Boubion Times

February 2025

People First! Thank you to everyone reading our blog and supporting us!

The border area of Mexico is an incredible place to minister! Sometimes we get too caught up in the “ministry” such that we are TOO BUSY for people! Our goal and desire for 2025 is to fulfill the second greatest commandment:

“…you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39

Picture: Helping a dear friend & recent widow move.
Last year was an incredible year in Rosarito’s biggest church! We had hundreds of people visit and had many baptisms each month. However, Claudia and I have found that in a church so full of new visitors and new converts (baby Christians!), it is easy to get overlooked. Our desire is to get to know people, spend time with them and make new friends! Now, while many people want attention from the main pastor and so on, we have discovered that most folks don’t know anyone and may not even have one friend! I believe Jesus wants us to love people with our most valuable resource: our time!

Men’s Discipleship 2025

I restarted my men’s small group in January. We meet every Thursday to review the week’s Bible reading in the Gospel of John. I have met many men in our church patio and through counseling over the past three and a half years and most do not have the great discipline of reading the Bible daily (daily devotions). I will ask men if they would like to learn how to read and study the Bible and most say yes! 

The key is to read slower than faster! I have created a 365 year reading plan through the book if John! Yes, you could easily read the whole book in a couple of days, but by slowing down, we have found that God truly speaks and teaches us much more effectively! 

We started this reading plan in the small group in April and I am personally now in chapter 15. Here is an example of my personal reading this morning:

“You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.” John 15:3

The context of this verse is a little while after Jesus washed the feet of the disciples and Peter said, wash ALL of ME! Jesus said that it was not needed since Peter was already clean from Jesus’ words! As I read this verse in John 15:3,  I realized that in our community the majority of people put more emphasis on water baptism and church attendance than in reading the Word of God. What an incredible blessing to know that as we read God’s Word, He does a supernatural work in drawing us closer to Him, revealing Himself and transforming our minds! 

Women of Worth and Purpose 2025

Claudia leads a bilingual women’s study with one co- leader, 9 table leaders and 2 subs. On Thursday nights the women whether in person or online are coming together to be more equipped to walk in those good works God has preordained for them to walk in thru studying systematically, verse by verse, through the whole counsel of God in a book of the Bible. Praying for the ladies, serving together, and going on mission trips together! This year we have added a Youtube channel including “shorts!” God has even provided a 21 year old to manage the channel and record “shorts” ! How about subscribing? https://youtube.com/@mujeresdevalorypropositobiling?feature=shared

Mission trip to Morelia, Michoacan – February 7-10th

Claudia was invited to travel and teach at a conference this weekend! More to come next time!

Biblical Counseling!

As most of you know, Claudia and I oversee the Biblical Counseling area. Counseling people who are struggling is both fulfilling, difficult, frustrating and fruitful! Claudia regularly counsels remotely very successfully I might add!

Even my men’s discipleship group grew out of the need so many men have to grow in their character and habits. Most of us guys are too busy, too proud or too oblivious to request counseling! (Ladies, can I get an amen?”) Our goal is to help people receive the mercy, forgiveness and love of God and grow in their relationships with Christ! 

People First!  

The title of this month’s blog emphasizes the great need to remember why Jesus came to this earth. Most of us can quote John 3:16 “God so LOVED the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him would not perish but have everlasting life”. God LOVES the world and so should WE! And that means loving people. How do you show love to people you meet? We meet new people and families every week! This year we are committed to meet, befriend, and connect people to our community. My own mother to this day is lifelong friends with the other young couples she met at their church when they first moved to Claremont in 1969!    Picture: Celebrating a birthday with friends! (Elias, Elvia, Claudia, Tina, Flor and Kristy)

 Picture: This precious young family moved here from Culiacan a few years ago! We want to help them connect and make friends!  (Lizbeth, ALvaro, Matias and Emma)

Constant Challenges!

Working closely with folks and getting involved with people’s lives means great victories but also failures! In our community you will experience a lot of welcoming genuine love. People often seek God in times of personal crisis! We have wept with people as they suffer through overwhelming trials and tragedies. Three years ago, I remember being in our “prayer corner” where people wait for and request prayer. These are some things I was asked to pray for: my children won’t come to church; my son is on drugs; my daughter is suicidal; I have cancer; I was overwhelmed and I couldn’t sleep at night; my daughter has cancer; my son was in a car accident; my partner was just killed in an accident; my nephew was kidnapped… But guess what? OUR GOD is BIG and HE IS GREAT! Remember the promise of Jesus, 

“If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” – John 14:14

While this is not a blank check to get whatever we want, we can be absolutely sure that GOD hears our prayer and will answer! And, believe it or not, most of the time he answers YES!  I also remember being so overwhelmed by people’s prayer requests and apparently enormous problems! So the next time I went to the prayer corner to pray, I was ANXIOUS and NERVOUS! I prayed, “Dear Jesus, please! I can’t handle this! People don’t crush me with your people’s burdens! But, Lord, I won’t run away, I am going to pray for them nonetheless!” Guess what happened that Sunday? I remember that person after person said things like, 

“Pastor, do you remember me? God healed me!” 

“Here is my son who was in that car accident! He is well!”

And many more like those grateful saints! A few months ago when my friend asked me to pray for his nephew, my natural thought was… it’s over for him. But, he told me the nephew was released. I didn’t ask for details. The lady who asked for prayer for her children who didn’t want to go to church… they come now and have friends here! That lady is one of Claudia’s table leaders and her daughter enthusiastically serves as an usher! We have learned to place people’s great needs and prayers at the foot of Jesus!  And, by the way, people regularly return to tell us how God answered their prayers!

The Kids!

Poiema experienced a great time of growth and challenge with her new job as a cashier at Cafe de la Fonda in downtown Rosarito! It is not easy to go from a cozy, supportive home to a 40 hour work week and job that starts at 6:30 am! She learned a lot about customer service and working with the public! Not so scary after all! This is one of the ways God provided for her last semester at CBI Peru! She will have left Monday February 3rd!

Ben is doing great and is taking coding classes online and pulling straight A’s! 

Cristian continues his medical studies at Universidad Xochicalco in Ensenada. Email me and request their phone numbers so you can send a message of encouragement!

Lydia and Geoff are currently in Japan for the next few months working as missionaries!

Natalie continues her high school Biology and Physics teaching in Midland Texas… wedding this June 28!

Praise reports:

1. God has answered ALL our prayer requests from our December blog!
2. Men’s discipleship started in January and we have added a daily whatsapp message!
3. Claudia’s bilingual Thursday study now has a Youtube channel! 1000 views for the two “shorts in less than a week!”
4. God has provided financially for Poiema to return to Peru one last semester! And her renewed US passport arrived just in time!

Prayer Requests:

1. For men to get serious in the discipleship class and do the daily homework! (Paul)
2. For four couples who we have counseled who have not been willing to repent and be reconciled. (Paul & pastors)
3. God’s wisdom and protection over two ladies in abusive relationships. (Claudia)
4. For God to guide us, as we try to connect new people and families to our church family. (both)
5. For God to help me be focused and more organized (Paul)
6. Hortensia and Jesus’ wedding on February 14 and celebration on the 15th. (Paul)
7. Faithful women &  leaders for the Bilingual Women’s study (Claudia)

By Paul Boubion

Preaching Acts 19, “The Fruits of Revival.”

I recently had the privilege of teaching in the pulpit on a Wednesday night. It was during the World Series, but my mom said she still watched my sermon! I taught a passage in Acts 19 where the great Apostle Paul does great miracles as he preaches the Word of the Lord in the ancient city of Ephesus (now in Turkey). Now, there is a passage that says, 

“ Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books 

together and burned them in the sight of all.” (Acts 19:19)

Isn’t that incredible? Not only do the people see God’s miraculous power, they respond to the gospel in transforming repentance by burning their witchcraft books! 

I mention this because it is very similar to what we have witnessed in Mexico! Many people since before the Spanish Conquest in 1519 have worshipped demonic spirits in a bloody trail that persists to this day. Today, Santeria, witchcraft, and other openly demonic practices occur all through Mexico and Latin America. Many people suffer the bondage of fear to these evil powers! 

However, when people encounter the REAL Jesus Christ and HIS power and they turn to God in repentance, great things happen! People destroy their idols and books and are transformed by the Holy Spirit!

When you see photos of people worshipping and celebrating, remember that some were in bondage to demon worship, black magic, or similar occultic practices.

My title of this newsletter, “Challenging Faith,” has a double meaning as we challenge people to follow Christ in genuine repentance and at the same time our faith is challenged! We must believe that Jesus’ power is greater than the forces of darkness, of demons, criminals, and the general feeling of insecurity that persist in our country.

Mission trip to San Luis Colorado, Sonora

Recently, Claudia and a team from her women’s group travelled to a more rural part of northwest Sonora to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to 40 women and 70 children. The ladies enjoyed a time of worship, the Word which was taught by Claudia, food, games, and a raffle. Meanwhile, the children enjoyed celebrating a birthday party for Jesus. 

Our sister Elodia, (one of the leaders in the women’s study) brought the fun games and gifts to the large group of children! We thank you for your prayers and financial support as this is your spiritual fruit as well. 

Wedding Fun

This is Lupita and Cupertino, who wanted to have a church wedding!

Lupita and Cupertino have been legally married for 3 years, but wanted God’s blessing over their wedding. This woman’s genuine faith has had a wonderful impact on her family! Many faithfully attend our church. 

Celebrating a wedding is an honor and privilege because Jesus loves weddings too! Did you know that Jesus’ first public miracle was turning water into wine at a wedding feast? Blessings, miracles, and transformed lives occur when Jesus is invited.

Biblical Counseling Ministry

Please pray for us as we lovingly confront folks who ask for counseling. We live in a culture, whose national slogan includes, “El Orgullo Mexicano!” Which is the legendary MEXICAN PRIDE! Pride is a cultural value God hates! Pride prevents correction. In fact, I have had people correct me and quote Bible verses to me in counseling! When I suggest that a person would benefit from LIVING a bible verse, rather than preaching it to a pastor…I have sometimes triggered a very angry response! God’s Word says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble!” (quoted in James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5).

Often, we scratch our heads wondering if the person seeking help even knows Jesus!
We like to ask people their “testimony” and when they are confused, it is a great opportunity to share and explain the Gospel and invite people to cry out to God in repentance! Obviously this is a process that sometimes requires more than the 6 weeks we dedicate to a counselee.

Do you have a personal testimony of how Jesus Christ has radically transformed your life?

In our Mexican church culture, many folks are just like I used to be! I would sin and ignore God all week (unless I had a test in school) and then go to Mass on Sunday, and repeat this every week! If I felt especially convicted of some sin, I would go to confession (a super rare occasion – like once a year)!

I never knew nor experienced the transforming power of a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ! That didn’t happen to me until 1992 at age 28! I want everyone to know our Savior!

The good news is that when we come to God in repentance and honesty, He receives us. See what Jesus says in John 6:37,

“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out!”

Our Christmas Celebration!

We celebrated Jesus’ birth with family and friends! What a blessing to invite folks to celebrate my favorite holiday! We had the privilege of celebrating not only with most of our children, but also with a few friends who are not able to be with family this season! We randomly divide our guests into 3 teams and they complete three challenges, each within 5 minutes. They build a Nativity scene, color a picture, and put together a puzzle! Fun with a purpose!

Most people ask, “what food did you prepare?” So if you are curious…we had turkey, potatoes, stuffing, macaroni & cheese (thanks Costco!), hamburgers, pizza, and chicken from Pollo Feliz!

Pastors’ Christmas Photo!

One of the things I love about our church is that God consistently brings us faithful and gifted men and their families! Right now we are 17 pastors! What a blessing to have so many at hand! Here’s why it helps to have so many leaders, pastors, and servants: In 2024, we had 197 baptisms and 599 professions of faith!

Poiema in Guatemala! By Poiema Boubion

My third semester at Calvary Bible Institute has just come to an end. I’m amazed about how I even ended up there! I never even considered going to Guatemala, but God had other plans! And I give Him thanks for it! I never imagined I’d get to live in such a beautiful place. I’m not used to so much greenery, volcanoes, and color everywhere! God brought me to grow and teach me to be more like Him. God used a new environment with new rules, routines, and people, to mold my character. I learned more self discipline and dying to my own desires and will, in order to obey God’s will. I’m so incredibly thankful for the time I got to spend in CBI Guatemala.

I can’t wait to see what God has in store for me in 2025! So please pray for me! I need God’s guidance for courage and initiative to take steps of faith to where I believe He is leading me. I would like to finish what I started and complete the 2-year CBI course. God willing, I will be able to return to CBI Peru for my last semester. 

Cristian in Mexico

Cristian has made some great friends at school and church. Below is a photo a friend made and sent to him on his 19th birthday. He is attending Medical School at Xochicalco University in Ensenada (5.5 years to go!). It is very rigorous with NO free time, but he is doing fine! If you visit, he will measure your blood pressure for 5 pesos!

Posadas and English Speakers Christmas Party!

We attended a lot of parties (posadas) this season!

I think Claudia’s favorite was the white elephant gift exchange. Have you been to a white elephant gift exchange before? Everybody gets to choose a new gift or “steal” one someone already opened. The third time a gift is “stolen,” it is locked! Claudia is the happy owner of a locked gift!

Below is our team assembling candy bags to throw out along the route of our second annual parade!

Post-Christmas in Southern California

The day after Christmas, we returned to SoCal. The ladies went dress shopping for my daughter Natalie’s wedding this June!

Prayer Requests

1. Family unity and protection
2. Provision for Poiema to return to Peru one last semester!
3. Renewed vision and focus for 2025 ministry service
4. Developing Spanish language resources for our counseling ministry
5. For God to raise up more women’s leaders for the Bilingual Women’s study!
6. Provision & Travel Visa for Poiema to return to CBI Peru.

Praise Reports!

• Selling one of our lots in Rosarito has provided for Cristian’s schooling for 1 more year!
• Claudia and I have been faithfully doing daily bible devotions all year!
• The blessing of counseling and discipling many successfully this past year!
• A successful year for MDVP Bilingual women’s Bible study!

November 2024, by Paul Boubion

Hello family and friends! There is always so much happening here in Mexico, at church, at our house… We remember to rejoice and pray thanksgiving to God!

¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray without ceasing,

1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

A special thanks to all who regularly pray for us! Mexico frequently feels unstable and dangerous as we continually receive reports of assaults, robberies, thefts and murder. Sometimes, we hesistate to report the danger so as not to frighten or discourage you! Despite these realities, we don’t always hear or see what God is doing in the midst! In this months report, I will show you some of the wonderful things our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is doing along with some of the more challenging events and trouble that is part of life on the mission field!

Prayer requests:

1. That our personal devotional time with Jesus would continue to be priority #1
2. MDVP bilingual women’s study! For loving, strong and inspired leadership!
3. Paul’s Thursday night discipleship group! For Focus and clarity.
4. Violence and insecurity in Mexico to cause many to come to Jesus Christ!
5. For: Righteous and moral leadership in all branches of goverment in Mexico!
6. For more church planting financial partners to further the gospel in Mexico and South America and beyond!
7. For comfort to the grieving as many family and friends have been laid to rest this year.
8. For our children and their continued growth and success in all they are doing! Natalie, Lydia & Geoff, Benjamin, Poiema, and Cristian

By Paul Boubion

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 28:19

This year the Lord has really highlighted to us the desire to teach folks how to read their Bibles. At our church we have a new believers class that encourages folks to daily pray and read their Bible. This practice is called “daily devotions” by many people. We have found that like everything, we need to learn both the HOW TO and the DISCIPLINE of spending time with Jesus by prayer and reading the Bible.

This daily practice is part of required homework for everyone that requests counseling with us! And recently, on Thursdays, I have invited available men to sit in my office from 6:30-8:00pm to learn how to read their Bibles. In fact, our whole family has developed this discipline since they were able to read!

Earlier this year, I developed a one year reading plan in the Gospel of John. It allows the reader to really focus on just one or two verses at a time. Send me an email if you’d like a copy of the plan!

As a pastor at Calvary Rosarito, I get to do a lot of teaching and translating! Here are a couple pictures:

August was a busy month for the family!

Claudia had a birthday (August 12^th), we celebrated our 27^th Anniversary (August 9^th)

Poiema: Something amazing happened with our daughter Poiema! She flew to Peru on her Mexican passport and was only given a 12 day visa! Mexico and Peru on not on the best of diplomatic terms! SO, after she prayed and fasted about what to do, Pastor Cory, the director of CBI Trujillo offered to send her to CBI Guatemala in Antigua!

In Peru and Guatemala, Calvary Bible Institute trains people to live their faith, not just theory!

Poiema and a group ministered to new mothers at the local hospital. During this visit Poi and the team provided a gift bag for their new babies and they got to pray for each person!

Cristian is now attending the Universidad Xochicalco in Ensenada!

He is extremely busy studying and making a few new friends! He started August 20^th after passing the entrance exam on August 19^th! Not only that, the dorm rooms are 100% occupied and in high demand! However, the day we drove down, a student exited the program and 1 room became available! Studying medicine is very practical as they are given practical experience in local hospitals and clinics starting the 2^nd semester! 

Stay Healthy! I get to ride on my mountain bike a few times a week with Pastor Wilson!

Follow me on STRAVA! It might motivate both of us to continue riding! (that ride was brutal)

Losses and reunions: On a sadder note, as I mentioned in our last blog, my cousin Adrienne passed away in July. However, funerals give us not only a time to reflect, but to reconnect with our loved ones.

“To everything there is a season,

A time for every purpose under heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die…”

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Praise reports

1. Paul’s new men’s Discipleship group Thursdays!
2. We are enjoying good health!
3. Our three children in Mexico are all on track and moving forward! Cristian at University, Poiema in Guatemala, Benjamin studying coding at San Deigo Community College.
4. Poiema starting CBI in Guatemala!
5. 45-60 women join Claudia in person and online for the MDVP bilingual study!
6. This year we have been more successful in the Biblical Counseling ministry having trained around 5 more ladies as well as making Paul’s office available for pastors to counsel!

Prayer Requests

1. For ministry at church as well as in the home!
2. For our personal relationship with God to be our #1 priority.
3. MDVP bilingual women’s study
4. Developing a web resource for our counseling ministry
5. Provision for finances for Cristian’s tuition.
6. For the upcoming men’s retreat October 4-6 (I am helping with planning & teaching)

Hey family and friends! PLEASE join us for our 3rd annual barbecue in Fullerton this July 13, 2024 from 2-6pm for our annual family ministry update! Food will be provided. Please text Marlene Grove at

714-981-4469 for address and to RSVP!

Hello friends and family! 

While Claudia and I have been married 26 years, we are like all parents who are most joyful when our children are doing well!

In fact, one of our favorite Bible verses is

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.” 3 John 4

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Here are a few milestones we have reached this month!

• On July 6th, we celebrated our 3rd anniversary of being in Mexico!
• Our son Cristian graduated with honors from Santillana del Mar high School in Rosarito!
• Claudia will have completed one whole year, leading the new women’s bilingual Bible study (Women of Worth and Purpose/Mujeres de Valor y Propósito)
• Poiema completed her first year of Bible college at CBI Peru.
• Natalie earned her Masters in Education and finished her first year teaching high school Biology. She also moves to Texas very soon!
• Lydia and Geoff Hamano reached 6 months as newlyweds!
• Claudia and I have completed two years overseeing the Biblical Counseling ministry!

Claudia and I get to do many exciting things as we serve the Lord at Calvary Rosarito. Here are a few photos from our lives the past month.

Serving as a Pastor at Calvary Rosarito

Claudia’s Mission trip to Morelia, Michocan to host a Women’s Conference with Calvary Living Way, Morelia!

Claudia and Poiema VOTED in the recent elections in Mexico. All my children are dual national citizens and have the “INE” voting card!

Praise reports

1. We celebrate living 3 years in Mexico!
2. Our children are all on track and moving forward!
3. Poiema decided to be baptized! (3 John 4)
4. MDVP bilingual women’s study completes 1 year anniversary!
5. Leading the Counseling ministry 2-year anniversary!
6. The Gospel is preached after every service and on average 10 people respond to the altar call each week!
7. We are blessed to see over 20 baptisms a month!

Prayer Requests

1. For continuing the priority of our relationship with Jesus daily (prayer and Bible)
2. For my discipleship group (Jorge, Sergio, Marco Antonio, Roberto & Victor)
3. MDVP bilingual women’s study: for the ladies to be prepared for every good work God has prepared for them to fulfill.
4. Safe travels for Poiema in Peru and continued growth while at CBI
5. Training for competent future biblical counselors
6. Developing a web resource for our counseling ministry
7. For the Cordova family, my beloved first cousins, as we grieve the sudden loss of my cousin Adrienne. She leaves behind her son Miles and daughter Adelina.

By Paul Boubion, May 2024 family update!

This is my dad and me about 8 or 9  years ago. He loved his hats and beanies! This March 14, 2024, at the age of 89, he went home to be with his Lord.

Have you heard this phrase? “God is good all the time! And all the time, God is Good!”

Does it sound cliché? Is it true? As we all struggle through trials and tribulations, we may wonder, “where is God?” This is what the Psalmist sang 3000 years ago:  “My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” – Psalm 42:3 

My father LOVED Psalm 42 and shared it many times! I will always remember how he quoted verse 1:

“As the deer longs for the running waters, 

so my soul longs for you, O God”

When my dad could still think clearly, he longed to be with the Lord. He continually repeated “I love God” and “God is Love” even as dementia took him. We have been saying goodbye for many years. 

I had a great father and loved him dearly! I miss him, but I am eternally grateful to God for him! 

Yet, I will see him again! I hope all who read this will be part of the Heavenly multitude worshipping and praising God before his throne (that’s described at the end of the Bible!) Thanks be to God! 

I leave you this thought found throughout Scripture as we all experience loss and trials: 

“Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God, and once again I will praise him, my savior and my God.” Psalm 42:11

Thank you, to everyone for your love and condolences!

‭We have been living in Mexico for nearly 3 years. I have been reflecting on the great blessing it has been to serve the Lord here and how much we have learned! A special thanks to all you who take the time to read these updates and support us!

Biblical Counseling Mini-Conference

In March, we organized our annual Biblical Counseling mini-conference! This is the first time we planned an evening conference to be available to working individuals who may not be able to attend on Saturday! It was well attended.

The Bilingual Women’s study:

 “Women of Worth and Purpose” recently made its first local mission trip to Calvary Otay to do a women’s event. For some of the ladies, this was their first mission trip and they loved it! 

Poiema is at CBI Peru for the semester and will return for the Summer soon!

Poiema at an outreach in a local park in Trujillo, Peru

Cristian continues to enjoy his last year of Preparatoria and is constantly studying Spanish vocabulary and grammar as he prepares to attend college in Mexico next year. 

Teaching and Translating

Recently we had the blessing of receiving Rob and Heidi Douglass from CCSG and Ends of the Earth Ministries where Rob is the director. He taught our Church Planting class and the church congregation on Wednesday night where I got to translate him into Español! (Check out Rob’s message on Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/live/3S90jR_ZYiY?si=r-L2b5Fa2hVmSdN3

My main ministry is pastoring and helping through our Biblical Counseling ministry, but occasionally I get to teach! I had the privilege of teaching our Wednesday night Bible study in the Book of Acts on April 17. Here is the link! https://www.youtube.com/live/BYhx7YnF-lI?si=okdfOXThNEjBgRMN

We stream services on Facebook live and then save them to our Youtube channel.

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Claudia and I will be teaching on Women’s Ministry and Biblical Counseling at the 2024 Church Planting conference.

My next big project is to create a website for our counseling materials in Spanish and English and make it available through our church website calvaryrosarito.com

Prayer requests:

• For our children
• Claudia to co-lead the women’s bilingual study with wisdom, grace, and love.
• Biblical Counseling ministry: to better manage the growing number of people requesting help.
• Balance our family life, parenting, and above all, time with Jesus individually.
• For my mom Joanne and our desire to visit her more frequently.
• The upcoming Church Planting Conference this August 2-3, 2024
• Claudia will be leading her first missions trip to Morelia June 20-24. Logistics, finances, and spiritual & physical health for each member of the team.

Praise Reports!

• Women’s bilingual Bible study is going great! Including a Facebook live stream! Thursdays @6:50pm
• Successful missions trip to Calvary Otay Mesa 
• Counseling is going great for Claudia!
• Paul exited teaching at the rehab clinic and is now discipling men Thursday nights
• Cristian is doing great at school, church, and personally.

February 3, 2024

Greetings family, friends, and fellow co- laborers! (If you missed the December post, check out our missionary blog at: sgwm.com/pboubion

We have been experiencing new beginnings, new ministry opportunities, new friendships, new things to pray for and marvellous things God has and will show us as we recommit spending time in His word daily. 

We are very happy and privileged to share with you our ministry opportunities for 2024. This is your spiritual fruit as you have been with us in prayer, financially and believed in us. 

Bilingual Women’s Bible study

“Mujeres de Valor y Propósito”- “Women of Worth and Purpose”.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”

Ephesians 2:10

Our Thursday night bilingual study is based on this beautiful Bible verse!! 

Our heart is to equip and disciple ladies the Lord brings to our study on Thursday evenings, and even using Facebook Live!

 How do we equip and disciple them? 

• Serving with them, 
• mission trips, 
• bible study, 
• praying for them,
•  personal devotions,
•  praise & worship, 
• taking the New Believers classes then baptism and finally our Pillar class! Then possibly later…
• Signing up for our Doulos school of ministry and so much more! 

We have, God willing, 3 mission trips on the calendar to go and encourage the pastors wives and their ladies. Churches that have been sent out from Calvary Rosarito.

Missions trips with Women of Value and Purpose (Mujeres de Valor y Propósito)

• March 23 –Ensenada, day conference 
• May 4 –Otay, day conference 
• June 20-24 –Morelia, weekend conference 

Pressing ahead with biblical counselling, it has been a blessing to sit with and speak on the phone with ladies who request biblical counselling. God’s word is faithful and proven to encourage, give hope, exhort, teach, and transform as long as you put into practice what you hear and learn. Thanks to the Lord the HolySpirit, Paul and our Pastor Mike Vincent I have learned and continue to learn how to counsel biblically. 

Our ministry verse is  2 Timothy 3:16-17

Paul has an exciting schedule every week!

Reaching men & making new friends.

Teaching in the School of Ministry on a Saturday and visiting our church plants

Monthly Baptisms

Family Notes:

Prayer Requests:

1. That our relationship with Jesus Christ to be our #1 priority
2. For wisdom in accepting ministry requests,
3. To Love all people!
4. Biblical Counseling ministry! For God’s wisdom and understanding
5. Assisting with Church Planting class starting Feb 12, and teaching Feb 17. (Paul)
6. Thanksgiving to God for His Provision and the great and exciting work we get to do!

by Paul & Claudia Boubion

Hello family, friends, and fellow co-laborers in the faith,

What an amazing, and fruitful year “2023” has been! Full of twists and turns in the ministry, in our family and in our own personal relationship with Jesus. Yet, God has remained true, amazing, faithful, patient, forgiving and merciful with us! 

Family life

Visiting grandma Joanne and grandpa Octavio in Claremont for Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving at the Hamano’s in Menifee. We’re all happy, this was like the 7th take!

Celebrating birthdays 

November 19th, Cristian turned 18! Happy Birthday!

Geoff & Lydia’s wedding coming soon.

Biblical counselling 

My new office and counselling room is taking shape! (those are gifts for the children’s´ministry in the black bags!) We have had a lot of requests for Biblical Counselling this season! Thankful to God, Claudia and I have about 7 additional people helping us!

Bilingual women’s study

“Women of Worth & Purpose.” Equipping & Discipling ladies to be equipped for every good work, God has prepared beforehand for them to walk in.

Church planting visits and conferences 

Attending a women’s retreat in Morelia where I had the privilege of teaching.

Attending a women’s conference in Calpulalpan, Tlaxcala, where I had the privilege of sharing about church planting and getting to visit family and friends.

Paul got to visit The Rock Calvary Chapel in Port Charlotte, Florida. Pastor Aaron Smith and his wife Robbyn were wonderful hosts! That’s the Sunday service. 

My Pastor Mike Vincent of Calvary Rosarito and I in Port Charlotte, FL.

The 2023 Mexico Pastors and Leaders Conference in Mexicali gave me the privilege of saying hello to Pastor Hassan Villegas (CCAcapulco), Pastor Lucho Garcia and wife Nori from Calvary Gracia Lima, Peru! And Pastor John Barrilaro of CC Mexicali where Claudia and I met doing missions work when John and Laurie started back in 1995!

I had the pleasure of connecting with my former pastor David Rosales and his wife Marie at a the Pastors and Leaders conference in Mexicali! Claudia and I were part of Calvary Chapel Chino Valley from 1995-2006.

Newlife Rehab clinic

My friend Hector was rescued from the streets by his sisters a year ago and brought to the clinic in 2022. He was born again through the verse by verse Bible Study I get to do in the clinic every Tuesday night! I had the privilege of baptising him earlier this year. He went to be home with the Lord in October and I got to share the eulogy at his memorial service! 

Men’s Ministry

Pastor Mike and Pastor Ted watching the football game! We find that sports and food is a great way to reach men! Next to me is my new friend Gerardo. Next to him is Mario Vega our next church planter!

Staff 

Staff meeting on Monday mornings. Getting briefed, equipped and discipled by Pastor Mike Vincent.

We recently celebrated our end of the year servants celebration. The Vincent family singers provided great music!

Patio ministry 

Two friends I get to disciple: Edgar (L) and Salvador (R). We are enjoying a Saturday night service together! Edgar was part of our life group and has gone with me to the rehab clinic and the youth prison to share his Christian testimony. Salvador  has a great heart to worship God and will be accompanying me to the Rehab clinic in 2024!

“2024” plans if the Lord wills:

Bilingual Women’s Ministry missions trips local and far, aswell as Paul’s mission trips:

Mission trips:

-Help host a women’s retreat in Morelia, June 20-24,2024

-Local one day conferences: Ensenada, Otay and Tijuana.

-Host a women’s retreat in Lima, Peru!

-Paul’s trip to Morelia, Oct 4-8, and the privilege of sharing at the retreat. 

Prayer requests:

–Women’s Bilingual Bible Study:Continued vision, table leaders, women who attend be equipped and discipled.

–Rehab.: Fresh vision and more committed and faithful men to accompany Paul.

–Biblical Counselling: counsellors guided by the HolySpirit and counselees strengthened in the Lord.

One day conferences in March and October. Topics, workshops and hearts ready to be taught.

–Family: Lydia’s upcoming wedding, Poiema heading to Peru to finish her second semester, Cristian finishing high school and future plans, Natalie finishing her first year as a high school science teacher, while getting her Master’s, Benjamin’s future plans and as for Paul and myself. Keep Jesus first, our relationship second, family and ministry. 

Praising God, for all of our family, friends and co-laborers in the faith. Thank you for partnering with us, believing in us, reaching out to us, praying, financially giving so that  the ministries we are serving in can be encouraged, poured into and have all they need, to fulfil God’s calling and good works He has prepared beforehand that we should walk in. This is your spiritual fruit aswell. Merry Christmas and a very blessed and prosperous new year, spiritually and physically. 

The best is yet to come!

UnitedinChrist,

Boubion Family

By Claudia Boubion

Hello family, friends, and fellow co-laborers,

I want to start off thanking everyone who has, is and will be holding us up in prayer! 

Wow! God is amazing indeed! He continues to equip folks here in Mexico and beyond!

I am blessed to share with you our new Bilingual Women’s study called, “Women of Worth and Purpose” (Mujeres de Valor y Propósito)

Our key verse is Ephesians 2:10 

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Why? Because every woman is valuable and has a purpose in God’s kingdom here and beyond ‘til we see Him face to face. My heart is simply to equip them whether they’re 13 or 113 years old to fulfil their calling for every good work God has prepared for them to step into and glorify God with. We promote HIM, not ourselves, a very good place to be! 

Here’s a question or two:

1. What good works should a Christian woman or man do? 

2. What good works are you presently walking in and fulfilling? Because if you are, that’s great! You’re fulfilling your part in His plan of redemption! And, if not, why not? 

Time is of the essence! Jesus is coming soon! May He find us attending to His kingdom business.

(We know that good works do not save or make you more or less approved before God. It’s simply out of love, faith, and obedience that you are! Our approval, acceptance, and favor come from repentance over our sin and believing in Jesus Christ alone to forgive all our sinful actions past, present and future. That’s great news! 

All this to say, is God has allowed and redirected me to begin a new women’s study. Here’s the catch: it is bilingual, the first ever at Calvary Rosarito! Sept 26, was our first meeting. It was great to see new faces, new leaders, and a new enthusiasm.

Our first meeting was a great blessing! We will be studying the book of Psalms, I got to teach Psalm 1 in Spanish. My translator Dannya was a blessing. 

A great time of worship with my friend Mariela and her niece Miroslava (Miri). Truly God is faithful to provide in all areas of this new women’s study!

We’re so thankful for you as you partner with us prayerfully and monetarily, this is YOUR eternal fruit as well! 

POIEMA at CBI in Trujillo, Peru

Poiema is currently attending Calvary Bible Institute and was very busy this week preparing for a large Church Planting conference in Trujillo Peru!

Pastor Dan Valdez, Poiema and Yésica from Calvary Rosarito !

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray for leader unity, guidance and love for the ladies God brings.
• Future leaders with the same heart and commitment as the group grows
• My trip to Morelia, Oct 4-8, I have the privilege of sharing at the retreat. 
• For Poiema to grow in her faith and vision for her future as she works at CBI Peru. And provision for expenses. She returns in November.
• Wisdom and energy for Paul as he teaches Tuesdays at a rehab clinic, directs the 1pm church planting class on Mondays, oversees Biblical Counselling and his work with the staff and the executive board. 

ONEinChrist❤️

Peru!

August has been a BIG month for us!

Poiema chose to attend CBI (Calvary Bible Institute) in Trujillo, Perú so I accompanied her as this is a rather BIG step for anyone who has not traveled on a passport! If you’re wondering why people consider Bible Institutes instead of traditional secular universities… it has a lot to do with God’s calling. The universal Christian Church needs workers who know their Bible and want to serve in ministry. Remember that the first universities in the U.S. were started to equip & train and produce ministers and pastors! However, we still have a need for pastors, church planters, and missionaries!

Poiema is now in an exciting place full of adventure and new people. Pray for her!

Visiting Church Planter Lorezo Ruiz in Peru!

When Poiema and I went to Peru, we had the privilege of visiting our friend Lorenzo Ruiz and his family who live outside of Lima. I planned it so that we arrived in Lima on Wednesday and left Friday so that we could enjoy a few days visiting him and his familia!

In 2022, Lorenzo joined our church planting training school at Calvary Rosarito. He left his wife Rocio and their 3 boys Brayan (12), Angelo (10) and Andriu (7), and came all the way from Calvary Ventanilla outside of Lima, Peru to train with us for one year. I told him we were hoping to visit him and he insisted we stay with him a few days at his house. He said, “Pastor Pablo, I know you Americans are different…. and you like your privacy when you travel… but, I really want you to stay at my house!” Of course, hospitality is a beautiful quality and I discovered that hospitable people like the Ruizes want to be inconvenienced on your behalf to show you their love. Isn’t that beautiful?

They fell in love with Poiema and now she is family! I told her, from now on, she must stay with them a couple days whenever traveling through Lima!

It is a great privilege to encourage church planters!

I talked with Lorenzo about his plans and vision for these difficult inaugural months. He is basically starting from zero going to a bustling suburb of Lima 15 min from his house. I got to hear and see first hand his plan in action. I gave him words of encouragement and faith as I saw him full of contagious enthusiasm! 

One of the coolest things I saw was a living room full of family and friends that want to follow Lorenzo to Calvary Puente Piedra to assist in the work and be trained. I told him, that is the sign that you are a good leader! You have people wanting to follow!

Thank you!

Finally, Lorenzo and I want to thank all who of you from CCSG that donated funds to Lorenzo in June when we had our ministry update barbecue at the Groves! Finances are always a need and a great blessing. He sends a special thanks to Mike Vincent for the great mentoring and training he got at Calvary Rosarito! 

Also, thank you to those who have been so generous in supporting the Boubions financially! My wife and I were so blessed by your generosity. We have already put those funds to good use supporting our women’s ministry as well as the expenses for visiting and blessing church planters like Lorenzo in Puente Piedra, Peru!! 

Claudia’s Trip to Her Birthplace!

Claudia and my daughter Natalie visited family in Guadalajara, Jalisco while I was in Peru.

They spent their whole time visiting her aunts and uncles and cousins. Her tia (aunt) Araceli accompanied them everywhere including a visit to Guanajuato and San Miguel Allende (two colonial Silver Cities)

Prayer Requests:

1. That we will always make our relationship and time with Jesus #1
2. For Claudia, as she develops a new women’s study designed to teach them how to study the Bible verse by verse and teach others! And, to reach the hundreds of women who aren’t being discipled and choose the right day and time for it!
3. For Poiema as she studies and serves abroad at CBI, Peru with Corey Kilgus! This is a big step of faith! 
4. For Lorenzo & Rocio and their family to stand firm and unified in their calling to plant Calvary Puente Piedra! For their nascent core team that is forming. For people from all classes and cultures to feel welcomed and loved as they join the church.