Our Bilingual Church

Calvary Chapel Rosarito/Capilla Calvario Rosarito

This is the name of the bilingual church that we attend here in Mexico.  We are so blessed to be able to attend this church.  We loved that the gospel is presented every Sunday, at three morning services, and at every Wednesday night service as well.  It is amazing to see the number of hearts given to Christ on a regular basis.  There were 17 public professions of faith through baptism last month alone. 

We also attended two other beach baptisms this summer, where many others were baptized - including our son, William, in June.  (Which was, by the way, the only beach baptism I've every attended without my camera! :(  Luckily a friend took some photos for us.)

Ron and I have both volunteered for tech ministry.  Ron, of course, is running the sound board, and I am helping out with video.  I was also very excited to join the worship team last month at Calvary.  I've always loved to sing in worship, but that seems to be amplified even more when singing in Spanish.  (All songs are sung in both English and Spanish.)  I still have a lot to learn in terms of speaking Spanish, but with practice and memorization, I find the singing a lot easier than the speaking.  The children love to attend children's church every week, and they enjoy their Sunday school classes as well.  They both have amazing teachers.  Their classes are mostly or all in Spanish, but they have both been blessed with teachers that speak English.  There are at least three or more kids in each of their classes that speak English as well.  They both have missionary kids in their classes, as well as some of the children from YUGO's Grace Children's Home, where all the children are taught English as a second language.

I was very encouraged when I read our pastor's blog a couple days ago.  I read their September update, but realized I hadn't checked out their August update yet.  Wow, am I glad that I did!  I learned a lot about the intern program at the church that I wasn't aware of.  We have had the priveledge of getting to know one of the interns, Sergio, pretty well.  We met him last year and he has shared his testimony with us.  But in this recent update, there were more details about the background of a few of the other interns at Calvary.  God is really using this internship program in amazing ways.  It is a two year program, which includes attending the Bible college at the church.  If you have a few minutes, please click and read the August update from Pastor Mike.

Upcoming Visit to the Midwest

Wow, how time flies when you are busy!!  There is so much going on and we are overdue on giving an update.  It seemed a bit easier during summer outreach weeks to give updates, as time is broken up into specific ministry weeks.  Now things tend to run together a bit.  We have been keeping very busy getting things ready for our next year of ministry.  We have put together a promotional video for the construction ministry here at ROC (the Rosarito Outeach Center).  We also have a new brochure getting printed, as well as business cards, prayer cards, and more.  In addition, we are getting all the construction ministry (and Baskets of Love) information together to be added to the YUGO Ministries website.  We are very excited about how God is moving and using this ministry!

And yes, we are heading to Wisconsin and Illinois for a visit.  It's coming up fast, too!  We will be flying out of California on the evening of September 22nd and returning home on October 12th.  There are many things we are preparing for this trip as well.  Some of them are included above in the first paragraph, but we also have presentations and slideshows to put together, etc.  Once we decided that this trip would be very beneficial for our ministry here, we timed it so that we would be able to attend the wedding of some good friends in Wisconsin.  That said, there are three main reasons for our trip:

1 - To update and share what God is doing through the construction ministry in Mexico with family, friends and churches.
2 - To recruit teams from the U.S. to reach out in Mexico through building homes, various construction projects and other evangelistic opportunities.
3 - To spend time visiting family and friends, as this is our only planned trip back to the midwest for the next year.

The fall is the ideal time to begin planning your mission trip to Mexico.  If you or someone you know are interested in planning a trip for any of the following: men's group, youth group, adult Sunday school or Bible study class, college group, sports team, a group of families, etc., please contact us.  We would love to get together, give you some information and answer any questions you may have.  There will also be an "Individual's Week" at ROC next summer.  If you would like to come to Mexico and build a home, but you do not have a church or group making a trip this year, consider coming on your own.  Bring a friend, spouse, or other family member with you if you'd like.