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Wedding Day: Andes & Rosa
Greetings to all and hope all are standing strong in the Lord. Here are some pictures of our dear brother Andes and his wife Rosa. They were married two months ago and sorry for taking so long in sharing this great news!
It was a great day for the church, celebrating this long awaited day. Andes has been praying for somebody as Rosa. She is a women of prayer and is willing to serve along side of Andes and serve the Lord with all her heart. Rosa has moved to the ranch with Andes and has become part of the staff.
We are waiting to strengthen the staff, so we could in the near future have a women recovery program as we do for the men. We see all this coming into play and it’s exciting to see how the Lord continues to work among us. Please pray for Andres and his wife Rosa so that they may make the proper changes and adjustments for this new challenge in their lives.
Again we Thank You and we appreciate you more than words could express. That’s one reason that its great being a small ministry. That each one of you are truly family. We know your name and not just another face.
In His Passion, Carlos and Rossy
I Love Mexico !!!
I love Mexico. How can I describe it? I guess the best way to describe it would be “the good kind of hurt”. Mexico, believe it or not, was not an easy thing for me. And you know what!? I don’t think it should have been. With every difficulty experienced, I learned something new. With every hard time, lives were changed. Now, don’t get me wrong. I had an inexplicably awesome time in Mexico; in fact I even considered living there! However, what I am trying to say is that even the tearful moments of this trip were beneficial. Not only to me, but also those around me. It made me wake up and realize that every decision that we make in life counts. Every decision made effects the life of someone else. whether you like it or not. The decision doesn’t have to be grand. It can be small, minuscule even, but we must know that what ever we do it doesn’t just affect us.
Jesus is so awesome! in Mexico I saw him change the lives of so many people. I saw the characters in people change. Even those who seemed as if they only had hope for the worst in life now have hope given to them from God. I have seen how God can give strength to some one who was once weak and torn apart emotionally. I have seen the power of God’s love declared and confirmed in many lives…including mine. God is alive. Jesus is alive. And hope lives in Him.
Our nation however America, seems almost spiritually dead. It saddens me when I really take a look at what we have become. And I mean really take a look. I say this because allot of the times we just skim over the problems that are in our country and dismiss them as simple spelling errors. Do you think that abortion is a spelling error? what about the murders, lies, and all of the other stuff that goes on? What about the stuff that goes on in your own lives? Mexico opened up my eyes to so many things that I was doing wrong in my life. I to open up my eyes to how selfish i really was. You don’t have to be rich to be selfish. And being selfish doesn’t have to be done with your belongings. Are you being selfish with your love? Are you loving others around you? are you caring for others as christ care for you? Am I caring for others the way that Christ cared for me? we must all ask ourselves this question. If find that you haven’t. Mexico is a good place to start. Ask God if he will allow you to come down and make a difference. Mexico needs so much help. Tijuana especially.
Whatever your gift is, God can use it in Mexico. And if you feel as if you do not have a gift…believe it or not you do. If you are able to smile, cry, laugh, or be weird even, God can use that to be the light or maybe even hope in someone else’s life. America, even though we are in a financial crisis we are still EXTREMELY, financially blessed. There are SO many poor people living right across the border. and so many are right outside your doors. Either way, they both need help. Are you where you are supposed to be right now? We love others because Christ first loved us. We care for others because Christ first cared for us. DO this because Christ did it for you. Die to yourself just as he did for you. Just make sure that you are doing it in His will. Because you love Him.
One of thee mistakes I made was a mistake of the heart. My heart wasn’t right. I started out just as an act. I came down and did the things that I wanted to do for him. Which is better? Doing what you want to do for your spouse, or doing what your spouse wants to do for you? How would you better please the one that you love? When we die to ourselves and do what God wants us to do for him our relationship becomes closer and closer. And though at times it may be painful, if we wait, we will always be able to say that it was worth it. Consult God in everything that you do first! And I encourage you to consult God about Mexico, it could change lives.
Give all glory to God and spread the consoling, immense, and humble love of Jesus Christ.
-Evelyn Lax
Youth Camp 2009 Great Success !!!
Blessing to all, these summer months have been a challenge, but at the same time, they have been a great success! Our youth camp was a big hit this year. With Rossy putting it all together and with the help of many others, they were able to fill the two nights and three days full of activities and challenging bible studies!
They were bless with one afternoon at the near by pool, where we do our baptisms. We had 80 youth at our camp and it was such a great blessing. With half of them being new, we had our work cut out in reaching so many in such a short time. We of course are looking ahead for next year, with bigger numbers. Please keep us in your prayers with so much ministry taking place all around us!
In His Passion, Carlos and Rossy and the rest of the team!
Opening Day for our new Church location
The opening of the new church location was a big success, we had 230 people show up, 80 more than usual for our first Sunday service. The place was beautiful thanks to my wife Rossy, and the many wonderful volunteers who worked long hours making sure everything was in the right place.
We had many new people from the community which was very exciting to see. This of course for us was a miracle with such a small church and many of our members coming from a lower class and workers from the dump community. We can only Praise God, for we have nothing to boast about! But only in Christ Jesus and the cross where He purchased us with His blood.
- Our youth group will meet every Friday night at 7 p.m.
- The church will open up its doors to shelter 40 men every night, starting at 5p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Every Tuesday, prayer service at 6 p.m.
- Every Wednesday, bible school from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Every Sunday, general service at 11 a.m
The “New” Church of La Roca Ministries - Opening Day
To the churches in the United States … teach sound doctrine.
Dear Brethren, I have been turning and carrying a heavy heart on the matter of the church and state. We are being told that we cannot speak against the homosexual life style because it’s going to be considered a hate crime!
We are being told that we cannot speek against abortion or the right to chose because it’s going to be consider a hate act! And if we do, we are at risk of losing our tax deductible status!
And if we still continue to do so, we are going to be at risk of having our church closed by the law! And if we still do so, we are going to be at risk of going to jail! And in some cases it’s starting already!
How long will the church continue to allow having this gun against our head? This gun is only going to get bigger and bigger as we continue to back off.
How will we finish the race? Will we finish the race as strong as we started, or are we going to finish the race defeated and on our knees begging for rights?
Can the church in the United States afford to send all its missionaries to other countries, when the United States is falling apart?
Can the church in the United States really go to other countries when they don’t have the courage to step up to the plate and be the light right there in there back yard?
Can the church in the United States really in good conscience send missionaries to other countries when all this is happening under our watch?
Is our church so busy with programs that they do not have time to teach their body to stand up for righteousness and truth?
How I am struggling in my heart with this which I am seeing right before my own eyes and hearing Paul’s words to Timothy!
2 Timothy 4:2-4
“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure sound s doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to fables!”
Romans 1:21-24
“24- Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,”
How Paul’s description fit’s for today! Paul was willing to stand on truth even if it meant death! The church is the light of the world and we are told not to hid the light but put it for all to see it! Are we still ready for the challenged as Paul wrote to Timothy! May the Peace of our Lord Jesus be with you all.
In His Passion Carlos
“The only way for Evil to triumph, is for the church to do nothing!”
Baptism at our new Church
Hi to all, there was sure great excitement in the air with the opening up of the new church, 230 people showed up and many new from the community. The baptism picnic was sure a great start with the new church where many were baptised by the elders. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue to be faithful with what God gives us and that we take advanage of this new opportunity to expand our territority. Thanks for all your prayers so far, but this is just the beginning! In His Passion, Carlos and Rossy and the rest of the team!
New Church. New Visions. New Saints.
The excitement is building each day as we develop the building God gave us into our new Church. Our goal is to have our first service early in July. Please pray for our development progress and for those new souls that God will bring.
Follow our progress with these pictures. Click on Read More below.
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Carlos, Alberto, Rossy & Girls 
La Roca Ministries reaches out to touch people’s lives that are devastated by poverty, neglect and despair. These people find themselves enslaved to drugs and alcohol and living in the streets of Tijuana, Mexico. Our desire is to mirror Christ’s compassion and concern to these people.
It has been said, “give a person a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a life.” We believed in “teaching people how to fish”. We want to see lives transformed and we believe that comes through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our program seeks to help rebuild lives by making disciples; raising up men, women and teens as future leaders and missionaries, and sending them forth to advance the Kingdom of God on earth.
Thank you for your prayers and financial support. You are making a difference today and for eternity! -
My name is Amanda and I am 22 years old. I have been coming to Tj since I was 14. I came down here last month (January) to stay for a year. Its amazing being here and watching people’s lives being changed by the various ministries. I am so blessed to be here. I know a lot of people worry about the violence and decide not to come. But there is no reason to be afraid. Out of all the times I’ve been down here, I’ve never had a problem with anything. We’ve actually gone to the beach in the evening had a small worship service before. You shouldn’t wander off alone to late, but it’s not like you should do that in any city. I’m more scared when I’m wandering around my own city at night then I am here. All I know is that God called me here, and nothing will stop me because I have him on my side. There is a phrase I keep posted that says, “Fear knocked at the door, and faith answered, there was no one there.” What more is there to say ?
My name is Evelyn Lax and I am a 19 year old intern here at La Roca ministries in Tijuana. I will be living here for a year. I would just like to say that I enjoy being here in Tijuana. I have heard the many reports of violence however personally I have not seen it. I think the worst thing that I have probably seen in regards to that subject was a male getting beat up by a couple of guys. However even that wasn’t extreme. Yes there is violence in Tijuana, we all know that but then again what city does not have violence in it. Nevertheless that shouldn’t push us away from Tijuana, that should draw us to it. If you saw that your neighbor was in great danger would you just sit back and watch in your selfish fear that you might get hurt? Or would you go and get help or better yet.. help them out yourself? I love Tijuana. I recommend that others should come and see what I love too.
