Christ for the Nations Mexico Bible Institute - Mexico City.
CNM BIBLE SCHOOLS
We have seen significant growth of CNM (Christ for the Nations Mexico Bible Institute) this year. Both the evening and Saturday schools are at capacity. Praise the Lord! Next month we will inaugurate 3 new schools; two additional schools here in Mexico in Merida, Yucatan, as well as in Ecatepec (located in the northern end of Mexico City with over 6 million residents!) The third school begins in Quito, Ecuador. At present we have close to 100 new students signed up in each of these locations!
In March of 2010 we open another campus in Cordoba, Argentina. The key to starting these new schools is having the right director and staff in place, as well as keeping the costs as low as possible. None of the teachers in these locations receive a salary and count it an honor investing in the students. Please pray for the ministry of CNM in Mexico and South America, as there is an urgent need for practical Bible teaching with an emphasis on knowing God and service to others.
Photos from recent outreach among the Mazateco Indians in Oaxaca, Mexico.
At CNM we provide multiple opportunities to serve. In fact, it's a requirement at the school. It's exciting to see the students catch a vision to reach out to others. One 18-year old student who recently returned from a long weekend evangelistic outreach which ministered to the Mazateco Indians on a remote island in the southern state of Oaxaca, commented that, "This is what I want to do for the rest of my life!"
AMISTAD CRISTIANA MISSIONS (SHORT TERM TEAMS)
This year we sent 15 evangelistic teams to 9 different locations throughout Mexico, as well as 3 international medical / evangelism teams to the Amazon region in Colombia and Peru. Also this year, a team was sent to Panama and the second medical brigade to Northern Africa.
Over 400 people made decisions for the Lord during the outreaches and well over 2,000 received medical treatment.
Mexican doctor in Northern Africa. Two of our workers in N. Africa with a Muslim friend sacrificing a lamb during the Eid al-Adha festival.
AMISTAD CRISTIANA MISSIONS (FULL TIME MISSIONARIES)
We currently have 25 missionaries serving world-wide on a permanent basis and will see several more sent out the first few months of 2010. Most are going to some of the most difficult places in the world, consequently we are unable to give many details on where they are ministering and the spiritual fruit they are experiencing.
Jan with Muslim lady in the Sahara region of Northern Africa. Kerry preaching at Amistad Cristiana, Mexico City
Our responsibilities as missions pastors continues to grow. We have become much more involved in counseling and pastoral care both here at home and abroad. Jan has assisted several of our candidates this past year perfecting their English in preparation to serve around the world, as well as being involved with CNM and woman's ministries.
Please pray for us as we are in growth modes in both the Bible institutes, as well as in the missions program.
