Dear Praying Friends, We always start our letter that way. It’s a blessing to know that we really do have “praying friends.” Two months have passed since we wrote our last update, and being that it’s summertime here, we have been busy with [...]
Hi, my name is Rick Martin, and I’m a missionary in the Philippines. I’ve been there for a long time. When I first went there, I didn’t have the right attitude toward public officials. I thought every country is corrupt; they all want your [...]
Dear Pastor and Friends, We are excited! We just got done with a meeting in Temecula, California. Pastor Rench and his people were such a blessing to us. During the evening service, they voted to take us on for support. Thank you for all wh [...]
Dear Supporting Pastors, Family, and Friends, Greetings from sunny and hot Ghana! Here are some reports about the things we are involved in here in Ghana. Church Building Program: We broke ground for our new church building here in Kumasi i [...]
Looking to start multiple churches on the mission field? In this video, Dr. Rick Martin shares strategies for training men on the mission field who will teach others also, as admonished in 2 Timothy 2:2 [...]
Dear Pastor and Praying Friends, Here is an update from Gospel Baptist Church in the Philippines Progress on Repairs Three months after the devastating typhoon, we continue to do what the Lord wants us to do. Despite the very low funds to r [...]
Our work here in China is a two-pronged work. Our first and primary purpose is winning and discipling our own converts, but our secondary purpose is to teach and train people in already existing churches. There are many more established chu [...]
Dear Praying Friends, Our year started with a pleasant visit from our mission board. It was an honor to have Dr. Darrell Moore visit our church and preach for our midweek service. Also visiting was our mission board director, Bro. Billy Pau [...]
Dear Praying Friends, February and March have been busy with many special days in our church and college. Over 600 first-time families were brought here on Family Day, with Pastor Gerald McKelroy as our guest speaker. The following Sunday w [...]
Dear Pastor and Friends, We are pleased to announce the arrival of our son, Christopher Michael Pattison. He was born on February 3, 2014. With that being said, we had to take a couple weeks off, but now we are back to meetings and travelin [...]
