Lead Church Planter
Oshawa Ontario
Faith Emmanuel Baptist Church
June 7
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About My Family
On November 16, 2016, my wife, Maria, our daughter, Miryam, and I left our home in Venezuela to visit a family member in Canada who had cancer. In Canada, we soon found out God had further plans for us, as we received an invitation to plant a church.
Maria is a family doctor, loves reading books and listening to music. I have a bachelor’s degree in law and love outdoor expeditions. I also like amateur radio, mostly DXing on 2M. Miryam was born in 2005. Like her mom, she enjoys reading and loves to draw and paint.
Maria and I got married at our local church in 2001. Shortly after, we received a call to serve God through His grace in different areas of ministry. After praying as a family, we obeyed and followed God’s plans in our lives to continue to be on His mission and to be part of what He is doing here in Canada for His glory!
Maria is a family doctor, loves reading books and listening to music. I have a bachelor’s degree in law and love outdoor expeditions. I also like amateur radio, mostly DXing on 2M. Miryam was born in 2005. Like her mom, she enjoys reading and loves to draw and paint.
Maria and I got married at our local church in 2001. Shortly after, we received a call to serve God through His grace in different areas of ministry. After praying as a family, we obeyed and followed God’s plans in our lives to continue to be on His mission and to be part of what He is doing here in Canada for His glory!
About My Church Plant
Toronto is one of the largest multicultural cities in North America. Residents speak more than 140 languages and dialects and, remarkably, more than half of the population are immigrants from all over the world who have settled in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), making it one of the world’s most diverse places to live and work.
According to the Durham region census published in 2016, there is a population of 645,862 in Oshawa, which is located on the east side of Toronto, where more than 7 percent of the dwellers are Spanish speakers and most nonbelievers.
We are reaching out mostly to those who live on the east side of this region through Faith Emmanuel Baptist Church, a multicultural and multiethnic Hispanic church plant serving the community where we exist, around and beyond, sharing the good news of salvation found in Jesus.
According to the Durham region census published in 2016, there is a population of 645,862 in Oshawa, which is located on the east side of Toronto, where more than 7 percent of the dwellers are Spanish speakers and most nonbelievers.
We are reaching out mostly to those who live on the east side of this region through Faith Emmanuel Baptist Church, a multicultural and multiethnic Hispanic church plant serving the community where we exist, around and beyond, sharing the good news of salvation found in Jesus.
NAMB Church Planting
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