A Brawl in the Jungle, and I Lost – Bryan Barrow CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

It was a fight that even Mohammed Ali would have lost. Dirty Hairy, Johnny Cash, and Superman couldn’t have done better, but in the end I failed and got beat bad and the victor was exhaustion. Exhaustion stood over me, beating its chest and then kicked me while I was down, and though it may…

 

I Met Some Coras! – Fidel Ordaz CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

Hello Family and Friends,I can’t believe it’s been a couple of weeks since my last newsletter, and now we are already at our final week before this trip comes to an end. I can honestly say I had no idea what the Lord was going to do while I was here, but I knew He…

 

I Got Shot – Danielle Tsague CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

“You cannot control the origin of your suffering, but you can control the outcome.”- Warren Wiersbe, The Strategy of Satan This past week’s readings were the 3-D Gospel by Jayson Georges and the Strategy of Satan by Warren Wiersbe. The timing of the Strategy of Satan could not have been more perfect because we struggled. Our time in Mazatlán was our first…

 

Here I am, Lord – Heather Illias CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

Hello friends and family, This is our last week here at CSOM, and I’m feeling the weight of that today as I reflect on our time in Mazatlan and the mountains this past week. It was the climax of the trip for us, the time to test ourselves and put in action what we had…

 

Time to Send – Manuel Canedo CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

Time to Send / Tiempo de Enviar Sadly, my time at the School of Missions has come to an end, but I’m excited for what’s next. Together with my brothers, we flew from Tijuana and arrived in Mazatlán. For a few days, we served together at my home church, Calvary Maranatha, and then I had… A…

 

Breaking the Silence! – Albano CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

¡ Breaking the Silence! Hola, familia! Imagine stepping out of a nice, air-conditioned airplane and directly into a relentlessly hot, steamy sauna, with tons of beautiful green foliage everywhere around you. This is how our team felt upon our arrival to and throughout the duration of our time in Mazatlan, MX. Yet despite the muggy…

 

God is Amazing! – Norman Rodriguez CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

God is Absolutely Amazing!~  CCOM Week 4 Update ~  Hello all my loved ones! To all of you, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I hope you are all doing well. This is what the Lord has been doing in my…

 

God’s Mountain – Guiseppina Ercolamento Gruner CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

God’s Mountain Hello Friends and Family, I am at the end of the fifth week of this journey that the Lord has led me on—learning not only the real purpose of the Church, but also the seriousness of making disciples and being sent to the unreached. What does “unreached people” mean?…..

I WAS POISONED?? – Timothy Gibson CSOM Update

Posted by Serena Keeler

I GOT FOOD POISONING IN THE TRIBE!?! WOW first off, thank you for all your prayers! We had a safe arrival in Mazatlán, and I’ve truly felt the covering of God and His people throughout this journey. This whole program has been such a blessing. I’ll be back Sunday the 10th, and I just wanted…

 

Vincent Family August 2025 Missions Update

Posted by Administrator

Greetings from Mexico. As you are reading this update, we have just finished hosting our 10th annual international church planting conference! The theme of this year’s conference was “Church Planting Essentials” and we had close to 600 people in attendance at this free event. In this monthly update I want to tell you about the great…