Win, Disciple, SEND

One of the most exciting things about being a missionary, in my opinion, is seeing people within the ministry being sent out to serve in ministry positions outside of their home town/ home church.
At Iglesia Horizonte, our vision is to: Win, Disciple, and Send. And this year, just these first 4 months of 2007, we have seen three young men sent out from Horizonte to minister in other parts of Mexico!

(I'll put pictures in here just as soon as I can...)

Alex
Alex is a 25 year old guy who recently began attending a school of music ministry run by Marcos Witt in Monterrey Mexico. He wants to use his gift of singing and playing instruments to serve the Lord in some way in full time ministry in the future. Alex came back to visit for two weeks this spring break, and I couldn't even believe some of the ways he has changed! He couldn't stop talking about all that he has been learning about growing in the Lord and helping others grow as well! It's not "normal" for young people here to move out of their parents' homes to go to school in another city, so being in Monterrey hasn't been easy for Alex, but he said that despite missing his family (and mom's cooking! YUM!) he's learned SOOOO much and has very much stronger passion for the lost, and to be in full time ministry. And this is evident in his life!

Job
Job is 21, and is also a musician. Just remember, when he is internationally famous, I'm friends with him! heehee! Ok, Job left the beginning of February to move to a small town in the state of Michoacan. There, he is the worship leader at a church, and also studies in the city of Morelia during the week at one of the best music schools in the country. He was an amazing asset in the music ministry of Horizonte while he was in QRO, and I'm sure that his new church appreciates both his musical abilities and his desire to lead a congregation in meaningful worship of God. Job's music teachers in QRO told him last year that he has too much potential to be dinking around in QRO, that he should continue to study in a higher level of music. He has had many concerts in QRO - he plays classical acoustic guitar like you'd never believe! So it's also a blessing for him to be able to study in Morelia to continue to develop the gift that God has given him.

Ricardo
Ricardo is a middle-aged man who has had a rough background. I don't know his testimony exactly, but earlier in his life he didn't always make very good decisions. He is still a bit rough around the edges, but I've even seen him change for the better in the year that I've been here. Ricardo left, today actually!, to go to Tijuana to start a rehab center for men. As many of you probably know, Tijuana is not one of the safest, prettiest, or more economically stable cities in Mexico. There are many many people, especially men, who have drug and alcohol addictions, and there just isn't much hope for them. But we know that there is hope for them in the Lord, and Ricardo wants to open a rehab center that focuses not only on the hope of a better life without addictions, but the hope of a better life in a relationship with the Lord!