Great Commission

My goal for the year is to present Jesus to the people I meet, exactly as He is. Not as a strident task-master, but has a friend who, by His death on the cross, has freed us up to live and to love others.

Students have arrived in Bangor, and the town has new life. A university town with no university students is a quiet town. 

For college sophomore Arly Garza, handing out hot dogs and Bibles on her university campus took on a deeper meaning when she was able to serve alongside both her college friends and church leaders.

Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has been challenged by the "Great Commission." Our lead team came up with a great outreach to reach students that would not normally come to a BSM services. Who does not have a love for pancakes?

Last week, as we were walking outside to get our scooters and leave our supervisor's apartment, our supervisor came outside and showed us something. We had been hearing firecrackers go off all night and he pointed out why.

"I really prefer not ever having any time away from my students," said no youth minister ever!

This week, two Go Now students serving in South Asia have endured spiritual warfare unlike what many of us have ever seen and have remained faithful to the Lord's call to proclaim the Gospel.

A few days ago we went to the red light district of this area I am living in. We worked with the children of the prostitutes there and helped them with school work.

En mi experiencia como Director del Ministerio Bautista Estudiantil, veo que una vez que los estudiantes universitarios cristianos comienzan su carrera, las exigencias académicas, sociales, y financieras, por no hablar de un nuevo ambiente y nuevo estilo de vida, pueden hacer que un estudiante bien intencionado ponga a Dios en segundo plano.

In my experience as a Baptist Student Ministry director, I see that once Christian college students start college life, the academic, social and financial demands, not to mention a new environment and new lifestyle, can make a well-intended college student put God on the back burner.

After Southfork Baptist Church dwindled to 15 members, Pastor David LeFlore realized something needed to change in order to continue to reach the community.

A lot of really great people in my life encouraged me to do Go Now Missions this summer. 

Most of the world is asleep at 4 o'clock in the morning. I am normally asleep at 4 in the morning, but not today. 

It was one of our rougher apartment complexes. I was warned that the kids were typically loud, disrespectful and disobedient.

I have learned so much about God's character in the time I have been in Southeast Asia and this last month really helped me put all my thoughts together.

When you think of East Asia, what do you see? What do you think of?

We've just finished our first week of having residential campers here at Frontier Lodge! 

I'm living in one of the largest Muslim-populated countries in the world. I'm only here for two months, but my trip is during a really interesting time.