Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Enoc and Cristina will be visiting USA

Enoc and I will be spending some time in USA with the purpose to raise support to our ministry and to pay off our house

You can reach us in West Virginia, please give us a call: 304 941 4573 or Open Arms office 304 942 2301

We need to make as many as church appointment to present our ministry,and invite missionaries to come, please could you help us?

We are going to see you soon!

Open Arms entire church prayed and blessed our trip

The Open Arms Church


Many sons and daughters are following after our steps faithfully
Each one of them are leaders in diferent ends of Open Arm church












  • Every Sunday God is bringing more youth and children to our church, Glory be to Him

  • We had tree youth baptism this week, Glory be to God


  • Bulleted ListPlease pray that we may be able to purchase a tent for our cell group that meets on Wednesday nights in order to help with our lack of space problems. We currently have between 50 and 60 people and hope that the group will grow even more by the end of the year.

  • Please pray for the upcoming inauguration as we would like to turn the cell group into a Open Arms second church.

  • Please also pray that the Lord would provide the needed funds in order to purchase the property where the cell group is currently meeting so we can also re-open our girls´ home there for the sexually exploited girls.


Friday, September 18, 2009

Purpose Generation (level 5 boys)- Graduated










Andres Adan, 24 year old a men's hair dresser , Juan Guillermo Usuga 20 years old full time with Open Arms Church, Jorge Andre 23 years old guitar player, Mario 19 years old, full time motocycle mecanic


    Juan Guillermo Usuga, Jose Pablo, Jorge Andres lead God's service at the Boys' Farm, Glory be to God


  • Juan Guillermo Usuga is working full-time with the Foundation youth, including the Foundation church and the Robledo cell group. Please pray for wisdom and strength for him with his increased responsibilities, as well as for his economic needs.



  • Jose Pablo is going to start studying music at an institute on Saturdays, and is also working more with the youth of the Foundation church (as well as continuing working as a tutor at the boys´ farm during the week). Please pray for his economic needs in order to be able to study music and continue serving with the Foundation.



  • Jorge Gómez has now become a regular member of the worship team at the Foundation church, and continues studying music at a university. Praise the Lord that he is doing very well spiritually, but please pray for provision for his economic needs.


  • Andrés Adán as he currently has no place to live and is need of a job. Please pray for him



  • Mario has a full time job as a motocycle mecanic near by the Boys' farm


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Boys’ Farm (levels 2-4)-

All the boys got Bibles and they are proud of it
Jhon Jairo broke his arm. He are just boys

Boys are working at the farm's vegetables gardem


They enjoy they bakery classes





  • Enoc and I will have a entire day opportunity with the actual Boys' farm staff to share with them our 8 year of experiency being there, please pray God's wisdom for us to be able to share with them what God touch us as formers directors of the Boys' farm
  • Please pray for spiritual strength and authorith for the coordinator, Jorge Córdoba


  • Please pray for spiritual unity and harmony among the team. Please pray that the boys will have a true understanding of God´s Word.


  • Please also pray that the Lord will continue to free the boys from any temptations of drugs.
  • Please pray specifically for Jhon Fredy as he does not want to have anything to do with the Lord and has a hatred for his father.


  • Please also pray that the Lord will give complete liberation to Marlon and Alexander from their past.
  • Please also pray for emotional and spiritual health for Jhon Wilmar as he has been struggling with depression.

Before arrive in the Foundation! Alive or dead?

Boys' on the streets of Medellin before arrive to the Foundation

Boys’ Patio (level 1)-

  • Please pray that the Lord will make clear which boys should be part of the next group to be sent up to live at the boys´ farm at the end of October.
  • Please also pray for more workers in the Patio so that the work with the children in the “cuevas” (those addicted to hard-core drugs) may be continued.

Juan Guillermo (graduated) teaching the boys' Patio as he was taught 10 years ago when he started with the foundation as one of them

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

New Friends


Our boys once get graduated from the Boys' Farm they don't need to go out and look for new friends because the youth from Open Arms Church are their good friends
The youth from the Open Arms Church and Boys' Farm are leading the Service of Open Arms Church once a month
Last week we had a wonderful worship lead by Jorge Andres and Jose Pablo, both graduated from the Boys' Farm and Jose Pablo touch for the entire Church

God still doing miracles


Andres Montes, 22 years old
The oldest of 7 soblings, is deaf and barely could speak
But God still doing miracles among His people, after one year being part of the Children's church we are helping his to get education on carpentry treads, he is helping around the Foundation, , teaching bible studies to his younger brother and sister at his small house (shack) at Moravia, the trash dump neighborhood we work with

Youth worship and teach the youth

OUR SON'S THAT HAS GRADUATED FROM THE BOYS' FARM ARE LEADING THE WORSHIP AT OPEN ARMS CHURCH AND TEACHING THE YOUTH AND ONCE A MONTH THE ENTIRE CHURCH