Preparation for the signing

We are in Lubbock, Texas for the signing of the official documents which will partner S.I.B.I. with Woodward Park church of Christ and the Mexicali church of Christ. Our aim is to train men to preach the gospel in Latin America. I could think of no better school to partner with than Sunset International Bible Institute. They have been training men to preach for over 40 years and have sent missionaries all over the world. I graduated from there in 1979 and have had a long and prosperous relationship with them since Cline Paden handed me my diploma.



Now, with God's help, we will train men in Mexicali and send them into the Latin world to speak the message of life to their own people in their own language. Rudy Wray is one of the teachers we will have available for teaching the preacher students in Mexicali , via video teleconferencing. Rudy lives in Oregeon and teaches several other schools in the same fashion he will teach in our school. It is a great asset to have such men as Rudy who devotes so much time to teaching and training men to preach.



Modern technology is making it possible for potential teachers to live anywhere there is high speed Internet access and teach in the school. These are exciting times for the church and especially for training men to preach. The school in Mexicali will be a "base" station for the broadcast and will be able to relay the classes they recieve to 10 other locations who have the camera and video screen at their facility. Anywhere there is high speed internet connection we will be able to broadcast to and from...WOW!



One of the major obstacle in the planning of this school, at least for me, was the securing of capable teachers, raising the support for them, moving them to Mexicali and praying they would stay long enough to make a difference. Part of the fear is dissipated, the internet has made it easier and more efficient. Teachers can live anywhere and broadcast into Mexicali on a regular basis. Pray for us as we go through this week and sign all the documents and then get to work building the necessary dormitory for the school to start in September of 2008.



I will post pictures later this week and give an update on the weeks activities here in Lubbock.



God Bless



Joe Boe

Building estimate is in!!!

Thanks to Daniel and Cesar we now have an estimate for the new dormitory building in Mexicali. We will build a shell building with 2 stories, actually the shell will be built by the contractor down there. Then we will send several construction crews from Woodward Park to finish the work. (The picture above and to the right is the proposed new dormitory for the student preachers.) The estimate we received is to build this dormitory. We are hoping that it can be finished in time for classes in September 2008. The building will house approximately 10 men and 2 families. In Mexicali we already have 2 men who have commited themselves to being trained to preach the gospel. The estimate for phase 1, which will be the shell building, is $42,000.00 U.S. dollars. (This is for the bottom floor only, we are working on the estimate for the entire project.) Phase 2 will be for members to travel with us to complete the building on several trips to Mexicali.

On Friday and Saturday December 7, 8, 2007 several men met in Mexicali to discuss the preacher training project in Mexicali. Those men pictured above are 1. Estaban Lopez, 2. Terry Hinton, 3. Jim Minor, 4. Daniel Marquez, 5. Rudy Wray and 6. Joe Boe. The meeting was very succesful and great plans were discussed and presented to God for blessing. Rudy, from Sunset International Bible Institute, said that he had received about $6,000.00 for the video and internet equipment needed for the project. We will be able to reach into the interior of Mexico and Central America with the Mexicali project. With God's blessing we will be able to teach men to preach from all parts of latin America.

In january we will again meet in Lubbock, Texas to sign the "official" papers establishing the working aggreement between S. I. B. I., Woodward Park church of Christ and the Mexicali brethren. These are exciting time for the outreach to the Mexicali and Latin American population. Please let us know if you are interested in helping us with this project.

Contact:

Joe Boe

7886 N. Millbrook Ave.

Fresno, Ca. 93720

1-559-446-2550 Office

1-559-341-6474 Cell

May God continue to bless, guide and establish our works to glorify and exhalt Him in everything.

Joe Boe