Iglesia Biblica Vida Nueva | New Life Bible Church Misael Hernández, visiting missionary pastor from Mexico, will be leading two months of training to equip church members with tools for sharing the gospel, including through medical translation. The first class starts Friday – July 7 at 7:00PM at New Life Bible Church.New Life Bible Church is volunteering with the Yakima

Tieton Community Update The Aguilars have been serving as CrossLink missionaries for 9 years in Tieton, WA. One of the challenges of working in a community that is largely dependent on the harvest season is that churches have to adapt to the ebb and flow of seasonal work so that their congregations are able to fellowship, worship, and grow together

Summer Harvest Schedule Plan on visiting a Spanish or Bilingual church this harvest season. Often, listening to your brothers and sisters in Christ and worshipping God in a different language can be a profound experience. It is a reminder that God’s love and power to forgive and bring us close to His presence is for all people. Everyone is welcome

Developing Spiritual & Cultural Competencies through Relationship Most of us are busy. We go to work. We volunteer. We go to school. We do yard work. We have family and bills and church activities. We sleep, eat, and then the next day, we get up and do it all over again. We naturally develop a set of norms that help

Relational Ministry for the Glory of God “Relationships are important to the overall development and well-being of any church,” writes Mark DeYmaz, our guest speaker at CrossLink’s 2016 Multi-Ethnic Conference in Yakima last spring. “Yet the development of relationships, specifically, the development of relationships that transcend ethnic and economic barriers, are essential for building a healthy multi-ethnic church.” Continuing on,

Prayer When you are considering multicultural or cross cultural ministry as an individual or a church, start with prayer. Continue steadfastly in prayer. Keep praying! Seriously, don’t stop praying about it! In Colossians 4:2-6, Paul reminds his audience to pay attention to what you are praying about so that you can recognize the outcome of prayer and give thanks when

A quick glance at various ministries in 2016. Praise God for all that He has done! Read the entire update here.

December 2016 Ministry Update: Othello Ministry & Events Blanket & Coat Distribution – Othello, WA On the 29th of October, we partnered with churches from Yakima and Bellevue to give donated blankets and coats to Mixtec people in Othello. We came unannounced, but once we started setting up the blankets and coats to give away – word got out fast.  In just

Ministering in the Power of God Thank you for praying for the Central Mexico Leader’s retreat this past October. As always, this retreat is a time for pastors and their families, who are ministering in Central Mexico, to enjoy rest, fellowship, teaching, and encouragement. We had 32 families attend this event and the topic this year was, “Ministering in the

October 20-22, 2016: Central Mexico Leader's Retreat Fellowship, teaching, and refreshment. For the 11th year, CrossLink has helped facilitate the Central Mexico Leader’s Retreat – a retreat where pastors and their families in Central Mexico come together for a restful time of fellowship and teaching. Pray for families attending this event and for individuals from Yakima traveling on October 19