ADAM & KAREN DEPAOLIS
SERVING IN MEXICO
ABOUT
| Adam | Birthday 05/04 | |
| Karin | Birthday 03/26 | |
| Anniversary | 07/02/21 | |
| Olivia | Birthday 05/17 |
I grew up in a Christian home. At the age of 4 years old I knelt beside my dad ́s bed and he led me to Christ. As a child most my memories revolved the church. My family was very active in our local church. One of my favorite times of the year was our annual Missions Conference. In March of 2002, at the age of 12 years old, while attending our Missions Conference I surrendered my life to serve God as a missionary. I had no idea at that time where God would lead me, all I knew was that He had called me to missions.
While attended Bible college, I was around many Hispanics. Through having friends who were Hispanic, and many bus kids who were Hispanic as well, God began to place a burden on my heart for the Spanish people.
In the spring of 2009 I had the opportunity to take my first missions trip with a group from my bible college. We spent a few days in Honduras, and the rest of our trip was spent with a group of missionaries in the country of Belize. While in Belize I had the chance to go soulwinning, help in the children ́s ministry, as well help the men of the church construct a new auditorium for the church.
Since June of 2017 I ́ve had the privilege to be a part of the Spanish department of the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana. While attended there I ́ve been able to sing in the choir, as well as sing as a soloist. I ́ve worked in the children ́s church, teen department, bus ministry, etc. All while being able to learn and improve my Spanish.
In the fall of 2019 I went to Mexico for the first time. I spent a month there traveling some 1,200 miles throughout the country, visiting different churches. One of the churches that I visited during this trip was the Iglesia Buatista Liberted ( Liberty Baptist Church ) in Teotihuacan, Mexico. The pastor there is Pastor Adolfo Lima. God really touched my heart while there, and I believe that He would have me to return to this church and to serve along side this pastor for the time being.
Thank you so much for your considered partnership in the call of God upon my life. I prayer that together we can further the gospel in your community, and around the world.
Sincerly,
Adam DePaolis Missionary to Mexico
Sylvania Hills Baptist Church
567 Pittsburgh Rd.
Rochester, PA 15074
CONTACT
U.S Phone Number |
724.590.0824 |
Mexico Phone Number |
+52.55.5167.6488 |
Email Address |
adam.depaolis@fbmi.org |
Personal Website |
www.depaolisfamilytomexico.com |
FIELD
PRAYER LETTERS
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Adam and Karen DePaolis Prayer Letter: Slow but Fruitful Start to Our Year
I trust that you all are having a good year so far. We have had a somewhat slow but fruitful start to our year. January, understandably so, was not a particularly busy month for meetings, being that most churches were just getting back to normal after the holiday season. We enjoyed getting to spend some extra time with family and getting some needed rest. My parents enjoyed having Olivia around more. We did have a few meetings in the month of January; unfortunately, Karen and Olivia came down with a stomach virus and were not able to travel with me to three of the meetings. They are doing better now, thankfully, but it felt weird traveling alone.
As some of you may know, Karen finally received her Green Card a few days before Christmas. I would like to personally thank all of you who had been praying with us for this to happen. There is no doubt in my mind that it is because of your prayers that she received it so quickly. On average, the processing time for such papers is 6–24 months. Karen received hers in 5 months. Thank you! The next step is to start her citizenship paperwork.
That being said, we were able to make a trip to Mexico for the entire month of February. Along with spending time with Karen’s family, we enjoyed taking part in several ministry opportunities while in Mexico. I had the opportunity to attend a Men’s Conference at our local church there. The following week, we enjoyed our annual Missions Conference. While out soul winning with some men from the church, I had the chance to witness to two ladies at a little corner store. Praise God, both Yolanda and Guadalupe prayed and trusted Christ as their Saviour. The following week, while returning home from Walmart one day, I was able to share the Gospel with my taxi driver, Mario. He listened, and I believe he understood, but sadly, he did not trust Christ that day.
During our time in Mexico, we were able to make a survey trip to a nearby town where we are praying that God would open the door to plant a church someday. The town is Sahagun City, Hidalgo. The population is nearly 60,000, and it is currently without a Gospel-preaching church. The closest church is almost one hour away. Please help us pray that God would give us wisdom on this matter.
Some of the most exciting news for us is that God has continued to add to our support. At the beginning of the year, we had around 55% of our support coming in each month. God has been so good to us, and we now have about 73% of our support raised. Thank you again for your prayers and support. We could not do it without you. May God bless you and your church as much as He has blessed us.
Adam, Karen, & Olivia DePaolis
Missionaries in Mexico
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