Look Here First! This will give you a description of what can be found at each page. You might want to open an account, as they will allow you to access more areas of the site. Thanks for taking a look.
About Us - This page tell you "who we are". At this page you can find biographical information about all those working as part of the Rio Bravo Christian MInistries team.
Calendar - This page will give you the current "On the Field" calendar of activities. It also has the short-term teams that are presently scheduled to come and work in Mexico.
News - This page has several articles about different things. You will find aritcles about church events. Updated information on the progress of the current construction projects will be listed here. You will find copies of the most recent newsletters at this location.
Photos - At this page you will find several galleries that contain specific photos. We have galleries for Berg and Tate as well as each of the churches we work with Guerrero/SanCarlos/Acuna. and the camp facility, Rancho San José. We also have a gallery that has photos of the short-term workers, they will be listed in a sub-gallery with their church name.
Forums - This is where we write things that might promote a response from you - the viewers of the webpage. On this page we have prayer requests, current teams serving on the field and updates for PDV and sponsorship information.
Groups - This page has specific information for RBCM Board/ RBCM Staff and Evangelists/Short-Term Teams/Intern/Pan de Vida Sponsors. Each of these specific group pages contains information only for that particular interest. In some cases, the access to these sites are restricted and not for general use.
Links - This page shows some of the links to other website that are particular to this ministry effort.
Guestbook - You may sign up for an account at this location. Or you may post comments in general.
Short-Term Teams on the Field: - This is a module that has current events concerning people serving in a short-time capacity, so that those concerned about them at home, can check up on them. You can also check out the Menu/Photo area to find pictures of each team or workers. If you want information concerning the ministry, check out ministry news.
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Thank you for taking a look at our website. We hope you have found it informational. We would appreciate any comments. Thanks. Dios les bendiga. Brad and Linda
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.
Planting ChurchesRio Bravo Christian Ministries has planted two churches in the past ten years. The Church of Christ in Guerrero, Coahuila, MX and the Church of Christ in San Carlos, Coahuila, MX. Todd Tate, RBCM Evangelist is currently ministering with the Guerrero Church and Antonio Preciado is temporarily ministering in San Carlos.
Teaching/Training/ResourcesRio Bravo Christian Ministries continues to teach the Word of God through individual and group studies, the children's ministry of Pan de Vida (Pan de Vida means "Bread of Life". The Pan de Vida ministry of Rio Bravo Christian Ministries is a cooperative effort with the local church to reach out to children and their families. The Pan de Vida offers teaching from God's word, fellowship meals, and also assists with the summer Vacation Bible School and Camp activities.
The Pan de Vida is currently being offered at the Guerrero Church of Christ and the San Carlos Church of Christ. In the fall of 2007, 37 children enrolled in Guerrero and that ministry is offered Monday through Friday, every day that school is in session. In San Carlos, there are about 35 children, and with the adults in attendance, there are frequently 55 - 65 in attendance being taught God's word and sharing in a time of fellowship at their Saturday Pan de Vida.
The Pan de Vida ministry is funded by sponsorships. A sponsorship for a child is $23.00 per month. We currently have about 70 children involved in Pan de Vida and many of their parents too. If you would be interested in sponsoring a child of Pan de Vida, please contact Linda Berg at 830-757-1625 or riobravocm@hotmail.com.
Pan de Vida outreach also includes a summer VBS program at various church locations and weeks of Christian camp.
Resources are provided both of the consumable and non-consumable type for the purpose of giving the area church leaders and teachers teaching resources and consist of audio, visual, lesson study books, general supplies, craft supplies and other teaching necessities. These are regularly distributed and available as need be.
National Evangelist Support is given for a temporary time to the churches that we minister with for the purpose of financially assisting them in the early years of their maturity. Salaries, housing, medical and sometimes utilities are provided.
Benevolence is given in the form of helping to provide some of the basic needs for families of the houshold of faith. Through the distribution of the Bags 4 a Buddy, sent out once a year, we are able to collect the following types of items: school supplies, first aid, teacher supplies, craft supplies, household items, shoes, clothing and food. These are regularly distributed and also distributed as need be on a person by person basis. Special cash disbursements are occasionally made for special needs
Short-Term/Intern Opportunities are offered as part of the ministry effort of Rio Bravo Christian Ministries.
Two teams are coming in this weekend to spend next week at the Ranch in San Carlos working at the camp. Central Christian Church from Rockford, IL is coming with six individuals. Crossings Christian Church from Roanoke, VA is coming with four men. They will mostly be working on the caretaker's house and if all goes as planned, when they finish their work, we will be ready to have Candy and Pitacio move into their new home.
We will post updates throughout the week of their efforts.
