Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As you may recall, last October a team of five Godly men,
composed of Pastor Kirk Hanger (the founding pastor of our church here in
Mexico), Pastor Ruben Bonilla (our current pastor), Pastor Dave Claassen, Elder
Dan Claassen and Elder Adrian Tovar, formed an intervention team that
confronted Victor Zaragoza with unrepentant sin present in his life and
encouraged him to spend a time of restoration in the United States, under the
leadership of Pastor Kirk and his wife, Marilyn, while working with a Christian
therapist.
Victor’s visa allowed him to stay a maximum of six months,
which has now expired. Therefore, he returned
to Mexico on Monday, April 24th, where the restoration process
continues.
As a part of this process, Victor is not living at the
Ranch, but rather with his parents, while maintaining communication and
visitation with the children. He will
also not be attending our same church.
As far as the crusade ministry, according to the decision of
the Fishers of Men Board of Directors and the intervention team, Victor has
agreed to not be in charge of nor participate in the crusades. Adrian Tovar will continue to lead that
portion of the ministry.
So, Julie Zaragoza, under the leadership of the Fishers of
Men Board of Directors, now holds the position of General Director of Fishers
of Men Ministries, Inc., which includes both Refuge Ranch and the Evangelistic
Medical Mission Crusades, with Adrian Tovar serving as the Crusade Coordinator.
We thank the Lord that in these last 6 months, both
ministries of Fishers of Men have continued to fulfill God’s plans and
purposes! At Refuge Ranch, the
construction of the new main house continues to move forward! In the last 6 months, we have poured over 60
columns and the entire first floor and are now working on all of the first
floor headers! Of course, the focus of
Refuge Ranch is not on building a house, but the lives of our children. Each of the 13 children at home, and the four
children that live elsewhere, continue to grow, not only physically, but
emotionally and spiritually! As for the
Evangelistic Medical Mission Crusades, we finished out the 2016 calendar as
planned and, by God’s grace so far in 2017, we have held five crusades and a
two day volunteer training retreat.
We continue asking for your prayers for our family, for
Victor, and for the ministry as we walk through this next stage of life,
seeking the Lord’s full restoration in each of our lives, in our family, and
His continued grace and power in the ministry!
In Christ,
Julie Zaragoza – Fishers of Men General Director
Bob Siler – Fishers of Men Board President
Don Current II – Fishers of Men Board Treasurer
Ashleigh Weis – Fishers of Men Board Secretary
Jen Yoder – Fishers of Men Board Member
