Thank you, Frisco First Baptist Church! Your gift to plant Truth and Life Baptist Church in Mexico is currently enabling the holistic care of 150 children. You have provided them with a trusted church community that they can rely on in times of trial and a safe environment where they can learn, grow and develop. Thank you for supporting this church plant from beginning to end! In the photo above, all major construction on the kitchen and dining room has been finished. This report includes ... Read More
News From Church Plant in Mexico
Greetings, Frisco First Baptist Church! Thank you for your gift to plant Truth and Life Baptist Church in Mexico. Construction is nearly finished, and the community is responding positively to the gospel. The church rejoices that nine people have been baptized! Church leaders want you to know they are grateful for what God has done and hope to meet you and share a moment of gratitude together one day. In the photo above, a mother hugs her children just outside the church. This report ... Read More
An Update From Your Church Plant in Mexico
Thank you, Frisco First Baptist Church! Your gift to plant Truth and Life Baptist Church in Mexico is allowing children and their families to experience the love of Christ! In the photo above, a girl in the community shows church staff the chickens her family is raising. This report includes updates on construction and church activities, prayer requests and a testimony from the church pastor. Construction Progress Construction workers continue to make great progress. They work with ... Read More
Update on Mexico Church Plant
Greetings, Frisco First Baptist Church! Thank you for your gift to plant Truth and Life Baptist Church in Mexico. Your generosity will impact children and their community for years to come. In this report, you will find construction updates, a summary of church activities, a testimony from a church leader about a family who accepted Jesus, and praises and prayer requests. In the photo above, construction workers begin to build the kitchen and dining room walls. Construction Progress Great ... Read More
Mexico Church Plant Progress
Greetings, Frisco First Baptist Church! Thank you for making a difference in the lives of children impacted by Truth and Life Baptist Church in Oaxaca, Mexico. The church is encouraged that even while it is challenging to reach the community during a pandemic, God has touched the lives of construction workers on this project who believe in Jesus because of the testimonies of church members who work with them. The church says, "They are no longer just workers but brothers in Christ." In this ... Read More
Mexico Church Plant Update
Greetings, Frisco First Baptist Church! Thank you for your gift to expand Truth and Life Baptist Church's capacity for outreach in Oaxaca, Mexico. As you will see in this initial report from the field, the church is working diligently to advance the construction project. We are delighted to update you with the most recent construction details, testimonies from the community, and praises and prayer requests from the church. Construction Progress Construction is progressing on schedule. So far, ... Read More
Partnering With Compassion International
First Baptist Church of Frisco, thank you for partnering with Compassion International to bring the hope of Jesus to children and families living in extreme poverty in Mexico. By partnering with us to plant a new church, Iglesia Bautista Cristiana "Verdad y Vida," you are being a catalyst. You are helping a local church create a permanent presence of their ministry in San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, Oaxaca through constructing a new church building and giving them capacity to offer Compassion’s holistic ... Read More
Greetings From Mexico: A Letter From the Country Director
Dear Partner of Compassion, My name is Omar Villagran and I am the Country Director for Compassion Mexico. I have served the ministry with passion for the past 11 years, fully aware of this high responsibility. Mexico is a diverse country, with very rich culture, and is well-known for beautiful landscapes. But it also holds terrible inequality. While a very small percent of the population are among the richest people in the world, half the population (over 53 million Mexicans) lives in ... Read More
Your Gift to Plant a New Church
First Baptist Church Frisco, thank you for partnering with Compassion International to plant a new church in Oaxaca, Mexico. The new church, Iglesia Bautista Cristiana "Verdad y Vida, will be in the Col. Loma Bonita community of San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, on the Oaxaca border with Monte Alban, Santa Maria Atzompa and Cuilapan de Guerrero. The mother church established a mission in this community 10 years ago. The majority of the people in the community are immigrants who arrived looking for work. We ... Read More