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.