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Here are my thoughts in written form. I hope they are valuable and contribute to your growth.
5 Ways to Pray for Mexico (or any country) this Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in the USA than it is in Mexico. It is a regional celebration in Mexico, while all over the United States people are eating “tacos” and guac and listening to mariachi music. However, since we are focusing on Mexico, I feel it’s a great...
read moreThe Challenge of Receiving the Baton in Ministry
In the last two years, two of my ministry heroes have finished their race here on the earth. As I sit here reflecting on them, I started thinking about what is next for the rest of us. I made a video for my Spanish YouTube channel and decided to put some English...
read morePaul’s Prayer Letters
Last Sunday I had the privilege of preaching at Horizon Baptist Church in week three of their Mission Month. It was a great time seeing old friends and making new ones. We are thankful for their partnership in the ministry. The topic of my sermon was, "Paul's Prayer...
read moreFrom the Comments Section
Have you ever felt like giving up? It's pretty easy to do when life becomes difficult or when things just don't seem to go our way. Often, God uses someone around us to speak His Word to us and remind us to keep going. Every once in a while, I get an incredible...
read moreStatistics and Numbers about YMI’s Ministry
I'm taking a course for my doctorate called "Applied Empirical Research," and one of the textbooks is called "Statistics for People who Don't Like Statistics." I'm one of those people. Specifically because every year at YMI for the past eight years, I've had to fill...
read moreEmail from Aruba
I just woke up to this email that I received as a reply to the latest post on ministeriojuvenil.com. I had posted an overview of what I taught in Miami this past weekend about how the incarnation of Jesus gives us a blueprint for being relevant in the lives of young...
read moreEntrust to Faithful Men…
At YMI, we often quote 2 Timothy 2:2. It says, "And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also." Our ministry exists to train those who can train others. We call it "Training the...
read moreWorldwide? Global?
I've been invited to participate in a missions emphasis month at Horizon Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, a church that has supported our family's ministry for some time now. I will be there this coming weekend, sharing about our ministry with Youth Ministry...
read moreYouth Ministry Training in…Miami?
I spent an exhausting weekend in Miami with Darwin, one of my former students and graduate from the MA program in Cuba. He moved to Miami a few months ago, but he still has the vision and desire to train youth workers. After surveying the situation in Miami, he called...
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