SERVING IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER OF 2023
Well, the heat has been turned up here in Loreto with average temperatures well over 100 degrees daily. We are so blessed to be able to continue to serve our Lord and Savior here in Loreto Baja Sur Mexico. We had another great time this summer being able to do beach baptisms in the Sea of Cortez. 5 members of Calvary Loreto made the step of obedience and were baptized in front of our church body right there at our local beach. This is such an amazing opportunity to do this right after Sunday’s service as there are 100’s of people just walking by asking us what is going on and we get to explain the message of Salvation along with inviting them to Calvary Chapel Loreto.
As it started getting too hot outside for our toddlers and volunteers, we needed to move our infants/toddlers inside to a cooler location. Thankfully for the faithful supporters, we were able to purchase a new 1-ton air conditioner to cool them off while their parents could be fed the word of God. We are now up to (14) infants/toddlers at every Sunday and Wednesday’s service. Please pray for more volunteers to help hold these precious babies that the Lord has entrusted us with.
Pastor Elmer finished up the book of John a few weeks back and is now teaching verse by verse through the book of Romans. While Pastor David is still teaching verse by verse in the book Exodus on Wednesdays. It is truly amazing to watch these 2 men be obedient to their calling and to see the Holy Spirit use them week after week to teach and reach those in Loreto with Truth and Love. We are so Blessed to serve God here at Calvary Loreto Baja Sur Mexico. We couldn’t do this without your prayers and financial support.
Pastor Elmer and his wife Crystal, David and I thank you all for your prayers and continued financial support. We couldn’t do it without faithful supporters like you. You ALL are helping to do the work of the
ministry here in Loreto Mexico. This is your Spiritual fruit also and we are so Blessed to be able to serve our Lord and Savior here. Thank you for helping to do the work of the Ministry here in Loreto Mexico.
MATTHEW 28:19-20
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
If you are not currently a financial supporter and the Lord has put it on your heart to come alongside us to do the work of the ministry, please go to https://sgwm.com, click on the drop-down menu, and click Find a Missionary. Then scroll down to Mullins Family and click on our picture, there is a tab at the bottom left that says,” Become a financial supporter”. Once you are there you can put in all your information
PRAYER PETITIONS
1) Please pray for our current & future children’s ministry volunteers that they serve in gratitude with a joyful heart while always expressing the love of Jesus.
2) Pray for our hearts to remain focused on our first love
3) Pray for our Calvary Loreto’s staff to have discernment while spreading the gospel and being united as one body in Christ throughout our church family
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Being Blessed at Calvary Loreto Church May 2023
The Lord is doing so many amazing things here at Calvary Loreto, Baja California Sur in Mexico. We are so privileged to be able to serve our Lord here in Loreto, Mexico. Pastor Elmer teaches verse by verse in the Gospel of John every Sunday and David teaches in the book of Exodus on Wednesday nights. We continue to offer the message of Salvation at every service ensuring that everyone that attends gets the opportunity to receive it. Along with the entire congregation knowing that their guests will always hear the message of Salvation at every service.
We had the pleasure to host and serve alongside a team from Southern California last month. They were here for one week and did so much to encourage us along with serving the entire church body. One thing they were able to do was an outreach in one of the local neighborhoods. We were able to invite neighbors back to one of the church member’s house to share a free meal which was the best Birria tacos. Once they were there, we were able to have fellowship and invited them to Calvary Church Loreto. To be able to sit with people while having a meal along with showing them the love of Christ is one of the most amazing things to see. We were so blessed by this day in so many ways. When the teams were out walking the neighborhoods, they were able to visit houses and pray for people’s individual needs along with praying for spiritual awakening in our town.
But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.ā Joshua 24 15
Pastor Mike led this conference explaining to everyone what the Bible tells us about being a sending Hub. We are extremely overwhelmed to see how the Holy Spirit is working through these students to glorify the kingdom of God throughout Mexico and the World. God has a mighty plan for these future church planters. Please keep them in prayer along with Pastor Elmer for wisdom as he teaches this class every week.
MATTHEW 28 19-20
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,
If you are not currently a financial supporter and the Lord has put it on your heart to come alongside us to do the work of the ministry, please go to https://sgwm.com, click on the drop-down menu, and click Find a Missionary. Then scroll down to Mullins Family and click on our picture, there is a tab at the bottom left that says,” Become a financial supporter”. Once you are there you can put in all your information.
PRAYER PETITIONS
- Please Pray that all the servant leaders to be united as one body in Christ to give them the strength to continue to serve our Lord and Savior at Calvary Loreto
- For Protection for the Pastors and the Church Planting class that they are protected by the Full Amor of God
- Pray that all the people going to the Church Panting Conference in Rosarito are able to raise funds and to get there safely
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Calvary Loreto Church December 2022
I am so thankful to be able to serve alongside my husband here at Calvary Loreto. It is an honor to serve an amazing Pastor like Pastor Elmer and his wife Crystal. Their obedience to the Lord is their number 1 priority and they are such a blessing to us.
Pastor Elmer is currently teaching the Gospel of John on Sunday mornings and David is now in the book of Ecclesiastes every Wednesday night. We have been here for almost 20 months and over 200 people have given their lives to Christ through the weekly message of Salvation.
Our Women’s Ministry continues to grow week after week being led by Pastor’s Elmers wife Crystal. She is currently teaching us women verse by verse in the book of James. The women are so hungry for the Word of God. Every week this is a place where the Women of Calvary Loreto get to come together and fellowship and get fed the word of God.
We had our first community event in Loreto’s historical culture center in late October when our sending church Calvary Rosarito Missions team was here. It was an incredible event for the children called “Jesus is our Superhero”. We had over 200 people in attendance to hear the gospel message and receive a personal invitation to attend our services in Calvary Loreto.
David had the honor of performing his first bilingual wedding for a couple that he has been counseling for the past 12 months. It has been such an inspiring opportunity to walk alongside Lalo and Hannia as they choose to commit to getting legally married. Witnessing this transformation from 2 individuals to a united married couple filled with joy from the holy spirit and eager to learn the will of God; encourages David and me and confirms why God has called us to this small pueblo (town) in Baja Mexico.
Pastor Elmer, his wife Crystal, David and I would like to thank each of you for your continued prayers and financial support you have given to continue to do the work of ministry here in Loreto, BCS Mexico. This work can only be done with your prayers and support.
Matthew 28: 19-20
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,
If you are not currently a financial supporter and the Lord has put it on your heart to come alongside us to do the work of the ministry, please go to https://sgwm.com, click on the drop-down menu and click Find a Missionary. Then scroll down to Mullins Family and click on our picture, there is a tab at the bottom left that says,” Become a financial supporter”. once you are there you can put in all your information.
Prayer request:
- That the Lord will provide live worship for us in 2023
- We continue to put God first in everything we do
- That we stay obedient to Gods calling and will for our lives
- That the right people come to our church planting class that starts in February 2023
- That we can raise enough additional funds in 2023 to continue doing the work of the Ministry here in Loreto Mexico
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2022 Update from Calvary Loreto, BCS Mexico
What a year it has been here at Calvary Loreto, BCS Mexico. On February 7th we had our first anniversary. The Lord has been doing amazing things here at Calvary Loreto’s Bilingual Church. We had a great day of fellowship and celebration after our Sunday service. Over 150 people joined us to hear the word of God, and enjoy one another’s company while sharing a meal and dessert. It has been a blessing for David and me to come alongside Pastor Elmer and his wife Crystal and to serve at Calvary Loreto.
Acts 1:8 You shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all of Judea and Samaria and unto the ends of the earth. Our Judea is here in Loreto but our dream is to one day expand out into Samaria.
1 John 4:21 “And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.”
We have been able to use this as one more way to show the love of Jesus. We teach them phrases that they can use weekly at church like; Welcome to your church Calvary Loreto and God Bless you. David has learned Dios te Bendiga and Bienvenido a tu Iglesia. Please keep David in your prayers that the Lord will use him to grow this ministry and that he continues to show God’s love.
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Pastor Elmer, his wife Crystal, David and I would like to thank each of you for your continued prayers and support for Calvary Loreto and us individually. The work of the ministry can only be done by you coming along in prayer and your financial support.
Prayer Requests:
- That the Lord will provide a worship leader for us this year
- A youth leader is raised up at Calvary Loreto
- We continue to have unity and honor God in all we do
- All of our provisions are met
- In God’s perfect timing, to provide Calvary Loreto with leaders for” Celebrate Recovery” a Christ-based recovery program.
If the Lord puts on your heart to financially support Calvary Loreto, Pastor Elmer, or us in any way please click on the blue “Become a financial partner” box or mail a check payable to Saving Grace World Missions with the “Mullins” in the memo. The address is 17451 Bastanchury Rd. Suite 203 Yorba Linda, Ca 92886.
āFor you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.ā
Galatians 5:13
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Looking Back on 2021
In this small rural fishing town of Loreto, the thirst for truth verse by verse bilingual bible teaching was exactly what was needed for a community seeking Hope and Love. Many local churches and businesses closed when the Covid numbers surged but Calvary Loreto remained faithfully open. Walls have come down to expand 4 x’s times throughout this year and we’re currently at capacity and praying on the next steps for expansion.
David and I are currently offering Marriage counseling at Calvary Loreto and the Holy Spirit is not only restoring marriages, but we had our first marriage ceremony in July at the church. Additionally, we had 2 couples get engaged on Christmas Eve and were planning our next marriage ceremony for February 2022.
On our mid-week Christmas service, David was able to teach on the Birth of Jesus. When the message of Salvation was offered, 8 people (3 of our youth) gave their lives to Christ. Afterward, we had a potluck dinner with over 140 people staying throughout the evening for fellowship and to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As we close out 2021, we were once again reminded why we are here in Loreto, Mexico, and why God called us here. We are so thankful for Pastor Elmer’s obedience to following his calling and allowing David and me to take this journey of faith with him. We are thankful for everything the Lord is doing here in Loreto and grateful we can be part of His mighty plan.
James says in James 1: 22 NKJV:
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourself.
I am thankful at Calvary Loreto we are doers of the word and not just hearers. Thank you Lord Jesus for all that you are doing here in Calvary Loreto and in our lives.
PRAYER REQUEST:
Please pray for all our weekly teachings that take place in the church. Pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to speak through Pastor Elmer and David when they’re teaching the word of God.
Please pray for all of our ministries within the church. We need English/Spanish translators and servant leaders to assist in children’s ministries, clean the church, and volunteer throughout the week. I ask for endurance to live each day joyfully as I struggle daily with chronic pain.
Please keep David and I’s marriage along with Pastor Elmer’s and his wife Crystal in prayer. Our prayer is to be “Used by God” sharing the LOVE of Jesus and Glorifying HIM in everything we do,
Provisions
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1 Corinthians 13:13NKJV
And now abide faith, hope, love these three; but the greatest of these is LOVE
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Mullins Family January 2024 Missions Update
Greetings from Mexico,
Praise in 2023!
Calvary Chapel Loreto had the privilege of baptizing 40 people in 2023 in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California. Additionally, 75 people gave their lives to Jesus! Calvary Chapel Loreto has a specific goal, loving the community and culture while discipling those to understand and commit themselves to the Lord.
In October 2023, Calvary Chapel Loreto baptised 7 people including one family of 3!
Outreaches
Community Movie Night
Calvary Chapel Loreto was blessed by Ron & Kristy Struska and the Connection House from Rosarito, who came with everything needed to host our first Movie Night.
The church and the community of Loreto were invited to watch āJesus Revolutionā! And no movie is complete without pizza, lots of popcorn and refreshments!
Praise!! We had one profession of Christ at the Movie Night AND one member of Calvary Chapel Loreto that attended the movie was actually baptized by Calvary Chapelās very own Chuck Smith.
Baja 1000
Calvary Chapel Loreto had a wonderful day of church fellowship & outreach when they joined the entire community of Loreto for the Baja 1000 which is an annual Mexican off road motorsport race on the Baja California Peninsula and it is one of the most prestigious off-road races in the world, having attracted competitors from six continents.
Feeding & Cleaning the Community!
Churches working together to put together food Dispensas to bless around 45 families within the community that are in need! Calvary Chapel Oceanside came at a time when many families are struggling with Christmas around the corner and a time when work is limited due to tourism being slower. Calvary Chapel Oceanside supplied the food, and the two churches were able to drive to many homes and bless families and pray for many needs!
We were able to do a beach cleanup with our church members and the Oceanside team. We not only cleaned up the beach for an entire morning but were able to evangelize and invite many to the church.
Men’s Ministry
Children’s Ministry
After God answered our prayers, we have several women and teenagers stepping into leadership roles and wanting to serve God with their time and talents and especially their love to teach the babies, children and youth.
The children were able to make their very own Christmas decoration with their photo to take home and hang on their Christmas tree for years to come!
1st Christmas Performance by the Children of Calvary Chapel Loreto
The very first time that the Childrenās Ministry was able to
perform a traditional Mexican Christian Christmas song!
Praying for Property
Calvary Chapel Loreto & Calvary Chapel Oceanside spent some time praying for opportunities to arise to allow Calvary Chapel Loreto the opportunity to purchase land and build a church for God in Loreto.
We are at maximum capacity with our current location and our lease will be up in one year. We believe God is leading the church to purchase land where a church can be built to accommodate the growth of the church for generations to come, Calvary Chapel Loreto continues to grow with each service. We are praying for enough space/land to at least double our current space in the new building along with multiple classes for discipleship and children’s ministry. We have started raising funds for the land and look forward to seeing how the Lord will Bless us.
Pastor Elmer and his wife Crystal, David and I thank you all for your prayers and continued financial support. We couldnāt do it without faithful supporters like you. This is your Spiritual fruit also and we are so Blessed to be able to serve our Lord and Savior here. Thank you for helping to do the work of the Ministry here in Loreto, Mexico
‘Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,’ Matthew 28:19-20
If you are not currently a financial supporter and the Lord has put it on your heart to come alongside us to do the work of the ministry, please go to: https://sgwm.com click on the drop-down menu, and click Find a Missionary. Then scroll down to Mullins Family and click on our picture, there is a tab at the bottom left that says,ā Become a financial supporterā. Once you are there you can put in all your information.
PRAYER PETITIONS
- Please pray that all the servant leaders continue to be united as one body in Christ to give them the strength to continue to serve our Lord and Savior at Calvary Chapel Loreto!
- Pray for us to continue to disciple the next generation of new believers AND continue to help raise up and disciple the men and servant leaders of Calvary Chapel Loreto BCS Mexico.
- Pray for land and Gods will for us to plant on fertile ground. Open and close doors that need further discernment.
- Please pray for our marriage, strength in the battlefield and that we always remember to Love Like JESUS.
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