SPECIAL REPORT FROM PERU

It's hard to believe that 10 years have passed since we left Peru.  We will always have a special place in our hearts for the people and culture of that land. One of our greatest joys is to hear good news from "back home" in Lima. We've been blessed with lots of good news lately!

Pastor Daniel Aguilar (our dear friend and long time co-worker) reports that the church in Ate/Vitarte is doing well and continues to grow.  He recently wrote to tell us that the building is now full at each service. Pastor Daniel, with his usual sense of humor, shared that, "The people stay around so long after the services that I tell them to turn off the lights and lock the door when they leave."  It isn't unusual for the folks to stay around for hours after each service. (That's a sign of a healthy church!) Pastor Daniel feels blessed by the warm spirit and loving fellowship between the church families. The church has started a Bible institute and is actively reaching their community. They've even started their own sister church plant in another community. The church has also developed a strong discipleship ministry and is expanding into counseling ministries.

Several of our former teens from the Vina Alta church have grown up, started their own families, and are now serving the Lord. It is always a joy to see them bringing up their own children in ministry and how God is using them to reach their own neighborhoods. One young man is prayerfully considering full time ministry. Jonathan, a young man that attended our church for years is now back in the high jungle of Peru and pastors a small work with the people of his home village. 

God did a great work in Peru, and we are still seeing the fruit of that labor, even many years later!

7 Reasons we are strategically poised to ADVANCE THE GOSPEL

 - HELPING MATURE CHURCHES

For decades missionaries have labored to plant churches all across Latin America.  God blessed and today, thousands of churches exist.  Some estimates show as many as 60 million believers in Latin America. Church planting is vitally important, but we must strengthen the thousands of churches that already exist.  EBI does this by offering the training and materials these churches need.

- TRAINING LEADERS

EBI promotes theological training by providing "University Level" courses for seminaries and Bible institutes and producing a full Theological Education by Extension series allowing pastors to study where they are when they can.  EBI also partners with STEP (Strategic Theological Education Partnership) to promote quality training around the globe.

- ENCOURAGING NATIONAL AUTHORS

Most of EBI's staff are fluent in Spanish.  However, who could be more effective in ministering to Hispanics than a native-born speaker.  EBI works to train and encourage writers.  Until now almost all ministry books in Spanish have been translated from English.  We are promoting the importance of  National authors to advance the Gospel.

- OFFERING EXTENSIVE COUNSELING RESOURCES

EBI is considered a leader in providing Christ-centered, Biblically-based counseling materials to the Spanish world.  Our materials cover a variety of current and relevant topics.  By providing a Biblical approach to many of today's problems churches are able to effectively meet people where they are and bring hope to the many who are coping with crisis in their lives.

- PROMOTING SUNDAY SCHOOL

There is perhaps no better place to teach new believers and to promote spiritual growth than in Sunday School.  EBI is one of only a few publishers that offers an extensive series of Sunday School curriculum for all ages.  Our children's materials are Christ-centered and offer all a teacher needs to effectively communicate truth.

-PROMOTING DISCIPLESHIP

EBI produces an in-depth discipleship program that helps both new believers and maturing Christians to grow in their faith and become more like Christ.  We are passionate in our goal to see others grow in their spiritual lives and become leaders in their local churches

-USING THE LATEST TOOLS

Thanks to new technologies we can work face-to-face with pastors, seminary students, church leaders and everyday Christians in their pursuit of godliness.  Even closed countries are accessible through online tools and meeting resources.   We are growing in our pursuit of effective media tools to promote the Great Commission.

For more than 60 years EBI has been working to point people to Christ through publishing.

Welcome!

You've reached the internet home of the Poe family. Since 1997 we have served as faith missionaries with Baptist Mid-Missions.  We spent the first 14 years of our ministry as church-planters to the city of Lima, Peru.  During that time we gained experience as we worked with veteran missionaries and helped start two churches. 

In 2014 a health crisis in our family caused us to be medically evacuated from Peru.  This began a series of changes in our lives that led us to our current ministry serving with Editorial Bautista Independiente.  EBI has been serving the Hispanic churches of Latin America for more than 60 years.  Our ministry allows us to help with the development, production and distribution of ministry materials and books.  We are also involved in theological training through leadership conferences, seminar consultation, and in-person and virtual training.  

Please take a few moments and review our site.  Along the top of the page you'll find links to a quick overview of our ministry, our personal testimonies, our social media and latest prayer letter updates.    

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