Gary and Mylinda Baits

"So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your » read more

SURPRISED AGAIN BY GOD’S PEOPLE

As we celebrate the birth of Jesus this season God’s people have surprised us in the following ways:

“Make sure foreigners and orphans get their just rights.”   

My (Gary’s) students turned in some great final pr » read more

 “When we test drink the cup of blessing, aren’t we taking into ourselves the blood, the very life of Christ? And isn’t it the same with the loaf of bread we break and eat? Don’t we take into ourselves the body, the very life, of Christ? Because there is one loaf, our many-ness become » read more

 I was asked to write an article about Jesus and politics for the Baptist Seminary where I serve in the formation of future leaders for the Baptist Churches of Costa Rica.  I've included an English translation of it below.  Please be in fervent prayer for the urgent sale of the » read more

Pastor Xinia, Judith and I had the honor of hearing the sad yet hopeful stories of 9 mothers who are currently taking the new parenting classes at the Centro de Transformación Mariposa in La Guacima.  Many received numerous painful wounds from hurtful words or beatings as a children from par » read more