Tom and Linda Gilmer: December 2018 Prayer Letter
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Linda GilmerChurch Planter, Bible Translation in São Paulo, Brazil Dear Friends of Zion: With thanks to all who... Read More
Mike Patterson: December 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I enjoy it all! Bright decorations, music about the birth of Jesus,... Read More
Josefina McCoy: October 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors and Churches, We thank God for each one of you: for your lives, your ministries, and your families. Although many... Read More
Tom Gilmer: October 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Your prayers and offerings have kept us going! THANK YOU ALL who have prayed and given. Normally in... Read More
Mike Patterson: October 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: I want to thank you for your prayers. God is answering in wonderful ways. On October 4 I surprised even... Read More
Bill Patterson: September 2018 Prayer Letter
Mongolian Old Testament: Greetings from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia! We are assisting the translation team in several areas. First, we spent several days checking... Read More
Tom Gilmer: Aug-Sep 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I thank you for your patient, prayerful support, even as we are sending a two-month prayer... Read More
Mike Patterson: September 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: The Tlapa church hosted its summer Bible Conference. It was an incredible meeting. Over 150 received Christ as Savior, 55... Read More
Bill Patterson: August 2018 Prayer Letter
Trip Report: The conference in Tlapa was attended by over 1,000 delegates from four indigenous tribes. We were blessed to see 200... Read More
Tom Gilmer: July 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for making our work possible by faithfully praying and giving. We love to pray with a... Read More
Mike Patterson: July 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: I’m writing with a thankful yet heavy heart. Many wonderful things have happened in recent days. In June, we had... Read More
Bill Patterson: June 2018 Prayer Letter
One of the greatest joys in life is being surrounded by people who need your help … knowing that God will give... Read More
Tom Gilmer: June 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for continuing to make our work possible by praying and giving. Brazil needs much prayer. (1)... Read More
Tom Gilmer: May 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful for your faithful prayers and offerings for us, our family and our ministries.... Read More
Bill Patterson: May 2018 Prayer Letter
There are times in ministry where you wish you could write a book instead of a prayer letter, just to tell of... Read More
Mike Patterson: May 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: About forty years ago, I spent a long and largely sleepless night in a little village called Plan de Guadalupe.... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: April 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren, “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Php.... Read More
Tom Gilmer: March-April 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I thank you for your prayers and offerings even during these weeks of no prayer letter.... Read More
Bill Patterson: March 2018 Prayer Letter
My favorite place to be is where God is working, and recently, we have seen His wonderful work in many lives. In... Read More
Mike Patterson: March 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: Recently I heard a message by Pastor Gordon Godfrey on “Her Story” about the woman at the well in... Read More
Bill Patterson: February 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, The Lord has opened a great door for us! In six weeks, Marcy and I are planning to visit... Read More
Tom Gilmer: February 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for continuing to support our ministries with your prayers and offerings. An entry in Linda’s diary... Read More
Mike Patterson February 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: Our 52nd Annual Conference on World Evangelism was hosted in the Worth Baptist Church. Pastor Gillit and his staff were... Read More
Tom Gilmer: January 2018 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are deeply grateful for your faithful prayers and offerings for our work. The Chabad rabbi... Read More
Bill Patterson: December 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, One week ago, I finished up an eleven-day trip to Mexico, my sixth trip to Mexico in 2017. In... Read More
Tom Gilmer: December 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: With thanks for your faithful prayers and offerings, Linda and I wish you a Happy Chanukah (Feast of... Read More
Mike Patterson: December 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Our first Christmas in Mexico is one I will never forget. Warm tropical weather for the advent of Christ’s birth... Read More
Tom Gilmer: Sept-Nov 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I thank you for your faithful prayers and offerings during the past three busy months. Since... Read More
Bill Patterson: November 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, The Lord has begun answering prayers in regards to the need for more Mongolians that will help with the... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Home: November 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Earthquake Mexico’s recent earthquakes were devastating. In our state of Morelos nearly 100 were killed and the total death toll... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: October 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren, “And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.” (Acts 16:15) The Lord... Read More
Bill Patterson: October 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, When the Lord closes one door, He is preparing to open another. Many of you have been praying for... Read More
Mike Patterson October2017 Prayer Letter
We were in Mexico for most of September for the annual reunion of the alumni and the 48th Anniversary of the Bethesda... Read More
Mike Patterson: August 2017 Prayer Letter
August 2017 Dear Ones: Thank you for your prayers. I can report the mighty moving of our Lord’s hand. So many are... Read More
Bill Patterson: August 2017 Prayer Letter
August 2017 Dear Praying Friends, A few hours ago, our son, Ryan, was diagnosed with Lyme’s Disease. Earlier this summer, we felt... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: August 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Once again we thank you for giving and praying so we can continue to work for the Lord... Read More
Bill Patterson: July 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: Last week, we met a Mongolian lady that I will call Kelly. She is from the state of Inner Mongolia... Read More
Tom Gilmer: July 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for another month of faithful giving and praying! Linda and I are grateful for your support.... Read More
Mike Patterson: July 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Thank you for being our praying friends. Every report from Tlapa is encouraging. Two of our three construction projects are... Read More
Bill Patterson: June 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: Have you ever met someone from the Nuba mountains of Sudan? John, his wife, and seven adult children live at... Read More
Tom Gilmer: June 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for continuing to pray and give to make our work possible. Even though I am unable... Read More
Mike Patterson: June 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones, Thank you for being our praying friends. The reports from Tlapa are heartwarming. In answer to prayer, God is sending... Read More
Mike Patterson: May 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Last month we were able to be in Tlapa for a couple of weeks. What joy! We celebrated children’s day... Read More
Bill Patterson: May 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: Is God still calling young people to the mission field? Nineteen precious teenagers are diligently preparing for the 2017 Missionary-in-Training... Read More
Tom Gilmer: May 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful to you for your faithful support in prayers and offerings during these months... Read More
Charles Barnes: April 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring... Read More
Tom Gilmer: April 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you so much for your response to our request for URGENT PRAYER during our medical crisis here... Read More
Bill Patterson: April 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Prayer Partners: This month’s letter has a very special request. The Missionary-in-Training (MIT) program is now in its second year. Already,... Read More
Tom Gilmer: March 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you so much for your prayers and offerings. How can we thank you enough for your faithfulness?... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Home: February 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: I’m writing with a thankful heart. So many wonderful things have taken place in recent days. God has been so... Read More
Josefina McCoy: 2016 Annual Report
God has called our family to serve His servants in the high mountains of Guerrero, Mexico. My husband, Dr. Lyle McCoy, preached... Read More
Tom Gilmer: February 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Tom was home for Christmas, praise the Lord! Thanks to all of you who sent special Christmas offerings,... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: January 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Thank you so much for your prayers and faithful support. As we begin 2017, we are so thankful to you... Read More
Bill Patterson: January 2017 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: The busy preparation for the annual Mount Abarim Conference for World Evangelism is in full sway. In just two... Read More
Mike Patterson: December 2016 Prayer Letter
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Dear Ones: Thank you so much for your prayers and faithful support. As we near the... Read More
Bill Patterson: December 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: What joy it is to experience God’s goodness and grace! One week ago, as I preached a simple Gospel... Read More
Tom Gilmer: December 2016 Prayer Letter
December 2016 Dear Friends of Zion: Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Hanukkah begins at sundown on Christmas Eve this year... Read More
Bill Patterson: November 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: When people ask us what we do, the common reaction to our response is surprise. Over the past few... Read More
Tom Gilmer Prayer Letter: November 2016
Dear Friends of Zion: Your continued, faithful prayers and offerings in support of our work brought us through another month. Thank you... Read More
Mike and Becky Patterson: October 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We just returned from a blessed trip to Mexico. We had a record group for the Reunion in the homes.... Read More
Charles Barnes: October 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, We want to say thank you for your continued prayer on the behalf of the work here in Maine.... Read More
Tom Gilmer: October 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Another blessed month, thanks to GOD–and to you, for praying and giving! When Linda shared with me the... Read More
Mike Patterson: September 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We are back in Mexico. I must thank all of you who have prayed for my health. I am doing... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: September 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: On August 30, Linda and I reached the half century mark of ministry in Brazil! Many of you... Read More
Mike and Becky Patterson: August 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: This just came from Estheli, wife of Osmani Pelaez, church planters in Morelia, Mexico. We first led her grandparents to... Read More
Tom Gilmer: August 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: THANK YOU for patiently praying for us and contributing to keep our ministries expanding during these weeks. So... Read More
Bill Patterson: August 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: “Thank you for coming to Brazil to tell me how to be saved!” These words came from a young... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: August 2016 Special Prayer Letter
“For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves” (II Co. 8:3). Christians can... Read More
Tlapa Homes: June 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: My recent heart ablation was a success. My heartbeat remains normal. I am gaining in strength and we plan to... Read More
Tom Gilmer: June 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for praying for Linda and me and our ministries, and thanks for each offering given with... Read More
Bill Patterson: June 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Last month, just after accepting Christ as her Savior, a lady from Colombia asked me to find a Baptist... Read More
Tom Gilmer: May 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful for your continued prayers and offerings. Two Jewesses professed Christ at a beauty... Read More
Charles Barnes: April 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: April 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for your offerings and prayers for our work and for Divine intervention in Brazil’s political, criminal,... Read More
Bill Patterson: April 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Our greatest victories and trials are invariably interconnected. The more God blesses, the more it seems that the devil... Read More
Tom Gilmer: March 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: PLEASE PRAY! I ask and implore! Pray for the leaders of Brazil, according to I Timothy 2:1-4. As... Read More
Bill Patterson: March 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: God’s plan for our lives always begins right where we are. Over the past few months, as we have... Read More
Mike Patterson: March 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Pray with us for the need of supporters for the last four children at $100 per month. I believe God... Read More
Josefina McCoy: March 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, Pastors, and Church, May God’s grace be with you all. The amazing grace of God exceeds all our sin, and... Read More
Harold Gilmer: March 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, The past few months were non-stop for our little family. Words cannot express how much your prayers mean to our... Read More
Bill Patterson: February 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Greetings in the precious name of our Lord! His goodness has filled us with joy, as you will see... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: February 2016 Special Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the... Read More
Tom Gilmer: February 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for helping our ministries another month with prayers and offerings. The starting of the Guacuri church... Read More
Tom Gilmer: January 2016 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: As we begin this New Year, Linda and I thank you for your continued prayers and offerings as... Read More
Conference Report 2016
From September through early December we traveled in meetings and used my book signings to help fill some gaps in the support... Read More
Bill Patterson: December 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: MiT 2016: In the last week, I spent four days in New York City arranging details for a summer... Read More
Tom Gilmer: December 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for making so much possible, laboring with us in prayers and offerings. We trust you are... Read More
Bill Patterson: November 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: In the early morning of November 4, Oyumaa and I finished translating the New Testament into Mongolian! Through the many... Read More
Tom Gilmer: November 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I deeply appreciate your prayers and offerings. “Israel Appreciation Night”: Beautiful posters, websites, and emails attracted... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: November 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”(Ps. 133.1) Rom preached at... Read More
Harold Gilmer: November 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, Team Church Planting Our hearts are moving toward the start of the Church in Guacuri (in the suburbs of... Read More
Tom Gilmer: October 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you once again for your faithful prayers and offerings, which help make our ministries possible. We were... Read More
Bill Patterson: October 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends This last month has been a blurr of activity! After leaving our two older children at college, we drove four... Read More
Harold Gilmer: October 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD” (Isaiah 55:8). Team... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: October 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We just returned from Mexico and it was a blessed trip. I had no major heart issues while preaching at... Read More
Tom Gilmer: September 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I thank you once again for all you do to make our work possible. We thank... Read More
Mike Patterson: August 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Today I finished cardiac rehab. Yahoo! We will be traveling back to Mexico in a few days. Please pray that... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: August 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Today I completed Cardiac Rehab and we will be traveling to Mexico in a few days. I cannot tell you... Read More
Bill Patterson: August 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Heaven rejoices when sinners find the Savior! Because Oyumaa was unable to return to the US, I flew to... Read More
Charles Barnes: August 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send forth labourers into his harvest” Matt. 9:38... Read More
Tom Gilmer: August 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for praying and giving so that we might continue working in Brazil. We will celebrate 49... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: July 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Your prayers are making the difference. Violence has been the norm for the last year in Tlapa, but God’s... Read More
Mike Patterson: July 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Thank you so much for being our faithful prayer partners. We deeply appreciate and love you. The fruits of our... Read More
Tom Gilmer: July 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for all your prayers and offerings for our ministries. One of our supporting churches requested information... Read More
Bill Patterson: July 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: The rain is falling gently outside my window here in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia is suffering from months of drought, and... Read More
Mike Patterson: June 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: God has answered your prayers with my improved health. The last year has been a challenge to our faith. Four... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: June 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Friends: Outbreak of dengue fever in girls home Yesterday, I spoke with Miguel, director of the girls’ home,... Read More
Tom Gilmer: June 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are deeply grateful for your faithful prayers and offerings. This month’s letter certainly reveals the... Read More
Bill Patterson: June 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: It’s almost ten at night, and my warm cup of tea has almost turned cold. Mrs. Oyumaa and I... Read More
Harold Gilmer: June 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: May 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord….” (I Co.... Read More
Mike Patterson: May 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Second heart ablation surgery, May 7, was a success. Your prayers are so important to us. A second heart ablation... Read More
Bill Patterson: May 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: The air was cool compared to the heat outside, but the darkness was overwhelming. From where I stood inside... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: May 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: So many good reports are coming from Tlapa that I hardly know how to start. God has blessed in answer... Read More
Charles Barnes: May 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, “I sometimes wonder if you might not be discouraged with our small group? I know Doug, Rene, and myself... Read More
Tom Gilmer: May 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Your continued support with prayers and offerings keeps our ministries moving forward with God’s help! Several weeks ago,... Read More
Harold Gilmer: April 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, Truly we are but co-laborers with the Lord—He is the Lord of the harvest. It is a privilege to serve... Read More
Tom Gilmer: April 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Your prayers and offerings continue to make our work possible. Thank you so much! AUDIO BIBLES – Good... Read More
Bill Patterson: April 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: This letter comes to you from Techiman, Ghana, where God has done a great work through the ministry of... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: April 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: As I write, most of the children have returned to their villages for their Easter week break. Pray with me... Read More
Mike Patterson: April 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: A year ago today, I was having a heart attack. What followed has been a blessed, though difficult, year. In... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: March 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: In a few days most of the children will return to their villages for Easter week. Each year this is... Read More
Mike Patterson: March 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: On February 24, I had a heart ablation surgery in an attempt to stop the atrial fibrillation which has preceded... Read More
Bill Patterson: March 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Two days ago, I purchased a plane ticket for Ghana, and sent my passport off to the Ghanaian embassy... Read More
Tom Gilmer: March 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful for your partnership in our ministries through your prayers and offerings. THRILLING: Dona... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: February 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for your faithful prayers and offerings. Your support makes our work possible. As I was preparing... Read More
Bill Patterson: February 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: One of my greatest joys is visiting missionaries in the field where God has called them. During the last... Read More
Mike Patterson: February 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Thank you for your prayers. As a missionary family, we could have no better friends. We love you. Our 41st... Read More
Charles Barnes: January 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and church family, We praise the Lord for your continued kindness in praying and supporting our ministry of church planting... Read More
Bill Patterson: January 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: One year ago, the Lord gave us the blessing of leading the Mount Abarim Baptist Mission. How thankful we... Read More
Mike Patterson: January 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: We finished out 2014 with thankful hearts. The New Year began with family devotions and a midnight prayer meeting with... Read More
Tom Gilmer: January 2015 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I thank you for your continued prayers and offerings. Dona Ingrid, an 84-year-old Hebrew Christian survivor... Read More
Bill Patterson: December 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: This past year has been wonderful! As we celebrate the birth of our dear Lord and Savior, we are... Read More
Harold Gilmer: December 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, On November 5th the Lord graciously added to our little family Danielle Rocha Gilmer, weighing 6,94 lbs. and measuring 18,5... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: December 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Christmas in Tlapa is very special. Your gifts and sacrifices have made it possible to make this special season a... Read More
Mike Patterson: December 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Becky and I wish you a very merry Christmas. As we enter our 41st year of missionary service we are... Read More
Tom Gilmer: December 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Happy Chanukah (December 17-24), Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year once again! Thank you for your participation in... Read More
Bill Patterson: November 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Greetings from Entebbe, Uganda! We have just finished an exciting week of intense teaching and preaching. During this last... Read More
Mike Patterson: November 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones Thank you for your prayers and sacrifices. Our ministry continues with God’s hand of blessing and your willingness to send... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: November 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We were in Tlapa for the month of September. It was so refreshing to be with the children and help... Read More
Tom Gilmer: November 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for helping make another successful month of ministry possible by praying and giving. This month... Read More
Charles Barnes: September/October 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, This year has held many surprises for us. First, when I returned to Maine, I had to meet with... Read More
Alvarez Family August 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, We give thanks to the Lord for the way He has been working here in Spain. On our arrival, we... Read More
Charles Barnes: July/August 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends, On Sunday, August 3rd, we officially re-opened Seal Cove Baptist Church on Mount Desert Island! This is what our... Read More
Bill and Marcy Patterson August 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Thank you very much for praying for my health! After five weeks of illness after my last trip to... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: August 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: On August 5, we began our annual three-day staff retreat. This is much needed R&R for some of the hardest... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: August 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful for your prayers and offerings, which made so much possible this past month.... Read More
Manuel Diaz: July 2014 Prayer Letter
DEAR BROTHERS, OFFSPRING OF GOD: JULY 2014. “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far... Read More
Harold and Lilian Gilmer: August 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Brethren, It is such a joy and a privilege to be your representative for the Gospel´s sake in Brazil. Thank you... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: July 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thanks again to all of you who so faithfully pray and give to make our multi-ministries possible. Reading... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: July 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones. Mom, Mrs. Opal Patterson, age ninety, was the early Spiritual light in my life. She kept us in church, taught... Read More
Tom Gilmer: June 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you so much for your prayers and offerings. “One step forward, two steps back,” or just “plodding... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: June 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren: “Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth... Read More
Bill Patterson: June 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: God’s blessings can never be measured by the tangible results visible to our sin-clouded eyes. What we can see... Read More
Manuel Diaz: May 2014 Prayer Letter
DEAR BRETHREN, OFFSPRING OF GOD: And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: June 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: As I write, Becky and our son Bill are leading a group from Worth Baptist Church to Tlapa. One of... Read More
Mike and Becky Patterson: June 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: I just returned from Mexico to continue Cardiac Rehab. We awoke each morning with birds singing. Becky is staying two... Read More
Bill Patterson: May 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Later this week, our family will have reached another milestone. Heather, our firstborn daughter, will graduate from Boulevard Baptist... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: May 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Your prayers and offerings—for which we are grateful!—produced more visible results than usual this past month. Praise the... Read More
Mike Patterson: May 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: As I pen this letter, I am so thankful for your prayers. A month ago today I was still in... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: May 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: I am in cardiac rehab and progressing rapidly. In fact, the doctors are permitting a visit to Mexico May... Read More
Bill Patterson: April 2014 Prayer letter
Dear Praying Friends: The celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest victory date on the calendar. When Jesus rose... Read More
Tom Gilmer: April 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: With thanks to you for prayers and offerings, we send this month’s prayer letter. A PSYCHOLOGIST CALLED... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: April 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We had tickets to fly to Mexico today but the Lord changed our plans. I had a third heart... Read More
Mike Patterson: April 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: On March 22, Allison and Jeremy Anderson were wed. It was a joyous occasion for us all. I was... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: March 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren: “Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.” (Psalms 116:15) The older we grow... Read More
Bill Patterson: March 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Have you considered the great privilege afforded to Christians, that the Lord would lead His children in every... Read More
Tom Gilmer: March 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for your continued prayers and offerings for our varied ministries. GUACURI CHURCH Please check out... Read More
Mike Patterson: March 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: In just twelve days our youngest, Allison, will marry Rev. Jeremy Anderson in Memphis. Pray for them as they... Read More
Josefina McCoy: February 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Friends, We are grateful for your continued prayers for our tribal mountain ministry here in Mexico. The Lord blessed... Read More
Mike Patterson: February 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We have just entered our 40th year as missionaries. My only regret about obeying our Lord’s call is that I... Read More
Tom Gilmer: February 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful that the January prayer request for “Salvation of Jews and Gentiles—now!” was answered. ... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: February 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We just completed our 48th Conference on World Evangelism in Texas. I have turned over the day to day... Read More
Bill Patterson: February 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: The recent theme of the Mount Abarim Conference for World Evangelism was “Partnering to Proclaim the Truth.” We... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: January 2014 Prayer Letter
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Ps 118:24) We thank... Read More
Tom Gilmer: January 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for your continued prayers and offerings. Here, in the letterhead, is the long-awaited picture of Linda... Read More
Mike Patterson: January 2014 Prayer Letter
Mike and Becky…Family Report 2014 The year just past has been blessed beyond measure. It has also been a time of trial... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: January 2014 Prayer Letter
2014 Budget Needs and Prayer Requests for Tlapa Homes This yearly offering is Abarim’s only major fund-raising event for the Tlapa... Read More
Mike Patterson: December 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear ones: Becky and I wish you a very merry Christmas. As we enter our 40th year of missionary service we... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: December 2014 Prayer Letter
Merry Christmas from Tlapa: Thank you for making it possible for the children to have a very special Christmas. Each will receive... Read More
Tom Gilmer: December 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I thank you for your support and trust you had a happy Chanukah and Thanksgiving! The... Read More
Bill Patterson: December 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: This last month has been a time of great blessings. We started out in Rome, visiting our missionary,... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: November 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren: “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly... Read More
Tom Gilmer: November 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for praying and giving so that our work might continue. Benjamin, the young Hebrew Christian mentioned... Read More
Bill Patterson: October 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Your prayers are vitally important to us. Time and again, during this last month, we have seen how God... Read More
Tom Gilmer: October 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Another month has passed with God’s provision. Your continued offerings and prayers are much appreciated. JEWISH MINISTRIES: Praise... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: October 2014 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Please pray as we try to help the suffering from Mexico’s devastating floods. In Tixtla we are helping to... Read More
Mike Patterson: October 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Thank you for being our prayer partners. It is a temptation to concentrate on our needs and health and... Read More
Bill Patterson: September 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Thank you so very much for praying for us. God’s presence has been very real in the... Read More
Tom Gilmer: September 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful for your continued support of our ministries with your prayers and offerings. Pastor... Read More
Mike Patterson: September 2013 Prayer Letter
Children Church Planting Bible Translation Dear Ones: Recently, I received a phone call from Rev. Kim Hayes of Chickasha, Oklahoma. He... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: August 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren: “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” (Eccl. 1:1) Since... Read More
Tom Gilmer: August 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank the Lord for using you to make so much happen through your continued prayers and offerings. Thanks... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: August 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Thank you for being our prayer partners. All of the preparations for new Christian School make this doubly important. ... Read More
Mike Patterson: August 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Thank you for being our prayer partners. My recent heart attack has underscored the absolute dependence we have on... Read More
Josephina McCoy: August 2013 Update
Dear Pastor and Friends, The Lord has continued to bless our ministry in the mountains of Mexico. This year, a new... Read More
Tom Gilmer: July 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are grateful for your partnership in prayers and offerings so we can “go on going... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: July 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: The sound of hammers, pounding away in a cacophonous rhythm, filled the air at the Boy’s Home this morning.... Read More
Bill Patterson: July 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Praise the Lord for His presence during this last month of great joy and great trials. God is... Read More
Bill Patterson: June 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: One of the greatest joys of the Christian life is leading a soul to Christ. Four days ago,... Read More
Tom Gilmer: June 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Words fail us to adequately thank all who so faithfully pray and give to make our work possible.... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: June 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones The schoolteacher strikes were a blessing in disguise. Months of waiting and tutoring our children in the homes made... Read More
Mike Patterson: June 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Our granddaughter, Valerie Gibson, age three, has been hospitalized for nine days with a ruptured appendix. They cannot operate... Read More
Bill Patterson: May 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Earlier today, a dear friend told me that he was praying for us. Although I have heard those... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: May 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We were with the Tlapa Children in April and will return for July-August. I am convinced that this is... Read More
Mike Patterson: May 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We began April in Mexico in meetings in both Cuernavaca and Tlapa. It was a special joy to be... Read More
Tom Gilmer: May 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Your prayers and offerings have helped sustain us one more month and contributed to the salvation of two... Read More
John Kennedy: April 2013 Prayer Letter
Dearest Partners in Ministry, Calvary greetings. We know our Missions office in Texas sends notes of acknowledgement on our behalf to... Read More
Tom Gilmer: April 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you for making so much possible by your prayers and offerings. For some time we have been... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: April 2013 Prayer Letter
GENERALIZED TEACHERS STRIKES IN GUERRERO, MEXICO HAVE CLOSED SCHOOLS FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS. Dear Praying Friends: Today a Christian day... Read More
Bill Patterson: April 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: In the same way that Christ taught His disciples to pray, He has been teaching us to... Read More
John Kennedy: March 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Partners in Ministry, Indeed, the God we serve is a Wonderful and Prayer-Answering God. Thanks for your prayers and material... Read More
Mike Patterson: March 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: Early tomorrow morning we leave for Lowdenville Baptist Temple in Ohio. Emotions always run high as we prepare for... Read More
Bill Patterson: March 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: These next three weeks are going to fly by! In addition to a group of ten coming to visit... Read More
Tom Gilmer: March 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends of Zion: Thanks to all who supported our work in prayers and/or offerings last month. Linda ended the month of... Read More
Josiah Kennedy: March 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Partners in Ministry, The year, which started with a terrible climate causing many little illnesses in the sub region, is... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: February 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: They call today the day “Love and Friendship” in Mexico among Christians. They consider the idea of Saint Valentine... Read More
Tom Gilmer: January/February 2013 Prayer Letter
January-February 2013 Dear Friends of Zion: Thank you so much for your continued support in prayers and offerings. Due to our trip... Read More
Rom Ribeiro: February 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Brethren: “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the... Read More
Rivers of Mercy Childrens Home
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: February 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Friends: Thank you so much for your investment just received for the children. Your sacrifice will reap rich dividends.... Read More
Mike Patterson: February 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: We just completed our 47th Annual Foreign Field Conference of the Mount Abarim Baptist Mission in Fort Worth, TX. ... Read More
Bill Patterson: February 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Praise the Lord for His goodness, for His safety in travel, for His provision for the ministry, and... Read More
Bill Patterson: January 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Praying Friends: Across the room from where I am sitting, Dashka is completing his revision work on the Gospel of... Read More
Josephina McCoy: January 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastor and Friends: After my husband passed away last year, I was required to stay in the United States to... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: January 2013 Prayer Letter
Please Prayerfully Consider the following 2013 needs for the Bethesda Children’s Homes: Monthly Support: At present, we have 140 children. We have... Read More
Mike Patterson: January 2013 Prayer Letter
Dear Ones: On December 27, Becky and I celebrated our forty-third wedding anniversary. We remain sweethearts and rejoice in serving together.... Read More
46th Annual Foreign Field Conference
Mount Abarim Baptist Mission hosted its Forty-Sixth Annual Foreign Field Conference and International Conference on World Evangelism in Fort Worth, Texas.
What in the World Are You Doing?
What are you going to do with your sins? What are you going to do with the grace of God in your life? How do you want to be remembered? These were some of the subjects that Bro. Mike treated throughout the week. The guys were challenged to live in the Lord's will, to fight against conformism, to look at being with their parents in the mission field as a great honor and opportunity.
Josefina McCoy: December 2011 Prayer Letter
Thank you so much for your prayers and continued financial support for the Indian people and for our family. So much has taken place since the burial of my husband, Lyle.
Memorial Service for Dr. Lyle McCoy
On October 9th, 2011 the Bethesda Children Homes and the “Monte Sinai” Fundamentalist Baptist Church prepared a special memorial service in Honor... Read More
Last Letter from Dr. Lyle McCoy
Dear Pastors and Friends, The following letter was written by my father the day before he began his chemotherapy treatments. He anticipated... Read More
Dr. Lyle McCoy
Lyle Ralph McCoy began his missionary service in Mexico in 1964. He accomplished the incredible feat of being the first to reach... Read More
45th Conference on World Evangelism
The Mount Abarim Annual Foreign Field Conference is a unique conference allowing pastors, missionaries and laymen to come together and celebrate God’s work... Read More
Kids of the Mountains
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. I suppose that depends on the picture and who has... Read More