I knew I had to respond
Ever since God called me to the mission field during that trip to Mexico, I couldn’t escape the burden He had placed on my heart for the nations.
After graduating from Bible school, I knew I had to respond.
I desperately wanted to see souls saved and disciples made for Jesus Christ.
Becoming an official missionary
So in January of 1989, I said “yes” to God’s call, joined Globe International as a full-time missionary, and moved to Jalisco.
Moving to Mexico With Almost No Spanish
There was just one problem:
I knew very little Spanish.
Equipped with only a small pocket translator, I moved in with a Spanish-speaking family in Guadalajara, where I was immediately immersed in the language and culture of a completely different world.
Everything felt new.
The language.
The culture.
The food.
The customs.
But despite the challenges, my heart burned with a desire to help people know Christ.
Ana and I were married on November 7, 1992
Later, I ministered in both Jocotepec and San Luis Potosí, where my wife, Ana, is from. We met in 1990 and were married on November 7, 1992.
In those early years, I primarily served as an evangelist. Over the years, we saw many people place their faith in Christ.
But something deeply troubled me.
From Evangelism to Disciple-Making
After people made decisions to follow Jesus, there was often very little follow-up or discipleship through the local churches.
I began realizing that evangelism alone was not enough.
Jesus didn’t simply command us to make converts — He commanded us to make disciples.
That realization changed the direction of our ministry.
Planting Churches
We shifted our focus toward disciple-making and church planting, eventually helping raise up three churches in Central Mexico.
Yet even then, I began to recognize another challenge.
As a pastor, I could only personally lead one or two churches at a time.
The need was far greater.
That realization would eventually lead us toward leadership development, disciple multiplication, and training others to make disciples — a direction that continues shaping our ministry today.
A little while later we moved to Chiapas Mexico where the harvest was ripe for seeing new souls saved and disciples made. We began Training Leaders and planting Churches in Chiapas….
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