[{"content":"As they boarded the plane the team\u0026rsquo;s first stop was Japan, then on to Indonesia and finishing up in the Philippines.\nAlthough I did not get on the plane… As Pastor Trent’s assistant, coordinating the travel and schedule details for this Vision Tour, I felt like I was right there with the team every step of the way.\nPREPARING TO SEND \u0026hellip; A lot has happened since I finished the Calvary School of Missions program last summer. Let me give you a quick run down… I’m back in Southern California, continuing to live with and help care for my mom, I’ve joined the Missions Training School (MTS) held in Yorba Linda. MTS is the training program run through Saving Grace World Missions, my missionary sending agency!\nIn addition to the weekly classes and training received through the MTS program, I’ve started helping weekly in the SGWM main office assisting our senior pastor here, Trent Douglass. One of my first big projects was to help coordinate travel plans for his Vision Tour to Southeast Asia.\nVision Tours offer MTS students a first hand experience in an area of the world they have sensed the Lord is calling them to. With a group of students and leaders, together they scope out the land and have the chance to meet and spend time with various missionaries and nationals currently involved in local ministry. These opportunities provide great insight, as they seek the Lord’s confirmation of His specific calling on their lives to full-time ministry.\nI believe that the Lord continues to prepare and send his laborers to His harvest….through trips just like this Vision Tour to Southeast Asia.\nAnd, I get to be part of His sending team! In the midst of all the details…coordinating travel, accommodations, transportation and communicating between the pastors and leaders in the various countries, the Lord has shown me, no matter whether I am stationed out in the field or at the SGWM headquarters in Yorba Linda, it is always an an honor to be used in the Lord\u0026rsquo;s work!\nFIRST STOP….OSAKA Through the coordination of vision trips in various areas of the world, SGWM brings interested students to places like Japan, which happens to be the largest unreached people group in the world even though the country of Japan is still “open” to the gospel.\nWith still such great need for the teaching of God\u0026rsquo;s word in Japan it is encouraging to know that as many missionaries that may be interested, can be sent to this part of the world to share the gospel of Christ openly.\nJust like Jeff and Alishia Root, previously SGWM mission training students, now returning back to Japan with plans to stay and continue on as full time workers excited to join in the ministry of a local church planter in Osaka.\nPastor Trent \u0026 Debbie, the Roots and various team members viewing the city of Osaka. NEXT STOP\u0026hellip; INDONESIA Yes! They are all on the bus! Sounds funny but, it’s details like this that made me happy. Having 3 groups of people coming in from 3 different countries, arriving on 2 different days. I breathed a sigh of relief and prayer of thanksgiving knowing this second part of the trip was underway.\nThere are so many great lessons that occur during these trips that just can’t be simulated in a classroom. The team experienced 2 different areas, providing great insight into the variety of culture in Indonesia.\nThe Island of Bali, predominantly Hindu is a culture overrun by idol worship, shrines everywhere you look with a very small church presence that is very much in need of strengthening in God’s word and protection from spiritual warfare. Their time visiting the Province of Jakarta, gave great insight to life in an Muslim culture along with the multiple calls to prayer throughout each day. The team had the opportunity to meet with various Christian workers who lived alongside indigenous church planters. With the local church being overrun with idols it was evident the existing church needed to be focused on teaching the whole word of God. Pastor Trent’s seminar, \u0026ldquo;The Purpose of the Church” made a huge impact, encouraging and challenging local pastors and leaders to be grounded in God\u0026rsquo;s word.\nGod is definitely in the details! Pastor Trent and Victor had the opportunity to baptize several people after church in the pool of the hotel the team was staying at. When I organized and booked the hotel, it never crossed my mind that the Lord was going to use this location to have these new believers baptized.\nMEANWHILE…BACK IN CALIFORNIA As I continue my stay in California, the Lord has continued to provide opportunities to serve Him through the church, outreach and discipleship groups. I am blessed by the ways He continues to equip me for what He has next…whatever and wherever that may be.\nBy joining the SGWM\u0026rsquo;s Mission Training program I’ve appreciated the great cultural and biblical teaching and training, presentations from visiting missionaries serving all over the world, as well as a wide variety of classes like: security - cyber \u0026amp; ground training, time management \u0026amp; scheduling as well as money management. I feel honored to learn and serve alongside these amazing young adults that desire to be trained up and follow the Lord’s calling to “GO” and to bring the Gospel of Christ to the 10/40 window- remote areas, where the people have not yet heard.\nIn addition to the classroom experience students train alongside pastors and leaders of Calvary Chapel Saving Grace in the variety of ministries that the church offers. God has also graciously provided opportunities for me to share my past experiences, mentoring several students with examples of how He has guided me, a single gal, through the years serving alongside new church plants in Mexico.\nI am truly grateful to invest time in the training program! With such a great scope of learning opportunities, I really believe that the MTS provides a very well rounded training solution for all of us as we prepare for what the Lord has next.\nFINAL STOP …THE PHILIPPINES\nWith an invitation from Pastor Tony Reyes to put on a conference for local Pastors, leaders and students at the Calvary Bible Institute… Pastor Trent, Debbie and 3 other mission training students finished off the last leg of the Vision Tour by heading over to the Philippines.\nThe Philippines, considered a country “reached” with the Gospel of Christ, had not really been on the SGWM radar of locations of scouting areas to send missionaries. But, God revealed the gem He has hidden in the midst of the 10/40 window, the heart of SGWM’s focused calling. Their hearts were sparked when they realized they were currently staying in a the only “reached” country, with freedom to teach, train and share the gospel, right in the midst of the “unreached\u0026rsquo;\u0026rsquo;. The strategic location of the Philippines provides a unique solution for training national workers from those surrounding \u0026ldquo;closed\u0026rdquo; countries.\nIn addition to this, Pastor Tony explained in greater detail about the large amount of migrant workers coming from the Philippine population, already working cross culturally that have become an integral segment of the labor force in the Middle Eastern countries. One article listed 2-3 million workers, with about 90% of them split between the gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE… This group of workers from the Philippines could be strategically mobilized to fulfill the great commission in their context, thus reaching the middle east with the Gospel of Christ.\nIt is amazing about how God works… As we pray for God’s heart, guidance and direction to these “unreached” people groups, He keeps revealing new opportunities and avenues to send workers to be His light by opening up new ways to impact the “closed” areas.\nPRAYER THE COORDINATION OF DETAILS FOR SGWM\u0026rsquo;S NEXT VISION TRIP. GOD’S OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY AND HEARTS READY TO SERVE HIM! FOR THE STUDENT’S, AS THE LORD PREPARES THEM FOR WHAT HE HAS NEXT. SUMMER 2024 CALVARY SCHOOL OF MISSIONS! STAFF, STUDENTS, GOD\u0026rsquo;S GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION! THANK YOU! The time invested on the Southeast Asia Vision Tour has brought much valuable return. In each location, God has turned hearts and minds toward new solutions and opportunities. He sparked hearts, spoke and called people. It is so satisfying to help coordinate these trips knowing how I get to do my part on God’s sending team.\nThank you all for your love, prayers and continued support making it possible for me to be equipped and able to serve the Lord full time!\nWith great love and appreciation for you all! Because of HIM!\nNANCY \u0026ldquo;We love Him because He first love us.\u0026rdquo;\n1 John 4:19\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2024/05/01/fasten-your-seatbelts/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eAs they boarded the plane the team\u0026rsquo;s first stop was Japan, then on to Indonesia and finishing up in the Philippines.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough I did not get on the plane…  As Pastor Trent’s assistant, coordinating the travel and schedule details for this Vision Tour,  I felt like I was right there with the team every step of the way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"preparing-to-send-\"\u003ePREPARING TO SEND \u003cem\u003e\u0026hellip;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot has happened since I finished the Calvary School of Missions program last summer. Let me give you a quick run down… I’m back in Southern California, continuing to live with and help care for my mom, I’ve joined the Missions Training School (MTS) held in Yorba Linda.  MTS is the training program run through Saving Grace World Missions, my missionary sending agency!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS..."},{"content":"It\u0026rsquo;s been another wonderful week at Calvary School of Missions!\nThis week we were joined by a family that have been living in a predominantly Muslim country located in the 10/40 window, I was encouraged to hear firsthand how their family navigated a culture so different from what we know in the US. \u0026quot; Missions is normal biblical Christianity in a different cultural context. It\u0026rsquo;s really nothing more than you and Jesus walking through your life and telling others about it.\u0026quot; The wisdom they shared, built through years of experience in the field was evident and helpful.\nIS OUR CUP EMPTY?\nIn addition to the variety of classes and personal testimonies we have enjoyed through the past weeks, one part of the curriculum I’ve really been enjoying is the assigned reading.\nIn this week’s book, Absolute Surrender, Andrew Murray compares an empty teacup to a believer living absolutely surrendered to God. He said, “Why is the tea poured into that cup? Because it is empty, and “given up” for the tea. But put ink or vinegar into the cup, will they pour the tea into the vessel?” God’s desire is for us to be emptied out so that He can completely pour into our lives, fill us up to be used for Him. With a humble heart I desire to surrender myself to him every day to be used by Him, walking through my life and being a living testimony for Him.\nFor we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10\ntea, cups, teacup-2179175.jpg\nOUTREACH ON THE HILL\nOur outreach this week was at Calvary Tecolote, a church plant established 5 years ago in the hills of Tijuana. Similar to outreaches in the past weeks, we had events prepared for both the kids and their parents. While the parents were enjoying a time of worship, testimonies and a teaching from God\u0026rsquo;s word, the kid\u0026rsquo;s had a fun time of games, teaching, crafts and a skit prepared for them to enjoy.\nThis Saturday I joined the skit team to present the story of Adam and Eve. My part was to represent the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. I enjoyed my vantage spot watching the kids faces as they responded to the different parts of the skit. It was fun to hear them warning Eve to \u0026ldquo;STOP, and DON\u0026rsquo;T LISTEN TO THE SERPENT\u0026rdquo; Not to take a bit of the fruit from the tree and then to yell out to Adam telling him \u0026ldquo;DON\u0026rsquo;T DO IT! DON\u0026rsquo;T TAKE A BITE\u0026rdquo; and moaning when he did. But gratefully our God had his redemption plan ready for us from the beginning!\nSilly as it may sound, being in the skit made me think of the book I read earlier in the week and the need to be completely surrendered and obedient to God \u0026rsquo;s plan. Even this tree in garden had a planned purpose and needed to be surrendered to God. It too was designed to play a huge part of His redemption story.\nLETTING HIS LIGHT SHINE\nWhat a great time spent with new friends from the Tecolote community! lunch we gathered together with Pastor Peter, His wife Claudia and the church\u0026rsquo;s leadership team to learn more about the growth of the church over these past 5 years and to pray for it\u0026rsquo;s future. It was encouraging to hear how the Lord led them to start this church right in the neighborhood where Peter and Claudia have lived for the past 15 years. Their years of involvement in their neighborhood has grown into a thriving church family which continues to be multiplying. As we all prayed for the Lord to encourage and strengthen their leadership team I felt confident that the Lord has great plans for Calvary Tecolote as they continue to be \u0026ldquo;His Light\u0026rdquo; for all to see, placed on this hilltop in Tijuana.\n“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16\nThank you for taking this journey with me! Knowing that you are partnering with me in prayer is such a huge encouragement. I am constantly in awe of how the Lord is using this time to teach me and mold me into his tool to be used for His Kingdom.\nPRAISE AND PRAYER Praising the Lord for:\nContinued healing of students dealing with colds. Our CSOM team that continues to grow in unity. Prayer requests:\nFor the hearts of those that attended the event at Calvary Tecolote. That their hearts desire to learn more about Jesus and join into the church community. To daily surrender my willfulness to the Lord and be filled completely by the HS for God\u0026rsquo;s work For a growing desire for the people living in countries in the 10/40 who have no one that can tell them about Jesus. Please let me know how can I be praying for you?\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2023/07/31/hilltop-experience/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s been another wonderful week at Calvary School of Missions!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis week we were joined by a family that have been living in a predominantly Muslim country located in the 10/40 window, I was encouraged to hear firsthand how their family navigated a culture so different from what we know in the US. \u0026quot; Missions is normal biblical Christianity in a different cultural context. It\u0026rsquo;s really nothing more than you and Jesus walking through your life and telling others about it.\u0026quot; The wisdom they shared, built through years of experience in the field was evident and helpful.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"HILLTOP EXPERIENCE"},{"content":"Hi friends!\nIt is our second week in the School of Missions. Thank you so much for the prayers as we continue here in Mexico. This week, we have had several opportunities to go on outreaches in the hills of Rosarito.\nPreparing our hearts and minds as we go out and serve.\nIn addition to our daily class schedule, we do things a little differently for our outreaches. While the speakers are preparing for their teachings and testimonies, the rest of our team spends a special time in prayer, organizes outreach prep, and assemble food for the people we will be ministering to.\n\u0026ldquo;Today I\u0026rsquo;m bringing you to the dump with me.\u0026rdquo;\nSitting in Calvary Homex, just a quick drive from the Rosarito Dump, we listen to Pastor Eddie as he shares the history of his ministry over the years. After years of visits to the Dump, Eddie realized the need for continual discipleship and community thus birthed the church plant, Calvary Homex. Eddie\u0026rsquo;s faithful ministry to the people working and living in the Dump and how the church was established, has been encouraging to the whole team.\nEven though most of our team had never walked through a dump, let alone met anyone that lived or worked in a dump, it didn\u0026rsquo;t take long to realize why God had us all there. This dump turned into God\u0026rsquo;s meeting room. We all were able to quickly realize our assignment\u0026hellip;to share His love and hope with those who lived in this neighborhood. During the afternoon our team had the honor to pray for a variety of people. Several were concerned about family members, drug addiction, and their need of physical healing. Others were seeking a closer walk with the Lord and His continued protection and provision. As we prepared to leave, I thought about how grateful I was to have the opportunity to pray for these people and know that they will continue receiving discipleship and community through Pastor Eddie\u0026rsquo;s weekly visits.\nA few days later, we had the opportunity to go back and visit with Pastor Eddie and join with his church to put on an outreach at the local park just a couple blocks from his church. I sure enjoyed greeting people we had invited as they enjoyed this afternoon event catered to both adults and children. I spent much of the afternoon with one of the local gals I had invited that showed up with her sweet daughter. I had an opportunity to pray with her for her family and my hope is that she decides to join into the community since she only lives three blocks away.\nConnecting with Pastor Eddie\nSpending these days with Pastor Eddie and seeing how these outreaches impacted the local community around his church confirmed what we have been learning in our classes. Through our classes, we have been taught how much more effective it is to partner with local churches to help reach their communities. Our efforts may only be short-term, but the church that we partnered with is able to do a long-term work to their community.\n\u0026ldquo;Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”\nMatthew 9:37-38\nPraise and Prayer Praising the Lord for:\nThe Calvary School of Missions, providing a combination of focused learning and application through serving. My ministry partners whose prayer and financial support made this time possible. Prayer requests:\nFor the hearts of those that attended the Park Event, that they are drawn to become part of the church community. For God to call more workers, to come alongside the continuing ministries of Calvary Homex. For the health and protection of our CSOM team. Thank you for your love and support!\nLove,\nNancy\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2023/07/23/what-a-dump/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eHi friends!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is our second week in the School of Missions. Thank you so much for the prayers as we continue here in Mexico. This week, we have had several opportunities to go on outreaches in the hills of Rosarito.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreparing our hearts and minds as we go out and serve\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to our daily class schedule, we do things a little differently for our outreaches. While the speakers are preparing for their teachings and testimonies, the rest of our team spends a special time in prayer, organizes outreach prep, and assemble food for the people we will be ministering to.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT A DUMP!\u003c/strong\u003e"},{"content":"The time has finally arrived …\nI want to thank you all for your prayers, encouragement, and support!\nAfter months of prayer, planning and preparation the students and leaders of Calvary School of Mission 2023, joined together at CC Saving Grace for a wonderful time of prayer, sending us out on our journey to Mexico.\nVISAS FOR ALL!\nAfter church we loaded up our vehicles and drove from Yorba Linda to the San Ysidro border crossing.\nFirst stop as we crossed into Mexico was to take care of some official business, purchasing Mexican Visitor’s Permit visas for the team.\nFortunately, we beat most of the tourist traffic and the process went very smoothly. In a short time with visas in hand, we continued our drive through Tijuana and south along the coast to Rosarito, where our school will be stationed for the next 4 weeks.\nOur Home away from home in Rosarito\nRosarito’s Connections House, owned and run by my friends Ron and Kristy Struska, will be our home and school base for the next 4 weeks. The Connections House, opened in 2016, is a multi-level property they have designed and built specifically to house large mission teams like our CSOM gang. In addition to their great hospitality, making us all feel “right at home,” the Struska’s have had years of experience coordinating outreach opportunities in the surrounding communities, which makes this a great training headquarters for the Baja Mexico portion of our school.\nClass begins!\nI am so grateful to be joining these amazing men and women God has brought to the School of Missions. It has been fun meeting many of the students and having the opportunity to hear their unique stories of how the Lord has directed them to the school.\nClasses began early Monday morning with Pastor Trent encouraging us to not set expectations for what we need to learn, but enter into the teaching as a blank slate…ready for the Lord to write His directions on our hearts as we explore what the Bible says about Missions and being followers of Jesus, open to what He has for us and where He directs us to go.\nJust a couple days in and I can already tell this is going to be an amazing experience!\nThank you for your prayers and support, making this time possible.\nWith love and appreciation,\nNancy\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2023/07/13/csom-mexico-here-we-come/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe time has finally arrived …\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI want to thank you all for your prayers, encouragement, and support!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter months of prayer, planning and preparation the students and leaders of Calvary School of Mission 2023, joined together at CC Saving Grace for a wonderful time of prayer, sending us out on our journey to Mexico.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/schipke/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/07/CSOM-Mexico.jpeg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVISAS FOR ALL!\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter church we loaded up our vehicles and drove from Yorba Linda to the San Ysidro border crossing.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"CSOM MEXICO HERE WE COME!"},{"content":"View Preview\nAs temperatures start to cool and fall arrives in Mazatlan, we start welcoming back friends from areas in the US and Canada that are escaping their icy cold winters. It is also time to prepare and re-start many of our mid-week ministries for our English speaking community at Calvary Maranatha .\nBut, this year, while friends started arriving, I was preparing for something new.\nIn December, following the Lord’s recent promptings, I made new plans to return to California. Over the past years, my visits back to the US were typically just a few weeks at a time to see family and renew my visa. But, this time the plan was to stay longer. My hope was that this longer home stay would provide added time to reconnect with family and friends, a chance to visit a variety of local churches and support teams as well as being available to help my mom as her rehabilitation continued from a bad fall she had in August.\nSaying goodbye was difficult!\nThese past years serving alongside Pastor Tony and Angela Carranza have been filled with lots of amazing and fulfilling experiences. I\u0026rsquo;m grateful to have been a part of the variety of ministry provided at Calvary Maranatha…conferences, missions teams, outreaches, bible studies, vacation bible schools, plus all our weekly church events.\nWhat an amazing time these past 5 years have been! I am so thankful for all that I have learned and especially for each person on the Maranatha ministry team. I will always be honored and grateful to be part of the team that makes the name of Jesus famous in Mazatlan!\nMy final Sunday before traveling back to California Pastor Tony presented me with a plaque of appreciation while the Pastors and church body prayed for me, sending me out with their blessing and the Lord’s protection.\nNew things in the New Year\nDuring my stay in California, I’ve had the opportunity to spend time over at the Saving Grace World Missions headquarters in Yorba Linda. The Pastors and staff have been so helpful providing wise counsel, prayer and encouragement as I navigate this time of change.\nI’ve had the opportunity to attend various bible and missionary intern classes provided at the headquarters. What an encouragement it has been to be around so many young people excited to pursue their purpose of serving the Lord in this world.\nThese classes have provided me with a rich time of learning that has challenged and replenished me as I have been adjusting life back in the states. In addition to classes, I\u0026rsquo;ve been blessed to come alongside and mentor a few young gals during their final months of preparation before leaving for their field assignments.\nMeet my friend Macey!\nMacey has graduated from the Calvary School of Missions hosted by SGWM in Rosarito Mexico, and has been serving in the mission’s internship program at SGWM’s headquarters. I’ve enjoyed getting to know her and have had fun sharing experiences from my years serving in Mexico. I’ve been encouraged by Macey’s commitment and pursuit after all the Lord has for her as she prepares for her field assignment.\nReconnecting with good friends!\nI’ve appreciated the unrushed time I\u0026rsquo;ve had to visit with old friends, meet new ones and connect with ministry partners in Orange County. It has been great to be back at my church home in Irvine, Voyagers Bible Church. The VBC church family who prayed for me when I was entering the mission field 8 years ago, have welcomed me back with open arms. In addition to Sunday services, I’ve been able to join into the women’s bible study on Tuesday mornings. What a joy it has been to study God’s word together with these women, many of whom have been a vital part of my prayer support team since I started serving in Mexico.\nReturning to Mazatlan, but not on my own…\nAt the end of April, I was blessed to lead a team from Voyagers Bible Church down to Mazatlan. As I introduced the VBC team to my church family at Calvary Maranatha, I felt like I was introducing distant relatives at a family reunion. What a joy it was to make these introductions realizing that the VBC group was seeing the fruits from their support and prayers for me over the years.\nWe all had a great time with Pastor Tony as he toured us around the Calvary Maranatha ministries in Mazatlan. We had an opportunity to be involved several midweek evening events and Sunday church and baptism service at centro, as well as visiting a few church plant locations, and having an opportunity encourage and pray with several pastors and church planting students. In addition, the VBC team provided all the paint and supplies need to help transform the exterior of Maranatha Centro.\nWhat a rich and action packed time we were able to spend together. The VBC team\u0026rsquo;s investment of their time, finances and skills made a great impact on my heart and a lasting impression on the Calvary Maranatha church family in Mazatlan.\nNew Opportunities…\nThis summer I am excited to share that I will be joining in with the Calvary School of Missions.\nClasses and training will take place in Mexico from July 9th- August 20th and will involve multiple levels of hands-on experiences and biblical training from Calvary Chapel pastors and missionaries currently serving on the field.\nI am honored to be serving as this year\u0026rsquo;s Director of Outreach as well as participating in the daily class program provided.\nDuring these weeks, I am confident that the Lord is going to use this rich opportunity of training and serving together to guide us toward the paths He has next for us!\nAs His word says:\nTrust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6\nThank you for your continued prayers and support!\nPlease join me in prayer for:\nThe continued ministry of Calvary Maranatha, Mazatlan and their future church plants God’s wisdom and knowledge as I follow on His paths. Health and provision through this time of learning. ","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2023/06/20/new-season/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/schipke/?p=187\"\u003eView Preview\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/schipke/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/hole-of-hope-3.jpg\"/\u003e \n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs temperatures start to cool and fall arrives in Mazatlan, we start welcoming back friends from areas in the US and Canada that are escaping their icy cold winters. It is also time to prepare and re-start many of our mid-week ministries for our English speaking community at Calvary Maranatha .\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut, this year,  while friends started  arriving, I was preparing for something new.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn December, following the Lord’s recent promptings, I made new plans to return to California. Over the past years, my visits back to the US were typically just a few weeks at a time to see family and renew my visa. But, this time the plan was to stay longer. My hope was that this longer home stay would provide added time to reconnect with family and friends, a chance to visit a variety of local churches and support teams as well as being available to help my mom as her rehabilitation continued from a bad fall she had in August.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"NEW SEASON"},{"content":"","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/give/","summary":"","title":"Give"},{"content":"Over the past 4 years we have had plenty of opportunities to celebrate together as God continues to strengthen and grow our body of believers at Calvary Chapel Maranatha, Mazatlan. But, there has been something very special about these past months.\nCALVARY MARANATHA EAST’s 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY\nMarch 1st, Calvary Maranatha East, our most recent church plant , celebrated it\u0026rsquo;s first anniversary. I was overcome with gratitude and emotion as I realized that God had gathered 4 very faithful men, church planters, together that night for a very special reason.\nThat night, the Lord revealed an example, John 15:16 . We saw first hand the fruit of faithful commitment to the Lord, discipling and raising up others, bearing fruit and the reach of God\u0026rsquo;s word. We were shown an example of faithfulness multiplying, like generations: \u0026ldquo;Great Grandpa\u0026rdquo; Pastor Trent Douglass, CC Saving Grace- sent out \u0026ldquo;Grandpa\u0026rdquo; Pastor Mike Vincent, CC Rosarito -sent out \u0026ldquo;Dad\u0026rdquo; Pastor Tony Carranza, CCMarantha and \u0026ldquo;Child\u0026rdquo; Pastor Sergio Rojas, CCMaranatha Este.\nNOTHING CAN STOP US!!\nCCMARANATHA CHURCH PLANTING CONFERENCE 2021 \u0026ldquo;Nothing can stop us\u0026rdquo; was the name of our conference this February. It was 2 days filled with rich teachings filled wisdom and guidance from a variety of Calvary Chapel Pastors and church planters. They joined us from the US, Baja CA and several areas in Mexico. This year’s focus was to encourage and challenge us to continue with confidence and follow the Lord’s call regardless of the circumstances.\nMy part during the event was to coordinate several of our volunteer teams as we greeted and provided dinner both nights for our 120 guests. In addition, I was asked to share about my experiences during the breakout workshops. What a joy it was to encourage other single woman about the valuable role we play as part of a church planting team.\nCOFFEE, FELLOWSHIP, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAYER\nWhile Pastor Trent \u0026amp; Deborah, Pastor Tim and Spencer from the SGWM Headquarters in Yorba Linda were in town for the conference I had a great time showing them Mazatlan. It was great being with them and was encouraged and supported by their wise words of advice and prayer throughout their visit and especially during a breakfast time together before they left to fly back to the states.\nFALL SEASON OF CHURCH PLANTING\nMeet or 2021 Fall church planting class. As a church sending hub, these classes at CCMarantha are vital to train up and send out those who are being called by God to be future church planters. You may recognize Pastor Sergio and his wife Elena, from Calvary Maranatha Este they are graduates from CCM\u0026rsquo;s 2 year program. The only thing missing in this photo is me\u0026hellip; Yep, this season the classes are open to single gals too. So, I\u0026rsquo;m joining in to learn more about what it takes to be a church planter. Please keep us all in your prayers, teachers and students alike as God equips and guides us.\nI love an appreciate you all. Thank you all for your prayers and notes of encouragement! God is continuing to fill me with His love, hope and desire to faithfully follow Him moment by moment.\nJOHN 15:16 Jesus said\u0026hellip; \u0026quot; You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.\u0026quot;\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2021/03/31/generations-of-faithfulness/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past 4 years we have had plenty of opportunities to celebrate together as God continues to strengthen and grow our body of believers at Calvary Chapel Maranatha, Mazatlan. But, there has been something very special about these past months.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCALVARY MARANATHA EAST’s 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarch 1st, Calvary Maranatha East, our most recent church plant , celebrated it\u0026rsquo;s first anniversary. 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Your prayers, love and support will continue to encourage me to step boldly in His pathway as I serve our Lord.\nWhat an honor to represent Voyager\u0026rsquo;s as I step into the mission field.\nNo matter where the Lord sends me, Voyagers will always be my home place.\nAs I travel over the border into Mexico I go with excitement and confidence knowing that you, my amazing support team, are right alongside me!\nPRESENTATION \u0026amp; FIESTA lunch after church. It was great to share time with friends and family able to attend the Fiesta after church. During this time I presented a slide show with photos and information detailing the who, what, where and why, how\u0026hellip;and when this new adventure is going to officially start. Followed up by more personal prayer time. And, as I\u0026rsquo;ve learned, like every good Fiesta we celebrated with a piñata. It was such a great time! I think I was walking on air for the following week remembering the great time.\nWHAT NOW??? Moving time has finally come!\nFor the month of July I will be renting a friend\u0026rsquo;s house in Rosarito for a couple weeks hoping to get acquainted with the neighborhood and searching for a long term rental property.\nThis area of Rosarito I will be staying in has been recommended as a safe as well as convenient place to live. I\u0026rsquo;ve learned that several people from my new church in Rosarito live in this area. Most importantly, Pastor Mike Vincent, and his family ( Voyager\u0026rsquo;s Global Partners) as well as the Pesina\u0026rsquo;s (the Pastor, his wife and son from the church that I will be serving with in Vista Del Valle, Tijuana) are in this area too.\nJuly 17-19th a team of families and friends are coming down on a short mission weekend trip. I will be showing the Voyager\u0026rsquo;s Team around the area that I will be serving in Tijuana as well as helping out at the church in Vista Del Valle.\nPRAYER REQUESTS Please stand with me in prayer to our Father regarding;\nHousing- the search of finding the right place during the busy summer season, the location, the communication and arranging of rental agreement along with set up of water, electricity, gas, internet etc.\nThe Move-packing up and transport of my stuff to set up a home in this new environment. People to help me transport items to Rosarito.\nGetting Acquainted- Getting to know neighbors, being His representative to all that I come into contact. Communicating in my limited Spanish. Starting to attend my Mexico home church, Rosarito Calvary. Getting involved in the Woman\u0026rsquo;s Bible Study to build friendships with other local woman. And, the process of starting to serve at Gracia del Calvario in Vista Del Valle.\nIt is with great appreciation that I get to be a part of this amazing adventure. Thank you all for making it possible through your prayers, financial support and encouragement. I go representing Him and you as we co-labor for His Kingdom of truth, righteousness and peace.\nBy the way\u0026hellip;I love getting your emails! Keep them coming!NancyandKishon@gmail.com\nAlso, if you haven\u0026rsquo;t already please like me on Facebook. It is a great way to stay in touch.\nTe amomisamigos! ( I love you my friends!) NANCY\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2015/06/16/prayer-presentation-and-the-best-fiesta-ever/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt\u0026rsquo;s official\u0026hellip;I\u0026rsquo;m leaving for Mexico in the beginning of July!\u003c/strong\u003e                         Thank you for all your prayers, support and encouragement during this time of preparation.                                                                                                                     So, this is what\u0026rsquo;s been happening\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAYER, PRESENTATION AND THE BEST FIESTA EVER!\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePrayer and Commissioning into the mission field, Voyagers Bible Church, my home church.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunday May 31st, at the beginning of both services I joined my Pastor and the Global Outreach Team in the front of church for prayer and a bit of sharing about the Lord\u0026rsquo;s leading in my life to serve Him in the field full-time.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Prayer, presentation and the best Fiesta ever!"},{"content":"GRACIA DEL CALVRIO *(Grace of Calvary)\nVISTA DEL VALLE, TIJUANA MEXICO\nIMG939 (2)\nCHURCH BUILDING, STAGE 2 during 5\nCHURCH BUILDING, STAGE 2 during 3\n4.20 church front\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/photos/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eGRACIA DEL CALVRIO *(Grace of Calvary)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVISTA DEL VALLE, TIJUANA MEXICO\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/schipke/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2015/03/IMG939-21-264x300.jpg\"\n         alt=\"IMG939 (2)\" width=\"264\"/\u003e \u003cfigcaption\u003e\n            \u003cp\u003eIMG939 (2)\u003c/p\u003e\n        \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/schipke/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2015/04/CHURCH-BUILDING-STAGE-2-during-5-300x225.jpg\"\n         alt=\"CHURCH BUILDING, STAGE 2 during 5\" width=\"300\"/\u003e \u003cfigcaption\u003e\n            \u003cp\u003eCHURCH BUILDING, STAGE 2 during 5\u003c/p\u003e\n        \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/schipke/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2015/04/CHURCH-BUILDING-STAGE-2-during-3-300x225.jpg\"\n         alt=\"CHURCH BUILDING, STAGE 2 during 3\" width=\"300\"/\u003e \u003cfigcaption\u003e\n            \u003cp\u003eCHURCH BUILDING, STAGE 2 during 3\u003c/p\u003e\n        \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n    \u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" src=\"/schipke/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2015/04/4.20-church-front-300x225.jpg\"\n         alt=\"4.20 church front\" width=\"300\"/\u003e \u003cfigcaption\u003e\n            \u003cp\u003e4.20 church front\u003c/p\u003e\n        \u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e","title":"Photos"},{"content":" Our old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection. ~ Watchman Nee, Christian Author \u0026amp; Church Leader\nI pray that you and your family are enjoying a wonderful spring time!\nThank you for your prayers, encouragement and support as I prepare to go and serve in Vista Del Valle, Tijuana.\nIt has been so exciting to see my financial support team develop knowing that as it grows my move date gets closer and closer.\nThe Lord has continued to use this time as a time to build my trust in Him and His plans.\nWhile I wait on His timing I continue to prepare;\nI\u0026rsquo;ve taken a couple classes ; social media and your ministry and story telling through photos and videos. In May I\u0026rsquo;ll be going to a conference focused on children\u0026rsquo;s ministry training preparing me to lead the children\u0026rsquo;s ministry at Gracio del Calvario in the future. Language learning continues to be an effort and a challenge but, I\u0026rsquo;ve seemed to master the art of ordering Mexican food. Taking every opportunity to speak at small groups and bible studies about my ministry. Started to plan a trip for a team from my church to serve in Tijuana in the beginning of the summer. And\u0026hellip;.Since it is just a drive away, I\u0026rsquo;ve been down to visit the church and ministries I\u0026rsquo;ll be serving with in the future. I\u0026rsquo;ve learned that Spring Break = Short Term Mission Teams\nThe last week of March I joined Cindy and Pastor Jose Luis to help with the variety of teams wanting to serve their church in Vista Del Valle and a nearby Children\u0026rsquo;s home in La Gloria. During my time Cindy showed me how to represent the local ministry while aiding teams as they serve.\nDuring the break the church in Vista Del Valle was blessed with a team that built the 2nd story on the church and another that provided 3 days vacation bible school while the Children\u0026rsquo;s home had 2 teams brighten up the place with an Easter celebration, Bible teachings, Music, Games, Crafts, Sports, Haircuts, Prayer and Repair to the building and iron gate.\nEveryone had a great time\u0026hellip;laughter filled the air and the kids beamed with smiles ear to ear.\nAs the programs went on, friendships were formed and lives were changed it became evident to me\u0026hellip;No matter all the planning that went on to organize the teams, God created these teams. He filled them with people that each had unique gifts and abilities that He especially wanted to be there. I was encouraged and inspired to hear their stories about how the Lord had been teaching them and as they served.\nWhat honor to be part of the Lord\u0026rsquo;s ministry and see how He changes lives!\nBlessings!\nNANCY HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS FROM MY TRIP DURING SPRING BREAK AND THE TEAMS AT WORK.\nGRACIA DEL CALVARIO CHURCH BUILD. IN 4 DAYS THE 2ND STORY WALLS WERE ALL BUILT!!!! OUR FIRST VBS IN THE NEW SECOND STORY BUILDING. MORE THAN 60 KIDS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAME!!! NINOS CON VISION, CHILDREN\u0026rsquo;S HOME\nTHE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE TEAMS!!!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2015/04/23/happy-spring/","summary":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.\u003c/em\u003e ~ Watchman Nee, Christian Author \u0026amp; Church Leader\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI pray that you and your family are enjoying a wonderful spring time!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for your prayers, encouragement and support as I prepare to  go and serve in Vista Del Valle, Tijuana.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been so exciting to see my financial support team develop knowing that as it grows my move date gets closer and closer.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Happy Spring!"},{"content":"“Will you go with Me here?” “ Will you tell them what I taught you?” “Will you show them how I restored your heart, rebuilt your life?”\nBack in 2009, during a class Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, the Lord transformed my understanding of living intentionally for Him and planted a desire to serve Him in the mission field.\nWanting to learn more about what this would look like, I joined the Global Outreach team at my home church, Voyager’s Bible Church. While serving our Missionaries through prayer and care during their stateside visits, my desire for being on the missions field continued to grow. Throughout the next couple years, to see firsthand what it was like to serve Him daily in a foreign land, I went on several short mission “Vision” trips to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Brazil.\nThe, in October 2014, I drove down to Rosarito Mexico to visit one of Voyager’s missionary global partners, Pastor Mike Vincent and his family and learn more about his church and surrounding ministries. Little did I know how this weekend would change my life.\nDuring this weekend Mike introduce me to Cindy and Pastor Jose Luiz Pesina. I spent the afternoon with them at their church, Gracia del Calvario, a church plant branched off of Mike\u0026rsquo;s church, in the rustic Colonia, Vista del Valle, in south/east Tijuana.\nAs I rode along in the van on the dirt roads through the local hillside communities to pick up church goers I looked closely at their homes. Boxes, boards, tarps, tires old garage doors… I was fascinated by how resourceful and creative they were. These families had used anything they could find to provide shelter, safety and security.\nNo question it looked like they were living in poverty to me. But, the Lord spoke to my heart and reminded me that I had also lived in poverty…These homes were a visual example of how my heart had been before I knew Him. No matter how resourceful I was, building make-shift protection for my heart, it wasn’t enough. I was in an eternal state of poverty without Him as my Lord and Savior. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9\nThe Lord reminded me how similar we all are. No matter where we live, we all have the same need for Him.\nNow on our way back to the church the Lord prompted me… “Will you go with Me here?” “Will you tell them what I taught you?” “Will you show them how I restored your heart, rebuilt your life?” After years of waiting for His call…I was startled by the questions. I thought,…Yes, I could do this with you, I’d love to do this with YOU”.\nSeveral days later the Lord confirmed His questions to me during a morning devotion. Oswald Chambers; MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST . Isaiah 6:8 “I heard the voice of the Lord, saying; “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” With a twinge in my stomach I went on to read, “The call of God is the expression of God’s nature, not ours. God providentially weaves the threads of His call through our lives, and only we can distinguish them.” I could see, the direction for was being revealed and confirmed.\nGetting ready to go\u0026hellip; Recently I joined an international mission sending organization, Saving Grace World Missions and have decided to be a Missionary in Mexico.\nDuring this first year in the field I will be serving with the Pesina’s as they provide guidance and leadership through the Church and ministries in the Colonia of Vista Del Valle. In addition, I look forward to hosting friends, family and teams including Voyagers Bible Church interested in serving the Lord with me through variety building, care, orphanage and VBS projects in the area.\nOver the last several months I’ve been learning Spanish, taking classes to help with the children’s ministry and going down once a month to get acquainted. But, once a month isn’t enough.\nWith intentions of moving to Mexico to serve fulltime this spring, I will need to raise up $2,700 in monthly support for my personal and ministry needs.\nPlease join with me on my monthly financial and prayer support team. Throughout the year I will keep you updated through personal notes and updates on my blog.\nI\u0026rsquo;m looking forward to seeing how God will be using us to make a difference in the Colonia of Vista Del Valles.\nNancy\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2015/03/25/mexico-here-i-come/","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Will you go with Me here?” “\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill you tell them what I taught you?” “Will you show them how I restored your heart, rebuilt your life?”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack in 2009, during a class Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, the Lord transformed my understanding of living intentionally for Him and planted a desire to serve Him in the mission field.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWanting to learn more about what this would look like, I joined the Global Outreach team at my home church, Voyager’s Bible Church. While serving our Missionaries through prayer and care during their stateside visits, my desire for being on the missions field continued to grow.  Throughout the next couple years, to see firsthand what it was like to serve Him daily in a foreign land, I went on several short mission “Vision” trips to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Brazil.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Mexico here I come..."},{"content":"Blessed to be part of Saving Grace World Missions!\n","permalink":"https://archive.sgwm.com/schipke/schipke/2015/03/19/hello-world/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eBlessed to be part of Saving Grace World Missions!\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Hello world!"}]