You search the Scriptures…

“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me…” John 5:39

Christ owns that the religious did indeed search the scriptures, but it was in search of their own glory: “You search the scriptures, and therefore, if you were not willfully blind, you would believe in me.” Note, It is possible for men to be very studious in the letter of the scripture, and yet to be strangers to the power and influence of it. 

“It is spoken to us in the nature of an advice, or a command to all Christians to search the scriptures. Note, All those who would find Christ must search the scriptures; not only read them, and hear them, but search them, which denotes, Diligence in seeking, labor, and study, and close application of mind, Desire and design of finding.”       Matthew Henry

God is challenging me to find Christ in searching the scriptures and also is my commitment to teach that to all those that God is allowing me to shepherd!

Prison ministry at Hernando Jail.

Saturday, April 28th David, Miguel and I were at Hernando Jail. What an experience! We felt spiritual opposition, but God’s presence gave us the victory in Christ! We can see in Miguel Lara that God is doing His work in his life. David and I are so proud of him, the last Reading Bible Study we were reading the story of Jesus with the Leper in Mark 1. The remarkable thing was what the leper did after he was clean, Mark said “he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news…” we uses that as encouragement to Miguel to visit the Jail.

Please pray for our new friends: Javier, Heriberto, Jose, Francisco (México) y Luis (Honduras). 

This week, we will bring Bibles for Francisco and Javier. Please pray for them. 

The 2018 Annual Gathering of the Mid-South PCA Church Planting Network

Mike and I were invited on  April 16th and 17th  to the 2018 Annual Gathering of the Mid-South PCA Church Planting Network, at Madison Heights Church PCA (Madison, MS). What a great opportunity to Glorify God sharing what He is doing at Christ Fellowship!

Spanish Bible Study 

This month we will start Ephesians chapter 6. 

Finishing our studying in Ephesians, after ten months of scrutinizing God’s word I can say that all the families have a good foundation of the Doctrines of the Grace and Reformed Theology. All Glory to God! Please continue praying in order to God bring more families.

English Classes

This Wednesday, May 2nd  it will be our last Class for the semester! We are going to take a break for Summer. Please continue praying for our students: Lucy, Angelica, Pablo(Mexico), Geronimo, Pedro, Joselyn (El Salvador), Magaly, Edith, Miguel, Camila y Valeria (Venezuela) and Esmeralda (Honduras)

And also pray our team: Chas and Jennifer Emerson, David Criger, Delena and Jeremy Beavers, Mary Edwards and Tom Harrison. 

Please Pray for The Loayza Ministry

Staff Member at Christ Fellowship

Director of Discipleship and Missions

Translation English - Spanish at Christ Fellowship

Spanish Bible Study
Women Spanish Bible Study (Serenith)

English Classes for Immigrants (ESL) at Christ Covenant

Prison Ministry Hernando Jail.

Please, also pray for our Fundraiser, we need to reach the 100% of our Financial Support. We rest on God that He will open more doors!

Thanks so much for being partner with us and support Loayza's Ministry to unreached people groups in Desoto County, specifically among immigrants.

Our support account is open with our mother church when you are ready to being supporting us. Please make checks payable to " Christ Presbyterian Church " and write " The Loayza Family " in the memo line. Mail to: PO Box 722, Olive Branch, MS 38654

You may also give using this link Be a "Financial Fellow Worker" with Loayza´s Ministry

Thanks you again for your commitment and we will stay in contact to let you know how the lord is at work!

Please pray for us, we need the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ to accomplish what God call us to do, like apostle Paul asked to the Philippians

for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:19-21

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ

Equipping the saints for God’s work !

“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,”                           Ephesians 4:11-13

“To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”

Like apostle Paul show us the purpose of God in giving leaders in the Church of the NT, this purpose is to equip, to build the believers for the work of service in the Church. This give a the general result of working together as a team in the body of Christ which is the church, for display God’s Kingdom.

Each believer has given gifts and each gift has been granted by God, and has a triple property:

It belongs to God

It is proper to every believer

It belongs to the Church

We pray and will do all the effort necessary to see that among the Latinos families and each member of Christ Fellowship!

English Classes

What a blessing is the English Classes! We had a new student Esmeralda from Honduras.

Please continue praying for our students: Jose, Lucy, Angelica, (Mexico), Geronimo, Pedro, Joselyn (El Salvador), Magaly, Edith, Miguel, Camila y Valeria (Venezuela).

And also pray our team: Chas and Jennifer Emerson, David Criger, Delena and Jeremy Beavers, Mary Edwards and Tom Harrison.

Good News from English Classes

 The Lara Family (Edith, Miguel, Isabel, Camila and Valeria (Venezuela).

We had the opportunity to have Miguel and Edith in our place, definitely God use the moment to allow us to share with them the Gospel. After a beautiful conversation they prayed asking God for Salvation. We rest in God's work.

The next week after that, we had the Lara Family in our home again, after a conversation about God and the Bible, their daughters Camila(12) and Valeria(10), prayed for Salvation! Before they left, Miguel and Edith told us that they would like to visit our sister church Christ Covenant, despite the language barrier.

It was beautiful heard from them the love, hospitality and welcoming from Christ Covenant to them. 

And also is blessing to help with the translation of "Christ Covenant Order of Worship" to spanish!

Please pray for The Lara Family! Our desire is to disciple them as a family.

Spanish Bible Study

We have started Ephesians chapter 5.

“ The fragrance of Christ”

God is using this Bible Study to grown as a church family! It’s encouraging to see how God is equipping and building each person and family who is attending. Please pray to God continue bringing more families.

Good News from Bible Study

The Hernandez family and three more families joined us as a members of Christ Fellowship on March 25^th 

Christ Fellowship “Officer Nominees”

Please pray for a congregational meeting  has been called on Sunday, April 8^th for the purpose of voting on church officers. Pray as we  walk on the last process of God’s call in the coming months.

Good News about prison ministry at Hernando Jail.

David Criger and I are excited to start our first Bible Study on April 28^th . Please pray for us!

Please Pray for The Loayza Ministry

Staff Member at Christ Fellowship

Director of Discipleship and Missions

Translation English - Spanish at Christ Fellowship

Spanish Bible Study

English Classes for Immigrants (ESL) at Christ Covenant

Prison ministry at Hernando Jail.

Please, also pray for our Fundraiser, we need to reach the 100% of our Financial Support, we rest on God, that He will open more doors!

Thanks so much for being partner with us and support Loayza's Ministry to unreached people groups in Desoto County, specifically among immigrants.

Our support account is open with our mother church when you are ready to being supporting us. Please make checks payable to " Christ Presbyterian Church " and write " The Loayza Family " in the memo line. Mail to: PO Box 722, Olive Branch, MS 38654

You may also give using this link Be a "Financial Fellow Worker" with Loayza´s Ministry

Thanks you again for your commitment and we will stay in contact to let you know how the lord is at work!

Please pray for us, we need the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ to accomplish what God call us to do, like apostle Paul asked to the Philippians

for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:19-21