Villatoro Family Update
January 7, 2020
Gloria and Max Villatoro, along with their three youngest children, have been reunited in Baja, Mexico and are building a new life there. Gloria is home-schooling their three daughters. Max is doing hard physical labor forming bricks for the construction of houses, hoping to open his own construction business soon.
The focus of their ministry is the Baja Anabaptist Ministry Project. Max and Gloria are making contacts in their community. They hold two separate weekly Bible studies with interested persons in their neighborhood. Their dream is that the home gatherings will grow to a point where a vibrant Anabaptist faith community can be established.
Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference has a unique connection with this project since the conference borders Mexico, and the Baja project is located just on the other side of the border. PSMC is supportive of the Villatoro's ministry endeavor in Baja and has taken over the responsibility to raise and distribute funds for this project.
PSMC Pastor, Juan Montes, is a supportive link between the Villatoros in Mexico, PSMC, and IMMMUM (Iglesia Anabautista Menonita Unida de Mexico). Linda Shelly (MMN director for Latin America) is helping the Villatoros connect with MCC Mexico representatives.
The tent-making ministry with which the Villatoros are engaged is filled with challenges and opportunities. They, and we, give thanks to God for what has happened already and look forward to all that is yet to come.
-Marcia Yoder-Schrock, interim Executive Conference Minister
For the history of Max Villatoro's deportation and CPMC's involvement, see Max Villatoro in our archives.
January 7, 2020
Gloria and Max Villatoro, along with their three youngest children, have been reunited in Baja, Mexico and are building a new life there. Gloria is home-schooling their three daughters. Max is doing hard physical labor forming bricks for the construction of houses, hoping to open his own construction business soon.
The focus of their ministry is the Baja Anabaptist Ministry Project. Max and Gloria are making contacts in their community. They hold two separate weekly Bible studies with interested persons in their neighborhood. Their dream is that the home gatherings will grow to a point where a vibrant Anabaptist faith community can be established.
Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference has a unique connection with this project since the conference borders Mexico, and the Baja project is located just on the other side of the border. PSMC is supportive of the Villatoro's ministry endeavor in Baja and has taken over the responsibility to raise and distribute funds for this project.
PSMC Pastor, Juan Montes, is a supportive link between the Villatoros in Mexico, PSMC, and IMMMUM (Iglesia Anabautista Menonita Unida de Mexico). Linda Shelly (MMN director for Latin America) is helping the Villatoros connect with MCC Mexico representatives.
The tent-making ministry with which the Villatoros are engaged is filled with challenges and opportunities. They, and we, give thanks to God for what has happened already and look forward to all that is yet to come.
-Marcia Yoder-Schrock, interim Executive Conference Minister
For the history of Max Villatoro's deportation and CPMC's involvement, see Max Villatoro in our archives.