Puerto Rico - Nearly 4 million souls in need of the Lord Jesus Christ.

***LATEST UPDATE - May 20, 2009***

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Bro. Manny, Sis. Maria, Jasmine (5 yrs), Clarissa (4 yrs), & Mia (less than 1 yr old)

Thank you for visiting our site.  We hope that you will receive a blessing from our ministry and from the information found within this site.  Please pray for us as we are currently on deputation.  Brethren, our heart's desire for the people of Puerto Rico is that they might be saved.  We are currently (as of April 2009) at 60% of the financial support that we need to permanently move to Puerto Rico.  Ever since we sold our home in September of 2008, the support has really started to roll in.  We are excited to see the Lord providing our every need.  We remain very optimistic that we will be in Puerto Rico preaching the Gospel and planting Bible-Believing, Independent, Baptist Churches very soon.  If you would like for us to present our calling and vision for Puerto Rico in your church please contact us - mannyisback@yahoo.com. 

Be sure to check back with this page from time to time to stay updated on our progress.  We want to communicate with you.  So if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or prayer requests, contact us. 

Dios le bendiga!

  • Population Projection for 2010:  4,438,000
  • The major religions are: Catholic (85%), Protestants (8%), non religious (2.3%), and others (3%).
    Churches of many denominations can be found throughout the island.  Some islanders ascribe to spiritualism (espiritismo), and others practice Santeria, an Afro-Caribbean belief system brought to Puerto Rico from Cuba. There is also a small Jewish community.
  • About 40 municipalities in need of a Baptist church.
  • Divorce rate:  50%
  • Average family size:  3.5 people
  • Major causes of death per 100,000 population:  142.6 heart and cardiovascular disease, 95.4 cancers, 55.1 diabetes, 38.0 cerebrovascular disease, 29.2 pneumonia and influenza

For more information about Puerto Rico go here.

Attention Supporters of the RVG!

May 20, 2009 - I am putting together a collection of testimonies and endorsements for the RVG from supporters around the world.  We already have a good bit of statements gathered from RVG supporters in Latin America, in the US, and the rest of the world.  Once this collection is complete we plan to publish it.  If you would like to add a testimony or endorsement of your own please send us a statement (Send it to mannyisback@yahoo.com).  You can send it in either Spanish or English (preferrably Spanish - we can translate it into English for you) as we plan to release both a Spanish and English version of it.  It does not matter whether you are a Missionary, Pastor, or layperson, if you use and support the RVG we welcome your input. 

Here are a few examples of statements we have received:

“We are so grateful to the Lord for giving us a Bible in Spanish that is free from the Critical Texts. While at BJU I learned and studied about the different Manuscripts and where they came from. I leaned heavily in favor of the corrupt Westcott and Hort Greek Texts, and defended the NASV. When I dropped out of Graduate School I soon became aware of my need to search out the other side of this issue. Through personal studies and much help from godly brethren I realized that I was in error and began to rethink my position on the Bible. I am now a firm believer that God has preserved His Word through the Textus Receptus and the Masoretic Texts of the OT. I say all this because as a Missionary to Mexico I am seeking for a Bible that lines up with the pure texts that God has preserved. The RVG meets this criteria more than any other Spanish Bible in the World. We appreciate the time and sacrifice that Dr. Humberto Gomez has put into making this a reality. We know very well that this tremendous work would have never been accomplished without the hand of the Lord. We highly recommend this precious and pure Bible to anybody. You will love it and appreciate it as you read the Words of God in Spanish with confidence knowing that you are reading a Bible that lines up with the pure and preserved manuscripts, the same that underlies our precious KJB.”

Reynaldo Villarreal
Missionary in Mexico

“I was ignorant to the reality of the Bible versions in English as well as Spanish. Now I stand for the perfect and preserved Words of the KJB and the RVG, brother, let me tell you, IT IS PERFECT! I praise the Lord for what he has done, giving me his perfect words in Spanish!”

Nelson Giménez
Pastor in Paraguay

"I strongly recommend the "Gomez" edition, both the Spanish and the parallel King James edition. I believe the Gomez edition is the best work we have, today, in matching the King James Bible. I also see the hand of God upon it as it is being accepted so rapidly everywhere. I also appreciate the good, humble spirit of Brother Humberto Gomez, the man that God is using as His instrument in doing this needed work. If you have any question, I suggest just an honest comparison of the Bibles. If you accept the King James Bible as God's standard to measure by, you will be pleased."

Dr. Mickey Carter
Landmark Baptist Church, Hines City, FL
President of Landmark Baptist College

Latest Articles!

May 20, 2009 - Bro. Joseph Martinez has written a short article entitled No More Excuses.  It is short but well-written and straight to the point.  Bro. Martinez, a Cuban, has planted several Spanish churches in the US.  This zealous soul winner was one of Dr. Gomez's collaborators in the RVG project.  He is currently on deputation raising much needed financial support to continue his church planting ministry.  If you are interested in learning more about Bro. Martinez's ministry, contact us.

April 27, 2009 - Check out our latest article on the Spanish Bible issue by Bro. Mike Wilps, veteran Missionary to Paraguay, South America.  The article is entitled Are King James Bible-believers Who Use And Support The 1960 Spanish Bible True King James Bible Believers?

THE PARALLEL RVG/KJV BIBLE IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!

March 11, 2009 - The latest edition (3rd) of the Reina Valera Gomez Bible is now available with the King James Version side-by-side.  These leather bound Parallel RVG/KJV Bibles can be purchased for only $50.00 at Victory Baptist Press of Milton, FL.  Click this link to purchase your own copy today.

Support for the RVG continues to grow!

"But the word of God grew and multiplied."  Acts 12:24

April 27, 2009 - 2 Pastors of 2 different churches in New Jersey have requested RVG Bibles.  One requested the new Bi-lingual Bible as a gift for one of his Hispanic members.  Both these churches have Spanish ministries and plan to distribute the RVG to all their Hispanic members. 

A Missionary friend of mine told me today about a church he spoke in recently in PA that has a Spanish ministry.  This Spanish ministry uses only the RVG.

A young Hispanic man who is a Bible College student and planning on being a Missionary requested several Bi-lingual Bibles for himself and for other students praying about serving on the Mission field.

Requests continue to roll in for the RVG.  I am not even a distributer!  People assume that I am.  But I can point people in the right direction.  Thank God for the growing interest in the RVG.  Real Bible-believers are praising God for a Spanish Bible that is free of Alexandrian corruption.  This may be a controversial subject but its a stand worth taking!

Jan. 29, 2009 - Today I got an email from a 20 year veteran hispanic Missionary about another Bible college in the US that now supports the RVG.  This college has added a Spanish department to train Hispanic people for the ministry with the RVG as its official Spanish Bible.   

WHAT IS THE RVG?

For those not familiar with the situation of the Spanish Bible let me define for you what the RVG is.  The RVG is an acronym for Reina Valera Gomez.  The RVG is simply a revision of the 1909 Antigua edition of the Spanish Reina Valera Bible.  Cassiodoro de Reina and Cipriano de Valera were the 2 Protestant Reformers that produced what has become the standard Bible text in Spanish since 1602.  Humberto Gomez Sr, a native Mexican,  is a Fundamental Independent Baptist Bible-believing preacher who has served as a Missionary to his own people as well as the Aztec Indians in Mexico for over 30 years.  He simply revised the 1909 edition of the Reina Valera by totally eradicating all Alexandrian Critical Text corruption, and bringing it more in line with the Textus Receptus and the King James Bible.  Thus, the RVG is essentially the 1909 Antigua version of the Reina Valera Bible minus the Critical Text.  The first edition was printed in 2004 and has enjoyed much fruit in Spanish-speaking countries all over the world.  The printing of the latest edition has just recently been finished by Victory Baptist Press in Milton, FL.  Consequently, the RVG is more equivalent to the King James Bible than any other Spanish Bible.  It is this Spanish Bible that we use and promote.  Information on this Bible can be found all throughout this website as well as it's official site www.reinavaleragomez.com.

BUY THE RVG!

You can purchase your own copy of the Reina Valera Gomez Spanish Bible through the ministry of Victory Baptist Press of Milton, FL.  Just go to www.rvg.bz.

The RVG is also available at the following links:

"Bro. Manny, what is your ministry?"

While on the deputation trail,  we are continually asked this question, "What is your ministry?"  This always comes across to me as a strange question because I take it for granted that God's people are all on the same page as to what the work of missions is all about.  But the more I get out, the more I'm finding out that this is really not the case.  There is actually a little bit of confusion as to what exactly the work of missions is.  Over the past few decades so many different types of "ministries" have passed through the church in the name of "missions" seeking financial support.  The true meaning of missions has been somewhat skewed.  As a result, those with a sincere desire to invest their money in true mission work have developed an extra sense of skepticism whenever someone calling himself a "missionary" walks through the doors asking for their support.  And I don't blame them. 

Without going into all the details, I just want to make a simple statement here for the sake of those interested in our ministry.  Perhaps in the near future I will write a little more in detail concerning what the Bible teaches about missions.  But let it be made plain what exactly our ministry is for those who want to know.

Our ministry is to plant local New Testament, Bible-believing, Independent, Fundamental, Baptist churches in Puerto Rico.  In a nutshell, church planting is what God has called us to do.  We plan to accomplish this, through God's leadership and power, by aggressive soul winning and intense discipleship.  For soul-winning, we plan to spend hours upon hours of door-to-door visitation on a weekly basis.  I intend to fall back on my 10+ years of experience in "door knocking" and to apply that experience to the communities of Puerto Rico.  We also plan to saturate the areas with Gospel tracts, Church invitations, Bibles, and other Gospel literature.  We will go to the plazas and preach the Gospel in the open-air and on the street corners just as I have done all over the US for the past 10 years.  One of our goals is also to preach on the radio airwaves as there is an open door in Puerto Rico to preach the Gospel on the radio.  We will pursue every avenue we possibly can to get the unadulterated Gospel out.  We will not wait for sinners in need of Christ to come to us, we will go to them wherever they are.  Aggressive pursuit of souls is what we have employed in the US, and we intend to continue that same tactic in the field of Puerto Rico by God's grace.  The weapons of our warfare are prayer and God's holy word.  And we still believe that red-hot, old-fashioned, straight-laced, Spirit-filled, Christ-honoring preaching gets the job done!   

So to those who are already financially supporting us, let it be clear that what you are investing your money in is a ministry to win souls and plant local churches in the island of Puerto Rico.  To those considering supporting us, this is what we are presenting to you.  We are asking you to see whether or not God would have you to allow us to be an extension of you and your church in the field of Puerto Rico.  We are asking you to let us represent YOU on the field.  We are asking you to do something about the 4 millions souls in Puerto Rico that are neck deep in Roman Catholicism and other false religions by allowing us to propagate the truth of the Gospel in Puerto Rico on your behalf.  We are offering you an oppurtunity to have a part in the salvation of needy souls in Puerto Rico. 

Will you go?  And if you cannot go, will you support those whom God has called to go?  It is YOUR responsibility to go into "all the world" and preach the Gospel.  Puerto Rico is part of "all the world".  What are you doing about this part of the world?  God has called us to give you an oppurtunity to help reach this part of the world for his honor and glory! 

One way or another, will you work with us?  I write this in tears because my heart's desire and prayer to God for Puerto Rico is that they might be saved.  Dear brother and sister in Christ who stand for the fundamentals of the faith and the Bible, let's put petty differences aside and work together to rescue the perishing and care for the dying in Puerto Rico.

Luke 10:2 "Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest."

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The Mission agency that takes care of our finances is Word For The World Baptist Ministries.

All financial support and donations should be directed to the following address:

Word For The World

P O Box 849

Rossville, GA  30741

(706) 866-8826

www.wftwbm.org

     

 

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