top of page
Search


It’s Almost Here…
As the days of the new year unfold, we've reflected on the year that brought us to this one, and we are grateful for how faithful God has...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jan 4, 20244 min read
Â
Â
Â
Conflict with the Prince of Peace
Incarnate in the person of Jesus... God put on human flesh to fullest extent. He was fully man. Born of a woman and raised as all...
Ryan Van Deusen
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Â
Â
Â


The Season of Giving: the Vision at Calvary Guasave
Most of us are fairly aware that the December 25th date for celebrating Christmas is not at all Biblical. Some research shows this...
Ryan Van Deusen
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Â
Â
Â


God Uses Friends
Hey guys! We're currently writing to you from Buckeye, Arizona as we flew in to Tijuana to drive down to Orange County for Thanksgiving;...
Ryan Van Deusen
Dec 1, 20234 min read
Â
Â
Â


Settling In For the Work Ahead
It's that wonderful time again to share with y'all the goodness of God in our lives! As I sit here writing this Ryan is on the other side...
Ryan Van Deusen
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Â
Â
Â


Planting in Guasave
When we first arrived in Mexico we came with a plan to train and raise up pastors to be sent throughout Mexico to plant churches. Little...
Ryan Van Deusen
Oct 2, 20233 min read
Â
Â
Â


Grace for the Journey
Hola amigos! We hope our update finds you well! Our life continues to be an adventure as we write this email during another blackout, one...
Ryan Van Deusen
Sep 7, 20234 min read
Â
Â
Â
God is Great! Year Two. Lasting Fruit.
Hola familia en Cristo! God is great! He leads in ways we could not have known. This past month has been full of emotional ups and...
Ryan Van Deusen
Sep 7, 20234 min read
Â
Â
Â
Van Deusens Going to Mexico
The Van Deusen children (Virtue, Jasper, Jubilee, and Cyrus) have been serving together with their parents almost since they were born....
Ryan Van Deusen
Sep 7, 20232 min read
Â
Â
Â
DO YOU KNOW YOUR VALUE?
DO YOU KNOW YOUR VALUE? We all need to be careful of that all-to-prevalent tendency to receive the honor of being granted authority...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 26, 20233 min read
Â
Â
Â


To Ordain or not to Ordain?
I often wonder if people that discuss these issues are truly "open-minded," or if they just want to state their opinion without rebuttal....
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 21, 20237 min read
Â
Â
Â
Putting Dependence into Practice
The Bible never offers doctrine without giving you a way to work it out in your life. Therefore, neither will I. 1 Corinthians 4:20 says,...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Â
Â
Â
Strive or Abide? or both?
The word abide is somewhat of an obscure word these days. It’s not really used much anymore. However, there is, I think, an easy way to...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 21, 20234 min read
Â
Â
Â
Do You Have the Courage to Rest?
At this point, we are really beginning to grasp what it is to be dependent on God. We realize that we are not sufficient within ourselves...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 21, 20235 min read
Â
Â
Â
Can You Lean On What You Can't See?
Now, we are going to looking at some text of Scripture which reveals the following: in order to place our trust in God, and depend on him...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 21, 20234 min read
Â
Â
Â
Blessed or Cursed? It's simple.
Hundreds of songs based on the Bible expound on the greatness of the blessings of God brought to us as we trust in him. Few, however,...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 21, 20236 min read
Â
Â
Â
Sufficient or what?
Where I live, in the United States, there is a requirement before any new building is allowed to be built. It must receive a building...
Ryan Van Deusen
Jul 21, 20234 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page