VCH News

God has orchestrated many divine appointments throughout this year.  One of which was a homeless man named Juan Carlos in Mexico City.  He was ready to commit suicide right there in the park.  He told us, “I have nobody, nowhere to go…it would be better if I was dead!”  Some of the youth and leaders ministered to Juan sharing the message of God’s love with him.  He repeated the prayer of salvation with us and later we took him to get something to eat and blessed him with an offering

A Special Thanks to all who responded to our appeal for help with the El Salvador outreach!  With your help we were able to distribute 1,400 pairs of flip flops, 1,700 pounds of beans & rice and 3,000 New Testaments.

The children were so excited to receive their brand new pair of flip flops! 

We held a three day crusade in a communist area of El Salvador and God moved in a mighty way.  Many people were healed and gave testimonies of what God had done in their bodies.  We are grateful to have been able to bless so many people with your help!  

The youth from Laredo First Assembly in Laredo, Texas and Orchard Road Christian Center from Denver, Colorado, joined VCH in El Salvador.  The team helped pour concrete for the church basement floor of our mission church in “Dulce Nombre de Maria”.  This team hauled sand, hand mixed the cement and finished the floor in five hours!

Altogether, in El Salvador, we ministered to 8,167,  and saw 2,008 people come to a saving knowledge of Jesus.  Each new believer received a New Testament.  We purchased 3,000  New Testaments, 2,000 “Promises of God” booklets, 1,000 coloring books & 100 full Bibles!

We were so very blessed to be able to bring a smile to the faces of so many grateful people!  Thanks to our compassionate & faithful supporters!

We held two Vacation Bible School programs simultaneously this summer in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. One was held at the International Harvesters Institute headed up by Missionary Kaye Kohler and the other one was in a new subdivision on the outskirts of town.  Our daughter, Rebecca, was the project director for both VBS outreaches.  A team from Tulsa’s “Our Finest Hour” church came down to help make this incredible week happen.  We saw 2,233 children ministered to throughout the week and 501 children gave their hearts to the Lord.  

The team also went out each day to minister in the parks and plazas where they did gospel dramas and ministered to the sick.  They saw 37 divine healings!  Praise God!

Every year one of the highlights of our summer is ministering in one of the world’s largest cities, Mexico City!  In eight days the Northwood Assembly youth, IHI NET team and VCH staff ministered at 69 different sites to 8,085 people and saw 2,014 respond to the gospel message.  We distributed 1,950 New Testaments to new believers!  Praise God for changed lives!

God occasionally lets us see what He is doing in the lives of those we have touched through these outreaches.  Jorge, his wife Carman, son Jorge Jr. and daughter Lesly are another praise report of how the Lord uses VCH.  Jorge (pictured on the bottom right) was in prison when VCH brought a team there two years ago.  After the ministry time Jorge gave his life to the Lord and was changed by Christ.  He is now out of prison and back with his family.  The Lord transforms lives and takes them to the next level even after we are gone.  Jorge is now going to a local church and reading his Bible daily.  He has a taco vending business today.  Pictured below, a man on the street receives ministry just like Jorge did two years ago.  Alma de Leon, our VCH director in Mexico City, plans and coordinates all of our teams while we are there.  Pictured below to the left, she is giving an altar call after the team ministered in drama in Texcoco.  Hundreds responded to the call.

Resurrection Fellowship,  Abundant Life,  &  Victory Teen Missions all joined VCH to minister to a total of 10,160 and lead  3,570 people in a salvation profession of faith in Nuevo Laredo & Piedras Negras.