I’ve dubbed our recent November trip to El Salvador as our “Miracle trip” as 20 people came together from 5 churches and 2 states to do a breadth of ministry unlike most of our trips. There were many in the group who did not know each other, but God brought us together in unity and […]
My partner Irvin Brooks and I just returned from a week of teaching church history, with a group of pastors in El Salvador. It culminated a 4 year effort to teach a ten course curriculum known as “Bible Teaching for Church Leaders and Pastors” or “BTCP.” This is the same course we teach at FCC […]
A group of 13 from Fruitland Community Church and the Lighthouse of Southeast Missouri State recently returned from a 9-day mission trip to El Salvador. Space (and time) does not allow me to recount everything, but here’s brief photo blog of our trip. Here’s our team at the airport in St. Louis and then on […]
I just returned from El Salvador where the third and final group of pastors and leaders graduated from our Bible Teaching Center for Pastors curriculum. What a joy to teach with this group! So grateful for Fran Orellana who interpreted for me this week. It was another great time with a special group of church leaders. […]
We just returned from our August mission trip and we had a great experience! A team of 12 from three churches left to minister in two locations in El Salvador. If you would like a quick video of the trip click here: 2016 Aug El Salvador Trip Here’s just a brief summary of what we […]
We have a mission team going to El Salvador, July 30 – August 6. We will do similar work to what our team did June of 2015. If you would like to see a photo blog of that June trip click here: El Salvador Medical Clinics Please keep these 12 in your prayers: Jim and […]
The last two weeks, we had three pairs of pastors from Missouri teach pastors in three regions of El Salvador. One group met in Chalchaupa and studied the 2nd half of the New Testament. The teachers from Missouri were Jensen Petersen and Matthew Tanner (and Frank their translator!). Here are some pictures from that good […]
Today, two pastors from Missouri left today for Chalchuapa, El Salvador, to teach the 2nd half of the New Testament to a group of pastors. Next Monday, I will leave with three other pastors for El Salvador. We will teach in two different locations. Preaching 1 will be taught in Sonsonate and New Testament 1 […]