Reflections It was a bright, sunny, July day in 2010 when Doug Springer called and asked me to pray about becoming a CMRC staff member. By that time, we had known each other for many years and I had assisted with a number of CMRC projects. Now after eighteen missions...
Noe Jesus Parra Rojas Story I was born in Aramachay, a town in the Peruvian highlands. My parents divorced when I was two years old and I grew up with my mom until I was twelve. Our condition was very precarious. We did not have food, so I went from house to house...
What’s Happening in Cuba? On my recent trip to Cuba I sat down with Idanys Almaguer. She shared some of her experiences as a wife and mother over the past couple of years during Covid. Idanys and husband Rafael Tamayo were CMRC supported pastors of Mount Zion...
Peru 2020 Mission Trip Reflection Snakes? To quote and agree with Indiana Jones on this, I hate snakes! Don’t let the picture here fool you, I was very uncomfortable with them! Having said that, praying in drug holes, twelve-hour flight delays, fearful dreams and...
CRISIS IN CUBA January 1, 2021 Cuba devalues their currency. Food and utility prices surge 5 to 10 times, overnight. Basic foods and medicines are very expensive or not available. Churches closed and pastors without salaries for 19 months. CMRC immediately responds,...
CUBA Otto Barrios, Janette and their daughter live in the Cuban village of Jicotea. Otto and Janette have pastored in different communities for over 20 years. Otto has been the pastor of Eben-Ezer (Church of God) for eleven years and uses his love for baseball as a...
