“And the things that thou hast heard of me, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”

“The things thou hast heard of me…”

     Through the lessons God has taught us as described in our testimony, the teaching of our pastor, personal Bible study and the experiences God has brought us through, we have learned to rely upon God and his Word to uphold us. When the storms of life arise and direction is needed, God has demonstrated that we can go directly to him for the answers we need. We do not have to rely upon another to tell us what God wants of us, but we may go directly to his “throne of grace”, through his Word and prayer, to discover his will.

“…among many witnesses…”

     We are not “lone ranger” missionaries, nor do we have a “new gospel” to spread. We are local church missionaries sent out from the First Baptist Church of Lawtey working through the Rock of Ages Prison Ministry. This economy affords us a tremendous outreach opportunity to the lost souls in prison as well as more accountability to our church, our pastor, and our ministry. We have chosen to follow the old paths that we might find God’s rest for our souls in the work of the ministry. Jeremiah 6:16, Matthew 11:29

“…the same commit thou to faithful men…”

     God has called us to take that which he has taught us and to commit these “things” to other faithful men here in Mexico. God has not only called me to win the lost inmates to the Lord then disciple them in his Word, he has also called me to help train national men and women here in Mexico to do the same. Some of these men and women God has called to missionary service working fulltime in the prisons while others volunteer on a regular basis to go in with a group from their church.

“…who shall be able to teach others also…”

     Each person is trained and equipped to work within the prison to win people to the Lord, disciple them after they are saved, and to help prepare them for life after they are released. It is our desire to see these individuals go on to be godly men and women who are serving the Lord and continuing to share with others what God has done for them. What a blessing to see God raise up these individuals and families to his service, and perhaps to see them too return to the prisons as missionaries to continue the work which he has started.