At the beginning of May Pastors Brian and Margaret started their ministry trip in the US in the state of Arizona at the invitation of Tim and Kari Thompson, Pastors of the Fountain of Life Church in Phoenix.  They had opportunities to speak in their church on the Sunday and also at various leaders and women’s meetings during the week.  

From there they flew to Ciuadad Juarez at the invitation of their good friend Poncho Muirguia, Senior Pastor of Cruz de Gracia.  This was their second visit to the city, and they went to take part in the 1^st Transform Our World conference.  The speakers included Dr Ed Silvoso, Founder and President of Harvest Evangelism, Joyce Kawakami, Founder of Feed My Sheep, Maui, Lloyd Turner from Newark, Founder of Adopt a Street, as well as Pastor Brian.

Pastor Brian, Mayor of Gilbert, Tim Thompson

People from many churches in the city met together at the sports arena for the conference during which was blessed with a visit by the Mayor of Juarez who welcomed Jesus into the city.  There was also a visit to the newly built Children’s Museum – an amazing building, the fulfillment of Pastor Poncho’s vision to give hope to the children of Juarez. 

Each Sunday there were opportunities to minister in various churches in the city, as well as visiting with pastors and leaders, and praying for the sick.

Pastor Brian, Mayor of Juarez, Dr. Ed Silvoso, Pastor Poncho Murguia, Joyce Kawakami (from left to right)

Pastor Brian preaching in Juarez

They did manage to get some time off to enjoy a wonderful 3 day train journey with Pastor Poncho and his wife, Gelus, to see the spectacular views of the Copper Canyon, and witness the grandeur of God’s creation.

From there Pastors Brian and Margaret flew to LA to visit Chuck and Sally Cook, market place ministers in Dreamworks and Universal Studios.