Biblicus Mexico Students Visiting and Speaking in Services August 4-7

During the 11:00 AM Traditional and 11:02 AM Contemporary Services on Sunday, August 7, Biblicus Mexico Scholarship seminary students will be speaking briefly about their studies and the scholarships FPC helped provide.

Kathy Scruggs is moderator of the Mission South Champion Team of the Global Missions Committee. The Biblicus Mexico Program was founded in 2020 by this team, to strengthen the Presbyterian Church of Mexico (INPM ) and South Texas through prayer, networking, and scholarships. Seven students have been awarded scholarships. Each student has a mentor and a prayer partner.  Three students graduated from Presbyterian Seminaries in Mexico this summer. All scholarship recipients were invited to come to San Antonio this week, but only three were successful in obtaining the visa required for travel. Biblicus Mexico currently has six new applications to review and, if scholarships are awarded, there is a great need for more prayer partners and mentors.

Mission South

Partnerships located in Mexico and along the South Texas Border, focusing primarily on education, church planting, and discipleship. More information on ministry partners can be found at fpcsanantonio.org/global-missions.

Sunday, August 7

Speaking in the 11:00 Traditional Service

Raquel Cahuich is from Campeche Yucatán. She was raised in a small Presbyterian Church and her father is the Rector of the San Pablo Seminary of Mérida. She has a brother who is deaf.  Raquel is enrolled in an online degree program at Calvin University for an M.A. in Special Education so that she can help churches minister to families who have children with special needs.

Speaking in the 11:02 Contemporary Service

Alex González has a seminary degree from San Pablo Seminary in Mexico. He has been translating theological books from English into Spanish for several years for a publishing company. He and his family are currently living in Grand Rapids, MI, while he earns a M.A. of Divinity at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He hopes to become a seminary professor in Mexico or Latin America.

María José Navarro “Majo” is studying at the Bible Seminary of the Rio Grande in Edinburg, Texas. Majo is from the Presbyterian Church of Love and Proclamation in Oaxaca. Last year her pastor, Josías Luna, was a visiting preacher at FPC. This church was planted 13 years ago and is the fastest growing Presbyterian Church in Mexico. It started in her aunt’s patio. She serves as a helper in children’s ministry and sings and plays keyboard in the praise band.

Weekend Itinerary

Thursday, August 4:

6:30 PM – Young Adult Community Dinner & Game Night at the McKenzie home

Friday, August 5:

10:00 AM – Briscoe Western Art Museum
11:15 AM – The Alamo
2:00 PM – Mission South & Biblicus Mexico presentation in the Geneva Room

Sunday, August 7:

9:00 AM – Attend Traditional Service
10:00 AM – Sunday School – Bridges, Connections, and Young Adult Community
11:00 AM – Speak in Traditional Service
11:02 AM – Speak in Contemporary Service
1:30 PM – Discipleship Workshop taught by Kathy & Chris Scruggs – “Salt & Light: Everyday Discipleship”