Laborers plant long-lasting seeds

Jack and Sheri T., missionaries with the International Mission Board, followed up on a past mission project by Midway Baptist Church in Wichita, Kansas. Midway sent a team of volunteers to work with Operation GO Mexico a few years ago to distribute the gospel door-to-door in an area of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Have the seeds that OP GO and the team planted taken root? Read on to see the fruits of their efforts:

• Over 901 visits made to national homes since the project took place
  
• 4 Bible studies with approximately 18 attend
  
• 50 baptisms held
  
• 1 church to be admitted into the convention – 120 adults regularly attend
  
• 142 new believers
  
• 3 additional churches are in formation
  
• 1 new church plant
  
• countless people have been discipled to be church leaders
  
• 4 deacons ordained
  
• 1 discipled to be a missionary at a new church
  
• FBC of Brownsville and I.B. Casa Blanca are now the Strategy Churches for Northern Tamaulipas

Jack and Sheri heard a sweet story during their investigation. A woman came to a Mexican Baptist pastor and asked for forgiveness. She apologized for not seeking assistance before she started a house church that now has 15 attending. When asked what material she was using to disciple the people, she commented, "The same material you used to disciple us." Our missionaries praise God for this rapid church reproduction!

Praise Jesus for the way He uses short and long-term volunteers to help spread His kingdom in the Middle America and Caribbean Region.

We appreciate our volunteers beyond measure!

• Thank you for coming to our region to give of your time and to share your faith to those who have never heard about the true gift of salvation through Christ Jesus.
  
• Thank you for your faithful prayers.
  
• Thank you for supporting our missionaries through the Cooperative Program and Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

Do you have a passion for Christ and want to share it with others? For volunteer opportunities, use the contact information to the left of the column under "For Other Volunteer Opportunities."