Niños is engaged in planting churches throughout Mexico.
To date, Niños has planted three churches, currently supports one minister full-time, and has helped grow the largest Christian church in the Mexico City valley.
1. Jorge Martínez is the minister of the Iglesia de Cristo (Christian church) in Chilapa, Puebla, Mexico. Chilapa is a remote mountain village several hours away from Niños. Niños has been taking medical teams to the village for several years now. A church was established but not until 2003 was a full-time minister found to serve in that role. Jorge and his wife, Ana Clarita, have found the people are beginning to be even more receptive to the gospel since they moved there to live. Over 60 villagers have been baptized into Jesus Christ and services each Sunday are nearing 60 people in regular attendance. Bible studies and another church service have begun in the nearby village of La Libertad.
Pray for Jorge that he would have the patience to live in a remote village culture, the wisdom to lead the church until faithful leadership is established, and a continued passion to share the gospel.
2. Luís Escutia served as the minister of a Christian church plant in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. Puebla is a city of over 1.2 million people located southeast of Mexico City. There were no other Christian churches in Puebla at the time. Luís has found that several older alumni of Niños are attending the church again after many years of absence. In 2008, Luis and Lorena helped join the group of believers with another church body that was started afterward in order to begin serving as house parents at Niños.
3. Tomas Perez, one of our alumni, served as the minister of a Christian church plant in Tecamec, Mexico, Mexico. Tecamec is a suburb of Mexico City with no previous church body in existence. Tomas and Ana left a few years later to serve at a church in northern Mexico. While serving in Tecamec, Tomas also worked to mature a Christian church in Nexquipayac. The group is small, but continues to meet each week in one of the believers’ homes.
4. Niños’ children and staff currently fellowship at the Iglesia de Cristo (Christian Church) in San Vicente, Chicoloapan, Mexico, Mexico. Through the leadership of Niños and many other faithful servants, the congregation has grown to over 300 members, with three full-time ministers.
