“Jesus is risen, He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!”

I am blessed to serve the Lord with the children and people here in Tijuana. We had an absolutely wonderful, blessed Resurrection Day. We all gathered at our men’s discipleship home in Ensenada and heard the Good News of Jesus dying for our sins and being raised up the third day, then ate together and had fun fellowshipping and playing games together. The kids let lots of purple and white balloons go up, up, way up in the sky, just like Jesus went to be with his Father in heaven.

Pastor Chris giving the Word

kids getting ready to let the balloons go up in the sky

Our 4th youth Conference was held at CC Pedregales on Mar. 30th and Apr. 01.  Many youth from all the local Calvary Chapels gathered to learn from God’s Word and fellowship together. The theme was “Hacedores de la Palabra”, (Doers of the Word), focusing on the book of 1 John. They all compete in different areas all having to do with the theme, and as you can see in the photo, the youth from CC Pedregales won second place.

CC Pedregales youth at youth conference

Some brothers and sisters from Calvary Chapel Westgrove came for two days and we had a great time getting to know them and serve alongside them on the streets of Tijuana.  There were  about 25 of us altogether and we hit the streets of Tijuana on April 14th to share the love of Jesus with the people and to invite them to a special Evangelistic Service at our church in downtown Tijuana. The youth brought their guitars and beautiful voices, and played and sang and it really drew the people in. It was our first time doing this, and it was a great blessing and a joy to see the people come to the service.   There were about 15 decisions or re-dedications made to the Lord. We plan to do this every month.   Thanks to all from CC Westgrove for sharing your hearts and blessing us. I know we will see you again very soon!

Evangelizing in downtown Tijuana

youth from CC Westgrove and Rosemary singing on the streets of Tijuana

Evangelsim team from CC Westgrove and brethren from CC Tijuana and CC Pedregales

Hola family and friends,

These past few months have been very busy for me, but I must say I am extremely blessed! There are always new challenges and lots of growing opportunities. This September, I accepted a teaching position at Calvary Chapel Bible College in Ensenada. I taught a Tues. morning class of 18 girls ranging in age from 16 to 50+.   It is a bilingual college with students from Mexico as well as the U.S.  One girl, Mary, came all the way from Nigeria, Africa!  The class was based on the life of Ruth and focused on 10 qualities of a godly woman.  It was clearly a challenge for me, as I teach children, and this was my first time teaching at an accredited college.  It was a lot of work, but well worth it.   I enjoyed the class thoroughly and Lord willing, will teach again in the fall of next year.

Fall semester girls from CCBC Ensenada

We enjoyed a visit from Calvary Chapel Mid Valley in October.  It was their first time visiting, and we were all so blessed by them. They did some painting, a mini V.B.S. with the kids here,  prepared a marvelous Italian dinner for our Servant’s dinner, and served in the Children’s Ministry at both churches on Sunday for all of our teachers so they could have a break.  Pastor Dave Cuff also gave an excellent message on serving the Lord.  We pray that they will return again soon!

Servant's dinner by the brethren at CC Mid Valley

Children’s worship

I was part of a first time English Bible Study in Ensenada with some good friends, Christina Abundis, Karen Coleman, and Monica Arista, who happen to be missionaries as well. We studied Esther with Beth Moore, and it was excellent! I haven’t been part of an English Bible Study in more than 15 years, so it was a real treat for me.  Monica, one of the gals, prepared a beautiful “Feast” for us all on the last night, and we called it the “Feast of Purim.”  What a blessing it was to study the Word of  God together.   God is so full of blessings!

Thanks Monica for a fabulous evening!

Our own "Feast of Purim" after studying the book of Esther

God’s blessings to all of you and a Merry CHRISTmas to you!  Thanks for your continued prayers for us!