Seminary student M. Yesubabu and his family have been caring for children since June of 2006. I would like to introduce them to you. Yesubabu and his wife, Mary are pictured with the children in their home on the left. Yesubabu began his work in the CELM by attending classes taught by Pastor Prabhudas. After finishing those initial classes he enrolled in the 2-year pre-seminary in 2002 and is now in the second year of the four-year seminary program. Yesubabu’s primary congregation is in a large village west of Guntur. There are 99 baptized souls and 10 regular visitors. He has a congregation with 45 souls about 12 kilometers from where he lives. He and his wife, Mary, travel by bicycle to this congregation. Yesubabu also serves a preaching station with 8 souls. Yesubabu is a busy man and you might wonder how he finds the time to care for 30 children.

He does so with the help of his wife and their four grown children. Their oldest daughter, Indira, is in her third year of study for a bachelor’s degree. She helps her father by teaching the children the Word of God in the home. Their second daughter, Vijaya, is in the second year of a degree program and also volunteers to teach the children. Their son, Raja, is in junior college (12 class is comparable) and the youngest daughter, Navya, is in 10th class. Yesubabu’s daughters regularly attend our workshops and are a tremendous asset to his ministry.

Two congregations, a preaching station, an orphanage and two weeks of seminary classes every month fill Yesubabu’s time, but he would not have it any other way. He is a dedicated shepherd, an enthusiastic evangelist and a strong leader in the area where he works.

There are many joys on the  LATTE team as the men  are involved in many areas of ministry not only teaching.   One of the special blessings  is the privilege to baptize children.  While serving the congregation in Gomez Palacio recently my husband was not only  honored to baptize Ramon Romero Rodriguez but he and I were also honored to be the god-parents. 

The mother of Ramon is a member of our church and the father is going through the self-taught Bible lesson series as they do not live where we have a church.  He has taken on his fatherly duty of reading the family devotion and leading the prayer each evening for their family devotion.  May the seed planted in their hearts continue to grow in the Word in this young family.

- written by Roxanne Martens

One of the Mexican seminary students, Carlos Rosales, is currently in northern Sonora, a Mexican state that borders Arizona. To get there, he had to take a 19-hour bus ride from Torreón.

His long trip has a good purpose: Carlos is there as part of seminary recruitment efforts. Missionary Ron Baerbock is working with many souls in the Sonora area, and some of them may be interested in becoming a pastor. Carlos will talk to them, tell them about what his life is like, and see if they are interested in full-time ministry.

Next month, another student, Jorge Briones, will head to Monterrey and Juarez. Both of these citites also have congregations with young people that are at about the right age to enter a seminary program.

It is our prayer that God bless their efforts and bring more students into the seminary. The number of pastors in Mexico has increased during the last few years, and we would like to see it continue that way.

Join us in giving thanks for another church building in Mexico! On June 1st, Missionary Ron Baerbock, together with fellow Christians in the city of Altar, dedicated a church home to the Lord.

The congregation, called El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) had a special service for the event, followed by a meal and festivities. Pastor Eduardo Vazquez, who serves a congregation in the Monterrey area, came to preach for the special occasion. God is good!

Why do wives go to the CELC?  Is it to shop for Pchenko dolls at the bazaars of Kiev?  sight-see ?  experience the underground mall at Independence Square?  Maybe somewhat.  However, about 20 of us came also because we share a love and zeal for our husbands’ work in the Kingdom and we are equally uplifted and encouraged by faithful brothers and sisters in Christ around the world.  [slideshow=56]

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