I thank God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now (Philippians 1:3-5)
I have been reflecting on a recent trip to Mexico in which I participated in a board meeting for Seminario Teologico Bautista del Sur. Thinking over the dozen or so years I have been involved in ministry work in Mexico fills my heart with the joy of gospel partnership. There are a number of partnerships that are represented by this work. Here is a brief history of the development of some of these partnerships.
Waterloo Road Baptist Church Edmond, OK began doing mission work in Mexico in the 1990s.
Paul Baumann, former member at WRBC, moved to Wichita, KS and joined Country Acres Baptist Church.
Through Paul’s influence, CABC went on its first mission trip to Mexico with WRBC in 1999.
CABC continued to go to Mexico and partner with churches in the Acapulco area and the Zihuatanejo area.
Robb Hazen, member of CABC, went on the initial mission trip and sensed God calling him to Mexico.
Robb attended STBS and is now planting a church in Michoacan, Mexico.
CABC is the sending church and primary support for Robb and his family.
CABC along with churches in OK, TX, WA, AZ joined together to form Operation Mexico Missions East which became the trustee board for STBS.
STBS trains pastors, musicians, church planters, and missionaries who are scattered throughout Guerrero and beyond serving Christ and the church.
It was no accident that Paul Baumann moved to Wichita, KS and joined our church. That was the beginning of my involvement and that of our church in Mexico. In the providence of God, partnerships are established for the proclamation of the gospel, church planting, and even seminary training. These partnerships continue to be a joyful aspect of God’s shaping work in my own life and ministry.
