A word from your Missions Office
By HEITH MITCHELL
You and I find ourselves a quarter of the way into the 21st century! 2025! Hard to believe. The world changes so rapidly. Technology is advancing while sin is stubbornly ever-present. Evil is boldly not hiding today. In the face of all of this, God is patient and longsuffering. He delays the end of the church age according to His plan.
His light shines bright in this dark world. He is faithfully kingdom-building in this world through his church. Lives transformed by the gospel stand out in sharp contrast. Disciples are effective counter-cultural ambassadors today. Churches made up of true disciples exemplify real love and family in a way that doesn’t seem possible to the world around us. Sadly this isn’t true today of most organized “churches” with an active EIN and a building. It is true of most of us. I love the BMA!
I am encouraged each month as I receive reports from your Texas Missionaries. God is bringing Glory to Himself by changing lives through your Missionaries. He is redeeming and disciples are being made. Leaders are developing and churches are forming. God is making himself known in unreached pockets of this state. The Gospel advances.
I look at this and enter 2025 with excited expectation. God is good, faithful, and about his mission to redeem through the church a special people for Himself. Let’s fully align with the Mission of God. May the gospel be where you focus your energy and rest in 2025!
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PROJECT 2029
100 New Churches/10 years
- That we see an aggressive multiplication movement of churches who make disciples, equip and release leaders, and start churches for the glory of God and the advancement of his Kingdom Mission
- That each new mission begin with a plan to begin three new churches in their first 10 years
- That pastors and churches of the association be encouraged and equipped to start new churches
- That we connect, evaluate, identify and train new prospective church planters
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A word from your missionaries:
Eric Jordan – Breath of Praise – Brownwood
ericabopcc@aol.com
Some of the biggest breakthroughs are witnessing those with significant struggles in their life, learn to take authority over their situations and circumstances and not be a victim but an overcomer. To trust in Jesus when He says, “My grace is sufficient, and His power is made perfect in our weakness. It is an amazing thing seeing people learn how to endure through the struggles rather than fall under their struggles. They are maturing in their spiritual walk with Christ. Another exciting thing to see; they are learning how to no longer identify with their old nature but their new nature in Christ; and this has given them renewed strength and confidence in sharing their personal experience with Jesus.
Prayer Needs:
That hear God’s voice clearly as to what He would have our church to do in 2025.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Kevin Williams– Port Arthur Mission
mr.williamsp121@gmail.com
As we welcome a new year we are excited to serve the Lord in the calling He has given us here in Port Arthur! One of the biggest things that God has impressed upon me is a greater focus on simply sharing the gospel with others. We can come up with all kinds of methods, plans, and excuses but the bottom line is that we have a message to share and only it, “is the power of God for salvation…”
Prayer Needs:
Pray for Trey, a teenage boy that lives in our neighborhood whom I’ve had an opportunity to share the Gospel with.
Pray for continued protection for our family: both physical and spiritual.
Pray for me as I have begun working on getting my teaching certification.
Pray for boldness to share the gospel without hesitation.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Haitao He– Free Salvation Bible Mission – Corpus Christi
haitao.he@bmats.edu
This month, despite everyone’s busy holiday schedules, we’ve been intentional about come together as a community. We had new people joining our meeting. And we were singing together with good spirit and joy for longer time, which has brought a refreshing sense of unity and celebration. It’s been uplifting to hear the new people share her great appreciation for the meeting!
Prayer Needs:
Pray for meaningful connections with our local community and opportunities to meet spiritual and physical needs.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jaime Garcia– Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida – Gilmer
Jaime.garcia2911@gmail.com
This month we were very active with the Christmas and New Year’s services, the young people and the sisters of the praise group sang together and were very happy for their participation, I am not totally satisfied with this, I want to intentionally make time to evangelize more people in the community, between the routine and the services in the church I spend time and I do not go out to the houses or in the places that Hispanics frequent.
Prayer Request:
First thank you for your prayers, God responded with health and good results, Maria my wife’s daughter is fine, there was no need for chemotherapy, I also ask you to pray for other people to disciple, I want to start the year with new believers who put God in their heart first learn more about the word and his will.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jose Gil – Proyecto Misionero “Lidia” – Spring
josedario.gil@gmail.com
Two great news: 1) The husband of Raidemar Escobar, whom I baptized in July, has reconciled with God and asked me to be baptized. 2) We are so excited for the opportunity of moving to a small place with bigger opportunity to share Jesus. Why? The Lease allows me, as pastor and missioner, to using the facilities for prayer and worshipping time. We are in the prayer time. Our insight is to invite the Hispanic neighbors for a first meeting the last week of January. Depending on the response, we are considering to extend the invitation to the English speaking neighbors in February.
Prayer Needs:
May God open the hearts of those who are to be saved at Ridgewood Apartments.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Luis H. Perez – Igelsia Bautista Gracia Soberana – Kyle
luisperez6162@gmail.com
We started working with a new family last month and we will be opening another home by mid-January. I am visiting a nursing home and hope that opened doors for me to be able to carry out the Bible studies soon. The struggles are only the one every day because thank God we have not had conflicts with anyone and we are working on the spiritual growth of the church.
Prayer Needs:
Just that you continue to pray for Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, and that you pray for me and my wife since I am going to bring my dad first to live with me and then my mom, pray for my mom her name is Virginia Pérez she is in somewhat delicate in health.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jose Torres– Iglesia Nueva Vide en Cristo – Tyler
josetorres@gmail.com
We are very happy to inform you that Brother Jose Guevara Macias was baptized on Sunday, December 22nd. It was a day of great joy because we also had our Christmas dinner accompanied by visitors. It was a great culmination of our mini Christmas campaign that we titled Tell the Story by studying the first 2 chapters of Luke and watching his account of the Lord’s birth. We were able to conclude by saying Baptism also tells the story. Please continue to pray because we have several prospects for baptism. We hope in God that they make the decision soon. We want to take the opportunity to commit them to disciple themselves and at once identify their disciple for them to disciple or help disciple in order to be baptized and join or form new groups. Again, thank you for participating with us in the Lord’s work. Happy New Year to the pastors and churches of the Texas BMA, receive from Tyler’s New Life in Christ Church.
Prayer Needs:
Please help us pray because we want to move to a slightly larger house. May God be guiding us in this process.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Abner Nunez– San Antonio Mission
elias1951@hotmail.com
When one asks God for help, he must be specific: 1. Help me to recognize your opportunities. 2. Help me to hear your voice. 3.- Help me to use what I have for that purpose.
Prayer Needs:
For the project of bringing together the 3 cells once a month. That’s just getting started.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Marvin Medina– Plano Mission
mirenamarvin7@gmail.com
The mission has been maintained, people continue to come. Beautiful seeing the hand of God.We have had struggles on a personal level, but God has been greater.There are people with a lot of need, lack of work, my wife’s health has been very unstable but we are here struggling to do what God commanded us.
Prayer Needs:
My wife, children, economic situation, a new job, my wife’s health, my family in Spain.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Kyle Cheatham– Grace Church Jarrell Mission
kyle@gracejarrell.com
We welcomed seven new members this month for a current total of 73. — Months ago, God brought a man to our church who is strong in God’s Word. He got plugged into a Fellowship Group and our weekly Men’s Study and soon became highly valued for his biblical insights. After joining the church, he continued to be faithful and I eventually asked him to co-lead the Men’s Study with me. After Christmas, he preached for me twice which not only provided an opportunity to use his teaching gift, but also gave me a wonderful break. He has been very teachable and submissive to our elders. So thankful to God for how our church has strengthened him and how God is building up our people through him.
Prayer Needs:
Please pray for us to find the right person’s to oversee our preschool ministry and children’s ministry.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chris Mindi– Anchor Austin Mission in Leander
chris.mindi@bmats.edu
Mission is going as God planned, healthy, and sustainable. Thank you for supporting Anchor Austin Church. Continue to follow us on social media for updates and see How God is moving in central Texas region and pray for us. Pray for God to move His spirit in this place to have more conversations and open doors to reach new individuals and families to win for HIM. As we get into 2025, we are hoping and praying that Anchor Austin, this year would be a great blessing for many families here in Georgetown.
Prayer Needs:
Pray for the Leadership going into 2025, how to lead with wisdom.
Pray for members to continue learning the importance of what it means to be committed to serve Jesus in a local church body.
Pray for continued boldness to be proactive in having more gospel conversations.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recent Comments