Pastor Rick and Debbie have been serving the Lord in ministry for 43 years. Their last full-time pastorate in Yuma, Arizona concluded in 2018, where Rick served as Senior Pastor for 23 years in a dynamic church with a global reach. Partnering with the people of Grace Bible Fellowship, they were blessed to see God bring about much fruit from the church’s missions ministry. Over 1000 people came to Christ in the 23 years and the church sent out approximately 35 short-term mission teams, had a book published in Sri Lanka, and established a ministry in Jordan to Syrian Refugees. 

Now Rick & Debbie are full-time missionaries with Global Training Network. They train and serve Pastors and church leaders in various parts of the world…

I have been married to Julie for 31 years. We have five daughters and one grandson. I have been on worship teams in one form or another since high school and teaching music in public schools for close to 30 years. This has opened the doors to participating in Child Evangelism Fellowship Good News Clubs at my school since 2008. Recently, I have recorded and released an album called the Race with a band called Dust to Heaven. All of my daughters are involved with the project in some form. Julie (the “Jefa” or CEO) and I also run the family ranch in Mexico.

My family and I have been attending First Baptist Church of Nogales for several years now. We recently committed to becoming members of the church and are now helping out in any way we can. It is a privilege to work at the front office. Greeting anyone who enters brings so much joy and I look forward to supporting others with anything I can.

This year, my amazing husband Mario Lopez and I will have been married 19 years. We have two teenage boys who keep us entertained and make us very proud. Our family is very close and enjoys doing many things together. Some of my hobbies are cooking, fixing up my house, gardening, taking nature walks, and being with family and friends.

We are so blessed in this community; and it is my ongoing prayer that everyone who either comes in once or has been here for years, feels the unconditional and abundant love God has for us.

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