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By Phil Waldron, CEO Our church at Villa Belén in Santa Rosa continues to grow. Numerically, however, the past couple of years have often felt like a pattern of three steps forward and two steps back. Thankfully, we are seeing genuine spiritual maturity develop in a...

09 September, 2026 /

Phil and I had a brief trip to the US in June. Phil’s mother has had some falls, resulting in surgeries and rehab. Additionally, we had the honor and privilege of visiting a long-time friend who is in her last days of life after a...

15 August, 2026 /

What an exciting soccer season our young men at Project Moses had this year! They finished undefeated and, naturally, became league champions. It has been wonderful to watch them develop and mature as athletes. These young men come from villages where the opportunity to receive...

15 August, 2026 /

June has been busy month with visiting teams. We had a team from Virginia, Texas, and VCOM (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine). We have been able to give medical services to over 1800 people in 6 different villages just in June. We love and...

15 August, 2026 /

In May, our local congregation held a ladies’ day that included 5 different congregations. We had 110 women present. Donna, along with Stacy Stacy, were the speakers for the day. They shared a message entitled, “Un Mas Profundo Amor” translated “A Deeper Love.” They spoke...

15 August, 2026 /

Many of our friends and supporters are aware that our friend and mission collaborator Bobby McVey crossed the threshold into Heaven on June 1st. Bobby has been battling cancer for 2 years. While the battle had intensified, his death was unexpected and sudden for his...

15 August, 2026 /

By Phil Waldron, CEO Some milestones are measured in buildings completed or projects finished. Others are measured in lives changed.   This month, we celebrate one of those milestones.   After more than two years of prayer, evangelism, discipleship, and faithful work, Mission UpReach has moved a missionary-evangelist and his...

15 August, 2026 /

As is clear in Phil’s article, there are often things we are facing and dealing with that from the surface may not be apparent. That’s why your prayers are so important to us. Our pilgrimage towards Heaven has been a bumpy ride, full of potholes,...

14 April, 2026 /

As many of you know, we have been working towards a sustainable model for Mission UpReach through agricultural production. We of course have our coffee, but we also have our broiler chicken operation. The challenges have been many, and if one day we reach our...

14 April, 2026 /

A tradition started 3 years back of taking the young men who reside at our farm and participate in our Project Moses program on an overnight hike just before their Holy Week vacations. It is a great time of fellowship and challenge, as well as...

14 April, 2026 /
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