May the beauty of Christmas capture your heart as you ponder the gift of salvation that walked among us.

This season, we are reminded of God’s incredible love and grace—sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to dwell among us, to live, teach, and ultimately give His life so that we might be redeemed.

Emmanuel, God with us, is the most precious gift of all. Merry Christmas!

-Ray & Sandra

A Very Productive Fall

Greetings Ministry Partners,

This has been a very productive fall in Central America. God continues to open doors to further the ministry. While Sandra and I were in Honduras in October, we received an invitation to visit with pastors on the island of Roatan. I have planned to conduct a February seminar and lead a BTCP orientation for a group of pastors. Sandra will return to Roatan in March to lead a Women's Conference. Please pray for her, as this will be her first trip to Central America without me.

Pastor Otto (Guatemala National Director), Pastor Hamid (Guatemala Western Coordinator), and Charlotte Hernandez (Guatemala Administrative Coordinator) all traveled to Honduras to teach and network with new partners for the ministry's future growth. Hamid also traveled to Belize to teach a class and meet the Belize leadership.

In February, I will lead three teams in Central America. One team will teach Book #5 in Belize, a second team will conduct a seminar on Roatan, and the third team will teach Book #5 in El Progresso, Honduras. Our plans are to graduate our first classes in Belize and Honduras in the Spring of 2026.

We appreciate your prayers and support.

Dr. Ray McKenzie

CCI Central America Regional Director

Guatemala

Staff Update

• Otto: Taught several classes last month and led our November staff meeting. He is also coordinating with the Guatemala Baptist Seminary on the January graduation.
• Hamid: Taught several classes in November, visited a few classes, and took a mission trip to Honduras to meet with the Honduras leadership and teach Book #4.
• Charlotte: Charlotte filled book orders, kept the finances, and made a promotional trip to Ocotepeque, Honduras. This will pave the way for us to conduct a BTCP orientation soon and, hopefully, a Teacher Training Workshop (TTW) afterward.

Classes wrapped up for the semester at the end of November, and the school break started at the end of the month. During the month of December, most churches and pastors will be highly involved in conducting Vacation Bible Schools and Christmas programs. Here are some photos from local Vacation Bible Schools that both Hamid and Otto are involved in.

Belize

The two classes in Belize are going well. The class in Belize City is working through Book #5 as a class. I will lead a team of four down to Belize to teach the class in a one-week format in February. Joel Cohuoj is teaching Book #2 in Bella Vista.

Testimony of a Church Planter

Joel Cohuoj is a pastor, CCI trainer, and church planter in southern Belize. He started attending the CCI training class last year and is now planting five churches. Here’s his testimony on how he is using CCI.

“As a pastor, I've been pastoring since 2019, but last year, we started with Book #1. We have covered Books #1, #2, #3, and #4. All the books are very helpful for pastors in preaching, teaching, and serving. It's very helpful in teaching, especially in Book #4, as it goes deep into learning and teaching. These classes are helping me in my ministry by giving us more knowledge, practicing more, sharing the gospel, and sharing with other pastors what God has done.”

Honduras

The class in El Progresso has completed Book #4 and is preparing for a team to teach Book #5 in February. Charlotte and I will travel to the island of Roatan in February to lead a seminar and the BTCP orientation. Sandra and Charlotte will return in March to conduct another Women's Conference. Charlotte is also spearheading our expansion into western Honduras.

Support for National Coordinators

***Matching Gift Opportunity***

National coordinators are vital to the mission in Central America, but their funding runs out this year. Will you help keep the mission going in 2025?

Every gift toward our $52,000 matching fund will double until 12/31/24 or until the goal is met!

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