Greetings in Christ Jesus,

We pray that you and your family are truly blessed.  These last few months have been exciting as the Jubilee Church plant continues to grow and mature. Our team in the Pachuca Project rejoices that the Lord gives us the privilege to be a part of His ministry in Mexico.

You might notice that we have a new logo!  We also have an exciting transition to announce.  On January 1 2010, IMPACTO Latino will become a ministry under the umbrella of New Mission Systems International.  The Board of IMPACTO Latino, along with the missionaries, have been in discussions with NMSI for over a year. IMPACTO’s Board of Directors approved this transition at its meeting on November 14, 2009.

The IMPACTO Latino Board will move to the role of Advisory Board for the Alvarado, Duggins and Greer families and for the National Ministry Workers, Jorge and Juanita Del Angel. The IMPACTO Board will continue to be counselors and accountability partners for us and our projects.

There are some wonderful blessings for the ministry of IMPACTO and it’s missionaries in moving to NMSI:

• NMSI has a effective support staff that will help with newsletters and other promotional needs.
• The financial staff of NMSI will take over deposits and receipting of funds, moving from the volunteer system that has been administrating our financial area.  (The treasurer of IMPACTO had indicated that as he approaches retirement a transition would be needed.)
• The projects of IMPACTO will also have a wider potential donor base as NMSI promotes special projects to a broad audience.
• As new families are added to the IMPACTO’s ministries and projects, they will have had effective pre-field training and assessment by the NMSI process of affiliation.
• The families of IMPACTO will now be covered under the NMSI group insurance program. Medical insurance covering our families in the United States and in Mexico had become a major challenge but will now be covered worldwide under the NMSI group policy.
• NMSI has a high priority for community and missionary care and our missionary team will have resources and the counsel of experienced mentors. Eric & Dee Duggins, as missionaries of almost 30 years experience, have been invited to participate in NMSI mentoring program in Latin America.
  

Though this transition does mean adjustments in several areas for the IMPACTO missionaries, it does not mean a change of vision and focus. The Pachuca Project will continue its church planting projects and church planting will remain the priority of the missionaries and National Ministry Workers who are part of the project.

The missionaries of IMPACTO will continue to be dependent on your prayers and your financial support. Each family will have to work to add support partners to cover community responsibilities that will be part of NMSI, so we are grateful for your faithful partnership with us. Starting in January 2010 we would ask that you send all financial support to the following address:

Checks can be made to: NMSI

Mailing Address: New Mission Systems International • P.O. Box 547 • Fort Myers, FL 33902

In the memo part of the check or in a note that accompanies the check, please indicate the family or project you are giving to in a way similar to:

IMPACTO – Alvarado Family
IMPACTO – Del Angel Family
IMPACTO – Duggins Family
IMPACTO – Greer Family
IMPACTO – Jubilee Land Purchase

This will make sure that the contributions are credited to the correct accounts. Contributions will be receipted by NMSI. NMSI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, a member of ECFA, and has Charity Navigator’s highest rating.

If you have questions, you can contact NMSI directly at 239-337-4336 and ask for the financial area. Also, Marvin and Elaine Schultz, Treasurer of IMPACTO Latino, would be available to also answer any questions during this transition period at 317-578-2005 (afternoon and evening). Of course, you are welcome to contact us directly if you have any questions. Please remember that the IMPACTO Latino website will continue to function and this information will be available there at impactolatino.org and you may also want to check out the New Mission Systems International website at nmsi.org.

We are grateful for the partnership we have with you and we excited at what we are doing together in Pachuca, Mexico.

In Christ Jesus,

Sergio & Holly Alvarado

Eric & Dee Duggins

Luke & Lindsay Greer

The Pachuca Project Team

State of Hidalgo, MEXICO