2013- 2014

The year 2013 represents a lot for our Spanish Congregation. It is the year of many accomplishments and many challenges. We have learned many lessons and continue looking for the face of God.

Our congregation is a loving and sincere group of people. Every guest either member of the Church of not, feels the same warm welcome and transparent friendship Bammel offers. We are looking to grow in many areas. The rest of this year and 2014 we will do our best to pour into others.

The most recent picture of our Spanish Congregation.

De todo un Poco (Miscellaneous)

Our kids ready for school- We prayed over them.

Under the Series- The Holy Spirit-

Prayer night at Schlottman's home.

The prayer was focused on the families affected by immigration laws.

Our Missionary- Baxter Student, Rafael Velasquez giving a brief report of his experiences.

Our Missionaries- Byron (Guatemala), Marco (Salvador)- Sharing their experiences.

Annual Marriage Retreat-

One Another-

A group of twenty couples participated in our annual retreat. Antonio and Angeles Estevez prepared the activity with excellence. The group stayed at New Braunfels, Tx and held a devotional at the river. The next day, a seminar was taught by Alejandro Ezquerra.

The group focused the devotional on Christ and His Service.

The topic: One Another (How to work as a team).

Antonio and Angeles, they serve as deacons at Bammel.

A beautiful group filled with fun and loving people.

Uno mas Uno- One Another.

August at Bammel

New Members-
Luis and Monica received salvation, forgiveness and the Holy Spirit. Monica, a colombian who was involved in an car accident several years ago, begin to attend Bammel in 2012. Deicy invited her. After being involved in several events and received the love of the congregation, she decided to be baptized. The same day we had a sermon about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, came to Christ.

Luis is Monica's boyfriend. He started attending Bammel a month ago, but he has a baptist background. It was a very emotional moment to wittness their new beginning.

 

@ Bammel-

I had the privilege of working together with great people. As a team, work with deacons. Hector Salinas, Will Velasquez, Fermin Argueta. They are the support for the Spanish ministry. Bammel is blessed with their dedication.

Also, I been blessed with the privilege to work among very talented and creative people at office. Matt is a minister with a deep call from God. I'm honored to serve at the same body. The picture was taken at Mayor's Elementary School, where we were distributing information about Bammel.

National Ministers Conference at Bammel-

August 9, 10

The Bammel Church (Spanish Ministry) slogan is: "Alegria y Sencillez de Corazon" (With gladness and sincerity)- and this two characteristics permeates every event. The last conference was not the exception. Ministers from several cities around the United States participated in the event and they repeted the same word when asked to describe the event, excellence. The attedance, the athmosphere, the food, the classes, everything was made with joy and excellence.

The mision for our Spanish ministry is to serve as an example for the Churches of Christ. Since our comunitys has been limited by tradition, we as a body, want to contribute to the Church of Christ with a new spirit. The things we do, the way we do it and the purpose in doing it. Each event has that mision, influence trough the example, joy and excellence.

What's happening at Bammel?

The End of the Story-
July was a month of endings. Finally, after 31 weeks of Bible chronological study we "graduated" from The Story. This curriculum brougth many benefits to our congregation. A better undestanding of God's Word and a better view of Biblical events. Our Lifegroups, kids and the whole congregation we blessed with this program.

August and September will bring another interesting topic. At Bammel, we will be talking about the Holy Spirit. Every week a different lesson addressing His Persona, work and influence in the Church. Our prayer is that we know better our God and His will trought this study but also to understand His love in sharing His Spirit with us.

Fortified Marriages-
For about a year. A group of twelve couples received a special class on Sundays. The class was based on Marriage Skills and were tought by Paulina and I. We had a blast with this couples. Some of the lessons were taughted by them in specific topics that they choosed. This class ended on July. The next step is to reinitiate this class with a different group on January.

Marisela was Baptized- 
On July 21st, Marisela (13) was baptized. She is the oldest daughter of Sebastian Garcia. Marisela came to Bammel a year ago from Guatemala and since then, is been involved in activities and classes. We are blessed in having her added to the family at Bammel.

Guest Speakers and Testimonies- 
During June and July, we had guest speakers every week. They walked the congregation trought "The Story" doing a great job. During the same time, we included in our worship a time called: "Your Story"- Where members would share how they became christians and how eventually ended up in Bammel. It was very uplifting to hear how God worked on their lives and used our congregation to shape their existence.

Israel-

Baptism in Holy Land-

I am a believer. The doctrine of the resurrection is the milestone of my faith. I had preached and studied many Bible verses and hold 20 Bibles (at least) on my personal library. That is nothing compare with the experience my wife and I had visiting Israel. It seems that the Bible become alive. Finally I did understand many things and get confused in many others that I thought I got under control.

Thanks to Bammel, the Elders and the support of many saints I can say I was baptized again. Yes, the love for the Word grow twice as before and the passion for the Scripture can be compared to the passion a new convert experiences. It is humbling to be part of something like this, is a life changing experience.

Conferences in Cuba-

Time travel is possible!- In Cuba I had the opportunity to witness the 1950's. It seems that time does not run on the Island. It is the perfect field for a message of hope and transformation. The people of Cuba is awakening to a new Gospel (New for them).

During that week I had the blessing to speak on a youth rally. The attendance for the event was 350. Kids from all over the country were selected to participate on this event sponsored by Madison Church in Nashville, Tennessee. A total of 25 Baptisms were celebrated during the event. An atmosphere of joy surrounded every activity during the rally.

Definitively I learn more than I expect and receive more than I anticipate.

May- June News-

May and June broght a huge opportunity for our congregation to be together and celebrate Jesus

 Nelly Puig being baptized.

 Carolina Santibanez, daugther of Nelly was baptized too!

 During our worship, we have a time for sharing our personal story with God.

 Elvia and Fernanda were the winners of a lunch with the minister :)

 Women conference 2013

 Julizza, the keynote speaker, did an awesome job

 Husbands and dads prepared the food for the ladies conference

 A total attendance of 88 from Bammel and our comunity

 Women Conference 2013-

 Mujer, Salud Integral- Was the theme for the event

April

This month, several activites made Bammel shine. El Festival de la Alegria, Leadership Seminar, Marriage activities and a special worship at Kaleo are some examples about the joy we experienced at the Spanish Ministry.
    

Oracion especial por Olga Rodarte.

Olga was diagnosticated with cancer and will receive treatment.

The group that learns how to play guitar on Saturdays.

Every Saturday at 1pm we offer two classes, one is ESL (English as a second language) and Guitar.
Also, Saturdays mornings another ESL class is offered to the comunity- at Kaleo. 

The group of 8 Families apointed as deacons.
Each family is serving in different ministries already and were selected by the congregation.
One of the families (Argueta) is preparing to depart for Baxter Institute. 

Seminar about leadership (for deacons and their wives)
The group of deacons, received this seminar with vital information about their future responsabilities. 

Couples field trip.
The marriage ministry, coordinated by Angeles and Antonio Estevez is very active; they are preparing for their retreat on August. 

Leadership Seminar with Juan Meza from Harding.
Juan teaches at Harding University and preaches for the hispanic Churhc in Searcy, AR.

Darryl and Alejandro visited the Velasquez at Baxter.
Rafael and Edis are doing great, many give testimony of their faith and service. 

Also visited Yolanda Guerra, Octavio's (deacon) wife.
Yolanda, had several trobles with her visa and needed to leave the country, she is awaiting for a change on her visa situation. 

Speaking at the Youth Leaders Conference at Tegucigalpa.
This was the first conference offered for youth leaders from Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and several other countries. 

El Festival de la Alegria
A total of 80 kids, many adults and many more visitors was the aftermath from El Festival. A show of snakes, a zoo and so much fun. 

El hermano Fermin Argueta, compartiendo la Historia de Dios en su propia vida.
Fermin and Jessica are getting ready to depart for Honduras. On the picture, is sharing how he meet Jesus. 

March 2013

Un grupo de hermanos, teniendo comunion despues del servicio de adoracion.

 En el Kaleo, nos reunimos los miercoles para nuestra clase biblica.

 La familia Guerra, estara en Honduras por algun tiempo. Octavio fue nominado como uno de nuestros diaconos recientemente.

 Un total de 8 familias, fueron presentadas delante de la congregacion como los nominados a diaconos.

 La oracion del justo puede mucho.

 Darryl Schlottman, uno de nuestros ancianos, es un excelente predicador. El hermano Alejandro Ezquerra traduce sus mensajes, los cuales son precisos y llenos de inspiracion.

Un seminario para maestras fue dirigido por la hermana Paulina Ezquerra. El proposito es capacitar y equipar a los maestros de escuela infantil.