Just recently, our son Nate, helped us tell our story through a short 3 minute video. We hope you will take a moment to view it. We are grateful for the partnership of so many of you who have helped us continue to reach out to people through the construction ministry.
BUILDERS FOOTPRINT!
ADVANCE AND COMPLETE!
There are so many things to be thankful for this season, but one thing that stands out to us in a big way are the many teams that have traveled to the field. They are CHAMPIONS and CO-WORKERS. These teams have helped advance and complete many projects. We are so grateful for their hard work and sacrifice! Their builders footprint is making a difference and helping spread the gospel to the nations.
Another key part to our missions work involves finances. Many of you have partnered with us financially, also making it possible to advance and complete many of these projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. These projects consist of churches, schools, rescue centers, and church camps. With your financial help, the lives and futures of many are being changed.
Builders TEAMS in the Latin America and Caribbean Region! (LAC)
- Bethel Temple – Cuba
- Bethel Temple – Curacao
- Faith Assembly, VT – Cuba
- Lone Star Cowboy – Cuba
- Oak Creek – Cuba
- Oak Creek – Costa Rica
- Cross Mountain – Cuba
- Plain View 1st Assembly – Cuba
- Faith Assembly, SC – Cuba
- Hammonton Assembly – Dominican Republic
- Evangel Assembly of God- Belize
- Tomball Assembly of God – Belize
- Needville Assembly of God – Belize
- Evadale Assembly of God – Belize
Builders International Teams have also worked in Haiti, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico this last year!
Thank You!
This holiday season our family is especially grateful for all your faithful support this last year.
- Thank you for your help in sending and going to the field!
- Thank you for your prayers! We have been blessed with continued good health, a new daughter-in-law, and a college graduate.
- Thank you for your financial support. Many needs have been met.
- Thank you for allowing us to share about our missions work. We have been blessed on this itineration time.
We are looking forward to 2016! Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! – John and Deborah
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Ministry in Latin America – Current Projects
We have the privilege of working together with missionaries serving with Latin America ChildCare, who are dedicated to transforming the lives of needy children with the Good News of Jesus Christ through education and ministries of compassion.
CIENAGA LAC SCHOOL This school and its process of development to the point of now sustaining 620 students. Cienaga is a banana farming and fishermen community of 100,000 people with an average income of $308 per month. The next phase of development includes building and equipping a third and final level of the school to increase its capacity by 200 student.
SANTIAGO CHILDREN’S MINISTRY This new facilities include a church, a school, an athletic area, and the offices. Santiago Children’s Ministries serves this city of 6.5 million people in the areas of evangelism, discipleship, hot meals, educational reinforcement, rescue from child prostitution, shelter, medical and foster care.
MORE KITCHENS IN MATAMOROS This project is a direct response to the city leaders’ cry for help from the church community to help feed hungry children. There are currently 104,000 children in the Matamoros school system, and 70% of them come to school hungry. This is a partnership program between local churches who provide volunteer labor and the DIF (Department of Integration of the Family) who provides the food.
The outreaches of INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES includes BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES IS MADE UP OF STRATEGIC OUTREACHES that focus on meeting specific needs for missionaries and national fellowships worldwide. Missionaries serving with International Ministries are uniquely skilled in creating and providing materials and means that help resident missionaries in their outreach efforts. Using printed resources, one-on-one training, construction expertise or medical assistance, International Ministries is helping to fulfill the mission of Assemblies of God World Missions by reaching the lost, planting churches, training disciples and touching people in need around the world.
By offering specific skills, missionaries with International Ministries help make witnessing and discipleship more effective, which can help open doors for the church. Their specific abilities are particularly useful in restricted-access areas where nontraditional outreaches are needed.
The tools used by missionaries with International Ministries range from computers to concrete mixers to stethoscopes. Their methods of ministry may not be typical, but their goal is the same: reaching the lost with the love of Christ. Called by God and gifted with unique skills, they work to provide what is needed to open doors for the gospel.
THE PROJECTS BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL HELPS BUILD are driven by the field’s need in alignment with AGWM’s goals. One of the factors used to determine priority projects is whether the project reaches out to unreached people groups.
The facilities built by Builders International are used to train ministers and missionaries from national AG fellowships. These facilities play a role in helping to carry the gospel to all nations and establishing the church among unreached people groups.
JOHN AND I are A/G International Ministries missionaries serving with Builders International. As the Regional Project Mangers for Latin America and the Caribbean, we have the opportunity and responsibly of helping bring transformation to lives and communities through the construction ministry. Jesus was a carpenter, but his purpose was to do the will of the Father. In obedience to our calling, our heart is to see people set free from sin and oppression and introduced to a new life of freedom in Christ.
Classes Begin! First Time! – La Garita, Costa Rica
September 15th classes will begin at the missionary training campus in La Garita, Costa Rica for the first time! Twenty-nine national students will start training, as they fulfill their call to missions, primarily to the middle east.
John had the privilege of hosting Oak Creek Assembly of God team to La Garita, Costa Rica, where they continue construction on the school in preparation of the up and coming classes. Eight men teamed together with the national workers. They worked day and night to remove and replace the roofing structure over the current administration building.
At the end of the day much had been accomplished in the physical work done and in the hearts of everyone there, knowing the investment being made to further the gospel.
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