Greetings from Mexico, We hope that you and yours are being blessed as the New Year is upon us with all of it’s opportunity and challenges. In this update, I wanted to share with you about a very special ministry that we have here in Mexico.  The CCRosarito dump ministry was founded 6 years…

I wanted to let you know what the Lord has been doing and the doors that He is opening. Like Paul said, “For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries” 1 Cor 16:9 It’s been just over a year since the Lord has brought us back to the states. This…

Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day. Psalm 25:5 NKJV It is hard to believe that the Christmas season and January have passed so quickly!  We have been busy and blessed. We thank God that Kayo’s and Benjamin’s Cambodian…

  This is my friend Gary Barrow with Pastor Trent (left) and myself. We were able to meet last week and discuss some exciting new vision and direction for his life and ministry. He’s praying about coming on staff with SGWM and is currently seeking to move to OC and increase his support. Gary and…

Just a quick look-over of Bond and Heather Gaona’s travel schedule is an exhausting experience. If you’ve ever travelled internationally, you know that even one long international flight can be tiring. Jet lag alone tends to throw off your body’s schedule for a few days. I remember my own Missions Pastor telling me about the…

  JANUARY 2018       LONGNEWS     No. 2b                      ————————— ARRIVAL IN AUSTRIA Our journey to Austria this last week was better than most of our adventures over the years. One never knows how a long day of flying will pan out, but things…

  And we’re off!!!!!! Heading down to Rosarito, Mexico with the Brechtel’s! They are our SGWM missionaries & are praying about how the Lord would lead them as they have a heart for church planting! You can read more about them on their missionary blog;  SGWM. Please join us in praying for safe travels, clear vision, a…

I had a fantastic time up in Santa Cruz visiting our church planters, Michael and Melissa Hanson. They planted Santa Cruz Bilingual Church last year, and continue to work hard in this church plant! Keep them in your prayers and plan a trip to visit them and their church up in beautiful Santa Cruz California!…

  Please pray for our 3-year-old son Ian, to make a full recovery from this mysterious illness that had him hospitalized for a week and unable to walk.  Pray for his physical therapy, that he will get full mobility back in his left leg. That this was just an infection deep in the muscle that they…

(Editor’s Note: The following is a prayer request from Twinkle Zavala. The Zavalas serve with SGWM in Africa) Please pray for Pastor Dave Zavala and the other pastors as they attend the CCA Pastors conference in Uganda this week. Please pray for me (Twinkle), and our daughters Bianca and Sophie in Nairobi. Please pray for…