After months of hard work, Jubilee’s youth group and New Life’s youth group were able to get enough money together to go on our annual youth retreat. On the November 13th, we took 34 youth and leaders, to the Christian Youth Conference and Retreat in central Mexico. It was amazing to see everything that happened and the excitement the youth showed while we were there.

We took one of the largest groups that went, which was very motivating. But the best thing was to see the unity of our group and their positive attitudes. They had a great time and showed that they loved the Lord and that was why they were there. We were able to take a couple new people that expressed their need to accept Christ as their Lord and Savior. We are in the process of talking and doing studies with them so they understand the entire meaning of what Christ did and what He asks of us.

Also, our youth were able to make new friends with Christians from other churches in other cities. One of our main goals for them is to meet other Christian youth and realize that they are not alone on this road. We also knew it would be a great opportunity for them to meet others who were Christian because most of them have only been Christians for a couple of years of less so this was a blessing to see. It was exciting to see many of our young people at their first Christian conference. They had a blast and we enjoyed watching them have so much fun and deepen their relationship with each other and with Christ.

THE PLAN
Jubilee Christian Church, (Iglesia Cristiana El Jubileo) is moving into an exciting new campaign to purchase its own church facility.

After much prayer, Jubilee’s church leadership is convinced that this is God’s leading. Already, the people of Jubilee Christian Church are working and sacrificing to help pay for the major project.

The land owner has been generous to us and is excited about a church buying his property. He has offered Jubilee an incredible price and the opportunity to pay over three years.

We are asking you, supporting churches, to prayerfully consider partnering with us to help with the purchase this land and the construction of a building.

The purchase of this property and the construction of a facility is an important step in accomplishing our ultimate goal of Jubilee becoming an entirely nationalized congregation.

WHAT PARTNERSHIP MEANS FOR YOU
Partnership with the IMPACTO Latino mission is not just financial. It is purposeful, prayerful, and personal.

Purposeful. We believe that missions support should bring mutual blessing to the receiver and to the giver. As missionaries, we actively communicate what’s happening on the field through frequent emails, web posts, and mailings. When we’re Stateside, we’re eager to get together with you over coffee or in a Sunday School class and share what God’s doing in Latin America.

Prayerful. We consider prayer to be one the most effective and important forms of mutual support that God has given all of us as Christians. That’s why anyone can sign-up to receive our prayer updates from our website. Got a prayer request? Let us know, and our churches here in Mexico will lift you up in prayer.

Personal. We encourage a personal relationship with all of our supporters. We love it when they come down and see what’s happening and participate in what God is doing. We host multiple short-term groups every year, and they do everything from plumbing to preaching.

On November 8th, the Jubilee church plant held a special celebration on the land that will someday become their own.

The celebration was exciting — the weather was incredible, the worship and music was great, the teaching from Eric was just right, and most of all, the people were excited. Holding the celebration on the land helped to make the project more personal for everyone.

After the service, we all headed back to the rented building to share tacos. The fellowship was authentic, and there was an energy and hopefulness about what God is doing with the young congregation.

Right now, the church is working hard to gather funds for the down-payment on the land. Please pray for all of the cell groups and the projects that they are doing — selling food and crafts, and offering services like car washes and babysitting.

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Learn more about Jubilee’s land and building project.

It’s our goal that all the members of the church plants in Pachuca be members of cell groups that meet throughout the city. As each of these groups grows, they “multiply” by becoming two groups. Recently, we’ve had two cells multiply.

The Tulipanes Cell group was reaching 25 people on Wednesday evenings. The group leaders, Agustin and Pilar, had done a wonderful job as the cell pastors, but the size of the cell was well beyond its 14-member goal. On Wednesday, October 14, we held a “multiplication party” at the Duggins home. Almost all 25 people were there and it was a wonderful night. Eric shared about the principles of the cells and the importance of multiplying, giving more room to expand the outreach of the Jubilee church. We ended the evening with cookout and pitch-in dinner.

The new cell started on October 21 and was led by Luke Greer. Luke and Lindsay will be the Assistant Cell Pastors and will cover the cell during the Duggins trip to the United States in November for the IMPACTO Latino board meeting and the National Missionary Convention.

Another cell also just recently multiplied. The Chacon Cell, meeting at the Jubilee Church building, multiplied by several of the ladies beginning a Women’s cell also on Wednesdays. The original cell continues on Tuesday.

12 cells now meet as part of the Jubilee cell ministry!

October is about over and an amazing amount of things have happened. A visitation group came from the Harborside Christian Church, Clearwater, Florida came and just a few days after they leave, on October 30-31, Dee Duggins will be leading with Juanita Del Angel in a Women’s Retreat for the Jubilee Church. In the week following we will be getting ready for a special worship service on November 8. This service will be held on the land that the Jubilee church would like to purchase for a future church building. These weeks will be an exciting and full before our departure to the United States.

On November 9 the Duggins will be driving to the border and will begin a four-week road trip to visit with supporting congregations from Dallas to Indiana. Since Eric is the IMPACTO team director, they will also be attending the IMPACTO Latino board meeting in Lexington, Kentucky on November 14. During this meeting, the board will be dealing with 2010 budgets and goals and there are a host of other very important decisions that this year’s November meeting will be dealing with. It should be a very long day!

November 19-21 the Duggins will be in Peoria, Illinois to attend the National Missionary Convention. IMPACTO Latino will have a booth at the convention; so if you or your congregation is planning on being there, look us up!

The remaining time, until December 4, the Duggins will mix some family time and church reports. They will be with family for a few days around Thanks-giving and will begin the drive back to Mexico on November 30, passing through Dallas again where we will visit with a new supporting congregation, Compass Christian Church. They will arrive again in Pachuca on December 4 and hit the floor running to get ready for the annual Evaluation and Planning Retreat of the Elders and Staff of the Jubilee Church.

We would ask that you keep the Duggins in your prayers during this very long road trip. And keep the Greers, Alvarados, and Del Angels in your prayers as they attend to the myriad of ministry responsibilities in Pachuca.