Missionary Mistakes – Part I

Over the time, I see more and more how I have done things as a missionary that looking back was not wise. I plan to share a few with you in these next few blogs

The say “hind sight is always 20/20″ – and that works in the Lord’s work as well. I have made many, many mistakes and thru these few posts would like to share a few with you so that you may avoid making the same ones. You will find both mistakes and warnings. I hope they can be of help. Continue reading “Missionary Mistakes – Part I”

Life’s Lessons on the Mission Field – Part I

I wanted to share some personal thoughts from these 5 years the Lord has allowed us to be missionaries here in Argentina. The next few blogs I will be posting will be specifically addressing “Life’s Lessons on the Mission Field”.

This first lesson is the freshest on my mind as well as a very recent incident that happened. Just days ago, on Saturday, Mindy was in the hospital because of the loss of our baby. To make the story brief, she was bleeding a lot and if they would not have taken her to surgery, she could of died. Most of the nurses and hospital workers were on vacation and/or out of the office. It seemed that no one was attending us and Mindy was getting worse and worse. I began to pray with her and then in my heart, “Lord, please let her live, I need her, I will be different, please give her back to me.” This big scare that happened, brings me to my first “Life’s Lessons on the Mission Field” – the need of your spouse. Continue reading “Life’s Lessons on the Mission Field – Part I”

Have you Tried the Radio Ministry?!

I would like to share a few ideas and blessings about having a radio ministry.

Around March 2009, the Lord opened up the doors for a radio ministry here in La Plata, Argentina.  Monday thru Friday from 8am to 9am, I now have the opportunity to preach to a possible crowd of close to one million people!  Where the city of La Plata with surroundings reaches over 1 million people, the Lord opened the doors to preach on a radio station that reaches the entire city and extending outwards (except for a few low spots).  I must say that at first I was very excited, but never imagined all the work it takes to prepare a one hour a day messages. It is one thing preaching to people you are looking at, but another when you are talking to a microphone and imagining that thousands could be listening. I would like to share a few words of why I think every missionary and church should take advantage of the local radio: Continue reading “Have you Tried the Radio Ministry?!”

Bible Institutes

While here in Argentina, the Lord has allowed me to preach and teach in churches, camps, conferences, special activities, and many other places as well as to young people training for the ministry such as a Bible Institute (seminario). As a result of teaching as well as having our own Bible Institute, I wanted to share a few words and thoughts about Bible Institutes.

 Over the last few years, it seems that in many areas of Sout America and other parts of the world, that Bible Institutes and/or Bible Colleges have  “popped up” all over.  I would like to share with you for a moment my thoughts on this  “new era” in the local churches. Continue reading “Bible Institutes”