Hello Friends & Family! We bring you this month’s Garcia Family Update in the form of a video ? Check it out, and be encouraged to keep trusting, keep moving, and keep perspective in the midst of these tumultuous times! Please pray for us: 1. That the Lord would continue to give us energy and…

First off, we want to thank you for your continued prayer and support for our family over the years. It is very incredible to think that Mike and I have had the privilege of being in full time ministry for the last 18 years. Saving Grace World Missions has developed a six-week missions training program…

Thank you for your prayers and support! We have had a really good start of the first worship service in the church building during this month of November. Everyone was so happy to come together to worship our Lord Jesus Christ! We had the Lord’s supper together during our 1st Sunday worship service. During the lock-down, God…

In a world where the news just seems to be getting worse, problems seem to be getting bigger, tensions build, and anxieties sore we are here to tell you our walk with God and relationship with Him just keeps getting better and we hope that is a reality in your life as well. Our hope…

“Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His lovingkindness.”  Psalm 33:18 Life just keeps going and going as we continue to visit friends and family.  We started October with a wonderful stay with our sending organization, Saving Grace World Mission, in Yorba Linda, California.  It…

Greetings to you in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! First of all, we would like to thank our Almighty God for His provision and protection. Secondly, we would like to thank each one of you for your valuable prayers and financial support. We assure you that we have been praying…

Can you believe we’re already in November of this crazy year? It’s been the longest/shortest year ever. Ministry is really picking up here in Oaxaca, along with the “normal” day to day life. Every week seems a little more like life before the pandemic.  Right after our last update, we celebrated Mexican Independence Day with…

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,Like the rivers of water;He turns it wherever He wishes. (Proverbs 21:1 NKJV) As I write this post, it is the day before the U.S. election. Growing up, I was interested in U.S. politics while my peers were interested in sports. I even earned a degree in political science before God called…

As many of you already know, I have been busy since the beginning of 2020 with the dubbing of a great movie from Living Waters, which is such an amazing tool of evangelism to reach out to the French population, mainly those familiar with the use of the internet – YouTube more specifically. The oppositions…

The Aussie Connection Newsletter from the Russell’s Greetings, we pray you are doing well and having a blessed day.  On Wednesday, the 28th of October, part of our three-and-a-half-month stage 4 lockdown was finally lifted here in Melbourne. Once we get to a partial reopening on November 23rd, we’ll have been under stay at home…