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Hello!  John will be leaving for Ohio on Thursday and will hopefully be there by Saturday if everything goes perfectly. Our updated address of your records is: Jonathan and Melissa Bjorgen 912 Cobble Hill Gahanna, OH 43230 Thank you so much! If you are not connected to our secret facebook group “Tapatio Americano” and would…

“Juntos En Esperanza” exists to offer support for parents with special needs kids.  The other night, at our Christmas party a mom said “Before, there was nothing for parents like us, and now, there is “Juntos”.  “Juntos En Esperanza” is a christian based support group that holds monthly support meetings for parents with special needs…

Dear Supporters and Friends, As you know, our son Malachi has cerebral palsy.  While the ministry here in Guadalajara has been going well, we are finding it increasingly difficult to provide for his care as he gets older and his needs grow more complex.  Going through two major hip surgeries in the past year has…

The last couple of months have been both difficult and joyous in different ways. I’ll share the difficult news first. The church plant that we’ve been pouring our work, our hearts, and our lives into for the past two years has permanently closed its doors. There were many factors that figured into this decision, but…

I know how to “properly” grieve; I took a class on it once in missionary training when we were talking about loss.  I know the steps and have been through them successfully.  I have grieved the death of a loved one, the loss of a dream, and many other things.  I have stepped through the…

Hello from the Bjorgens!  We hope that this newsletter finds you well.  To our supporting churches, we hope and pray that your ministry is thriving and that God is blessing your congregation in amazing ways.  For those of you who are going through a trial right now: 2 Thessalonians 3:3 says, “But the Lord is…

“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”  (Mark 8:34) There are some verses in the bible that really slap me in the face and my heart burns with conviction; this is one of them. Here, there is no question as to what Jesus is…

Hello from Guadalajara, Mexico! In March we celebrated 2 years of ministry here! Wooohoooo!!!! We are almost half-way through our term, wow, can’t believe it.   We’ve had a lot going on over here and we want to tell you about it. Church Plant: We are still in the process of finding our “sea legs”!…

Recently we have experienced a significant drop in our support because a church had to stop giving due to difficult financial times. This church supported us at over $400 a month. This leaves a large hole in our budget that needs to be made up. In addition to this we have lost some individual supporters…

(Mexican volunteer team for the gala) On January 14th a 2-year dream became a reality when “Juntos en Esperanza” (our support group) hosted a Winter Gala for kids with special needs and their families.  This has been a year-long project with the last 6 months being filled with most of the planning, the last 3…