[{"content":"","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/give/","summary":"","title":"Give"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.\u0026rdquo; 2 Cor. 5:17\nAs we say goodbye to 2021 and dive into 2022, our hope as Christians, is in Christ alone. There is no fear, as it says in Psalm 27, \u0026ldquo;The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?\u0026rdquo;\nWe celebrated Jesus\u0026rsquo; birth in our church on December 25th with a special service\u0026ndash;a beautiful drama by some of the children about the true meaning of Christmas, a special song, and then a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. These special occasions are very important to us, as they draw in the parents. (They come to church to see their children). Our hope is that they see Jesus, and surrender their lives to Him!\nWe have demolished our kitchen and are in the process of building a new multipurpose room that will also serve as our soup kitchen. God has provided all the funding for the entire project! This will especially help for when it\u0026rsquo;s cold and rainy to be able to eat indoors.\nThe children of our church and the surrounding community were blessed by a special Christmas party. It was kind of like a drive-thru party due to Covid restrictions here. We had 10 children come every half hour, so it was a very long but fruitful day. They first made a craft and had a lesson on the birth of Jesus, then received goodies and gifts that friends provided stateside. For many of the children, it is their only gift, so it was very exciting for them. They also left knowing that the greatest gift to us is Jesus, and He is the true reason for the season!\nThe kids in Tijuana are still not in school due to Covid, and their online school has ceased as the teachers are on strike due to lack of funds, (they are not paying them)!, so the afterschool program is their only \u0026ldquo;school\u0026rdquo; for now! Our focus is Jesus, Mathematics and Reading. They attend three days per week, and absolutely love coming. It is a safe place where they feel loved, are heard, receive a hot meal, have \u0026ldquo;school\u0026rdquo;, and learn about Jesus and His great love for them.\nPRAYER REQUESTS:\nFor all who are suffering with illness and loss in these crazy times that we are living in\u0026ndash;that Jesus would be their comfort and strength.\nFor the parents of the 40 children in our afterschool program to come to Christ!\nFor vision, and God\u0026rsquo;s direction and guidance in the running of the afterschool program / soup kitchen. We would like to expand it but are in need of volunteers.\nFor the saints to come back to church! Many have slipped away and are just not interested in attending church.\nThat I would please God always in all that I do, say, and think. That He would give me much needed wisdom!\nThank you for reading this post and praying for me and the people of Tijuana! May God richly bless you!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2022/01/12/2022-all-things-new/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e2 Cor. 5:17\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we say goodbye to 2021 and dive into 2022, our hope as Christians, is in Christ alone. There is no fear, as it says in Psalm 27, \u0026ldquo;The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e","title":"2022, All Things New!"},{"content":"Summer is drawing to a close, and school has started for the kids in Tijuana! Some schools are in session, and some are still online. Here is a summary of the latest happenings at Calvary Chapel Pedregales:\n\u0026quot; D estination Dig\u0026quot; was the theme of this year\u0026rsquo;s VBS. There were 60 kids in attendance due to Covid Precautions. It was great fun for all, servants and kids! We dug into God\u0026rsquo;s Word and experienced God\u0026rsquo;s great love through His servants. It is the highlight of the year and always an all-church event. Those who cannot help physically gave food for the meal each day. This was our first year doing this work on our own as a church with no help from the U.S.\nW e said goodbye to 10 of our kids that graduated and are going off to Jr. High. They have grown up in our after school program, and they will truly be missed! They each received a backpack filled with school supplies. I pray that they all continue to seek God as they grow.\nO ur summer theme in our afterschool program was \u0026ldquo;Learning can be Fun!\u0026rdquo; We focused on math (fractions) and reading. It was lots of fun and the purpose of course was to prepare these kids for school, giving them a jump start! We are thankful and blessed with the youth of our church who volunteered their time this summer helping the kids.\nO ur older single gals group has not met in over a year, but has recently started up again! We meet at my house every other Saturday to study God\u0026rsquo;s Word together. It is a small group but very intimate. I love pouring into these girls, they are dear to my heart and we have such sweet fellowship!\nI am still receiving physical therapy for my right knee. I had total knee replacement on April 21st. It is a slow healing process but it gets better each day.\nPRAYER REQUESTS:\nfor volunteers to help in our after school program. We have 36 kids and the youth have gone back to school so can no longer help!\nfor more teachers to be raised up for our Sunday School.\nfor my knee to heal. I have problems with my extension.\nThanks for praying for me and for reading this post! With love from Mexico.\n\u0026quot; Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.\u0026quot;\u0026ndash;Jeremiah 33:3\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2021/08/31/august-update-2/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eSummer is drawing to a close, and school has started for the kids in Tijuana! Some schools are in session, and some are still online. Here is a summary of the latest happenings at Calvary Chapel Pedregales:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot; \u003cstrong\u003eD\u003c/strong\u003e estination Dig\u0026quot; was the theme of this year\u0026rsquo;s VBS. There were 60 kids in attendance due to Covid Precautions. It was great fun for all, servants and kids! We dug into God\u0026rsquo;s Word and experienced God\u0026rsquo;s great love through His servants. It is the highlight of the year and always an all-church event. Those who cannot help physically gave food for the meal each day. This was our first year doing this work on our own as a church with no help from the U.S.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"August Update"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.\u0026rdquo; Galatians 2:20\nThis is my life verse! As we celebrated Easter this month, the resurrection of Jesus from the grave is the reason why I am a Christian! I love this special day each year, it is a definite highlight in our church and with family!\nFor the first time in a very long time, I was with my family for Easter Sunday. My sister in law lost both of her parents, last year, and so I felt the need to be with them and we had a lovely time together.\nOur after school program, Amigos del Rey (Friends of the King) is up and running! We are receiving at this time only 10 kids per day, four days per week. We hope to have all 40 of them every day soon! Online school is very difficult here for the kids for many reasons. For these first two weeks, our focus was on our emotions and the importance of communicating how we feel using our words. Also, it was a time for the kids to share how they have been for the past year! (We had a lot of catching up to do)!\nI will be out of commission for a few months as I will have a total knee replacement on April 21st. (Huge answer to prayer, have been waiting for this for a very long time)! I am currently covering all of my areas, and preparing for this! Lots to do!\nThanks so much for taking time to read this update and praying for me and the children here at CC Pedregales. I appreciate it and continue to press on until the Lord returns!\nPRAYER REQUESTS:\nFor my upcoming knee replacement on April 21st. For the property below us that we desire to purchase in order to have a fire escape for the children from the classrooms. (This is a requirement from the city and needed if we want to start a school here). For the construction of a new multipurpose room. (We will tear down the existing building. This will help with the retaining wall which is moving). We are stepping out in faith with not much funding, but trusting the Lord to provide. ","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2021/04/11/he-is-risen/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.\u0026rdquo; Galatians 2:20\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is my life verse! As we celebrated Easter this month, the resurrection of Jesus from the grave is the reason why I am a Christian! I love this special day each year, it is a definite highlight in our church and with family!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"He is Risen!"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.\u0026rdquo; Rom. 12:12\nThe word for me this year is\u0026hellip; hope! Hope in the Lord Jesus Christ who is Sovereign. I\u0026rsquo;m sure we were all are so ready to say good-bye to 2020! A year with much suffering for some, and a \u0026ldquo;welcome to the kingdom of heaven\u0026rdquo; for others. This past year has given me a determination to get the message of the gospel out to a dying world more than ever! Here is a little bit of what I have been up to at Calvary Chapel Pedregales in Tijuana, Mexico:\nWe were able to bless the children with a Christmas party Covid style! It was such a blessing to see all of our little friends. They came for a very short time to just basically pick up their gifts and a sack lunch and other goodies. It was a huge blessing to them, as many kids here don\u0026rsquo;t receive presents at Christmas time. They all know that the biggest and best gift is Jesus! Thanks again to all who made this possible! We love you!\nOur church was closed, then open, and now closed again. We continue to minister to all via facebook with women and men\u0026rsquo;s Bible studys, Sunday School for the kids, and of course midweek and Sunday services. The kids come to the church to pick up their material, all in ziplock baggies so they can participate at home.\nWe continue to feed our families of the 40 kids who are in our after school program, \u0026ldquo;Amigos del Rey.\u0026rdquo; (Friends of the King). We purchase food and drive to their homes to drop it off. We are praying that soon we will be able to open up. The kids desperatley need help with their homework. There are many obstacles for them with online learning, so we want to help them.\nThe Lord blessed me with a mini vacation to Sacramento and Lake Tahoe with the Martinez family, my spiritual family here in Mexico. It was so nice to just relax and bask in God\u0026rsquo;s glory. Also enjoyed tremendously the Missions Conference in January at CC Costa Mesa. Great teaching and fellowship. It is refreshing and necessary to refill and spend time with the Lord to continue to give out.\nPrayer requests:\nprovisions to purchase the land below us to help us open a school that we in prayer for. for the parents of the kids to come to surrender their lives to Jesus. for the govt. to allow us to open up our church and after school program for my right knee replacement to happen soon Muchas gracias! Thank you so much for your prayers for me and the children at CC Pedregales. Dios te bendiga (God bless you)!!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2021/01/09/goodbye-2020-hello-2021/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.\u0026rdquo; Rom. 12:12\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word for me this year is\u0026hellip; hope! Hope in the Lord Jesus Christ who is Sovereign. I\u0026rsquo;m sure we were all are so ready to say good-bye to 2020! A year with much suffering for some, and a \u0026ldquo;welcome to the kingdom of heaven\u0026rdquo; for others. This past year has given me a determination to get the message of the gospel out to a dying world more than ever! Here is a little bit of what I have been up to at Calvary Chapel Pedregales in Tijuana, Mexico:\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Goodbye 2020; Hello 2021!"},{"content":"We have been so blessed and are enjoying being a part of what God is doing here in Tijuana. The roads are being paved and the giant hill that leads up to our church is one of the hills being paved. We are so thankful for this, as it will be much easier to get in and out with the rainy season coming.\nThe Lord is continuing to bless the children’s ministry here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales. We are growing! The parents of the kids are coming, little by little and this is an answer to prayer. I praise God for the faithfulness of the teachers here and the special bond that they have with the children. Our prayer is that more will come, and we have faith that God will answer, all in His time. I am holding teacher training seminars at both Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana once a month, and these are going very well. I’ve been asked to do a teacher training in November at Calvary Fellowship in Guadalajara. I am praying for transportation funds.\nI am home schooling Pastor Chris’ daughters, Rosemary and Christina, and that keeps us busy! The girls are “hechando ganas”, (doing well) and I am learning right along with them! (Their school material is fantastic)!\nThe men’s discipleship home in beautiful “Valle de Guadalupe” in Ensenada is flourishing. There are currently 20 men under the direction of James Arista and the Holy Spirit. They are growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The funds to run the center have been cut, but the Lord is providing each and every day and so we are delighted and pray for this home daily.\nREQUESTS: • For the safety of the people here in Tijuana, especially the children. There is much violence at this time, with the capture of the last of the Arellano-Felix brothers, a notorious drug cartel leader, his followers have started kidnapping children from schools, or opening fire in the schools and the kids are frightened. • For the new women’s Bible study that will start here this month, and for a men’s Bible Study to begin soon. We are asking for the Lord’s wisdom and guidance in seeking more unity, love, and stronger fellowship among the brethren. • For the evangelism group that has started up here. We are going out on Fridays and Saturdays around the colony here. We need God’s mighty hand to move in the hearts of the people, and we are seeing it already! We want Jesus to be known throughout these hills and are asking Him to use us for His glory! • For the teacher’s conference in Guadalajara this month, for traveling funds needed. • Funds for my health insurance that will end in January. Also, for my health as I am still having intestinal problems, (since June). I have an appt. with a gastrointestinal doctor soon. Pray that it will be nothing serious.\n“And you who seek God, your hearts shall live. For the Lord hears the poor…Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.” Psalm 69:32\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2008/10/18/october-2008-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eWe have been so blessed and are enjoying being a part of what God is doing here in Tijuana.  The roads are being paved and the giant hill that leads up to our church is one of the hills being paved.  We are so thankful for this, as it will be much easier to get in and out with the rainy season coming.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231pavement.JPG\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lord is continuing to bless the children’s ministry here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales. We are growing! The parents of the kids are coming, little by little and this is an answer to prayer. I praise God for the faithfulness of the teachers here and the special bond that they have with the children.  Our prayer is that more will come, and we have faith that God will answer, all in His time.  I am holding teacher training seminars at both Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana once a month, and these are going very well.   I’ve been asked to do a teacher training in November at Calvary Fellowship in Guadalajara. I am praying for transportation funds.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"October 2008 Update"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and recognize and honor and glorify your Father who is in heaven.\u0026rdquo; Matthew 5:16\nHi everyone! I want to start off first by thanking you for your prayers for me as I serve the Lord in Tijuana, Mexico and for reading this update.\nWow! What a summer! I don\u0026rsquo;t even know where to begin! We have all been experiencing a different kind of lifestyle with these very different times that we are living in! It has been quite challenging, but my main focus is to \u0026ldquo;let my light shine before all.\u0026rdquo; I love the fact that the gospel is getting out to even more people via social media than ever before. Satan has his plans, but God has even bigger plans and always gets the glory in the end!\nWe started off our summer with first ever virtual V.B.S. It was a huge success and a blessing for the children in our community. The kids, ages 4-12, did all the projects at home, took pictures and \u0026ldquo;turned them in\u0026rdquo; and received prizes for their participation.\nWe hosted two virtual weddings this summer (only family and a few others in attendance). Both brides are sisters and lived next door to me. I\u0026rsquo;ve known them since they were toddlers. Sara married Jesus, they both work full time and are very involved in the church and have been most of their lives\u0026ndash;worship band and youth ministry. Alex is a missionary here with us and married Sara\u0026rsquo;s sister, Miriam. They both have a heart for missions. Both couples love the Lord and we are excited to see how He will use them in the future!\nWe continue to serve the children in our afterschool program by giving out food each month. In August, we also gave them school supplies. They are so thankful for the help they receive, and it is so great to see them, even if for only a few seconds.\nWe are also continuing to minister to the kids through an application called \u0026ldquo;Class Dojo.\u0026rdquo; They see a different video each day of the week, and participate by doing the craft, answering questions about the Bible class, and memorizing the Bible verse of the week\u0026hellip; just as if they were attending Sunday School, and then receive prizes for their participation. I also enjoy being with them on Facebook live every Friday at 1:00. Of course I continue reading Bible stories to them Tues. through Sat. on Facebook live. We take very seriously the spiritual growth of the children here at CC Pedregales.\nWe do not say goodbye, but see you soon to two dear brothers in Christ who went home to Jesus this past month due to complications with COVID. Obed, father of three, husband, and awesome singer/songwriter, and Emanuel, 20 years old. We will miss them, but we know that they are in heaven with Jesus! Emanuel was not able to speak due to his down syndrome, but now for sure must be chatting away with Jesus!\nPrayer requests:\nfor the families of Obed and Emanuel as they mourn the passing of their loved ones. For comfort and peace from our Lord Jesus. salvation for the kids and parents of our afterschool program for the kids to be able to attend school soon. (there are many obstacles here with online learning, as many can\u0026rsquo;t afford a phone or laptop, and wifi; it\u0026rsquo;s all costly). When the kids go back to school, we will be able to open our afterschool program and soup kitchen. for my knees\u0026ndash;both are in bad shape. I was approved for a knee replacement for my right knee and will be scheduling it soon. ","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2020/09/24/summer-2020/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and recognize and honor and glorify your Father who is in heaven.\u0026rdquo; Matthew 5:16\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHi everyone! I want to start off first by thanking you for your prayers for me as I serve the Lord in Tijuana, Mexico and for reading this update.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWow! What a summer! I don\u0026rsquo;t even know where to begin! We have all been experiencing a different kind of lifestyle with these very different times that we are living in! It has been quite challenging, but my main focus is to \u0026ldquo;let my light shine before all.\u0026rdquo; I love the fact that the gospel is getting out to even more people via social media than ever before. Satan has his plans, but God has even bigger plans and always gets the glory in the end!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Summer, 2020"},{"content":"We have had such a great time over these past few months with many activities in both churches, all focusing on the family! In August we had our Vacation Bible School with over 100 kids each day. It was for three days, and was a tremendous success; and we did it all by ourselves! The teachers from both churches got together and just decided to plan it and do it! The theme verse was Colossians 3:23 “And whatever you do, do it heartily as unto the Lord and not to men…\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_198\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;The Worship Team\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nThe focus was on using our talents and gifts that the Lord has given us in our churches, schools, and homes. The worship was awesome!! These kids were raising their little hands and praising Jesus; it was a blessing to see them together with the adults worshiping Jesus. I know that God was smiling down on us.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_199\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Kids worshiping Jesus\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nThey had teaching from the Word, learned about silk screening, photography, and dance, and even presented a little dance on the last day. It was such a joy to see all of those kids every day, and the servants working together to bless these little guys. And we did it all on a budget of $300!! (We even fed them each day)!! We really know how to stretch those dollars!!\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_200\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;200\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Jesus washing the disciple\u0026rsquo;s feet\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_202\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignright\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Vacation Bible School\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nOur women’s Bible Study has ended for this quarter, but we have decided to continue to meet bi-monthly to pray together as a church family for a filling of the Holy Spirit in our lives and in our churches. The men served all of us ladies a very nice breakfast, (they even cooked it). We each received a white rose, and a chocolate candy bar.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_201\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Women\u0026rsquo;s breakfast\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nWe also hosted our friends from Crossroads Church in Vancouver WA. for a week in August. They have been coming faithfully for five years now, and have really become part of our family. They shared their time with the men at the discipleship home in Ensenada, and here in Pedregales. They are always such a blessing, and hold a very special place in our hearts. We look forward to many more years with our brothers and sisters from Washington! We shared one of many meals together at the ranch—carnitas!!! A pig was roasted and enjoyed by all!\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_203\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;our family from Vancouver Washington\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nI was extremely blessed to attend this year’s Harvest Crusade in Anaheim, CA. It’s been so long since I’ve been to one and really enjoyed it. Seeing all the decisions made for Christ that night—Wow!! It boosted my desire to go out and evangelize even more so!\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_207\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Harvest Crusade, 2011\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nWe are currently busy preparing to celebrate the Independence of Mexico which is Sept. 16th. Our theme will be the freedom that we have in Christ, and we are inviting friends and neighbors that don’t know Jesus. All the different ministries will come together and sell different foods that are typical Mexican dishes, (yummy)!, and we will have games for the kids. There will also be a costume contest. Of course there will be music—we will all worship the Lord together! All of the proceeds from this event will go toward our ministries. You are more than welcome to attend if you are in the area. We will have the celebration on Thurs. Sept. 15th at 7:00 p.m. at Calvary Chapel Tijuana. Thanks to all for your continued support and prayers for us. We love you!!!\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_209\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Mexican Independence Day, Sept. 16th\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2011/09/05/calvary-chapel-pedregales-august-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eWe have had such a great time over these past few months with many activities in both churches, all focusing on the family!  In August we had our Vacation Bible School with over 100 kids each day. It was for three days, and was a tremendous success; and we did it all by ourselves! The teachers from both churches got together and just decided to plan it and do it! The theme verse was Colossians 3:23 \u003cem\u003e“And whatever you do, do it heartily as unto the Lord and not to men…\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Calvary Chapel Pedregales August update"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;In every situation, no matter what the circumstances, be thankful and continually give thans to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.\u0026rdquo; 1 Thess. 5:18 (ASB version)\nThese are definitely different times that we are living in! We are making adjustments in the way we minister and meet the needs of the people here in Tijuana with the Coronavirus pandemic, as I\u0026rsquo;m sure you all are as well. We have to be creative, and so far all is well. I am thankful and blessed to serve God in whatever capacity I am able to. Here are a few highlights of these past two months:\nSince we are not able to have our after school program/soup kitchen, we are driving to the kids\u0026rsquo; homes and passing out \u0026ldquo;dispensas\u0026rdquo; (care packages) of food and health and hygiene supplies. This has been a great blessing for our families as many are out of work and literally have no food!\nApril 30th in Mexico is \u0026ldquo;Día del Niño\u0026rdquo; (Kid\u0026rsquo;s Day), and is a huge celebration honoring all of the kids (and there are many)! We were not able to have our big party this year, so we received some donations of clothes and toys from our dentist friend and were able to bless the kids, all 40 of them received something. Just seeing their smiles brightened our day!\nWe collaborated with Calvary Chapel Tijuana in blessing all of the front line workers here in Tijuana\u0026ndash;doctors, police officers, fire-fighters, ambulance drivers, and even patients with medical supplies. We received a donation of 15,000 face shields, 12,000 face masks, 15,000 gloves, hand sanitizers, cleaning supplies, three medical tents, and 30 plastic folding chairs , so the entire church body came together to make the face shields. It was a great opportunity for many to serve and keep busy during this time, and it blessed the workers, as you can imagine, tremendously, as they don\u0026rsquo;t have these supplies. They have to purchase them with their own funds.\nI am reading Bible stories on facebook live to the kids every day at 12:00. My prayer is to reach the kids and their parents for the gospel. (I\u0026rsquo;m sure the parents are listening too)!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2020/05/09/may-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;In every situation, no matter what the circumstances, be thankful and continually give thans to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.\u0026rdquo; 1 Thess. 5:18 (ASB version)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are definitely different times that we are living in! We are making adjustments in the way we minister and meet the needs of the people here in Tijuana with the Coronavirus pandemic, as I\u0026rsquo;m sure you all are as well. We have to be creative, and so far all is well. I am thankful and blessed to serve God in whatever capacity I am able to. Here are a few highlights of these past two months:\u003c/p\u003e","title":"May Update"},{"content":"“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt and serve the Lord.“ Joshua 24:14\nIn February, I had the awesome privilege to serve the Lord in different states in Mexico, and this update is dedicated to that three week trip. Our church here in Tijuana has sent out various church plants and I came alongside 13 saints and offered to do teacher training. The theme of the entire trip, and the Pastors/leaders conference in Cuernavaca, was the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.\nGuadalajara was our first stop. Pastor Alfonso Lopez pastors CC Guadalajara, and his family has joined he and his wife there to minister. They have a soup kitchen where they feed up to 80 kids four days per week! We were able to serve alongside them for one day in the soup kitchen. I also gave a workshop called, \u0026ldquo;Teaching children about the Holy Spirit.\nCalvary Chapel Guadalajara Soup Kitchen\nNext stop was CC Michoacan with Pastor Rogelio Barragan and family. We helped paint the entire church as well as gave all the teachers a break by teaching for them so that they were able to sit in the service and hear the Word. I gave a workshop to the teachers about discipline in the classroom and at home. About 15 were baptized also, and of course we all had a time of fellowship with delicious food.\nNext, we made our way to Mexico City where Pastor Toño Garcia pastors C.C. Ecatepec. He and his wife Beth gave us a warm welcome and we experienced agape love with his congregation. Again, saints were baptized, teachers were instructed, and great fellowship took place.\nOur final stop was Cuernavaca where the annual Pastors / Leaders Conference was held for all of the Calvary Chapels in South Mexico. There was great teaching by many and it was so nice to see old friends and make new ones too. We stayed at a very beautiful place called \u0026ldquo;El Monte\u0026rdquo; up in the hills, and had a sweet time of ministering to one another.\nI can\u0026rsquo;t tell you how blessed I was to be a part of this Missions Trip. I did have knee pain and migraine headaches during the trip, but the Lord got me through all of it. He is so good and just desires that we step out in faith and He will and always does take care of all of the details.\nPRAYER REQUESTS:\nfor my right knee pain. I will see the orthopedic dr. on March 16th to decide if I will have a knee replacement. for my headaches that are too frequent. more teachers to be raised up in our Sunday School. more kids and staff in our afterschool program. a blessed Easter Celebration ","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2020/03/11/2020-missions-trip/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river and in Egypt and serve the Lord.“ Joshua 24:14\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2020/03/mexico-map.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn February, I had the awesome privilege to serve the Lord in different states in Mexico, and this update is dedicated to that three week trip. Our church here in Tijuana has sent out various church plants and I came alongside 13 saints and offered to do teacher training. The theme of the entire trip, and the Pastors/leaders conference in Cuernavaca, was the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"2020 Missions Trip"},{"content":"January proved to be yet another great month of serving Jesus here in Tijuana, Mexico! We are in a new year, 2020, and the vision of this year from our pastor to all of us at CC Pedregales, is to reach, disciple, and send out others, and to have 20/20 vision\u0026ndash;clear vision from the Lord in all that we do for Him!\nI was blessed to be able to attend this year\u0026rsquo;s Mission\u0026rsquo;s Conference at Murrieta Hot Springs, and what a great conference it was. It\u0026rsquo;s always nice seeing old friends and making new ones. To hear how God is working all around the globe\u0026ndash;well, there\u0026rsquo;s nothing quite like that! Definitely, the best conference of the year for me!\nOur after school program, \u0026ldquo;Amigos del Rey\u0026rdquo; (Friends of the King), is still what takes most of my time, and I love these kids more every day! The library is a hit, (they are loving the books). We just saw a movie, \u0026ldquo;The Little Prince,\u0026rdquo; and I had my class do a journal entry in their journals, and they are improving so much in their writing skills, I am so proud of them! A sixth grader asked me recently how and when to use commas. Her teachers have never taught her this and she\u0026rsquo;s going into Jr. High! I sometimes assume that they know these basic concepts but they don\u0026rsquo;t! It\u0026rsquo;s still not too late to donate a book to add to our library. Just click above on the link that says \u0026ldquo;donate a book to Amigos del Rey.\u0026rdquo; (You can also choose a used book in good condition from the list).\nThe parents of the kids have mandatory meetings every three months, and the next one will be a little different. We received a donation, and so we decided to bless them with a fancy dinner and gospel message from our pastor. They have heard the gospel many times, but they simply don\u0026rsquo;t want to give up their lifestyle of sin! We know, however, that God has His perfect timing, and we just continue sharing the love of Jesus with them and God is in charge of the rest.\nI continue to disciple young adult single gals from our church; currently, there are 5, and it is a great blessing! We are becoming close and being able to share and pray together intimately is something very special to me. They all know that when they finish the class, they each will take a girl and do the same: disciple them. I\u0026rsquo;m excited to see how God will use them in the future.\nThere is currently construction going on here. We are making the children\u0026rsquo;s play area a little bit bigger by shortening our basketball court. (It was huge). This will be nice for the kids, as the trash area will also be separate from the play area instead of a part of it! I am praying for a brand new playground structure for the kids.\nAs I\u0026rsquo;m sitting here writing this post, it is 39 degrees outside and I have a new heater! I\u0026rsquo;ve never had heat here before and it is so nice to finally have one. It was a blessing from a friend, and I know it\u0026rsquo;s not much, but it\u0026rsquo;s the little things sometimes that mean so much. Although I can\u0026rsquo;t help but think of all the homeless people here in Tijuana that I pass by when I cross the border. It\u0026rsquo;s supposed to be 30 degrees at 3:00 am tomorrow morning!!!\nThe Lord gave me a verse for 2020, and it is John 14:26, \u0026ldquo;But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.\u0026rdquo; I so very much need the Holy Spirit in my life and desire to be led by Him!\nI truly am blessed by all of you and cherish and thank you for your support and prayers for me and the saints at CC Pedregales\nPrayer Requests:\nFor my upcoming trip to Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Michoacan to do teacher training. I will be gone from Feb. 16th until March 8th. That all would flow smoothly in my absence, and blessings on the teachings at the different Calvary Chapels. For my health, specifically migraine headaches. For continued blessings on the discipleship with the young ladies For the parent dinner in March, that they would come to Christ and give their lives to Jesus! for the Children\u0026rsquo;s Ministry\u0026ndash;we are currently in need of several teachers for a new playground structure Lovin\u0026rsquo; Jesus,\nDeanna\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2020/02/05/january-update-2/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eJanuary proved to be yet another great month of serving Jesus here in Tijuana, Mexico! We are in a new year, 2020, and the vision of this year from our pastor to all of us at CC Pedregales, is to reach, disciple, and send out others, and to have 20/20 vision\u0026ndash;clear vision from the Lord in all that we do for Him!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was blessed to be able to attend this year\u0026rsquo;s Mission\u0026rsquo;s Conference at Murrieta Hot Springs, and what a great conference it was. It\u0026rsquo;s always nice seeing old friends and making new ones. To hear how God is working all around the globe\u0026ndash;well, there\u0026rsquo;s nothing quite like that! Definitely, the best conference of the year for me!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"January Update"},{"content":"I have been so blessed these last few months here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales serving with so many awesome people. We are a very active church, small but united, like a family, and the cool thing is that almost everybody in the church serves in some capacity!\nHere are a few events that I would like to share with you. Below is a picture of all of us who were able to attend our annual servant\u0026rsquo;s breakfast in November each year to honor all of those who serve in the church. It was a delicious meal prepared by some of the men of the church.\nWe were affected by the recent fires in Tijuana, the picture below is my neighborhood, and the fire that you see burning damaged 5 properties, affecting in total about 45 people. The house that was completely burned to the ground, (dogs and all), was a family from our church. They are currently living here at our church and rebuilding their house with donations that have come in by many gracious people. We are also helping the other families with food and clothing and some funds as well. We are showing the love of Jesus and the people are responding positively.\nI have just begun discipling these young single gals and it is wonderful. We are going through a book on being a Proverbs 31 woman. We are praying, studying, and sharing together, and I am so excited to see what God will do through this study!\nThis little guy is Gael, and he was our neighbor and good friend who went to be with Jesus this month. He was battling Leukemia and I was able to minister to him and his mom and see him accept Jesus in his heart before he died.\nThese 12 kiddos attend our after school program. One of them is Gael\u0026rsquo;s cousin, and the Lord touched their hearts as well and through Gael\u0026rsquo;s death, they also chose to follow Jesus and accept Him in their hearts as their Lord and Savior\u0026ndash;God truly does make beauty from ashes!\nThis is our new library that we have been working on for months! Little by little the children are beginning to enjoy reading for pleasure and not just to get information for their schoolwork. We desire to grow this library to offer a variety of books to the kids. If you would like to help out, there is a button that you can press above and it will take you to our list on Amazon where you can purchase a book.\nThanks for reading this newsletter and praying for me. Here are my prayer requests: Blessings and provisions for my trip to Guadalajara and surrounding cities in Mexico in February to do teacher training at the local Calvary Chapels. I will be gone for three weeks. For continued provisions for those who lost their homes in the fires. For much-needed wisdom from the Lord in every decision that I make, and that I would be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit in all that I do. God\u0026rsquo;s blessings to you all and a Merry CHRISTmas to you and your family! ","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2019/12/02/december-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eI have been so blessed these last few months here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales serving with so many awesome people. We are a very active church, small but united, like a family, and the cool thing is that almost everybody in the church serves in some capacity!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are a few events that I would like to share with you. Below is a picture of all of us who were able to attend our annual servant\u0026rsquo;s breakfast in November each year to honor all of those who serve in the church. It was a delicious meal prepared by some of the men of the church.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"December Update"},{"content":"Calvary Chapel Pedregales\u0026hellip; We have had so many happenings here at C.C. Pedregales since my last post and I am still so honored and humbled to be a part of God\u0026rsquo;s work here. I say God\u0026rsquo;s work, because it is all Him; He directs and leads and guides and I just hold on to the steering wheel.\nGraduation Dinner\u0026hellip;\nWe closed out summer with our annual graduation dinner to honor all those who have graduated from: Primary, Secondary, High School, and College with a big fancy dinner for the graduate and their families. This is very special as many do not attend their school graduations for lack of funds.\nAfter School Program\u0026hellip;\nThe kids in the after school program, \u0026ldquo;Amigos del Rey\u0026rdquo; (Friends of the King), are attending three days per week to receive a hot meal, then a time for games and sports, and then help with their homework. Our prayer is that their families would be at our church one day worshiping the Lord together with their children. Our primary focus is of course, is that each child will come to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. We offered parenting classes for the parents and just finished this.\nChildren\u0026rsquo;s Ministry\u0026hellip;\nWe have an excellent group of teachers and they are busy getting ready for the big Christmas play that we have each year. This not only gives the children an opportunity to participate, but their parents (who don\u0026rsquo;t attend church), will come and see the performance. This is an open door to present the gospel to them.\nHere are my prayer requests:\nfor safety here where we live as there are gunshots often and people are killed, drug related. We just received news of a young man who was killed recently. He used to attend our church. for the parents of the kids in the afterschool program that they would come to faith. There is such a stronghold here in this colony; definitely we are in Satan\u0026rsquo;s territory! But with God, nothing is impossible! For the Lord to provide funds for me to travel to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Michoacan, and Cuernavaca in February for three weeks to do teacher training. I will need to raise app. $1,000. for Gael, who is battling Leukemia. He is 13 years old. And for mom, Karina who also has two other children to look after, and that they would seek the Lord during this time. ","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2019/10/16/fall-is-here-2/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"calvary-chapel-pedregales\"\u003eCalvary Chapel Pedregales\u0026hellip;\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have had so many happenings here at C.C. Pedregales since my last post and I am still so honored and humbled to be a part of God\u0026rsquo;s work here. I say God\u0026rsquo;s work, because it is all Him; He directs and leads and guides and I just hold on to the steering wheel.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraduation Dinner\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe closed out summer with our annual graduation dinner to honor all those who have graduated from: Primary, Secondary, High School, and College with a big fancy dinner for the graduate and their families. This is very special as many do not attend their school graduations for lack of funds.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Fall is here"},{"content":"Click Here to Donate Now!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/donate-a-book-to-amigos-del-rey/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/9JZV5CWMMNRH?ref_=wl_share\"\u003eClick Here to Donate Now!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/Blog-posts-32.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e","title":"Donate a Book to Amigos del Rey"},{"content":"","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/","summary":"","title":"Amigos del Rey, Friends of the King"},{"content":"This is the WPForms preview page. All your form previews will be handled on this page.\nThe page is set to private, so it is not publicly accessible. Please do not delete this page :) .\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/wpforms-preview/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the WPForms preview page. All your form previews will be handled on this page.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe page is set to private, so it is not publicly accessible. Please do not delete this page :) .\u003c/p\u003e","title":"WPForms Preview"},{"content":"Hello everyone! Greetings from Tijuana, Mexico! I wanted to share a little bit with you about what the Lord has been doing in my life here at CC Pedregales in these last few months.\nI am still overseeing the Children’s Ministry here at CCP (Calvary Chapel Pedregales). We average about 60 kids on Wed. and Sun. services. I am currently teaching the 9-11 year old class on Wed. nights as we are lacking a teacher for this class. It is a joy to be teaching again, as I’ve been out of the classroom for sometime now, focusing on teacher training.\nPreschool class\nOur after school program, “Amigos del Rey” (Friends of the King), has kept me very busy. We currently feed 30 children from the neighborhood a healthy lunch three days per week, (Tues. Thurs. and Fri.).The kids come from 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. and they eat, wash their dishes, brush their teeth, play table games, and then do their homework. We have a small staff that runs this program, and are always in need of more help. We have some kids who are 9, 10, and 11 that don’t know how to read as they have not been in school! With our limited staff, it’s difficult to give them the one-on-one help that they need, but we are praying and know that God will send us more laborers! It is a joy to serve and minister to these kids. Each one of them has a story, and many of them are not good! There is lots of abuse, sexual and physical, and neglect which is common in poverty stricken places, where drugs and alcohol are prevalent. They are very much at-risk, and so we are here to show them a different way! ☺ They all need Jesus, and that’s just what we give them.\nWe now have the support from the local DIF here in Tijuana (They are children’s social services). They recently came and provided tamales for all of the kids, and backpacks for school. This is a big achievement, as here in Tijuana, it’s very different than in the states, and to have their support is a big deal!\nThey will also be giving us food on a weekly basis for the kids to take home, fresh fruits and vegetables…We also have a dentist friend who is Christian and is seeing every child free of charge! I see every day, how dear these children are to God’s heart, and I am honored to be a small part in what He is doing for them. I feel that this is the reason that God brought me to Mexico back in 1996, for these very children. I ask you to pray for these kids and our staff, that God would continue to bless us, giving the adults wisdom in how to best meet their needs.\nWe just celebrated Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16th. We had an all church party and dressed in typical Mexican clothing and ate a very delicious typical meal called “Pozole.” We also celebrate the freedom that we have in Tijuana to worship God.\nIn July, we had our 2nd annual Graduation dinner honoring all of the kids from our church who graduated from Elementary, Jr. High, High School, and College. There were a total of 14 this year! We want to honor each milestone graduation each year, as it is difficult to stay in school in Tijuana.\nThese are just some of the happenings here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales in these last few months! Thanks to you all for your many years of prayers and support for me in Tijuana!\nGod bless you all! Deanna Jevas Serving in Tijuana, Mexico\n“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”—Galatians 2:20\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2016/09/22/september-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello everyone! Greetings from Tijuana, Mexico! I wanted to share a little bit with you about what the Lord has been doing in my life here at CC Pedregales in these last few months.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am still overseeing the Children’s Ministry here at CCP (Calvary Chapel Pedregales). We average about 60 kids on Wed. and Sun. services. I am currently teaching the 9-11 year old class on Wed. nights as we are lacking a teacher for this class. It is a joy to be teaching again, as I’ve been out of the classroom for sometime now, focusing on teacher training.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"September Update"},{"content":"","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/sample-page/","summary":"","title":"Blog Posts"},{"content":"Hello friends and family,\nWell, fall is here and we are grateful for the cooler weather! Summer was a blast here with the kids, we were able to take all 30 kids from our after school program \u0026ldquo;Amigos del Rey,\u0026rdquo; (friends of the King), to a water park near Ensenada! Only one child knew how to swim, it was crazy, but fun also. It was a day that these kids will remember for a very long time. For some, it was their first time ever in a pool.\nWe are back in the swing of things for the new school year. The kids need school uniforms and shoes. We are working on getting them all school shoes, God continues to bless these kids\u0026ndash;He loves them so much and provides for all of their needs.\nThis Saturday our church body is giving a surprise wedding for Suzette, a young married girl who grew up in our congregation who is battling Leukemia. She was given her last chemo. treatment and has a 20% chance to live. She is married to Alex legally, but never had her dream wedding. Well, we are giving it to her and I am so blessed to see the congregation coming together to give of their time and money to make this happen.\nWe recently had an outreach for the local police and fire-fighters of Tijuana. We decided to bless them with a prime rib dinner as a thank you for all they do for the community. Calvary Chapel San Juan Capistrano funded this event and served at it as well. We showed the movie \u0026ldquo;Courageous,\u0026rdquo; and many hands were raised to receive Jesus after the gospel message was given. Prayerfullly, this is the beginning of something big, as the Tijuana chief of police, when asked what their biggest need is, responded with \u0026ldquo;Spiritual.\u0026rdquo; Lord willing, we would like to start a chaplain training program to help the Tijuana police and fire dept.\nMexican Independence Day was on Sept. 15th. and we had a huge party here at the church to celebrate! It was such a wonderful event with the entire church body! We ate Pozole (a delicious meal), had games for the kids, a costume contest, and we ended the night in prayer for the country of Mexico. It all ended at about 1:30 a.m.! God bless Mexico!!\nPRAYER REQUESTS:\nPRAISE REPORT: God blessed me with a new car!! A 1998 Toyota Rav4. It is in excellent condition and I am thankful to my Lord for His provisions!\n1. continued blessings for Orphans First, the organization that funds our feeding program for the kids here.\n2. for a miraculous healing for Suzette, and for her family to stay grounded and grow stronger in their faith.\n3. for the chaplaincy program for the local police and fire-fighters of Tijuana; men to give of their time to serve here, and men to do training in this area.\n4. For Federico Acosta and his wife Nena as they embark on a new journey as Senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Pedregales. Pray that their needs as a family would be met with an increase in his salary.\n4. for all of our spiritual and physical needs here to continue to be met. I am in continual awe of how God supplies for all of our needs as a church and personally. PRAISE HIM!\nThanks for your prayers for me and the people of Tijuana and especially for the children that I serve here. It is a PRIVILEGE and and HONOR to serve the Lord\nField trip to the water park\nSuzette\nPrime rib dinner for Police officers of Tijuana\nmexican independence day\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2014/10/03/fall-is-here/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello friends and family,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell, fall is here and we are grateful for the cooler weather!  Summer was a blast here with the kids, we were able to take all 30 kids from our after school program \u0026ldquo;Amigos del Rey,\u0026rdquo; (friends of the King), to a water park near Ensenada! Only one child knew how to swim, it was crazy, but fun also. It was a day that these kids will remember for a very long time. For some, it was their first time ever in a pool.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Fall is here"},{"content":"Hola from beautiful Tijuana Baja CA. It has been too long since writing my last newsletter!\nSummer started with a bang here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales with our annual V.B.S. in JunCalvary Chapel Shoreline came again and supported us this summer funding the project. We averaged about 100 kids per day, for 5 days. The theme was \u0026ldquo;Agency D3\u0026rdquo;\u0026ndash;Discover, Decide, Defend. It was a beautiful and fun way of presenting the gospel and then deciding what to do with all the evidence collected throughout the week of who Jesus was. It was a huge success, and the bretheren from Shoreline were awesome! They helped tremendously with the kids and even had time to build 6 picnic tables for our patio, a closet in Deanna\u0026rsquo;s house, and various other projects around the church. We are blessed to call them friends and pray that they will be back again next year.\nCalvary Chapel Shoreline V.B.S. team\nvbs1\nready to learn about Mission\u0026rsquo;s\nArts n Crafts\nOur new tables\nRosemary and Christina are growing up! I homeschooled them most of their lives, and they have grown into beautiful young ladies who love Jesus and serve him with all their heart. Rosemary is driving now, and has a heart for Missions. She is serving now short term in Guadalajara and will begin Bible College in Ensenada in August.\nRosemary driving for the first time on the freeway.\nPastor Federico and his family lives with us here, and Federico will soon be ordained as Senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Pedregales and we are excited for this and will pray for this beautiful family as they take this step of faith and serve the Lord full time.\nfede and family\nI had a milestone birthday this year\u0026ndash;I can\u0026rsquo;t believe that I am 50 years old! I don\u0026rsquo;t know where the time has gone, but it\u0026rsquo;s been a lovely 50 with almost 20 of them serving Jesus here in Tijuana.\nDeanna\u0026rsquo;s birthday bash!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2014/07/17/summer-happenings-at-calvary-chapel-pedregales/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHola from beautiful Tijuana Baja CA.  It has been too long since writing my last newsletter!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer started with a bang here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales with our annual V.B.S. in JunCalvary Chapel Shoreline came again and supported us this summer funding the project. We averaged about 100 kids per day, for 5 days. The theme was \u0026ldquo;Agency D3\u0026rdquo;\u0026ndash;Discover, Decide, Defend. It was a beautiful and fun way of presenting the gospel and then deciding what to do with all the evidence collected throughout the week of who Jesus was.  It was a huge success, and the bretheren from Shoreline were awesome! They helped tremendously with the kids and even had time to build 6 picnic tables for our patio, a closet in Deanna\u0026rsquo;s house, and various other projects around the church. We are blessed to call them friends and pray that they will be back again next year.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Summer Happenings at Calvary Chapel Pedregales"},{"content":"Blessings to all who read this update!\nI am blessed as ever serving here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana. We just had a two day staff meeting at Pastor Chris’ house in Cantamar to plan out the activities at both churches for the entire year! Our minds felt a bit fried at the end, (well, at least mine did), but it felt good to get everything on paper. I am looking forward to a blessed 2013 and ready to be used by God how ever He desires to!\nWe ended 2012 with a bang! So many fun activities in the month of December—too many to write about, but here are a few highlights\nThe kids of CC Pedregales once again put on an excellent Christmas drama. I know I’ve said this before, but it’s true—every year is better than the last. They really put 100% into it; they\u0026rsquo;ve actually become quite the performers. We had practices daily for about two weeks, and they came in the rain, even some were sick but never missed a practice. This drama focused on the animals in the stable and they told the story of the birth of Jesus from their perspective. Then of course, they all sang and danced at the end—it was fabulous!\nThe Lord again provided shoebox gifts for all of our kids through CC Saving Grace. About 43 brothers and sisters came out and blessed all of the kids with a gift, and we had a clown group give a great gospel message with games and lots of fun and of course the opportunity to receive Him as their Lord and Savior. A big thank you (a little late) to David Wilkinson and all of the saints from Saving Grace!!\nAll of the teachers from CC Pedregales and CC Tijuana gathered together and formed a choir for Christmas this year. It was our first ever choir and it was such a blessing to sing praises to our King during a special Christmas service. I hope to keep this tradition going as it was a time of bonding and sweet fellowship. Please pray for more teachers to be raised up. Three had to step down from ministry this month due to changes in their work schedules.\nI was able to surprise my mom and be with my family on Dec. 24th and 25th to celebrate Christmas with them. I haven’t done this in a long time so it was very special. We had a great time together!\nI was also blessed to be able to attend this year’s Mission’s Conference at Murrieta Hot Springs in January. My mom lives about 5 minutes from the Conference Center so I was able to stay with her which was a double blessing for me. It’s always a great time to see friends and fellow missionaries serving in different places around the globe and to hear what God is doing. I look forward to this every year—it is a great way to start off the New Year. Deanna, a fellow missionary friend, is leaving for India soon to serve there for one year.\nThanks again for all of your prayers for us here in Tijuana, and please pray for the little ones and the elderly with these cold temperatures. Praise God for the break in the recent weather change, but I’m sure that winter is not over yet, and with no insulation in the homes and no heat, it gets c-o-l-d.\nLet me tell you about my friend Debbora Braddish. She has been with us at CC Tijuana for about 7 years now. She has been such a great blessing to all of us—she is an example of a Christian woman who is truly abandoned to the Lord. While here in Tijuana, she founded an organization called “Operation Mercy.” This is a group of brothers and sisters that went out and ministered to the poorest of the poor on the streets of Tijuana, showing mercy to many people by healing their wounds, washing their feet, helping the elderly by changing their diapers….She is now being called to Calcutta India. She has a visa for 10 years, and she is going not knowing where she will live, but is just being obedient to the Lord’s calling to show mercy to the poorest of the poor in India. She has sold everything that she owns, and has only a backpack of the necessary items for her trip, as she will be on foot much of the time. I am telling you a little bit about her so that you could pray for her as she goes on her adventure of faith. I along with many others, will truly miss her.\nPictures: #1: My Dear Friend Debbora #2: Kids singing and dancing at the finale of the Drama #3: Yareli and her Christmas gift #4: Kids worshiping Jesus #5: Kids clowning around #6: Teacher\u0026rsquo;s Christmas choir #7: My Family #8: Missions Conference My dear friend Debbora\nKids singing and dancing at the finale of the Drama\nYareli and her Christmas gift\nKids worshiping Jesus\nClowning around with the kids\nTeacher\u0026rsquo;s Christmas Choir\nMy Beautiful Family\nMission\u0026rsquo;s Conference\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2013/01/23/january-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eBlessings to all who read this update!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/jevas/2013/01/23/january-update/barn-animals/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"barn animals\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2013/01/barn-animals-300x225.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e I am blessed as ever serving here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana.  We just had a two day staff meeting at Pastor Chris’ house in Cantamar to plan out the activities at both churches for the entire year!  Our minds felt a bit fried at the end, (well, at least mine did), but it felt good to get everything on paper. I am looking forward to a blessed 2013 and ready to be used by God how ever He desires to!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"January update"},{"content":"Summer is winding down, (although you wouldn\u0026rsquo;t know it with this heat)! We have no a.c. here in Tijuana, so thank Jesus next time you turn your a.c. on!! :)\nWe had a fabulous Vacation Bible School this year. Our very own teachers planned the whole week, and many adults and youth from the churches helped out. Our theme this year was \u0026ldquo;Vida Salvaje\u0026rdquo; (Jungle life), and there was a different Bible verse each day that the kids memorized. Liliana made the Bible stories come to life with all of awesome scenery and sound effects. Once again, God provided!! A big thanks to those who were able to give to help purchase the snacks and all the materials\u0026hellip;for this week.\nThe youth of CC Pedregales did a fantastic job during this week. They did all of the decorating, assisted during the week with the kids, and cleaned up at the end of each day! They love serving the Lord, and I thank God for them.\nIn June, we recognized all of the graduates\u0026ndash;from Elementary, Jr. High, and High School. Pastor Chris, along with others, laid hands on them praying for their spiritual life as they start new schools, and that Jesus would continue to grow them and shine his love through them to others. My desire is to start a tradition next year with a special dinner for all the graduates, Lord willing. I had a wonderful vacation visiting family and friends. It was a time of rest, which I thoroughly enjoyed! While on vacation, I attended the fundraiser banquet with Saving Grace. My mom and some friends joined me, and what a beautiful night! I even won a tax consult in the raffle. It was great to see many other missionaries, and hear a little bit of what the Lord is doing.\nBible Story\nArts n Crafts\nSnack Time\nWorship Time\nYouth cleaning up\nThe graduates of 2012\nPastor Chris and others praying for the graduates\nKayaking at Sunset Beach\nSaving Grace fundraiser banquet\nThanks for again for your continued prayers for all of us at CC Pedregales and Tijuana! God\u0026rsquo;s blessings to you and your families~\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2012/08/17/august-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eSummer is winding down, (although you wouldn\u0026rsquo;t know it with this heat)!  We have no a.c. here in Tijuana, so thank Jesus next time you turn your a.c. on!! :)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe had a fabulous Vacation Bible School this year. Our very own teachers planned the whole week, and many adults and youth from the churches helped out. Our theme this year was \u0026ldquo;Vida Salvaje\u0026rdquo; (Jungle life), and there was a different Bible verse each day that the kids memorized.   Liliana made the Bible stories come to life with all of awesome scenery and sound effects.  Once again, God provided!!  A big thanks to those who were able to give to help purchase the snacks and all the materials\u0026hellip;for this week.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"AUGUST UPDATE"},{"content":"Summer is in full swing at Calvary Chapel Pedregales, and the months prior have been very busy here in the Children\u0026rsquo;s Ministry, and in the church as well.\nSince Easter, (my last update), there has been events it seems like every month! We started with \u0026ldquo;Kid\u0026rsquo;s Day\u0026rdquo; on Apr. 30. This is a huge celebration for the children here in Tijuana. It\u0026rsquo;s similar to Mother\u0026rsquo;s and Father\u0026rsquo;s Day in the U.S., but Kid\u0026rsquo;s Day, (Dia del Nino), is a real big deal here! Well, the kids from CC Pedregales, together with the kids from CC Tijuana, jumped on the bus\u0026ndash;(yes, we were able to rent two buses)!!, and headed out for a beautiful park here in Tijuana. It was a cowboy theme, and everyone had a great time!! The kids all wore different colored bandannas (according to the group they were in), and there were relay races, pinatas, cupcakes, prizes for the games, hot dogs, nachos, watermelon, a great drama, worship, all kinds of stuff! Some friends from CC Saving Grace joined us for this very special day. It was so nice for all who were able to go, and for some, it was their very first time at this park!\nA huge THANK YOU to all those who gave financially to make this event happen! Over $300 was raised which made it possible to take the kids to the park!\nNext came Mother\u0026rsquo;s Day. We love our moms so much and the kids expressed their love by giving the moms a very special dessert tea. The Jr. High class served them, and it was fabulous! The kids sang to their moms and played games. It was very touching and special for them. The only thing missing was my mom!!\nIn May, we had a special event at CC Tijuana, our \u0026ldquo;Mission\u0026rsquo;s Expo.\u0026rdquo; Each one of our missionaries were presented to the congregation with the purpose of raising support teams for them in the areas of: moral, logistics, financial, prayer, communication, and re-entry support as is outlined in the book \u0026ldquo;Serving as Senders\u0026rdquo;, by Neal Pirolo. I was proud to represent our brother Pastor Alfonso and his wife, Adela from CC Guadalajara. We have missionaries in Chiapas, San Felipe, Guadalajara, and Tijuana.\nWe cannot forget Father\u0026rsquo;s Day! We had our annual Pancake Breakfast for just the dad\u0026rsquo;s and their kids. They had fun decorating their pancakes to look like their dad\u0026rsquo;s faces. We also presented a very special slide show for the dads. A good friend, Pastor Gary Kusonaki and a team from CC San Juan Capistrano shared this special day with us.\nThe dad pictured above is not a believer, but it is events like the Father\u0026rsquo;s Day breakfast that brings him to church. The Word of God is sown, and the rest is up to the Lord! We are praying for his salvation.\nAnd finally, in June we had our annual \u0026ldquo;Fiesta de Libertad\u0026rdquo; (Festival of Liberty) Crusade on the streets in downtown Tijuana. Many churches stateside joined forces with us to make this event happen. It was an awesome, well organized day. I believe there were app. 3,000 hot dogs cooked and served! The gospel message went out to many that day, and about 40 decisions were made for Christ!! Praise God!!! Plans are underway as I write this for a Fiesta Crusade in San Felipe this October! All are invited to come.\n\u0026ldquo;I long for Your salvation, O Lord, and Your law is my delight. Let my soul live, and it shall praise you.\u0026rdquo;\nPsalm 119:174-175\nThe Lord bless you all and thanks for keeping in touch, for reading this update, and for your prayers!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2012/07/08/calvary-chapel-tijuana-july-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eSummer is in full swing at Calvary Chapel Pedregales, and the months prior have been very busy here in the Children\u0026rsquo;s Ministry, and in the church as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince Easter, (my last update), there has been events it seems like every month! We started with \u0026ldquo;Kid\u0026rsquo;s Day\u0026rdquo; on Apr. 30. This is a huge celebration for the children here in Tijuana.  It\u0026rsquo;s similar to Mother\u0026rsquo;s and Father\u0026rsquo;s Day in the U.S., but Kid\u0026rsquo;s Day, (Dia del Nino), is a real big deal here!   Well, the kids from CC Pedregales, together with the kids from CC Tijuana, jumped on the bus\u0026ndash;(yes, we were able to rent two buses)!!,  and headed out for a beautiful park here in Tijuana. It was a cowboy theme, and everyone had a great time!! The kids all wore different colored bandannas (according to the group they were in), and there were relay races, pinatas, cupcakes, prizes for the games, hot dogs, nachos, watermelon, a great drama, worship, all kinds of stuff!  Some friends from CC Saving Grace joined us for this very special day. It was so nice for all who were able to go, and for some, it was their very first time at this park!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Calvary Chapel Tijuana July Update"},{"content":"\u0026ldquo;Jesus is risen, He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!\u0026rdquo;\nI am blessed to serve the Lord with the children and people here in Tijuana. We had an absolutely wonderful, blessed Resurrection Day. We all gathered at our men\u0026rsquo;s discipleship home in Ensenada and heard the Good News of Jesus dying for our sins and being raised up the third day, then ate together and had fun fellowshipping and playing games together. The kids let lots of purple and white balloons go up, up, way up in the sky, just like Jesus went to be with his Father in heaven.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_250\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Pastor Chris giving the Word\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_251\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;kids getting ready to let the balloons go up in the sky\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nOur 4th youth Conference was held at CC Pedregales on Mar. 30th and Apr. 01. Many youth from all the local Calvary Chapels gathered to learn from God\u0026rsquo;s Word and fellowship together. The theme was \u0026ldquo;Hacedores de la Palabra\u0026rdquo;, (Doers of the Word), focusing on the book of 1 John. They all compete in different areas all having to do with the theme, and as you can see in the photo, the youth from CC Pedregales won second place.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_252\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;CC Pedregales youth at youth conference\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nSome brothers and sisters from Calvary Chapel Westgrove came for two days and we had a great time getting to know them and serve alongside them on the streets of Tijuana. There were about 25 of us altogether and we hit the streets of Tijuana on April 14th to share the love of Jesus with the people and to invite them to a special Evangelistic Service at our church in downtown Tijuana. The youth brought their guitars and beautiful voices, and played and sang and it really drew the people in. It was our first time doing this, and it was a great blessing and a joy to see the people come to the service. There were about 15 decisions or re-dedications made to the Lord. We plan to do this every month. Thanks to all from CC Westgrove for sharing your hearts and blessing us. I know we will see you again very soon!\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_254\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Evangelizing in downtown Tijuana\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_255\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;youth from CC Westgrove and Rosemary singing on the streets of Tijuana\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_256\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Evangelsim team from CC Westgrove and brethren from CC Tijuana and CC Pedregales\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2012/04/18/april-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Jesus is risen, He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am blessed to serve the Lord with the children and people here in Tijuana. We had an absolutely wonderful, blessed Resurrection Day. We all gathered at our men\u0026rsquo;s discipleship home in Ensenada and heard the Good News of Jesus dying for our sins and being raised up the third day, then ate together and had fun fellowshipping and playing games together. The kids let lots of purple and white balloons go up, up, way up in the sky, just like Jesus went to be with his Father in heaven.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"April Update"},{"content":"Hola family and friends,\nThese past few months have been very busy for me, but I must say I am extremely blessed! There are always new challenges and lots of growing opportunities. This September, I accepted a teaching position at Calvary Chapel Bible College in Ensenada. I taught a Tues. morning class of 18 girls ranging in age from 16 to 50+. It is a bilingual college with students from Mexico as well as the U.S. One girl, Mary, came all the way from Nigeria, Africa! The class was based on the life of Ruth and focused on 10 qualities of a godly woman. It was clearly a challenge for me, as I teach children, and this was my first time teaching at an accredited college. It was a lot of work, but well worth it. I enjoyed the class thoroughly and Lord willing, will teach again in the fall of next year.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_223\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Fall semester girls from CCBC Ensenada\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nWe enjoyed a visit from Calvary Chapel Mid Valley in October. It was their first time visiting, and we were all so blessed by them. They did some painting, a mini V.B.S. with the kids here, prepared a marvelous Italian dinner for our Servant\u0026rsquo;s dinner, and served in the Children\u0026rsquo;s Ministry at both churches on Sunday for all of our teachers so they could have a break. Pastor Dave Cuff also gave an excellent message on serving the Lord. We pray that they will return again soon!\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_224\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;aligncenter\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Servant\u0026rsquo;s dinner by the brethren at CC Mid Valley\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nChildren\u0026rsquo;s worship\nI was part of a first time English Bible Study in Ensenada with some good friends, Christina Abundis, Karen Coleman, and Monica Arista, who happen to be missionaries as well. We studied Esther with Beth Moore, and it was excellent! I haven\u0026rsquo;t been part of an English Bible Study in more than 15 years, so it was a real treat for me. Monica, one of the gals, prepared a beautiful \u0026ldquo;Feast\u0026rdquo; for us all on the last night, and we called it the \u0026ldquo;Feast of Purim.\u0026rdquo; What a blessing it was to study the Word of God together. God is so full of blessings!\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_227\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Thanks Monica for a fabulous evening!\u0026rdquo;][/caption]\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_226\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignright\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Our own \u0026ldquo;Feast of Purim\u0026rdquo; after studying the book of Esther\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nGod\u0026rsquo;s blessings to all of you and a Merry CHRISTmas to you! Thanks for your continued prayers for us!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2011/12/10/september-through-november-newsletter/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHola family and friends,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese past few months have been very busy for me, but I must say I am extremely blessed! There are always new challenges and lots of growing opportunities. This September, I accepted a teaching position at Calvary Chapel Bible College in Ensenada. I taught a Tues. morning class of 18 girls ranging in age from 16 to 50+.   It is a bilingual college with students from Mexico as well as the U.S.  One girl, Mary, came all the way from Nigeria, Africa!  The class was based on the life of Ruth and focused on 10 qualities of a godly woman.  It was clearly a challenge for me, as I teach children, and this was my first time teaching at an accredited college.  It was a lot of work, but well worth it.   I enjoyed the class thoroughly and Lord willing, will teach again in the fall of next year.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"September through November Newsletter"},{"content":"Hello All!\nI praise God for all of his marvelous works; He is truly amazing and worthy of all our praise.\nI have so much to share with you that I don’t even know where to start! It’s been awhile since I’ve written, and so, there is much to share, but I will give you a few of the highlights of these past few months.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_132\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;men from the ranch opening Christmas gifts\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nThanksgiving and Christmas were beautiful, as we had the honor of spending them both with the 30+ men at the men’s discipleship home that we have near Ensenada, “Rancho Poeima.” I see just how much the Lord Jesus loves these men—He truly is full of blessings! We had turkey with all the trimmings, (the Lord provided), played sports, and then worshipped the Lord together. It was an awesome time, and the men were blessed and touched by our presence there. Each one, in fact, got up and shared why they were thankful, many with tears of joy just thinking where they were last Christmas and where they are today, it was overwhelming for some of them.\nThey were also blessed with many Christmas gifts, including work boots, brand new jackets, socks, toiletry items, beanies, gloves… as Jesus said, it truly is better to give than to receive! Thanks to CC Beachside, CC Pacific Hills, and CC La Mirada for all\nof their love and service to these men.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_126\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;259\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Teacher\u0026rsquo;s Christmas Dinner\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nDecember brought many “posadas”, or Christmas parties. It seems like each ministry had a party, with so much good food!!! I oversee the children’s ministry, and I really wanted to bless the teachers as they are such servants, with many teaching for years without a break. I didn’t have money to buy a nice ham to cook, so I prayed that God would provide, and the next day, I received a blessing of $30, which I knew was for the ham. So we feasted and fellowshipped together, and it was very nice.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_95\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;3 - 6 year olds open the play with a song\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nThe big event was the annual Children’s Christmas play. This year, we combined drama, with dancing and singing, and it was truly anointed! The kids started working on this at the beginning of October with weekly practices. They never tire and can go on for hours rehearsing. During all these practices, I saw how much the kids enjoy singing. I’ve always wanted to start a children’s choir but have limited music ability, but the Lord showed me that I need to just do it and He will show me what to do and guide me along the way. So, Lord willing, we will start a children’s choir soon.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_127\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignright\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;225\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Our Littlest Angel\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nWe, (the kids and I), were praying that the relatives of these kids would come to the play, and many did, and were touched by the Holy Spirit. The seeds have been planted in their hearts and now God will cultivate them and bring them to salvation one day.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_99\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Play, \u0026ldquo;The Best Gift of All\u0026rdquo;\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\n\u0026quot; Next, we had a very special event on January 9th. We, as a church, adopted an orphanage called “El Faro” Each person from our two churches sponsored a child from the orphanage with buying them a Christmas gift. The children made out wish lists of things they wanted and sent it to us weeks beforehand. It was a great experience for all of us! We ate tamales together with them, played and talked with them, and then gave them their gift. It was a nice change to see the Mexican families from our churches giving to others; ALL were blessed. My child was Denise. She is 9 years old and just a sweetheart. The kids of our church were able to put into practice what they’ve learned in Sunday School regarding sharing and giving. This was such a success, that I’m sure it will become an annual event.\n[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_131\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;186\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;Christmas at the orphanage, \u0026ldquo;El Faro\u0026rdquo;\u0026rdquo;] [/caption]\nThese are just a few of the highlights that closed out 2010. Now we look to 2011 with JOY knowing not what God has in store for us, but asking only that his will be done. Our pastor’s heart for 2011 is to focus on the family. We will be zeroing in on the needs of every aspect of the family: marriage, singles, children and godly discipline…I would like to thank each and every one of you for your prayers and support—you are all appreciated beyond words! I love you all~\nPlease pray for:\n1. Blessings for 2011 with the vision of Pastor Chris to strengthen the families.\n2. Blessing and annointing as I begin to teach the single women starting Jan. 22nd.\n3. Good health for Pastor Chris\n4. for the Lord to continue raising up quality teachers who are called to serve.\n5. open doors to start teaching English, (time and available days)!\n6. provisions for all of our bills and personal needs\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2011/01/25/calvary-chapel-pedreglaes-november-december-update-2/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello All!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI praise God for all of his marvelous works; He is truly amazing and worthy of all our praise.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have so much to share with you that I don’t even know where to start! It’s been awhile since I’ve written, and so, there is much to share, but I will give you a few of the highlights of these past few months.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[caption id=\u0026ldquo;attachment_132\u0026rdquo; align=\u0026ldquo;alignleft\u0026rdquo; width=\u0026ldquo;300\u0026rdquo; caption=\u0026ldquo;men from the ranch opening Christmas gifts\u0026rdquo;] \u003ca href=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2011/01/january-9.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2011/01/january-9-300x225.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e[/caption]\u003c/p\u003e","title":"CALVARY CHAPEL PEDREGLAES November / December Update"},{"content":"\nDear friends,\nThis summer has been extremely busy with many ministry events back to back. We were blessed to be able to minister to the youth, adults, and children with many special events. In September we had the purity conference for all the young ladies, and the women’s conference. These have become annual events. It’s nice to see all of the different Calvary Chapels in north Baja CA come together and participate in these events. I was honored to share at the women’s conference about Miriam the prophetess. The theme of the conference was, “Mujeres Virtuosas,” (Virtuous Women), and each one of us spoke of a different woman of the Bible that was used greatly by God. In July, about 30 of us went to Guadalajara where we celebrated Jesus with the “Fiesta de Libertad” Crusade. Pastor Bryan Parish from C.C. La Mirada traveled with us and was the guest speaker for the event. We were able to encourage the brethren from C.C. Guadalajara and many people came to Christ. A dear friend and sister in the Lord, Yandi Pacheco, went home to be with Jesus in September. She had a long battle with cancer, but she won in the end!! We visited her and I had the honor of praying with her just hours before she went home to be with Jesus. We were blessed by her faith and her endurance until the very end. She has been and still is a true inspiration for my life. I will always remember her strong, solid faith and love for her Lord. I’ve known Yandi and her family since I first came to Tijuana back in 1996. We had another all church mission’s trip in October to San Felipe. There were about 150 of us all together. We encouraged our missionaries, Octavio and Betty who started a Calvary Chapel there by having another “Fiesta de Libertad” (Festival of Liberty) crusade. It was an extremely hot day, but we all worked hard in service to the people of San Felipe. Like always, many children came to hear the message of how much Jesus loves them. Again, Pastor Bryan Parish from La Mirada, CA was the featured speaker, and there were quite a few people who asked for physical healing at the end of the message. As always, it was an HONOR to lead these beautiful people in prayer to receive Jesus as their personal Savior. There were tears shed, and joyful singing afterwards. Many joined us the very next day, Sunday, for our church service and beach baptisms, and LOTS were baptized. The Holy Spirit was flowing there on the beach, and all were blessed! PRAYER REQUESTS: • for a sister, Mary, from CC Ensenada who lost all three of her children in an auto accident. She tried to resuce them from the burning car, but was not able to. • For Pastor Chris’ health • That the Lord would continue sending funds for the renovation of C.C. Tijuana • Blessings for all the teachers of CC Pedregales and CC Tijuana, and for more teachers to be called to the ministry • For the construction going on at the ranch in Ensenada, (men’s discipleship home), for safety with all the workers, and wisdom in the building of the new dorms. • For the Lord to bless our Christmas musical that the children of C.C. Pedregales will be presenting, and that the parents of the kids will be reached with the gospel. • For the Lord to continue to provide for all of our needs in these hard economic times.\nThanks to all for your contined prayers for us; they are truly cherished!\n“I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2010/10/16/calvary-chapel-pedregales-summer-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/10/jovenes-jumping-for-joy.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/10/jovenes-jumping-for-joy-300x144.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDear friends,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis summer has been extremely busy with many ministry events back to back. We were blessed to be able to minister to the youth, adults, and children with many special events. In September we had the purity conference for all the young ladies, and the women’s conference. \u003ca href=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/10/purity-seminar1.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/10/purity-seminar1-300x225.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e These have become annual events. It’s nice to see all of the different Calvary Chapels in north Baja CA come together and participate in these events. I was honored to share at the women’s conference about Miriam the prophetess. The theme of the conference was, “Mujeres Virtuosas,” (Virtuous Women), and each one of us spoke of a different woman of the Bible that was used greatly by God. \u003ca href=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/10/womens-conference2.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/10/womens-conference2-220x300.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Calvary Chapel Pedregales summer update"},{"content":"THE LATEST, FROM CALVARY CHAPEL PEDREGALES AND TIJUANA\nHello to all! Well, these months are just flying by! It seems that I am always apologizing for being so late in writing my monthly (well, it has lately become my bi-monthly) updates. I am sorry, again, for the lateness of this newsletter!\nEvery month seems to be a holiday or an event of some kind that we are doing here, and May and June brought us Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. We always like to do something special, as we have so many kids who come alone to church and these events bring their parents out, so we like to take advantage of that and share the gospel with them.\nWe had a wonderful Mother’s Day tea for all the moms of our church. We decorated the church so beautiful and really wanted them to feel special. They enjoyed a great meal, with candles and flowers, and some games, (like “How well do you know your Mother)?” with the kids, and then the kids left and had fun while the mom’s heard the Word of God taught by a sister from our Tijuana church. It was a very special evening.\nPictured with me here is Cynthia’s daughter. Cynthia was in the youth program here at church when I was the youth leader years ago. She is not attending church now, but her older daughter, Lupita comes to my class on Wed. nights She did come to the Mother’s Day tea, and I know that God will bring her back one day. After Mother’s Day was Memorial Day. Now I know you are thinking that Memorial Day is an American holiday! Well, we have so many friends living here that have been deported, and others that we decided to make this an annual event. So we had our very first Memorial Day celebration here at CC Pedregales. (Here in Mexico, we just look for a reason to get together and eat), and boy did we eat!! We had a fun time fellowshipping, playing games, basketball, and the kids really had fun with water balloons.\nNext, came Father’s Day. We held our second annual Pancake Breakfast. The children all worked together to prepare, decorate, serve, and then clean up. We gave them all pancakes with lots of different things to decorate them with. The kids made their dad’s faces using whip cream, m\u0026amp;m’s cut up strawberries and bananas. It was a nice intimate time for only the dads and their kids, (no moms were allowed). What is great about this event, is that we get to meet many of the kids’ fathers for the first time! There are some dad’s here at the church that don’t have their children with them, and some kids that don’t have their fathers with them, so they “adopt” a child or a dad for the day and it works out very nicely. One of the moms told me that her husband was not going to come, and so his daughters told him that they were going to have to adopt a dad then, and so he came!!\nOur music school on Saturdays is going very well. I have approximately 10 piano students and they are learning fast! We know that these kids will be our next worship leaders one day, and we are planning to go and support outreaches with these kids playing the instruments and singing.\nAt present, we are preparing for our Mission’s trip to Guadalajara and then on to Mexico City for the annual Pastor’s / Mission’s conference. We will be doing the “Fiesta de Libertad” Crusade in Guadalajara on July 11th . There are 33 of us going from our two churches. We are praying for lasting fruit as the gospel goes out on July 11th. We will be gone for two weeks and covet your prayers for traveling mercies, protection, unity and harmony among all of us, and for good health! I leave on July 4th and return on July 19th. Lord bless you all and thanks once again for your prayers and donations. Happy fourth of July to my fellow Americans!!\nPRAISE REPORTS: I have some very exciting news! Our assistant pastor, Federico and his wife Nena were approved for their visas yesterday!!!!! We have been praying hard for this, and once again, God came through. This will be so helpful now, as Federico will be able to help cross the donations, food, and even visit the different Calvary Chapels!\nAlso, our brothers at the ranch were funded for satellite and they will now have internet access there. This is something that was so needed for them, so we are rejoicing with them, and thanking Jesus for His great provisions.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2010/07/03/june-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eTHE LATEST, FROM CALVARY CHAPEL PEDREGALES AND TIJUANA\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHello to all! \u003ca href=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/07/11.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2010/07/11-300x158.gif\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell, these months are just flying by! It seems that I am always apologizing for being so late in writing my monthly (well, it has lately become my bi-monthly) updates.  I am sorry, again, for the lateness of this newsletter!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery month seems to be a holiday or an event of some kind that we are doing here, and May and June brought us Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.  We always like to do something special, as we have so many kids who come alone to church and these events bring their parents out, so we like to take advantage of that and share the gospel with them.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"June Update"},{"content":"\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/ministry-pictures/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/56508685_10218586372428487_7256410885122424832_o-300x225.jpg\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/MexicoSunset.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/MexicoSunset-300x225.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/30425686_10215757964960068_2650405719444611733_o.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/30425686_10215757964960068_2650405719444611733_o-300x201.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/73388394%5F728059307668248%5F1559437638027444224%5Fn-1-1-1024x768.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/jevas/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/10/67264741%5F603046206886467%5F3303777638237077504%5Fn-814x1024.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e","title":"Ministry Pictures \u0026amp; Videos"},{"content":"EASTER CELEBRATION, 2010 CALVARY CHAPEL PEDREGALES / TIJUANA “Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead.” Matt.28:6-7 Christ is risen indeed! We celebrated on Easter Sunday with what has now become our annual sunrise service. We all gathered at 6:00 a.m.to worship our risen Lord, just as Mary and Mary Magdalene came to the tomb more than 2,000 years ago to see Jesus. It was a glorious day. The dance group from Pedregales danced a beautiful dance, and about 30 people made decisions to follow Christ. We held the service outside in downtown Tijuana, so that as the sun was rising, we would be hearing the message of our Lord’s great love for us in dying on the cross and rising again three days later. Some people from the area came and joined us, most of which are drug addicts, as this area is where they are all living. Although the sun didn’t come out much that day, the Lord held back the rain which we were so thankful for! Here Is a link to the dance if you would like to watch it. The kids worked hard and did a fine job. The song is in Spanish and talks about the Victory that we have in Christ, that “no longer am I going to cry, I have Jesus in my life.” (Easter Dance\u0026ndash;Calvary Chapel Pedregales; Tijuana, B.C. video)\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xvUkIw4lco\nThe children enjoyed a wonderful program done by the group G.D.S. (Generation of Salvation), which is our Jr. High youth group. They did a marvelous job of bringing the message to the kids as well. They even ate breakfast together. We started a tradition last Easter in that we give all of the children a balloon filled with helium at the end of the service. They all come to the front and at the count of three, we let the balloons go. We watch as they go up and relate this to Jesus rising from the grave and going to be with his Father in heaven.\nAfter resting a bit, many went to the beach in Rosarito to witness the new believers getting baptized. We offer baptisms on Easter Sunday as it’s such a great day to be baptized. We were shakin’ and bakin’ at the beach with the earthquake that hit. The baptisms were over at this time, so everybody decided to go home after that experience. Surprisingly, there was no damage in Tijuana that I know of. We are thankful for God’s protection. Thanks to all who called checking on us, we felt much loved! I leave you with this scripture which seems to fit so well:\n“And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat on it.” Matt. 28:2\nThanks so much for your continued prayers for us!\nLove, Deanna\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2010/04/18/april-2010-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEASTER CELEBRATION, 2010\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCALVARY CHAPEL PEDREGALES / TIJUANA\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead.” Matt.28:6-7\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/images/missionaries/231d11272039005.jpg\"\u003eChrist is risen indeed! We celebrated on Easter Sunday with what has now become our annual sunrise service. We all gathered at 6:00 a.m.to worship our risen Lord, just as Mary and Mary Magdalene came to the tomb more than 2,000 years ago to see Jesus.  It was a glorious day. The dance group from Pedregales danced a beautiful dance, and about 30 people made decisions to follow Christ.  We held the service outside in downtown Tijuana, so that as the sun was rising, we would be hearing the message of our Lord’s great love for us in dying on the cross and rising again three days later.  Some people from the area came and joined us, most of which are drug addicts, as this area is where they are all living.  Although the sun didn’t come out much that day, the Lord held back the rain which we were so thankful for!  Here Is a link to the dance if you would like to watch it. The kids worked hard and did a fine job. The song is in Spanish and talks about the Victory that we have in Christ, that “no longer am I going to cry, I have Jesus in my life.”   (Easter Dance\u0026ndash;Calvary Chapel Pedregales; Tijuana, B.C. video)\u003c/p\u003e","title":"April 2010 Update"},{"content":"Pico Rivera Outreach I am writing to thank each and every one for your prayers for us this past weekend that God would hold back the rain and He did!!! He is so faithful! Calvary Pico Rivera was here, all 21 of them for the weekend. It rained for most of the time they were here, but for the outreach that we had planned in San Antonio de las Minas, a tiny little village on the outskirts of Ensenada, mostly consisting of indigenous people, it didn’t rain!! It was trying to all day, and the sky looked pretty scary. Well, we set up the tarps, and instruments, and began the outreach. It was so nice! I heard that everybody from the whole village came out. We sang worship songs, the dance group performed, and Pastor Danny gave the gospel message.\nMeanwhile, the servants from Pico Rivera were with the kids down below. The event was held at a local public school. Well, one of the groups was outside, as there were only two classrooms. We got most of the teaching in, and then it suddenly began to rain, then pour! I know the Lord held it back for as long as He could. The people came and received the Word of God, and that’s what matters. We gave out gifts, hot dogs, gift packs for the women, and clothing. It was a time of stretching for all of us, as it didn’t go as smoothly as we would have liked, but that’s okay! God was glorified, and all were happy at the end of the day.\nSomething that really touched my heart, is that it was pouring rain, everybody was soaked, and as I’m passing by, people, even little old ladies, went out of their way to stop and shake my hand, or hug me and tell me thanks for everything.\nBefore the outreach, the group got to see our ranch for the first time, and meet all the men that live there, (right now there are 30). We ate lunch together, and played with the animals for about an hour before leaving to set up for the outreach.\nThe group from Pico Rivera were real troopers in all the rain!\nAnother difficulty they faced, was that the last dirt hill to drive up to our church was recently paved, and we are still not able to drive on it, so all of the vehicles had to be parked down the hill on a dirt road, with our very own guys staying up all night to make sure nothing happens to the vehicles. Imagine walking up and down that hill in the pouring rain?\nUpon our arrival, down that small dirt road, somebody from the community called the police, thinking that it must be a convoy of drug traffickers, and so, 19 police officers came to check it out! We were all praying in the church, thanking the Lord for their safe arrival, and Federico, the assistant pastor,\ntook two of the officers inside the church to prove our innocence! It was definitely a trip to remember! I’m sure they will never forget it, but the good thing, is that they want to come back soon! God is so good, thanks for your prayers!!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2010/03/18/march-2010/","summary":"\u003ch3 id=\"pico-rivera-outreach\"\u003ePico Rivera Outreach\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am writing to thank each and every one for your prayers for us this past weekend that God would hold back the rain and He did!!!  He is so faithful!  Calvary Pico Rivera was here, all 21 of them for the weekend.  It rained for most of the time they were here, but for the outreach that we had planned in San Antonio de las Minas, a tiny little village on the outskirts of Ensenada, mostly consisting of indigenous people, it didn’t rain!! It was trying to all day, and the sky looked pretty scary. Well, we set up the tarps, and instruments, and began the outreach.  It was so nice! I heard that everybody from the whole village came out. We sang worship songs, the dance group performed, and Pastor Danny gave the gospel message.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"March 2010"},{"content":"Well, Christmas has come and gone. We celebrated together the birth of our Savior here in Tijuana, and it was beautiful! There is nothing like fellowship with the brethren. There were SO MANY events this past month and “Gracias a Dios” we accomplished everything that we had planned.\nDecember started off with our first annual Mission’s Conference. It was a blessed night with so many of the church in attendance! It was designed to help the saints “catch the vision” of getting involved in the area of missions, and help support those who have gone out from our churches to serve the Lord through prayer and financial support. It was a beautiful night! A dear brother provided for all of our missionaries to be there! Also, Pastor Bryan from Calvary Chapel La Mirada and Jim Hodges from Royal Paper Box in Montebello were guest speakers and encouraged all of us through the Word to get involved. All were blessed, especially the missionaries!\nTwo teenagers, Ruthie and Alex from CC Pico Rivera decided that they wanted to spend Christmas with us here in Tijuana! So they were here from December 19th through the 27th, and were a tremendous blessing to us all. They got to know the youth and children of CC Pedregales, and served in so many different areas. They raised funds at their church months before their visit and blessed all of the youth with Christmas presents! They too were blessed and didn’t want to go home! We look forward to more visits from CC Pico Rivera in 2010.\nOnce again, CC Pacific Hills supplied us with over 700 Christmas gifts for the children here. The Saturday that they planned to come and give out the gifts was a stormy, rainy day here, so their trip was cancelled. Now, the Lord had other plans, and His plan was to bless OTHER children this year. So, we all went out the very next Saturday, (a beautiful, sunny day), to bless the children close by us in a different neighborhood, called, “Laureles.” I was so proud of our kids here. They came along and SERVED them. The dance team danced, the children’s choir sang, some helped man the carnival booths, and even gave out the Christmas presents. Not once did any of them ask for a gift. (Of course we talked with them first about how we were going to serve others). They didn’t know that we had set aside gifts for them back at the church—it was a secret! They all got their gift the next Sunday at church. They got to experience first hand that it is better to give then to receive.\nNext, was our children’s Christmas play! The children from CC Tijuana did an excellent job this year of presenting the gospel through drama and song. Even the babies along with their mommas, were involved. They were angelic! All were blessed that night, like always, and are looking forward already to planning next year’s Christmas play. Then, the whole church enjoyed a time of fellowship and desserts. I wish every day was Christmas! (Well, sort of)!\nThe day after Christmas, many of us went on down to the Men’s Discipleship Home in Ensenada to celebrate with them! We enjoyed a great meal of “Posole” together, and played baseball, soccer, and volleyball. We then all joined together to worship Jesus. Most of the men gave their testimonies and they were powerful! The Lord is truly in that place. The men are growing spiritually and they were so happy that we all came!\nI thank the Lord for all that He did in 2009, and I can’t wait to see what He’s going to do in 2010! I thank each and every one of you for your continued prayers and financial support to all of us here in Tijuana. May the Lord bless YOU in this New Year more than you can even imagine!\nPRAISE REPORTS: Berna and Adriana, (missionaries at the ranch), were blessed with a vehicle!!! Praise the Lord! They have been praying for many months for a car to drive their son to school every day, and the Lord gave them a 1994 Nissan Rodeo, and it’s BEAUTIFUL!!!\nThe Lord also blessed all of the men at the ranch with lots of things that they needed, like: socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, shaving cream…all the toiletries you can think of!\nAs many of you know, I have been praying for a laptop, as mine has been barely hanging on. Well, it finally died, completely. I use it every day with my work here, and so was quite bummed. A friend of mine just so happened to mention that her daughter’s company had just laid off a bunch of employees, and were selling their laptops. I got a great deal on a Toshiba and am very thankful to God. He has his perfect timing, ALWAYS!\nPRAYER REQUESTS:\nA teen from our church, Carlos was badly burned on Jan. 1st. While shooting off fireworks, one blew up in his face. Please pray for healing and wisdom for the doctors. Also, that infection would not set in.\nFor the Lord to raise up more teachers here at Pedregales. Many have been teaching for years, and would like to rest for awhile.\nContinued prayer for provisions for the men at the Discipleship home. Their biggest need right now is food. There are 40 people in all that eat three meals a day on a very limited budget.\nContinued prayer for Meagan who is serving in Guadalajara with Pastor Alfonso and Adela for two months.\nProvisions for Federico and Nena to get their passports. Federico is the assistant pastor here, and it would be so helpful if he could cross the border to help bring food and other donations. It costs app. $200 for each one.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2010/01/18/december-january-2010-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eWell, Christmas has come and gone. We celebrated together the birth of our Savior here in Tijuana, and it was beautiful!  There is nothing like fellowship with the brethren. There were SO MANY events this past month and “Gracias a Dios” we accomplished everything that we had planned.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecember started off with our first annual Mission’s Conference.  It was a blessed night with so many of the church in attendance!  It was designed to help the saints “catch the vision” of getting involved in the area of missions, and help support those who have gone out from our churches to serve the Lord through prayer and financial support. It was a beautiful night!  A dear brother provided for all of our missionaries to be there!  Also, Pastor Bryan from Calvary Chapel La Mirada and Jim Hodges from Royal Paper Box in Montebello were guest speakers and encouraged all of us through the Word to get involved.  All were blessed, especially the missionaries!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"December / January 2010 Update"},{"content":"\nThese last couple of months have been so incredibly busy, and at the same time, BLESSED!! I apologize for this getting out so late. God is so good, and continues to show His awesome power in the changed lives of so many people!\nWe were honored to share at Calvary Chapel La Mirada, and Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills what the Lord is doing here in Tijuana at our churches. Pastor Chris and I each shared a video and it was so nice to see old friends and meet some new ones also. So many hearts were touched as they watched the videos, and many are excited to be a part of this ministry.\nThe kids from our music school are busy preparing for a performance on Dec. 12th, at our shoebox gift give away, and our Christmas service on Dec. 25th. They will be singing and playing two songs: “Silent Night”, and “O Come All Ye Faithful.” There is a choir, and guitars, bass, drums, and piano. I am teaching piano, and my four students are learning fast and doing great! Our kids in our Sunday school have been praying and they are seeing results! They began a few months ago to pray for Bibles, and God provided brand new children’s Bibles for them. We usually give them candy as prizes for answering questions, or winning a Bible game… but we ran out of candy. So they began to pray for candy. Well, just today, we received about two pallets of candy from Dovetail Ministries in Montebello. I’m amazed at these little ones and their faith!\nWe are preparing for a group of teens from CC Pico Rivera who will be spending Christmas with us! They will be here from December 19th through the 26th. They are excited to spend a Christmas giving instead of receiving. They are gathering gifts for our teenagers here, and are looking forward to sharing this holiday season with all of us here in Pedregales.\nPRAISE REPORTS Our all church Mission’s trip to San Felipe was a huge success! Many came to Jesus and were baptized. About 100 of us were united and serving in various areas like: face painting, clowns, balloon figures, snow cones, arts-n-crafts, hair cutting, and much more. It is awesome to see the body of believers all working towards one goal—sharing the gospel with others. I was privileged to share with one woman who was overcome with emotion, and when I asked her if they were tears of joy, she said, “I feel something inside of me that is so wonderful, I can’t even explain it!” I then shared with her that it was the Holy Spirit, and how we’ve been praying for her and others for so many months! God is so faithful, and I always see how just making myself available gives me the opportunity to be used for His glory, and I end up more blessed than the others!\nIt’s a bittersweet time as we say goodbye to our friend, Gilberto who was our brother at CC Tijuana that went home to be with the Lord after receiving Jesus just 5 months ago. He was fatally shot on Thanksgiving Day. He never missed a service, and was so hungry for the Word, always taking notes. He was preparing to tell his family about Jesus, which was his greatest desire. He was 23 years old, and an only son. His father and sister accepted the Lord at his funeral. Please keep this family in your prayers!\nWe had a lovely Thanksgiving here at our new house. There were about 15 of us. My mom joined us, and the very next day, we celebrated again with the men at the discipleship home in Ensenada. It rained, but the men were so happy and we were all so blessed that God provided for the meal.\nPastor Chris is feeling much better these days, thanks to all who have been praying for him. We are happy, (and so is he), to see the “old Chris” back again. Keep praying for him and all the other pastors who are being attacked in so many ways by the enemy! I too, am feeling good and experiencing less headaches these days. Thanks to all of you for your prayers!\nPRAYER REQUESTS: Food and toiletries for the 35 men at the Men’s Discipleship Home in Ensenada. For Gilberto’s family to come to the Lord—(they were all present at our Mission’s night on Sat.)!! A vehicle for Adriana and Berna, (missionaries at the ranch) to take their son to school Continued good health for all of us\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2009/11/18/october-november-2009/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231us_at_CCPH_%28WinCE%291260667537.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese last couple of months have been so incredibly busy, and at the same time, BLESSED!!  I apologize for this getting out so late. God is so good, and continues to show His awesome power in the changed lives of so many people!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe were honored to share at Calvary Chapel La Mirada, and Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills what the Lord is doing here in Tijuana at our churches. Pastor Chris and I each shared a video and it was so nice to see old friends and meet some new ones also. So many hearts were touched as they watched the videos, and many are excited to be a part of this ministry.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"OCTOBER / NOVEMBER, 2009"},{"content":"Well, summer has come and gone, (or has it)?! It is hot here, and we are basking in the Son! I’ve enjoyed a two week vacation this summer, visiting family and friends, and now am home and ready for another school year! I am moved into my new house, along with Meagan. James, Monica, and their son, Christopher, share this beautiful home with us on the weekends. I am thankful to my Lord Jesus for giving me this home.\nI was honored to be invited to attend a women’s retreat in July with Faith Inspirational Church of Compton. We were in Palm Springs for a most wonderful time! We were in the Word and fellowship, and there was plenty of time to relax by the pool! I made so many new friends—the family of God never ends! The worship was phenomenal! Thanks, Terrie for inviting me.\n21 of my sisters and brothers from Calvary Pico Rivera came for four days at the end of July to bless us with a V.B.S. and also worked on three of our classrooms. They were able to put drop ceilings in two of the rooms, and fixed and painted the walls of three rooms. The kids were thrilled when they saw their classrooms made over. There were over 150 kids each day for the V.B.S. We had planned for 80, but the Lord increased, and thankfully, there was enough of everything for everybody. This is C.C. Pico’s second mission’s trip, and they have made great friendships with these little ones. Some of the youth have a hard time leaving. I wonder what the Lord has in store for these servants in the future? They all worked so very hard and were a breath of fresh air for us! The finale of the trip was the beach baptisms on Saturday. About 40 men, women, and children from CC Tijuana, Pedregales, and our Men’s Discipleship home in Ensenada made a decision to live for Jesus, and we all got to be witnesses to that—It was Awesome!\nSchool has started and Rosemary is now in the 8th grade and Christina is in 6th grade. They are growing so fast. We are relaxing a little this year with homeschool, and not doing 8 subjects a day! The girls are really happy with this. They are turning into beautiful young ladies, and I’m very proud of them.\nI am keeping busy with my Wed. night class of 7 – 10 year olds. They keep me on my toes, and are growing so much spiritually; it is humbling to be a part of what the Lord is doing in the hearts of these little lambs. They have become true prayer warriors. Their prayer requests are different than most kids: that my brothers will stop doing drugs, that we will have enough money to pay the rent, that my parents will come to church, that my dad will stop drinking…and when they pray, they have faith! They know who Jesus is and what He’s capable of and it blesses my heart to hear them!\nPrayer requests:\nBlessings on this year homeschooling the girls, for wisdom, patience, and understanding For our annual women’s conference this Sat. that God would minister to each woman, and anoint the speakers.\nThat the kids that we are ministering to would have a hedge of protection around them from the enemy and that they would grow to love the Lord and follow him all the days of their lives.\nFor my friend and sister in the Lord, Monica Fraga for direction and wisdom in all of her decisions that she has to make. Also, that the Lord provide a job for her.\nProvisions for a laptop for me.\nContinued good health\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2009/09/18/augustsept-2009-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eWell, summer has come and gone, (or has it)?!  It is hot here, and we are basking in the Son!  I’ve enjoyed a two week vacation this summer, visiting family and friends, and now am home and ready for another school year!  I am moved into my new house, along with Meagan.  James, Monica, and their son, Christopher, share this beautiful home with us on the weekends. I am thankful to my Lord Jesus for giving me this home.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"August/Sept. 2009 Update"},{"content":"“I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season.” (2 Timothy 4:1-2)\nFall is in the air! A new season, and I am excited to see what God is going to do this fall here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana! Here is a little bit of what’s been going on at Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana:\nWomen’s Conference We had our annual women’s conference here at CC Tijuana, and there were over 250 women from all over North Baja CA—Tijuana, Rosarito, Tecate, Mexicali, Ensenada, and even San Felipe! We worshiped the Lord together, with the theme being, “The Road to the Cross.” We had excellent teaching from the pastor’s wives of these different Calvary’s. I had the privilege of emceeing the event, and we had a wonderful time. Our hearts were refreshed and renewed.\nPurity Seminar The youth from our church were invited to Tecate to take part in Calvary Chapel Las Palmas’ very first Purity Seminar! We took about 40 young teens, boys and girls, to hear awesome teaching from our brother in Ensenada, Thomas Shockey . I was so blessed to hear the testimonies of different young adults who made poor decisions in the past, share them, and encourage these young people to remain pure until marriage.\nGeneration of Salvation\nThere is a young man in our church, Raul Zamora. He is 22 years old and has started a new youth program called, “Generacion de Salvacion”, (Generation of Salvation). He is working with teens ages 13 – 15 years old from our two churches and other churches in the area. The Lord touched his heart and has given him a burden for these youth. Sadly, oftentimes the church loses these kids when they reach a certain age. There is so much that the world offers them, and they are pulled into a life of sin. Raul is an answer to prayer! His desire is to lead these youth into a deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ, and to that they would serve the Lord in many different ways. I feel especially proud of Raul, as I have known him since he was about 8 years old! He has grown up in our church, and he shows me that our labor here is definitely not in vain!\nPraise Reports\nThe children in our Sunday school are overjoyed at receiving brand new Bibles!! They are Children’s Bibles with pictures!! They are beautiful. The kids have been praying for new Bibles for the past few months, and boy, did the Lord ever answer! They are so enjoying reading God’s Word, and that really blesses my heart! I’m honored to be able to instruct them every week, and they are growing so much especially in the area of prayer.\nThe Lord has raised up a couple from our church to oversee the Children’s Ministry at CC Tijuana, Luis and Rossy Lujan. They are a wonderful couple who have worked primarily with youth in the past, so this is a new adventure for them. This also frees me up a bit, as I will no longer be giving teacher training at CC Tijuana. Praise the Lord for Luis and Rossy!\nPrayer requests\n1. For our mission’s trip to San Felipe this weekend, (Oct. 17th and 18th). For the Lord to prepare the hearts of the people there to receive eternal salvation.\n2. For our Men’s Discipleship Home in Ensenada. There are 36 men living there on faith. They are always in need of food and personal items, like socks, underwear, toothbrushes…God is good and has thus kept the home going. We trust that He will continue to provide.\n3. For Javier and Luis, two men from the discipleship home, who are going out as missionaries to Michoacan. They remind me of Pablo, in the Bible, just going out as the Lord leads. It will be an adventure for them, and I’m excited to hear what the Lord does!\n4. Continued prayer for Pastor Chris’ health, and my health as well. There seems to always be something that is plaguing us. (Chris is now experiencing migraine headaches).\n5. For the Lord to bless my trip to Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills on November 11th as I share with the M.O.P.S. ladies group about what the Lord is doing here in Mexico.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2009/08/18/september-2009-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom:  Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season.”\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e(2 Timothy 4:1-2)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFall is in the air!  A new season, and I am excited to see what God is going to do this fall here at Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana!  Here is a little bit of what’s been going on at Calvary Chapel Pedregales and Tijuana:\u003c/p\u003e","title":"September, 2009 Update"},{"content":"Hello to all!\nAs I ponder the words of Charles Spurgeon: … “The limitless fullness of His all-sufficiency is as free to the believer as the air he breathes. Christ has put the cup of His love and grace to the believer\u0026rsquo;s lip and invites him to drink of it forever; if he could empty it, he is welcome to do so, but as he cannot exhaust it, he is invited to drink abundantly, for it is all his own. What truer proof of fellowship can heaven or earth provide?” I can’t help but think of how much GRACE He gives me, and how I want every day to be more of Him and less of me!\nThis month has been, once again, a fruitful, satisfying one with lots of activities as well as rest and relaxation. My family took me to Laguna Beach to dinner for my birthday and surprised me with a cell phone! I haven’t had a cell phone for a long time, so now I am able to communicate with my family more often, which is important and necessary. It was such a blessing to spend time with my family!\nWe were honored once again, to go to the Children’s Hospital in Tijuana and give gifts to the sick children there. This time was very different, as I have built a relationship with the director of social services, Cany Lopez. She allows us to go into the rooms and pray with the parents and sick children. This is not a Christian hospital, and this is not ordinarily allowed! At the end of our visit, she pointed to me and said, “okay, you and one other can go into this room and pray with these people who have terminally ill children that will not make it through the night!” It was literally a broom closet, so incredibly small where five parents were waiting for us. I was speechless and began to pray to the Lord to give me words for these broken-hearted moms and dads. (There really are no words), but the Lord gave me words of encouragement and Juanita and I prayed for them and they received it and one lady even re-dedicated her life to the Lord. There were many tears, as you can imagine, and as we were leaving, they were wheeling in beds of children and there were no more rooms available so they had to be in the hallway! I, along with the teachers, am blessed that the Lord has opened this door for us to be able to minister and evangelize and I pray that this will continue.\nFor Father’s Day, we had our very first pancake breakfast for all the dads in our church. This was extremely effective in getting the dads there as we gave the kids invitations the week before, and a few dads came for the very first time to our church! The kids set up and decorated the patio and when the fathers came out of service their child took them to the table, sat with them, and made their faces with pancakes using cut strawberries, bananas, whip cream, and m\u0026amp;m’s for the eyes, nose, mouth, and hair. It was very nice and we hope to do this every year. A big blessing was that the kids whose fathers aren’t in their lives adopted “dads” from the church for that day who are not able to see their own kids for reasons of deportation, etc. so the kids were blessed and the dads were blessed, as this day, like many holidays, can be very sad for some.\nThanks to all of you for your continued prayers and support for us in Tijuana. I wouldn’t want to even attempt to do any of this without prayer, so I really do cherish them!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2009/06/18/mayjune-2009-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHello to all!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231046_46_%28WinCE%291246416238.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I ponder the words of Charles Spurgeon:\n\u003cem\u003e… “The limitless fullness of His all-sufficiency is as free to the believer as the air he breathes. Christ has put the cup of His love and grace to the believer\u0026rsquo;s lip and invites him to drink of it forever; if he could empty it, he is welcome to do so, but as he cannot exhaust it, he is invited to drink abundantly, for it is all his own. What truer proof of fellowship can heaven or earth provide?”\u003c/em\u003e\nI can’t help but think of how much GRACE He gives me, and how I want every day to be more of Him and less of me!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"May/June 2009 Update"},{"content":"This month has been an extremely busy month! God is good,!! Here’s a little of what’s been going on south of the border\nThe teacher trainings at CC Tijuana and Pedregales are a great blessing every month. Many children are coming to church, and they are really growing in the Lord. We are also preparing for our annual teacher’s conference that will be in May, Lord willing, with Pastor Stef Mitrano and others from Calvary Chapel South Bay.\nI was honored to speak at a purity seminar at Calvary Chapel in Mexicali February 6th and 7th. There were approximately 50 young girls, many of whom were not Christians. The theme was “Amor Eterno”, (Eternal love). The Lord touched the hearts of many of these girls, and we know that the words spoken will produce fruit for eternity. At the end of the seminar, almost all of the girls came forward to accept Jesus into their heart or recommit their lives. So many wanted to be “washed by the blood of Jesus” and made pure again. It was an awesome and powerful time!\nI was able to visit my mom in Orange County and help her celebrate her birthday on Feb. 9th. We had a surprise party for her, and it was a great blessing to spend time with my mom. I pray for the Lord’s continued blessing on her life as she serves Him.\nThe highlight of this month was the annual Prophecy Conference at CC Chino Hills. It was on Feb. 21st and 22nd. What an awesome two days. We are truly in the last days, as the speakers so eloquently shared. I was able to visit with my brother and sister-in-law as well, which was extra nice. It was my first time, and I plan to attend every year, (if the Lord doesn’t come back)!!!\nI was also invited to a dance performance with “Ballet Magnificat” in San Diego Feb. 26th. The show was called, “Deliver us.” It was the story of the Israelites journey out of Egypt and into the promised land. I took Rosemary and Christina, my homeschool students, and it was perfect, as we are studying the very same thing in Bible class. Esther Choi is a dear friend who was in that performance and has come here to teach dance to our kids.\nI was blessed with a new puppy this month. His name is Davie. He is a Chihuahua mixed with something else! He is a lot of work, but a real joy to my life. I thank God for sending him to me, and he really was meant to be for me, as I had dibs on him, and then he was accidentally given away to another person. They gave him back, so I got him after all! I cherish all of your prayers for us here and love you all very much!\nI praise my Lord for all the many blessings He showers down on me.\n\u0026ldquo;Praise the Lord, Oh my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.\u0026rdquo; Psalm 146:1-2\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2009/02/18/february-2009-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThis month has been an extremely busy month! God is good,!! Here’s a little of what’s been going on south of the border\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231purity_seminar1236237345.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe teacher trainings at CC Tijuana and Pedregales are a great blessing every month.  Many children are coming to church, and they are really growing in the Lord. We are also preparing for our annual teacher’s conference that will be in May, Lord willing, with Pastor Stef Mitrano and others from Calvary Chapel South Bay.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"February 2009 update"},{"content":"Feliz Ano Nuevo! (Happy New Year)!!\nWe are looking into 2009 with anticipation of what God is going to do here in Tijuana in and through us.\nI like the words of C.H. Spurgeon and I pray this prayer for me for 2009: “…Pray that this year you may be holy, humble, zealous, and patient; have closer communion with Christ, and enter more often into the banqueting-house of His love. Pray that you may be an example and a blessing to others, and that you may live more to the glory of your Master. The motto for this year must be, \u0026ldquo;Continue . . . in prayer.\u0026rdquo;\nWe had a great celebration of our Lord and Savior Jesus’ birth on Dec. 25th! It rained all day off and on, but that didn’t stop the saints from coming to church!! The church was packed! The kids presented a Christmas Musical that lasted 45 minutes! They worked so very hard, sometimes practicing for up to four hours without a break! After seeing these kids work so hard, I feel the need to start a drama club. They did an excellent job memorizing their lines, singing, and even dancing! Many of the kids’ parents and grandparents came to see them, so it was a great ministry opportunity. Then, we all ate turkey and ham with all the trimmings! Chris’ brother, Don, provides all of the food for this event every year!\nI enjoyed spending a week with family and friends in Orange County. I was blessed to see everyone, and it was a wonderful time of rest and relaxation. It was especially nice to have heat and hot water!\nThe Lord has blessed me this past year in the Children’s Ministry here at CC Pedregales. The kids are learning so much and growing in the Lord, and hungering for God’s Word. They come, rain or shine, in freezing cold temperatures on their own to study God’s Word. It just amazes me to see this. Also, many of their parents have come to the Lord as a result of them. One parent, Alejandra, was convicted seeing her two children praying for her in their home. She thought how wrong it was that they were being an example for her, and not the other way around. She and her husband gave their lives to the Lord and are now involved in the church. I’m excited for 2009 and know that if I’m willing, God will continue to use me all for His glory.\nAs many of you know, I lost my dad last year to Leukemia, (it will be one year on Jan. 11th), and I just recently lost my dog, Sandy of 12 years. She has been with me the whole time I’ve been here in Tijuana! It’s been difficult at times—I miss them both so much!, but like Job say’s, “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord.” I know that nothing on this earth is forever, and so I hold onto them lightly.\nPRAYER REQUESTS: Wisdom and anointing as I will be sharing at a Purity Seminar at CC Mexicali Jan. 24th and 25th.\nFor all of the people in this community during the cold winter. There is no heat, and no insulation in most of the homes, so it gets very cold! Especially for the babies and elderly!\nProvisions for my health insurance that ends this month, and for all of my needs in these difficult economic times.\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2009/01/18/january-2009-update/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eFeliz Ano Nuevo!  (Happy New Year)!!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are looking into 2009 with anticipation of what God is going to do here in Tijuana in and through us.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231dancers_at_hospital.JPG\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI like the words of C.H. Spurgeon and I pray this prayer for me for 2009:\n\u003cem\u003e“…Pray that this year you may be holy, humble, zealous, and patient; have closer communion with Christ, and enter more often into the banqueting-house of His love. Pray that you may be an example and a blessing to others, and that you may live more to the glory of your Master. The motto for this year must be, \u0026ldquo;Continue . . . in prayer.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","title":"January 2009 update"},{"content":"Tijuana Mexico Christmas Outreach, 2008, Pedregales, Tijuana Well, our annual Christmas gift outreach to the kids of Tijuana this year was a huge success! We gave out fliers promoting the gift giving, and ended up giving out more than 600 gifts!! Our brothers and sisters from Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills brought the gifts and about 70 of them came to help give them out. We had face painting and even a band from CC Tijuana sang Christmas songs. (This band consists of children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old).\nThe kids began to line up outside our church at 3:00 a.m., if you can believe that! George, one of our interns here, left to pick somebody up at 5:00 and noticed that the kids and moms in line were laughing and having a great time! They were so excited to get a gift. For most, it will be the only gift they receive this Christmas.\nThe event was very well organized, with the kids receiving different colored bracelets depending on their age. They were divided into groups and before receiving their gift, they heard the gospel message. I had the privilege of sharing with the oldest group—11 – 14 years, and EVERYONE was very attentive to the story. I know this was because of all the prayers that went out. The Lord moved in a mighty way last Saturday. The kids were fed the Word, and were encouraged to attend our church. We can only imagine how the Lord will touch these little hearts through a simple gift, but we are honored and privileged to be a part of it!!\nIt turned out to be a cold day, but the Lord held off the rain until the very end of the event! A big thanks to all of you who held this day up in prayer!\n“Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.” Proverbs 14:21\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2008/12/30/christmas-2008/","summary":"\u003ch1 id=\"tijuana-mexico\"\u003eTijuana Mexico\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231Michelle.JPG\"\u003e\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"christmas-outreach-2008-pedregales-tijuana\"\u003eChristmas Outreach, 2008, Pedregales, Tijuana\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell, our annual Christmas gift outreach to the kids of Tijuana this year was a huge success! We gave out fliers promoting the gift giving, and ended up giving out more than 600 gifts!! Our brothers and sisters from Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills brought the gifts and about 70 of them came to help give them out. We had face painting and even a band from CC Tijuana sang Christmas songs. (This band consists of children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Christmas 2008"},{"content":"Tijuana Mexico September 2008 Update September Update\nWe are coming into September with a bang! I will start home schooling the Pastor’s daughters, Christina (5th grade) and Rosemary (7th grade) soon. We are getting all the school material together and ready to go! The school here in the colony where we live is just too dangerous for the girls to attend.\nMy main focus here is working with the children and teachers. I continue doing teacher training for both of our churches, CC Tijuana and CC Pedregales. The teachers are growing in the Lord and the kids are coming! CC Tijuana is located just as you cross the border into Mexico, in the downtown area, and Pedregales is located about 20 minutes south east up in the hills in a “colony” that is very poor. I live in Pedregales at the church. Many of the kids in Pedregales are the only ones in their families that attend church, so they are bringing Jesus into their homes with the songs they learn, the craft with the Bible verse on it…! And they come, rain or shine week after week. Some of their parents are drug dealers or users, so they really need prayer! We are reaching their parents little by little. I am teaching the 7 – 10 year olds on Wednesday nights, with up to 25 kids, and the Jr. High kids on Sunday mornings. After teaching on Sundays, I then go to our church in downtown to attend the service.\nWe have a rehab. Center in Ensenada with 22 men presently. They used to live here at the church but God has provided some beautiful property in Valle de Guadalupe, Ensenada, and they have moved there! We are praising God for providing an architect to help design and draw up the plans for this center that will be called the “Men’s Discipleship Center.” The vision of the director, Jaime Arista, is to minister and reach the influx of deportees that are arriving in Tijuana. They are literally dropped off on the streets of Tijuana, just as you cross the border, and it is a drug infested area.\nOn Fridays, I go out with some other members of the church evangelizing in the colony. I want to focus on the parents of these kids who come so faithfully. I know that God will bless and move on hearts. I just pray for lasting fruit!\nWe have a dance team of children ages 5 - 15 that dance for Jesus wherever they are invited. They will often times dance in events that we have, weddings, and quinceneras, (girls 15th birthday party). They love it, and are blessed to have professional dancers come all the way here to our little corner of the world to teach them. The leader, Ana Karen, is only 16, and is truly gifted by God in the area of dance.\nWe are preparing for our annual women’s conference that will be held at our Tijuana church this month. So far there are 115 women from Calvary Chapels all over Tijuana signed up. Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills sponsors this event every year and we are so blessed by them! Our Prayer requests: \\* God to direct the designing of the Men’s discipleship Center and the drawing of the plans \\* For the Lord to raise up someone to oversee the construction project \\* For the Lord to provide groups from the U.S. to come and help build the center \\* For the Lord to provide our own property for Calvary Chapel of Tijuana \\* For Deborra and Socorro two members from our church in Tijuana who left on Friday Sept. 5th to India for a month to minister to the most needy of the needy - Pray for protection – guidance – anointing – healing – salvation \\* For a member of our church, George and a few others who are planning to go to Puebla for three months to minister in a very poor and needy area \\* provisions for the girls’ school books Continued prayer for Terrie and her family: Ailin, Jordan, Karen, and Brandon. These kids come faithfully to our church and have for since they could walk! Mom and eldest son, Angel are backslidden. Their father/husband was killed last month in an accident at his job.\nThanks to all of you for your continued prayers for us. Dios los bendiga! (God bless you all)\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/2008/08/18/september-2008-update/","summary":"\u003ch1 id=\"tijuana-mexico\"\u003eTijuana Mexico\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"september-2008-update\"\u003eSeptember 2008 Update\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeptember Update\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are coming into September with a bang! I will start home schooling the Pastor’s daughters, Christina (5th grade) and Rosemary (7th grade) soon. We are getting all the school material together and ready to go! The school here in the colony where we live is just too dangerous for the girls to attend.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231christy_and_rose.JPG\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy main focus here is working with the children and teachers. I continue doing teacher training for both of our churches, CC Tijuana and CC Pedregales. The teachers are growing in the Lord and the kids are coming!  CC Tijuana is located just as you cross the border into Mexico, in the downtown area, and  Pedregales is located about 20 minutes south east up in the hills in a “colony” that is very poor. I live in Pedregales at the church. Many of the kids in Pedregales are the only ones in their families that attend church, so they are bringing Jesus into their homes with the songs they learn, the craft with the Bible verse on it…!  And they come, rain or shine week after week.  Some of their parents are drug dealers or users, so they really need prayer! We are reaching their parents little by little.  I am teaching the 7 – 10 year olds on Wednesday nights, with up to 25 kids, and the Jr. High kids on Sunday mornings.  After teaching on Sundays, I then go to our church in downtown to attend the service.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"September 2008 Update"},{"content":"Tijuana Mexico Testimony “If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.” Mark 8:35 This verse from Mark was instrumental in my decision to leave my home and move to Mexcio. Hi, my name is Deanna Jevas and I would like to share with you my testimony and how I came to live in Tijuana, Mexico.\nI am extremely blessed to have been in church all my life, basically, starting out in the Lutheran church. I didn’t know God personally for many years but came to know Him little by little. I grew up in Southern California, and had lived there all my life. I have one brother, Paul, and my mom, Kathryn. My Father passed away in 2008 of Leukemia.\nI was a Kindergarten teacher, and then worked for Head Start as a teacher for many years before moving to Tijuana. A friend brought me to Calvary Chapel in 1993, and that is where I came to know Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior. God began to work on my heart in the area of missions all the way back in Jr. High. I can remember attending the Youth Conferences every year with my church, and the missionaries that would speak about their adventures in different parts of the world. I remember staying after and talking with them, asking them all kinds of questions, like, “how do you eat the food?” I was fascinated by their stories of life as a missionary and, little did I know that God was already preparing my heart for the mission field!\nIn 1995, I was invited to go on a day trip to Tijuana with my home church, Calvary Chapel La Mirada. They were helping to build a church in a little colony up in the hills of Tijuana. I, along with some other sisters, was invited to a family’s home to eat, and I immediately fell in love with the people! I then committed to going every other weekend for one year to help out in Pedregales, the name of the colony where Calvary Chapel Pedregales lies. I never dreamed I would one day live here! I loved my life back in the U.S! Well, God had other plans for me. Little by little He was showing me that I was to make this place my home. I didn’t want to live here at first. I was fighting God—(I was terrified to leave the security of my job, and to leave my family, friends, and home church—I couldn’t imagine it). I did enjoy the weekends here, but I equally enjoyed crossing the border into CA and coming “home.” Well, finally one Saturday night, as I was praying, I said, “Okay Lord, you want me to go to Mexico. I’ll go! But I don’t have a place to live!” Well, the very next day, Sunday, a friend at church told me, “Oh, Deanna, if you go to live in Mexico and need a place to stay, my friend said you can stay with her!” My jaw dropped to the floor! Mind you, I never told anybody about the conversation I had with God the night before. I knew this was confirmation, and so this started my move to Tijuana. I was sent out by my home church, CC La Mirada with a commitment for one year. That was in 1996, and I’ve been here ever since!\nNow, when I leave Mexico and cross into San Diego, I feel that I am leaving home! This is my home now and I love it! I have established friendships that have roots that go very deep. I look back on my life and see how God has prepared me even in my childhood to be here. I took piano lessons as a child and have used that here in the worship. I learned Spanish in school and at my job in the U.S. and am now fluent in Spanish. Much of what I have learned about child development in Head Start, I implement here with the children in the after school program and teachers. God had a perfect plan for me and it’s just like a puzzle with every piece being important. I consider it a privilege and an honor that He chooses to use me in spite of all my shortcomings! I love to teach and I love to learn new things! I love the fact that every day here is like an adventure! I know very well that “God’s ways are not my ways and His thoughts are not my thoughts!” I have let God take the wheel of my life and I’m just a passenger, or a willing vessel that He uses as He pleases. God bless you, Deanna\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/jevas/jevas/testimony/","summary":"\u003ch1 id=\"tijuana-mexico\"\u003eTijuana Mexico\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"testimony\"\u003eTestimony\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"if-anyone-would-come-after-me-he-must-deny-himself-and-take-up-his-cross-and-follow-me-for-whoever-wants-to-save-his-life-will-lose-it-but-whoever-loses-his-life-for-me-and-for-the-gospel-will-save-it-mark-835\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"../../images/missionaries/231deanna,_testimony1.JPG\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.” Mark 8:35\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis verse from Mark was instrumental in my decision to leave my home and move to Mexcio. Hi, my name is Deanna Jevas and I would like to share with you my testimony and how I came to live in Tijuana, Mexico.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Testimony"}]