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A word from your Missions Office By HEITH MITCHELL It was a joy to spend two days this week with BMA pastors and many of their spouses at the BMA of Texas Pastors Conference. The preaching from fellow BMA of Texas pastors was so encouraging and challenging. There is such good preaching among us! The worship and prayer time was also good. The staff and church family of Round Prairie, Fairfield, where the conference was held, add so much to the conference through their warmth and service. They are a hospitable church. I commend Todd West for his work in planning this conference and all he is doing to provide care to BMA of Texas pastors. I praise the Lord for encouraging each of us at the conference. You don’t want to miss it next year!  PROJECT 2029 100 New Churches/10 Years
A word from your missionaries:  Eric Jordan - Breath of Praise – Brownwood [email protected] This month, we had a number of visitors. Though they have not joined, they have attended services almost every Sunday. This month has been a month of planning and training for the second quarter as we focus on evangelism and learn how to approach people about the gospel. We have two new members going through orientation, a 3-month class. We kicked off our nursing home ministry this month, and we had an opportunity to share the gospel, sing hymns and pray for nine elderly residents. It was a great success, and we had seven volunteers from our church who were very excited and grateful to serve. Prayer Needs: Pray that God will bless our church to be the light of Christ in our community.  Isaias Martinez - Conroe Mission [email protected] The mission is moving forward. Thanks be to God and to our beloved co-workers, both from BMA Texas Missions and from Northside, Conroe.   Kyle Cheatham– Grace Church Jarrell Mission [email protected] Our ladies led our second annual “Bless-A-Business.” They prepared goody bags with church and gospel information. Ten people delivered to 75 local businesses. Several people got to pray with employees as they dropped them off. We had our first wedding and it was so special because it was two young adults who found our church separately, met in our young adult ministry, fell in love and walked in obedience until their wedding February 1, 2025. Prayer Needs: Please pray for our family in the recent passing of the patriarch of our family. Also, pray for us as we finalize and implement a new discipleship strategy.  Luis H. Perez - Igelsia Bautista Gracia Soberana - Kyle [email protected] We have had some differences among some members, but thank God we can see how He works in the hearts of our brothers and sisters as they ask for forgiveness publicly. I can see their submission to the lordship of Jesus, as problems are solved without any setback. Prayer Needs: Pray for our church to be affirmed and for us to develop your gifts and talents.  Jaime Garcia– Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida - Gilmer [email protected] The brothers are happy with the Bible school being led by Ángel Rivas who is studying in the seminary and is also serving as a teacher. Bro. Nelson wants to get more involved in the church, and I am trying to organize more leadership. . Prayer Request: First of all, thank you all for your love and support. Pray for two families who are inviting each other to come to church; that they will join and become involved.  Rudy Villareal– Hometown Church Mission in Helotes [email protected] Please pray for Eli, who is seeking the Lord earnestly. We have preached the gospel to him and told him of his need to be baptized. Pray for his salvation and faithful obedience to God. Please pray with us that doors continue to open for the sharing of the gospel to others. Prayer Needs: Pray for our family after we lost Grandma, who lived with us, and as we adjust to a new normal.  Kevin Williams– Port Arthur Mission [email protected] Redeemer Baptist Church mission is continuing along by the grace of God. We just had our first Sunday gathering the first Sunday in March in our living room. There was a total of eight people, consisting of our family and Roberto and Betsy, the couple we have been discipling for the last several months. One of the really exciting parts for me was that we did the whole thing bilingually. We sang a couple of songs simultaneously in English and Spanish, and then I gave the Bible study in both languages. We are excited to have this time on Sunday evenings to invite friends, neighbors and coworkers to join us as we seek to see souls in Port Arthur know the redeeming work of Jesus. Prayer Needs: Continue to pray for opportunities to share the gospel and for boldness to do it. Pray for physical and spiritual protection for our family. Pray for Roberto and Betsy to grow in their desire to see their family, friends, and neighbors come to know Christ. Pray for the salvation of a co-worker of mine, Ms. Shine, who I've had a number of spiritual conversations with.  Abner Nunez– San Antonio Mission [email protected] Prayer Needs: This new stage of the ministry is progressively bringing together all the family cells of Bible study.  Jose Torres– Iglesia Nueva Vide en Cristo - Tyler [email protected] Iglesia Nueva Vida en Cristo is moving forward with the proclamation of the Word of God and reaching out to family and friends of our people. Some of our people have started keeping a spiritual journal as part of our discipleship, where they focus on the Great Commission by keeping a record of what they are reading, who they are praying for and sharing about Jesus. We have also been preaching verse by verse from the Gospel of John on Sundays for a while and have been able to discover that the Word speaks on different subjects and even current events. It has been exciting! Thank you for your continued support through BMA Texas Missions as well as your prayers gifts. May God bless your ministries as well. Prayer Needs: Please continue to pray for our church plant that we may become a strong church that will plant other churches for the glory of God.
 Chris Mindi– Anchor, Austin Mission in Leander [email protected] Anchor, Austin is growing in a healthy way, teaching God's Word, discipling committed individuals, developing leaders and building environments to meet more people and evangelize. Continue to pray for our spiritual health as we seek new friendships and meet new people.Pray for God's extended grace as we continue to serve our greater Indian community here. Prayer Needs: Pray for leadership and the leaders being mentored, for new families to call Anchor, Austin “home,” and for renewed passion in our people to follow God and delight in Him every day.  Haitao He– Free Salvation Bible Mission - Corpus Christi [email protected] One of our members faced a major crisis regarding her license renewal, which could have required her to move to another state. We prayed for this unexpected situation in our last prayer meeting. She held on to her faith and experienced God’s peace. Recently, she received news that the rules had been updated, allowing her to continue working without relocating. We were all uplifted when she shared how this experience strengthened her trust in God’s timing and provision in this month's prayer meeting. We praise God! Prayer Needs: Pray for the continued softening of hearts in the communities we are reaching.  Miguel Ramos– Hurst Mission [email protected] We are thankful that we are discipling Adrian and Angela as leaders so that in a short time, they too will be leaders and continue the work. Prayer Needs: We ask for prayer for the mission and the disciples to continue spreading the Word of God.  Tim Alba– The Bridge Mission in Seagoville [email protected] We had a marriage series this month, and it was nice to see new faces and people who responded to wanting a healthier marriage. We saw many sign up for our baptism class as well, and we are hoping to baptize another 10 people on Easter Sunday. We are excited to see what God is going to do these next couple of months. Prayer Needs: Please pray for a lady named Carmen. She has serious bone cancer, and we are praying for healing.  Chris Driver– West Texas Multiplication Network/ Texas Missionary Care [email protected] Howdy from West Texas! What a great month we had here at Oasis! We have seen so many new visitors and many new contacts and had so much fun this month! The highlight of the month was a Valentines Date Night for couples we hosted at our building. We had 15 couples come and enjoy a great meal, great date night giveaways, learn one another’s love languages and we crowned our first ever Oasis Date Night Kissing champions! (The champs turned out to be my son and his girlfriend…not sure whether to be proud or worried!). But it was a great night where God was glorified, marriages and relationships strengthened in Him and new connections and friendships were made. I am so thankful for your support and prayers that make it possible to be able to see God move and work here in West Texas. It’s such an amazing honor to be one of your BMAT missionaries. Prayer Needs: Ministry van New connections in Sundown and SPC Open doors for the gospel  Marvin Medina– Plano Mission [email protected] The mission is in a process of transformation since several people have left. God has shown us where we were failing and we decided to change the strategy. It was not easy to hear people tell you things, but we took it as a lesson. We have close family who are lost, so we decided to start groups at home. It is not easy, but God has blessed us. Comments are closed.
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