The Mission Morphs; The Mission Continues

CB summer 2025

Definition of “morph”:  To make gradual changes in an object or system; to adapt to a changing environment or process. In mission work, there is always a high level of flexibility and adaptation required.  What works today may need to be changed to be effective tomorrow. 

Over the 19 years and 37 mission trips of Crossing Borders (CB), we have made changes (morphed) all along the way.  “What is the most effective way, with our resources, that we can share the love of God with those God places in front of us?”  For instance, during two years of the Covid pandemic, we were not allowed to travel across the Mexico border to conduct in-person gatherings.  So during that period, we used our donor financial resources to help our Mexico partners in several ways:  To repair damage caused by some violent storms, to purchase two vehicles, and to assist in many other “long-distance” ways.  The mission continues.

On the winter trip in 2024, we had 15 missionary participants, and we were able to interact in person with multiple Mexico partners, to share the Gospel in skits and song, and to hand-distribute over 500 shoebox gifts.

Between the recent winter trip and this summer trip, we had received some extra-generous financial donations from our U.S. supporters, so before the trip we were able to provide $6,000 in support for our partners:  $1,750 for a rebuilt auto engine and installation; $1,500 to install and connect electrical service to a new orphanage building; $1,000 for two washing machines and a refrigerator for an orphanage; $750 for emergency medical expenses for a partner who had a stroke; $500 for building supplies to help add a second floor to a partner’s church building; $500 to help add/build two children’s classrooms.  Muchas Gracias to all CB donors!

For the summer trip just completed in June 2025, we had only two missionary participants (Lee and Pedro).  So we worked with the resources God provided.  We morphed.  The mission continues. We packed the trip with visits to ten CB across-border ministry partners.  We used this opportunity to have some deep conversations about their personal lives and families, about their ministry successes and challenges, and about how CB can continue to come alongside them.  As has been our theme for many years, we used the time to encourage our partners in their ministries and personal trials, and to receive wonderful encouragement from them to us.  We became aware of needs they have, and we plan to send some more financial support—as our donors provide.

Just to give you an idea of some of our discussions:  We were able to spend time with a partner (the Rendon family) where the wife had recently suffered a stroke.  At orphanage Casa Parque Emmanuel, we blessed the children with many new toys and watched them play, fed them a special lunch (with homemade cookies brought from the U.S.), and visited the site of a new orphanage building being constructed for them.  We shared time with Pastor Roel and his wife, and saw the new children’s classrooms for which CB had provided some funds.  It was a pleasure to attend the full church service at Templo Peniel, and afterwards to share a home-cooked meal and build relationships with several of the church leaders.  We visited with other partners who recently moved into some new buildings; we spent some time with a family for whom we had built house 13 years ago; and we had additional blessed interactions with other partners.

The mission continues.  God continues to provide His blessings to Crossing Borders.  The relationships at the border are priceless and will last for eternity.  It is a pleasure to share the love of God and the Good News of Jesus in various ways, trip after trip.  Thank You to all who pray for Crossing Borders (many of you for 15 years or more) and to those of you who provide the financial gifts that we share to support what God is doing in the challenging border areas. 

Our next mission trip is planned for the second weekend in December 2025: December 12-15.  Check the website for more details.  Spread the word of the CB trips in your church, family, neighborhood, school—we welcome new participants.  If you wish to financially support this mission outreach, you can donate digitally on our website, or mail checks or money orders.

Crossing Borders

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Longview, TX 75605

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