Greetings partners and friends,
This month we are going to feature one of our Evangelists / Church planters in that closed nation to our South. Oreni (name changed) was born in Santiago on May 30th in the early 70’s in a non-Christian family. He was born to Argelio and Zenaida and has 6 siblings. When Oreni was 25 years old, he went to a local church where a campaign was being held by an evangelist supported by this ministry named Wilber. After discipleship and growing in his faith for a year and a half, he began to serve in Wilber’s church as the local youth pastor and also serve on the worship team. When he and his family moved to Cienfuegos he continued to serve in his new church with evangelism and church planting.
After some time, Oreni felt impressed and moved his family to Ciego Montero to serve as missionaries in this new area. Later on, the family became pastors in a town called Marta Abreu. He became the presbyterial president of evangelism, where he continues to serve with his wife and five children.
Enclosed, you will see a picture of Oreni and his family. He is one of 58 families currently serving with this ministry as church planters in that closed country.
Discipleship Expansion in Cuba
As the ministry continues to reach into these new districts, we endeavor to keep training disciplers and put leaders in the various presbyteries (regions) as well as put heads of discipleship in each district.
We are honored to be a part of the growth and development with the Assemblies of God there. We received an official letter from the Superintendent in Cienfuegos regarding the effectiveness that has taken place with Bridges for Life Ministries. He states this has been the greatest combination of Evangelism and Discipleship in the history of the district, thanking our team for seeding and directing this mechanism.
We are also continuing to develop this same model in four other districts as well. In total, we are reaching almost half of Cuba through these regions.
Growing Work in Cambodia
We are looking to grow our ministry in Cambodia. We have made contact with the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God there, and he has agreed to run our ministry through his church.
Donations have come in to build a couple of churches. We will be sending a team during the first week to 10 days of March 2025 to begin construction. Estimated cost is $3,000–$3,500 per person, depending on flights. More details will be available soon.
Enclosed, you will see a picture of a pastor we are trying to help. His name is Chea Trai. He has been pastoring for two years, and you can see a picture of his small church where they are meeting.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Please pray for us to be able to hire and sponsor new church planters. To sponsor a church planter:
- $200/month places them in the field part time
- $400/month places them in the field full time
If God lays it on your heart to help with one of these projects, or if you’d like more information about attending or bringing a group, please let us know.
Summer Mission Trip
Our Summer Mission Trip this year is to the Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota from August 4th to 11th. Please pray for our team!
Thank you for your continued support and prayers to allow us to reach the nations on your behalf.
Thank you and God bless!
