2025 July Update
I would like for you all to be praying for a situation that is greatly affecting this community, and that is the drought. We live in a place where the water we receive comes from springs, and since it hasn’t rained, there isn’t much water. Sometimes we go up to two months without receiving water. There are families that have to get through a whole day with just one liter of water to drink.
About Me
I like to play baseball a lot and behind my house there was a baseball field where a Christian baseball team made me play with them. They preached to me everytime I played and invited me to Church services. That was the way God used to bring me to Him. I received the calling when I was the president of the youth department and later on I became a youth pastor. As the situation in my country worsened, I was thinking of traveling to the U.S. and on 3 occasions I prayed and asked God if it was His Will. God showed and confirmed me His calling to this holy ministry. I gave up emigrating to the U.S. and since then I have been serving the Lord full-time - not as the youth pastor, but as the pastor of the whole church of Chivirico. We then moved from Maisi, Guantanamo, to Chivirico to serve the Lord here.
Currently, I am the pastor of the church here in Chivirico. As for the challenges, I would say I face many. This place is very idolatrous, with witchcraft, homosexuality, drug use, alcoholism, child abuse, and more.
Current role and challenges
Another challenge has been that after coming here, I developed a minor prostate issue, and many of the brothers and sisters live far away, which makes it difficult for me to visit them due to my condition.
Housing has also been a challenge—the house we live in is not in good condition. When it rains, water leaks in through some areas, and it is a place where potable water is scarce.
But I am convinced that God brought us to this place, and despite all the trials and challenges, God has never abandoned us, and He is working in this place.
About Evangelical Church of the New Pines
Our church is called Evangelical Church of the New Pines (Iglesia Evangélica Los Pinos Nuevos), and here we have a total of 40 brothers and sisters—12 children and 28 adults.
When we arrived here 1 year and 6 months ago, there were only 6 brothers and sisters. But by the grace and mercy of God, He has been adding to the church, and now we are a total of 40 members.