monthly missions highlight
Debby started her ministry work by attending Zion Bible Institute (now Northpoint College) and subsequently secured her master’s degree from the Assemblies of God Seminary. After a stint in the US Air Force, Denny also attended Zion Bible Institute, where they met and later married. He also secured his master’s degree and later his Doctorate from the Assemblies of God Seminary. Upon graduation from Zion, they served in various ministries: youth pastors in Illinois and Massachusetts, missionaries to Spain, and District leaders in Southern New England before accepting a lead pastorate in Pennsylvania where Debby served again in the district office before being asked to take a national leadership role in Springfield, MO. During that time, Denny served as a missionary educator serving all the Spanish-speaking world in the Western Hemisphere. They then moved to Jamaica to serve as faculty at the Assemblies of God Bible School in Christiana, Jamaica. After serving as a missionary in residence for one year at the University of Valley Forge, they moved to Costa Rica to direct the language and cultural training center for all new US Assemblies of God missionaries. Presently, they serve the Western Hemisphere as missionary educators to the Spanish-speaking and English-speaking worlds of the Caribbean. They have two adult children and two granddaughters. They are celebrating 47 years of marriage and ministry this year.
The year 2025 has been a significant year for both Facultad and Caribbean School of Theology. Many students were coming to the end of various milestones. In January I taught the course Biblical Theology of Prayer in Guyana. Twenty-four students walked through both the Old and the New Testament focusing on all the examples and teachings on prayer. Within weeks of finishing the class several students reported to me of hosting prayer seminars and retreats in their local churches or regions. The goal of producing oneself in ministry was certainly evident.
During my time in Guyana, we celebrated a graduation ceremony where three students received their bachelors degree in Biblical Studies. It is always a joy to see students finish well. In March I taught the course Pentecostal History. The class was hosted in the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary Building in Missouri. I had the opportunity to speak into the lives of brothers and sisters who are part of the various Latin Districts of the A/G in the US. Two very special moments were that a student of mine who graduatedwhile in Springfield in March also was part of the teaching team for my class. Once again it was a joy to see one’s ministry being reproduced in others.
In May I was in Guatemala teaching the same course. I had thirteen wonderful students in the class. It was a precious time as theLord visited us with His presence and His giftings. Six of the students
finished their classwork and now will work on their final project (a 25 page thesis). Once accepted and approved they will be ready for Graduation where they will receive their Masters Degree in Practical
Theology.
My next travels will take me to Mexico City where I will teach Biblical Theology of Ministry with a Pentecostal emphasis. I will be there from July 5th through the 12th. I will return home only to join Debby as we leave on July 14th for a triennial retreat with all the missionaries serving in the Caribbean. That will be hosted in the Dominican Republic. My last class for 2025 will be in October taking me back to the Dominican Republic one more time.
Please pray for the classes and the need to cover all the travel expenses. His presence in the classroom is critical as we pray for the Lord to make Himself known there and for the students to experience a significant impact of Him to carry them back into their respective ministries.
Currently I am working with two seminaries overseen and staffed with and by missionaries. We travel throughout the Caribbean and all of the Spanish speaking world of Latin America offering classes at the undergraduate and graduate level. In the Caribbean I work in English and in the Latin world it is Spanish. The program consists of intensive classes (typically 5 days of classes for six hours each day). The students usually do three weeks of classes back to back. After finishing all the classes (5 years) they earn a Masters degree in one of several areas. The classes are seated classes where I fly into the country and teach. Yesterday afternoon I finished the course Biblical Theology of Pentecostal Ministry in Guatemala City, Guatemala. I had 10 students, one of which is a missionary from Colombia who works in Spain. The average ministry experience of this group of students ranged from 10 to 20+ years as pastors and Bible School teachers.
It was a great class. As I sought to bring life application to the class, there were many times of prayer. During one of those times God was very kind to us. One student had been suffering from serious abdominal pains for two weeks and hadn’t eaten very much. The next day he came to breakfast ravenously hungry. Another had a dream of his friends who were to fly the next day and that they were in a plane accident. We prayed for protection. Two days later we learned that the plane they were on experienced a bird strike in one of the engines and although it was difficult, the plane landed safely. Another student who was deaf in the left ear now hears. Needless to say it was a great week.
Debby and I are so grateful for all your prayers and support without which we would not be a part of this ministry. Heaven will be wonderful as we see what God did through all of us by going, giving, and praying.
During my time in Guyana, we celebrated a graduation ceremony where three students received their bachelors degree in Biblical Studies. It is always a joy to see students finish well. In March I taught the course Pentecostal History. The class was hosted in the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary Building in Missouri. I had the opportunity to speak into the lives of brothers and sisters who are part of the various Latin Districts of the A/G in the US. Two very special moments were that a student of mine who graduatedwhile in Springfield in March also was part of the teaching team for my class. Once again it was a joy to see one’s ministry being reproduced in others.
In May I was in Guatemala teaching the same course. I had thirteen wonderful students in the class. It was a precious time as theLord visited us with His presence and His giftings. Six of the students
finished their classwork and now will work on their final project (a 25 page thesis). Once accepted and approved they will be ready for Graduation where they will receive their Masters Degree in Practical
Theology.
My next travels will take me to Mexico City where I will teach Biblical Theology of Ministry with a Pentecostal emphasis. I will be there from July 5th through the 12th. I will return home only to join Debby as we leave on July 14th for a triennial retreat with all the missionaries serving in the Caribbean. That will be hosted in the Dominican Republic. My last class for 2025 will be in October taking me back to the Dominican Republic one more time.
Please pray for the classes and the need to cover all the travel expenses. His presence in the classroom is critical as we pray for the Lord to make Himself known there and for the students to experience a significant impact of Him to carry them back into their respective ministries.
Currently I am working with two seminaries overseen and staffed with and by missionaries. We travel throughout the Caribbean and all of the Spanish speaking world of Latin America offering classes at the undergraduate and graduate level. In the Caribbean I work in English and in the Latin world it is Spanish. The program consists of intensive classes (typically 5 days of classes for six hours each day). The students usually do three weeks of classes back to back. After finishing all the classes (5 years) they earn a Masters degree in one of several areas. The classes are seated classes where I fly into the country and teach. Yesterday afternoon I finished the course Biblical Theology of Pentecostal Ministry in Guatemala City, Guatemala. I had 10 students, one of which is a missionary from Colombia who works in Spain. The average ministry experience of this group of students ranged from 10 to 20+ years as pastors and Bible School teachers.
It was a great class. As I sought to bring life application to the class, there were many times of prayer. During one of those times God was very kind to us. One student had been suffering from serious abdominal pains for two weeks and hadn’t eaten very much. The next day he came to breakfast ravenously hungry. Another had a dream of his friends who were to fly the next day and that they were in a plane accident. We prayed for protection. Two days later we learned that the plane they were on experienced a bird strike in one of the engines and although it was difficult, the plane landed safely. Another student who was deaf in the left ear now hears. Needless to say it was a great week.
Debby and I are so grateful for all your prayers and support without which we would not be a part of this ministry. Heaven will be wonderful as we see what God did through all of us by going, giving, and praying.
