Josefina McCoy: Annual Report for 2021 (January 2022)
Josefina McCoy – Missionaries to the Indigenous Tribes of Mexico Beloved Pastors and Churches, How can we not be grateful to our God,... Read More
Josefina McCoy: November 2021 Report
Josefina McCoy – Missionaries to the Indigenous Tribes of Mexico Beloved Pastors and Churches, How can we not be grateful to our God,... Read More
Josefina McCoy: September 2021 Report
Josefina McCoy – Missionaries to the Indigenous Tribes of Mexico Dear Supporting Churches, Brethren, Friends, and Family, God has been so good to... Read More
Josefina McCoy: December 2020 Annual Report
Josefina McCoy – Missionaries to the Indigenous Tribes of Mexico We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We... Read More
Josefina McCoy: December 2020 Prayer Letter
Dear Pastors, Churches, and Brethren in Christ, We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We are very grateful... Read More
Josefina McCoy: May 2020 Prayer Letter
Josefina McCoy Missionaries to the Indigenous Tribes of Mexico Dear Pastors, Churches, and Brethren in Christ, By God’s grace, we are still... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: November 2019 Prayer Letter
Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky PattersonMABMI President Emeritus and International Representative Bethesda Children’s Homes – Tlapa, Mexico Dear Pastor and friends: It... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: November 2019 Prayer Letter
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Linda GilmerChurch Planter, Bible Translation in São Paulo, Brazil November 2019Dear Friends of Zion: Thanks for your prayers... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: September 2019 Prayer Letter
Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky PattersonMABMI President Emeritus and International RepresentativeBethesda Children’s Home – Tlapa, Mexico Dear Praying friends: We began this... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: September 2019 Prayer Letter
September 2019 Dear Friends of Zion: Thank the Lord for hearing your prayers for our health problems and for using your offerings... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: August 2019 Prayer Letter
Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky PattersonMABMI President Emeritus and International RepresentativeBethesda Children’s Homes – Tlapa, Mexico Dear Friends. Thank you so much... Read More
Tom and Linda Gilmer: August 2019 Prayer Letter
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Linda GilmerChurch Planter, Bible Translation in São Paulo, Brazil August 2019Dear Friends of Zion: Linda and I are... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: June – July 2019 Prayer Letter
Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky PattersonMABMI President Emeritus and International RepresentativeBethesda Children’s Homes – Tlapa, Mexico ANSWERS TO PRAYERIn a miraculous answer... Read More
Josefina McCoy: July 2019 Prayer Letter
Josefina McCoy – Missionaries to the Indigenous Tribes of Mexico Dear Pastors, Churches, and Brethren in Christ, By God’s grace, we are... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Home: May 2019 Pray Letter
Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky PattersonMABMI President Emeritus and International Representative Bethesda Children’s Home – Tlapa, Mexico Rejoice: The church in Tlapa... Read More
Bethesda Children’s Homes: March-April 2019 Prayer Letter
Dr. Mike and Mrs. Becky PattersonMABMI President Emeritus and International Representative Bethesda Children’s Homes – Tlapa, Mexico New Uniforms for the boys.... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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