December 2006

Dear Praying Friends,

Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

Approved Workmen was the theme for our 18^th Annual Pastors, Leaders and Workers Conference. The Lord truly blessed during this conference. A number of pastors from various parts of Mexico attended. We were blessed with workshops on Homiletics, Preaching Styles, Children’s Ministry, and Ethics in the Ministry. God brought together a sweet communion in the conference. We are excited to see how God will continue to use these teachings in their lives. If you understand Spanish and would like to hear the preaching and teaching from the conference, please visit our website where we have all the workshops available for listening. (www.oremundo.org)

Our last newsletter mentioned that we were in Monterrey, Mexico working on my immigration paperwork. Many have asked how the process is going. We are still working on the paperwork, but we are confident that the Lord will open the doors for the middle of December to finish the process. Please continue praying for this process so that we can continue ministering here in Mexico as God has directed.

The Lord continues to expand the Video Course ministry. During the past month courses have been sent to many different countries around the globe. This past week we received a request for 120 DVDs that will be taken to Cuba during the month of December. It is exciting to see how God continues to use this ministry in churches. We are continuing to finish the transferring of the videos to DVD. The Lord has truly blessed in this area and we are over three-fourths of the way finished with this project.

Several months ago I received an invitation to preach at a Pastors Conference in Managua, Nicaragua. The day after Thanksgiving I traveled from Kansas City, MO to Managua to participate in this conference. I preached on the subject of Biblical Stewardship, as well as, translated for one of the other speakers two times each day. We are excited to see how God is furthering our ministry to new areas. It was a joy to get to know over 80 pastors from Nicaragua and Honduras who attended this conference. You can see some photos from this conference or listen to the audio at:

http://www.oremundo.org/ES/predicaciones/managua_nicaragua_2006.htm

Carena continues to grow. She turned two on November 28^th, and we continue to praise the Lord for her. She is speaking more each day and is grasping both Spanish and English well, and she seems to distinguish the two well.

Thank you for your faithful prayers and financial support. We trust you will enjoy a blessed Christmas season.

May the Lord richly bless each of you,

Russell, Debbie & Carena Raymer

Pastor's Conference
Managua, Nicaragua
27-30 November 2006

Here are a few photos so far of Russell's trip to Managua.

Flight to Nicaragua
Managua
Baseball stadium - Managua
Lake in Managua
Managua - Lake Managua
Pastor Herbster talking with one of the Nicaraguan Pastors
Shops
Market
Bro. Braswell at the Conference
Market
Some of the Pastors from Nicaragua and Honduras
Pastor Noe Mendoza

Raymer September 2006 Prayer Letter

September 2006

Dear Praying Friends,

Php 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Thank you for you prayers and support as we continue to serve our Lord here in Mexico.

God has blessed us greatly over the past few months. It has been a very busy time, but we have seen many blessings come from the Lord.

Carena is 22 months now, and continues to grow, and her vocabulary continues to expand in both English and Spanish. She is able to count to 5 by herself in both languages and knows which is which. She loves to make new friends. We thank God for the health that He has given Carena throughout our many travels.

This summer we took several groups into Mexico on mission trips. Our first group went to the church that we attend in Reynosa. We painted the entire auditorium a nice shade of yellow. We were also able to work on a new office space for the church’s assistant pastor.

Our next two trips were to new locations for us. At the first of these locations we were able to help sand some pews for the church and also level some property on the side of the church to extend the sidewalk. Then each evening we helped with the Vacation Bible School classes. We were able to see many children come to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Our next group went to another new location where we were able to hold two VBS classes each day. The first class was held from 9 till 1, and then the next class started at 4 and lasted till 7 at a mission church about 30 minutes away. At each location we saw God’s hand working in lives. Once again we saw a number of children saved. The mission church we were helping had just been started this year, and the Pastor asked us to pray for men to come to the church because up to that point they had no men attending. A couple of weeks after the trip, I received an exciting e-mail from the pastor that stated since the VBS classes two complete families were now attending the church! To God be the glory!

We are thankful that God allowed us to have the help of Idai Ramirez this summer. We met Idai about 14 years ago when we took a group to her father’s church in Cd. Madero, Mexico. Idai is now a linguistics student at the Universidad Cristiana de Las Americas in Monterrey. She was a great help to us, and Carena adopted her as her best friend.

Between trips we have continued to advance on the project of transferring of the videos to DVDs. I am now working on the 4^th of 4 levels. The requests for the videos and DVDs continue to come from all around the world.

After the summer trips ended we were able to travel to Loveland, CO for a missions conference at Gateway Baptist Church. We are so thankful to Gateway and the many others who have faithfully supported us for many years.

We quickly returned home from Colorado in time to pack for our next trip to Monterrey, Mexico. We are currently in Monterrey at the Universidad Cristiana de Las Americas (a sister ministry of ours). Over the next two weeks we will be recording a block course that will be presented to the Theology students at the University. This is a trial recording to see about the possibilities of recording more courses that are offered at the University, as we have had pastors asking us for more in depth studies. We are at the same time working on my immigration papers. Over the past few months, the immigration has been telling me that because of the frequency of our trips to Mexico that I need to obtain some different papers. The process is a two to three week process if all goes smoothly. Please pray that the papers will be processed quickly.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

May the Lord richly bless each of you,

Russell, Debbie & Carena

Russell, Debbie & Carena Raymer

Info about the Raymers

Russell & Debbie Raymer

Missionaries to MEXICO

Serving with OREMUNDO Ministries

Reaching Mexico and the Spanish-speaking World

Who We Are:

q Russell

Russell grew up in a Christian home and realized at the age of five that he must personally accept the Lord Jesus Christ. It was also as a young child that the Lord began to touch his heart for missions. Throughout his junior and senior high days, his love grew for missions. In 1986, his first trip into Mexico, the Lord strengthened his desire to serve as a missionary. In May of 1993 he received a degree in Missions and a minor in Accounting. While in college, he spent three weeks in Africa and another week in Mexico on mission trips.

During Russell's last visit to Mexico the Lord showed him that He wanted him to serve with the missionaries making up the OREMEX team. Russell submitted to God’s will and ten days after graduating from college, he began serving in Mexico.

q Debbie

Debbie is the oldest daughter of Valente Hernández, the founder of OREMEX. She grew up in the ministry of OREMEX, and was saved at the age of fifteen. The Holy Spirit had been working with Debbie for a number of months. After hearing a message about pretending to be a Christian, she realized that she needed to be saved. At the age of seventeen, she surrendered her life to Christian service. In May of 1994, she received a degree in English Education.

q Carena

After eight years of marriage, the Lord blessed us with the birth of Carena Sofia on November 28, 2004. We are excited to see what God has for this new addition to our family!

What is OREMUNDO Ministries:

OREMUNDO is a group of independent missionaries working as a team under the authority of Tri-City Baptist Church in Independence, Missouri. We are a ministry designed to assist national pastors and missionaries in church planting and the training of laborers for the ministry. The OREMUNDO is composed of several missionary families who together strive toward the goal of seeing the Spanish-speaking world evangelized. Our name was OREMEX until January 1, 2006 when we expanded the name to better fit our vision of the world (mundo).

Areas of Ministry:

q Video Bible Courses

OREMUNDO Video Bible Courses is a program designed to take Biblical training to those who need it. Our program consists of more than 300 videotapes and DVDs and is being used in 25 countries around the world. Many men and women in Spanish-speaking countries desire to learn more about God’s Word, but are unable to go to a Bible College or Bible Seminary to receive more training. This is where the Video Bible Schools help. Local pastors or missionaries can take the courses and use them to train their people in their own local churches. Russell is the head of this program and records, edits and duplicates these courses. All of the courses are taught in Spanish by pastors or veteran missionaries.

q Missions In Action Trips

Each year several hundred young people and adults have the opportunity to see missions first-hand through our Missions In Action Trips. We take church groups into Mexico for approximately one week to experience missions. While in Mexico, we strive to minister to local churches through evangelism, children’s classes, construction projects and many other service areas. Russell is one of the trip leaders. He also translates and interprets for the group. Debbie usually runs daily children’s classes, helps with the cooking and translates for those who need it.

q Pastors’ & Leaders’ Conferences

OREMUNDO hosts several Pastors’ and Leaders’ Conferences throughout Mexico. These conferences are a great time of encouragement to pastors and missionaries alike. We bring in special speakers to challenge the pastors and leaders. These conferences are a great blessing to pastors. Many look forward to the conferences with great anticipation. We also try to make Bibles and study materials available at greatly reduced prices to those who attend the conferences. Russell coordinates the conference with the hosting pastor, as well as does any audio and video recording that needs to be done at the conferences. He takes care of the Bible table and miscellaneous other jobs. Debbie assists where she is able and often teaches classes about children’s classes to the ladies who come to the conferences.

q Publications

Russell is responsible for any publications for which the ministry has need. These include devotional books, Spanish publications, brochures, flyers, newsletters and a host of other items needed for the expansion of the ministry.

q World-wide Web

We believe that technology can be greatly used for the Lord’s work. The OREMUNDO team has decided to use the method of the World-Wide Web to further God’s ministry to the Spanish-speaking world. We have set up a web site that offers all the information that we have in writing about our Videos, Conferences and Trips. It also offers information about each of the missionaries serving with the OREMUNDO team. We have received many positive comments from missionaries and pastors around the world who have received information without waiting for weeks for the mail to arrive. Russell has the responsibility of maintaining and upkeeping the OREMUNDO web site. The address is www.oremundo.org.