An overhead voice said, “This is your captain speaking.” After a few hours of sitting on the tarmac at Tucson International Airport, the captain instructed us to deboard the plane until further notice. As we waited, I reflected on our 2024 travels. Since February, we have flown to Florida, Texas, New Hampshire, and Georgia to encourage pastors, equip congregations, and train Christian leaders. These opportunities have given us a front-row seat to see the Church in action across cities and communities and allowed us to witness the profound impact of our collective efforts on these local communities and churches, a testament to the power of our shared mission.
Mike, Enrique, and I presented the Corazón Ministries cross-cultural marriage training in Spanish for Iglesia de la Alabanza in Boca Raton, Florida. Mike was introduced to pastor Hazeal and his wife over six years ago. At the time, the Church was newly planted and experiencing growing pains. Mike offered encouragement through Corazón. There was standing room only at the marriage conference weekend, with over one hundred people in attendance. The ever-growing Church has made an impact on its Hispanic neighbors, and its success story is one of many that continue to inspire us.
The Blessing Church, a testament to the impact of our missionary work, celebrated its one-year anniversary in February. Mike and I were there for the grand opening in 2023 and traveled back to Dallas to join in the festivities. Pastor Yoon and his wife brought a predominantly Korean youth team from Los Angeles, California, to work a summer missions week with Corazón over fifteen years ago. Since then, we have collaborated in ministry in California, Arizona, and Texas. Pastor Yoon’s dedication to missions and to the Hispanic and Latino communities has led to significant growth and progress.
Latino communities grow in the Northeastern United States. The recent Franklin Graham, God Loves You, La Frontera tour brought Pastor Juan from Manchester, New Hampshire, to Tucson. He and Mike became acquainted, resulting in an invitation to Lifeway church. In March, Mike and I braved the cold temperatures, spent a blessed time with the Lifeway staff, and presented the Corazón Ministries cross-cultural training. Mike preached on Sunday morning. Praise God, a young man who came to the Church for the first-time accepted Christ as his Savior and Lord during the sermon.
Our most recent trip to Atlanta flipped our typical travel script. Rather than going to equip the Church, we attended the first American Association of Christian Counselors Next Gen Youth Mental Health conference to become better equipped to minister to Gen Z and Gen Alpha. The Conference brought together mental health professionals and ministry leaders who are passionate about young men and women with the growing mental health crisis amongst emerging generations with the hope of the Gospel.
We are deeply grateful for your continued support and encouragement, and we ask you to continue prayer and support as we strive to make a difference in these communities. The Apostle Paul reminds believers in Ephesians 4:3-5 that one Spirit unites us in one body and one faith. We have witnessed the truth of this scripture firsthand. God’s people reach out, make disciples, and expand the kingdom. It’s thrilling to be a part of the movement of God today as it was when we began Corazón Ministries thirty years ago. Mike and I have several more trips scheduled in 2024. If you see us at an airport, please stop and say hello.
-Claire Alameda
When LA Tapestry arrived in Tucson, the days were long and consisted of sweltering heat and humid nights. Additionally, the flight into Tucson was delayed and the team didn’t get to town until well after midnight. They didn’t get to sleep until after one in the morning. The blessing from the Lord was powerful and clear, though, from the smiling faces of the team to the laughing and joyful singing of the children and youth who came to sports camp every night.
The LA team got started right away. They worked on painting and refreshing the buildings near the Iglesia Centro de Sanidad church. The work during the summer days was hot and tiring. Protection from the overbearing sun was important, as well as getting enough fluids. The team was diligent and faithful to obey God’s calling in their lives. They worked hard and with a goal in mind.
The evenings brought some relief from the bright sun but were countered with humidity and warm evening air. That didn’t sway the missions team. They began sports camps with worship and praise for the Lord. They engaged the kids in the community with games, snacks, and lessons about Jesus. The kids had a wonderful time, including a spectacular Fourth of July celebration with amazing fireworks and cold, refreshing ice cream.
As the week wrapped up, the team enjoyed late-night teachings from Mike and Claire. God’s word was flowing in abundance. The encouragement found in the extra nightly sessions was enough to help the team further minister to kids. Our prayer now is that these college and career age folks from the Los Angeles area can continue to grow in the Lord, find identity in His path, and seek the kingdom of God be it through missions or other means within the church. We were so thankful to have LA Tapestry return and we look forward to next year so we can see even more of God’s marvelous light in summer missions weeks.
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The Until He Returns: Advancing His Kingdom, bilingual missions conference is on the horizon! To be hosted October 18-19, 2024, at Christ Community Church, this conference begins with an all ages, city-wide worship night and banquet. It will be followed with a day of workshops and teachings based on practical approaches to global missions. Come and see what we have in store. Registration, exhibitor sign ups, and scholarships are available. Please visit our website: UntilHeReturns.info for more information or to register today. Tickets are $40.
5 days ago
#ScriptureSunday #CorazonMinistries #Bible #Blessing #Tucson #Bibleverse #Jesus
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The 20 and 30 something breakfast club met today to enjoy each others company and to learn more about what the lord has in store for them as they walk in faith!
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🔊Go to Spotify and search Something To Think About for the latest episode of Mike Alameda's podcast! You can click on the link in our bio to get every episode. The one minute features are a wonderful way to reconnect with God.
7 days ago
Connect with friends and the Lord every other week as we explore how to grow in your faith as a woman of God in our study. We have a great time with fellowship, snacks and delving into His truth about struggles, encouragement and a bold faith in God. You can call the office for more info or sign up online at CorazonMinistries.org.
Leader: Stephanie Teran
Topic: On Bended Knee by Crickett Keeth
Time: Every other Wednesday at 9am
Location: East Tucson
1 week ago
Throwback weekdays! Every week we’ll share a little about the ministry through the lens of a nostalgic Tucson. (Part 1)
Many years ago our ministry started in a living room. The goal, to reach, equip, and send Hispanics into the world for Christ. Now, thirty years later we continue to obey God’s command to go out and make disciples of nations with our 30th year celebration!
If you’d like to attend the Until He Returns bilingual missions conference - part of the 30 year celebration of God’s work in ministry through Corazon, you can register now. Go to UntilHeReturns.info or CorazonMininstries.org.
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Join us this October 18-19 as we host the Until He Returns missions conference. You’ll be able to learn how God impacts the world through those who work in global missions for His service. This bilingual missions conference will be held in Tucson, Arizona. You can register now at UntilHeReturns.info and at CorazonMinistries.org.
2 weeks ago
In prayer and in life, our first priority should be to willingly submit to God's purposes, plans and glory.
#CorazonMinistries #ScriptureSunday #Bible #prayer
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This is Mike Alameda, Executive Director of Corazón Ministries. In this 30th year of ministry we want to continue to celebrate God and all His grace! The fall is rapidly approaching and we’d like to invite you to our bilingual missions conference: Until He Returns. To God he all the glory as we explore what He is doing today in the global missions field. We’ll have a worship concert, a banquet and several workshops on missions, as well as exhibitors from several ministries and missions agencies. The practical takeaways will be focused on how God can use you today as well.
Tickets are on sale now for the October 18-19 event! Limited to 300 spaces so please sign up soon. For registration and questions go to UntilHeReturns.info or CorazonMinistries.org.
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Corazón Ministries has continued to provide short-term summer missions for those who desire to develop their understanding of the impact God can have through service-based outreach. During our week-long missions program, we try to enhance and develop a young believer’s faith in God’s command to go out and make disciples of nations. In particular, we focus on serving the Hispanic communities both locally and nationally through the summer mission teams.
This summer we had Christ Community Church youth come in and work with us for a week at Iglesia Centro de Sanidad, on Tucson’s far south side. The sweltering heat and stifling weather conditions presented an immediate challenge to the youth but they embraced the Lord’s work and dove in happily. Throughout the week they were able to help renovate the church grounds with sod and upkeep, as well as paint and clean buildings that were near the church. They had a daily opportunity to pour into the lives of the neighborhood kids through a sports camp and a fun snack held at Iglesia Roca De Salvación. Worship and time together built a sense of God’s love for his children.
The summer mission team also spent time every day in God’s word, so as to encourage their hearts. By the end of the mission’s week–filled with grueling labor, exciting songs, and fantastic sports camp events–the Christ Community Church youth were tired but thankful for the chance to serve the community.
Please pray that the short-term mission team can continue their walk with Christ in a fruitful and spirit-led way. It can be hard to come down the spiritual mountaintop during a mission week, so we want to be mindful of these young hearts as they continue to foster the beautiful things of God.
2 weeks ago
The 2024 bilingual missions conference in Tucson, Arizona to be held October 18-19, Until He Returns, launched with an informational meeting. Many different people attended to learn more about the opportunity to volunteer and held at the missions conference.
If you’d like to volunteer or attend the conference, visit us at UntilHeReturns.info or CorazonMinistries.org.
2 weeks ago
Tonight we had an opportunity to see God bring together His people for an informational meeting for the Until He Returns bilingual missions conference. The various churches, pastors and lay people who attended is amazing. We look forward to what God does this October 18-19 2024, but are exciting to see things kick off strongly!
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