July - Sept 2020 Report (from the field)

 September, 2020

 Hello my Brothers.

Is has been a while since the last news from the work down here. It's a blessing to write this good news, with new fruit.

I will go area by area. 

Simon

He is doing a very good job. I was there meeting with Him to see how the ministry can be of help and the next step of what to do.

Right now he and team, have already evangelized 8k children, his goal is 10k for this year. We believe he will complete the proposed goal. 

Due to the effective work he is doing the denomination with which he is partnering with, has opened a new division so the children's need can be met and Pastor Simon is leading this team of 4 teachers and 15 pastors that together will implement this new method of teaching children. This my friend in Jesus, is very good news because he is seen right now the fruits of his hard labor.

They are safe, this oldest son, Adoniran (nickname captain obedience) is helping them with everything, at some point the ministry helped in his education to be a teacher. Now he wants to be a pastor like his father.

My friends, this is amazing for us, to see how new fruit is growing and taking their place in God's world as warriors of Jesus. It is just amazing how God works and how He places every piece in His master plan.

Also, they make a face mask with the colors to evangelize people (see the picture in the link)

Yellow: heaven

Black: sin of men

Red: Jesus died for us

White: Jesus cleans from our sin

Green: grow up by reading the Bible and be His disciple.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-aDBuoAvRumwfMu1sMol1usuJeNmSh0-?usp=sharing

Bernabe:

He did a trip to Bongo which is 24 hours hiking for them, for us will be 2 days, from his home in Raton.

Bernabe reports that all in bongo are mama tata, but they are very open to hear the Good News of Jesus. He held a service where around 25 people showed up. They requested him to come more often, they also helped him carry everything he needed to be there The film equipment will be sent to him, so He can present the Jesus film in this place. This place they just heard about Jesus but no one has taught about our Savior.

Also, Bernabe has been in Hacha, a place where there is a church but no pastor. To start a Bible discipleship, there are around 15 people enrolled to take receive it, to be a future pastor in this area. Bernabe already finished with balsa this discipleship, where before wasn't a pastor and now they have one as a result of the discipleship program. We pray that the same may happen in Hacha, that God raises up a new leader for them, that can keep the good work growing.

When Bernabe was in Hacha a family accepted Jesus, I will share the testimony of it. There is a couple, the husband was a Christian but his wife was mama tata. His wife, always that her husband would bring a Bible she would reap it and burned it, beaches of this he went away from the Lord. Well, on this trip, Bernabe talked to the wife, who accepted Jesus, and then the husband reconciled with Jesus, now both are followers of Jesus. The name of the husband is Roberto.

Mateo:

The ministry has a project of building a new house of prayer in one place call Daira 2, where we have been working for some years now together with a partner church (Crossridge Church). A piece of land that has a more or less kind of building was donated, we do not have the pictures of the place yet, but it has a roof, and around 25 people have been meeting in this place for months now. Those that come for every meeting want a church building in that place, the youth ministry and the Pastor from Guabal (mother church) will take care of that place.

In these hard times, the work of Jesus has not stopped, the work to reach out to the loss continues. 

Please the only thing that our missionaries ask this time is to pray for health, so they can continue to take the good news in these dark areas.

Thank you so much for the prayers and support provided.  May our Lord keep you and guard you, may He make His face shine upon you.

Written by David Vega

Note:  If the Lord guides you to be part of MGPanama support team let us know, any donation made is tax deductible.

January - April Update 2018

Hello my brothers I hope you are okay.

In April God allowed us to see lot of things.

In personal life, we finally moved to our apartment I am sending a few pictures of it, thanks to everybody that God has touched to support us and for being part in this new step in my family. I send a big hug from Panama.

At the south side of the mountain(Pacific side), we have the following report to share:

Bernabe Morales:  He serves at the church in Balsa and at the moment he 6 people that are being discipled, we don’t have a picture yet, but we promise that by the end of this month we will have one or maybe two, hahaha just kidding more than two. 

He started to teach in the church so the disciples may see how he does it so they can learn more. God is giving more strength to his church, for those who doesn’t know, Bernabe is more than a disciple for me he is my friend, he has been for years by my side working.

To share a little history of the church he is serving at (Balsa), nearby where Bernabe lives a pastor sinned and abandoned the church, the church tried to survive without a leader, holding a service as often as they could.  Last year the church was destroyed in a storm (can you imagen how they felt?).  Last year a team came to rebuild the church in less than one week!! (https://mgpanama.squarespace.com/news/2017/6/27/balsa-report-rebuilding-the-church-building-june-27-2017), and then the Balsa Church realized that they are not alone, that God cared about them too.  

Besides all this, and after this, a church from one of the team that I consider my friend too (that is another story), adopted Bernabe and now Bernabe has started to disciple them and try to train a new future leader for the community.

Bernabe is also attending the Bible Institute at Cerro Miel in order to gain more training.

Simon Abrego. oh! my brother Simon…

He is just amazing, he has been our friend for almost 10 years, he started working with kids around 3 or 4 years ago besides pastoring the Church in Raton https://mgpanama.com/news/2018/1/9/january-update-2018.  He with his team have reached around 3 thousand kid for Jesus and counting. He has been adopted by another Church that supports him through MGPANAMA.  This year they will be hosting a team coming to strengthened the church and do some repairs to the structure. https://mgpanama.com/news/?category=Community+Transformation

Enrique Javilla

Enrique is a new member to the team, we have known him from years and years.  He was one of my father’s disciple, joining him to several trips to the mountain.  Due to one training, Enrique felt called to start planting churches. As part of our team we are praying and waiting for someone or a church to adopt him. Today, he is a church planter, have started his ministry where he has developed a team and 17 churches have been started and 8 of them are where there are no churches. In the plan they are planting 6 more this year.

Part of the team are Pastor Heitor and Pastor Rey Camilo, who serve as trainers in different areas.

In North side of the mountain.

At this side of the mountain there is a courageous missionary, we pray that God will send more like him, his name is Mateo.

I know that lots of you have heard about of our friend Mateo, but now is not just Mateo, God has given him true believers and disciple that they believe in what the Bible say and want to change the communities nearby.

Monte Lirio Baptism

Monte Lirio is one of the areas he looks after.  Monte Lirio was a place where teams have gone several times until we felt to stop sending teams but, rather to start a Bible Institute in order to train the 5 to 9 sporadic members.  Sometimes we give up on things but not God, the Church belongs to Him and He looks after her.  

After our return from the States, I traveled to see Mateo and share some good news in reference to the work he is doing in the area.  We talked about Monte Lirio and I told him to give up on the place, but Mateo told me “David, something is happening there, the church is growing, for there are 20 people gathering and 3 have been baptized.” So, I told him to keep going there for now is when they will need help in guidance and training. Praise the Lord. 

in MGPANAMA

1. Our ministry have started the last processes to be a tax deductible.  This has been a process of one year.  As soon as we have more news we will share it with you.  

2. In the month of April the mission trip that I did was mainly for preparing the missions trip in every area. This year we have around 4 international mission trip, little by little God is bringing more servants, to work in the mountain.

3. I have also met with Mateo, Bernabe and Pastor Simon in order to be with them and plan for this year’s work.

4. We are working in new ways to help and support our national partners. The ministry is growing not just in the spiritual side but is growing with more people that need tools to do their work better for Jesus.

5. We have met with pastors that Pastor Heitor have trained in order to serve them better, therefore a mini campaign has been programmed for August but before that the training will be strengthened with them.

We are so grateful for our trip to the States where we were able to share about the work being done in Panama but also to strengthen our relationship with Churches that support financially and through prayers, the ministry in Panama.

Know that your prayers and support are deeply appreciated, trusting the Lord for the provision He has in store for you.

Blessings and we will see you next time, if He does not come back before that.

Written by David Vega / Talsy

B&PSchools - Bible Institute Jan 28-Feb2, 2018

Bible Institute

In this occasion we had more students than expected and others for strong reasons were not able to attend but are committed to catch up with the module.

Telling the Bible Story - Nitzia Javilla

Pastor Jim and Mickel are good exponents of the Word of God and open to answer any question the students might have.  This group of students is more proactive, they are not afraid of asking questions and they are good questions, one of the things we tell them is that it is very important not to go home having doubts, better to ask than to keep not knowing.  So that is what they are doing.

Participation - Bernabe.  Oops we have a dog in the class.

Pastor Enrique, who is the one coordinating the place to stay, the cooks and did the invitations supervises many of the pastors attending the Institute therefore he follows up with them in anything they need in reference with the Institute and materials needed.

We appreciate your prayers for the next class that is programmed for the end of May and in this opportunity the Church that sponsors this Institute will be sending a few teachers, among them is the Senior Pastor, brother Todd Calaway.  So also keep them in prayers, for any need there might be with their trip.

May God keep you and bless you as you serve Him in the calling He has given you.

Talsy and David.  

18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. Eph 6:18[g]NLT

Follow up to Balsa - Sept 2017

 Hello my friends, is good to say hi again.

This time I was in Balsa, doing the follow up with the church. 

This is a church that was rebuild with an American team, but as the church needed rebuilding from the outside is necessary to do it in the inside too.  For you to have background, the pastor that used to be in this community sinned and the “matata” religion took advantage from this, at the moment there are 5 member from this church that are been discipled, hopefully one or two of them will start the Bible Institute with us next month, God is doing amazing things in this place people are hungry to hear more and more from God.

We taught on, what is to be a Christian?, What is to be a church?, The unity of the Church as the Body of Christ, and more. We had around 20 to 30 persons in the lessons and during the nights we had around 50.

God opened the doors for a church to support Bernabe to take care of this place until one of them are ready to take the leadership of the church.

Things to pray for.

1. That God give strength to His church in the mountains. 

2.  That God raise leaders hungry for Him.

3.  For Bernabe to have strength to keep the hard work in the mountains.

4. For us, that God give us strength to be a support to His church and keep serving them.

5.  For my missions trips this month, I have 3 more mission trips to different areas.

6.  For wisdom to all member of MGPANAMA team.

Blessings as together we serve Him,

David E. Vega

MGPanama