaching Doctrine of Holiness Class; and William Snider from Hobe Sound Bible College, teaching Church History Class
- President Balderas, Pastor Homero Luna, Field Director Marc Sankey and Missionary Steve Stetler will also be teaching classes.
- Please pray for our Bible Methodist pastors as they attend and the young people they will be bringing with them from their churches.
- Pray that God’s presence would be with us as we take the Bible Institute training to the people.
Keep checking back for more details and photos of this exciting event!
Sankeys Traveling in Share Support Tour
Steve Stetler Finishes Spanish Language School
Congratulations, Steve, on a job well done!
The Border Churches
Here is Pastor Bernardo Rivera and the church he pastors in the village of La Florida.
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Our church in Rio Bravo is pastored by Santiago Hernandez and his wife, Edith, and their beautiful family. Bro. Santiago was amazingly healed from Guillain-Barre Syndrome about a year ago. God miraculously touched his body and spared his life, although he will always struggle with the effects of the syndrome. Pastor Santiago also pastors 2 missions in the city of Rio Bravo.
The remodeled chapel in Rio Bravo where Bro. Santiago also pastors.
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The church in Santa Apolonia, located about an hour and a half from the border, has just welcomed its new pastor - Bro. Jose Cruz, his wife Graciela and children Ruth and Isai.
Saltillo
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There are 2 Bible Methodist missions in the state of Zacatecas, just to the west of the city of Saltillo. They are in the villages of Sabana Grande and San Antonio. These are also pastored by Pastor Dolores. Pics of these locations coming soon!
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Up in the mountains east of Saltillo sits the Bible Methodist Church in the village of Galeana. This church is pastored by Pastor Alejandro de la Rosa, one of our longest-serving pastors. This church's remote location and distance from our other churches makes it a lonely outpost at times, but both pastor and people are laboring faithfully to serve God in the mountains of Mexico.
San Rafael
Guanajuato
First, let me acquaint you with the pastor and church in the village of Pedregales de Barroso. Pastor Manuel Navarro and his wife Macedonia have been faithfully laboring in this location for 16 years and are preparing now for the Church Anniversary Celebration and Annual Revival in just a few weeks.
Logan with the village children
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Our other Bible Methodist church is in the village of Cuchicuato. This church is pastored by Pastor Refugio Sanchez and his wife Rosa and their 3 precious daughters.
Pastor Bennie Durr (Heartland) pictured with Pastor "Cuco" (nickname) and his wife.
Pastor Cuco received a beautiful Thompson Chain Reference Spanish Bible with his name engraved on the front from Pastor Bennie Durr and President Clair Sams (Heartland).
Pastor Cuco with some of his congregation receiving a gift of "Jesus, My Very Best Friend" books - Spanish version.
Oaxaca
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Here is Pastor Alejandro, pastoring the church in the village of Jayacatlan.
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Meet Pastor Benito and his wife and family, pastoring the 2 churches in the City of Oaxaca.
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Elsa, Pastor Desi's grandaughter, supply pastoring the church in Santa Maria.
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Pastoring the church at Las Palmas is Pastor Reveriano.
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This is Pastor Luiz, pastoring the church at 201 (yes, that's the name of the village)
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Pictured here is Sis. Martinez and National President Dolores Hernandez. She pastors the church at La Canada.
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This is the church at Bugambilias. Picture of Pastor Edgar coming soon.
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There are 2 missions in the coastal city of Puerto Escondido, right on the Pacific Ocean. These are also overseen by Pastor Desiderio.