Amados Familia y Amigos,

Estamos seguros de que también ustedes como nosotros han experimentado el amor, la misericordia, y la bondad de Dios múltiples veces. Los últimos tres meses del año 2025, para nosotros fueron de grandes cambios, noticias, y también de oportunidades intencionales de descanso y renovación. En medio de tantos sentimientos encontrados y transición es muy hermoso ver las manifestaciones de amor y gracia de nuestro Señor.
Dios nos permite seguir sirviéndole a Él con pasión y emoción haciendo nuestra tarea de movilización de misiones con EFM. Prontamente nuestro calendario se está llenando con invitaciones de varias Juntas Anuales de Latinoamérica para llegar a motivar y movilizar a las iglesias para que crezcan en su involucramiento en el envío de más misioneros y apertura de nuevas obras. Alabado sea el Señor por todas las oportunidades que El nos está permitiendo.
Para empezar, del 20 de enero al 7 de marzo estaremos participando en las sesiones de la Junta Anual de Honduras, visitando iglesias en El Salvador, y estar presentes y participar en las sesiones de la Junta Anual de México, para seguir ayudando en el avance de VM32 y promover misiones.
Como mentores, estamos trabajando uno a uno con varios jóvenes de Latinoamérica que se están sintiendo retados por Dios con un llamado misionero o plantadores de nuevas obras y están dando pasos hacia el discernimiento y confirmación del su llamado. Por favor apóyennos a orar por Ana de Guatemala, Daniel de Bolivia, Angélica de México, Maribel de Philadelphia, Luke y Ximena de Kansas, y Grace de Oregón. Oren para que nosotros seamos efectivos en nuestro trabajo y Dios nos use para animar y ser mentores para caminar con ellos en el proceso hasta un día verlos salir al campo donde Dios los envíe.
Seguimos sirviendo de Coach para el misionero José Olivas, él ya está de regreso en Ecuador ahora con su visa de residencia, ¡sirviendo y viviendo entre el pueblo Shuar en el Amazonas! Vemos muy obviamente la unción y respaldo de Dios en la vida y ministerio de José. ¡Gloria a Dios!
Estas diferentes tareas que Dios nos ha dado para desarrollar vienen con sus retos, pero también nos sentimos bendecidos y emocionados. Y también agradecidos por todos ustedes que son parte de nuestro equipo con su apoyo, su amor, y sobre todo sus preciosas oraciones que apreciamos y valoramos grandemente.

Noticias de nuestra familia

¡Una de las noticias que queremos compartir con ustedes es que nuestros hijo Edwin Isaac entregó el anillo e hizo la pregunta y su linda novia Jessica Grace dijo que si!! entonces estaremos celebrando su boda en el verano de este año. Increíble que Edwin Isaac solo tenía 3 añitos cuando Dios nos llamó a las misiones, y ahora está por casarse. Oren por la bendición de esta unión y que Dios los use para que ellos sean ejemplo de un matrimonio y familia bajo la voluntad de Dios.
Nuestra hija Faviola está disfrutando mucho su trabajo como terapeuta en comportamiento para niños con autismo. A nosotros nos encanta cuando ella nos cuenta del avance de sus pacientes. Damos gracias a Dios por que ella tiene la maravillosa oportunidad de ser las manos de Jesús para estos hermosos niños y sus familias.
Otra de las noticias es que nosotros nos mudamos y ahora nuestra base de residencia es el sur de Houston. Dios siendo tan increíble nos ha proveído, nos ha abierto puertas y oportunidades expandiendo ministerio para nosotros servir e impactar el reino. Estamos inmensamente agradecidos por la Iglesia de Bayshore Friends quienes nos han adoptado con tanta generosidad y nos han recibido proveyendo una casa transicional mientras buscamos la que será nuestra nueva casa permanente. Pedimos a Dios que pronto podamos tener la casa adecuada que sea donde lleguemos a renovarnos y restaurar nuestros espíritus, mentes, y cuerpos en la presencia de Dios después de cada viaje, y que sea de mucha bendición para la familia y amigos que desean llegar a visitarnos.
Una de las muchas razones que nos emocionan de este cambio es nuestro involucramiento y colaboración con la Junta Anual de MidAmerica, a la cual pertenecemos ahora. Soñamos y pedimos a Dios que nos use para ver ánimo y crecimiento para seguir la expansión de su reino. Algunas de nuestras pasiones es ayudar a levantar nuevas obras, capacitación de liderazgo y desarrollo de discípulos. Deseamos y pedimos a Dios que para su honra y gloria use, nuestras experiencias, talentos, dones, y pasiones para ser de bendición a MAYM.

Peticiones de Oración

• Para que Dios nos permita seguir con buena salud, energía y ánimo para llevar a cabo nuestros diferentes roles siendo efectivos y productivos.
• Por nuestra adaptación a nuestra nueva base en Texas. Para que pronto podamos tener nuestra propia casa de descanso y restauración.
• Por su unción, gracia y sabiduría en cada presentación, taller, capacitación, etc. en donde tengamos la oportunidad de compartir. ¡Toda la honra y gloria sea a El!

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Beloved Family and Friends,

We are certain that you, like us, have experienced God’s love, mercy, and goodness many times. The last three months of 2025 were filled with significant changes, news, and intentional opportunities for rest and renewal for us. Amidst so many mixed emotions and transitions, it is truly beautiful to witness the manifestations of our Lord’s love and grace.

God allows us to continue serving Him with passion and enthusiasm, carrying out our Missions Mobilization ministry with EFM. Our calendar is soon filling up with invitations to various Yearly Meetings in Latin America, where we will travel to motivate and mobilize churches to increase their involvement in sending more missionaries and establishing new ministries. Praise the Lord for all the opportunities He is providing us.

To begin, from January 20th to March 7th, we will be participating in the Honduras Yearly Meeting sessions, visiting churches in El Salvador, also attending and participating in the Yearly Meeting sessions in Mexico, to continue supporting the advancement of VM32 and promoting missions.

As mentors, we are working one-on-one with several young people from Latin America and the U.S. who feel challenged by God with a missionary calling or a call to plant new churches and are taking steps toward discerning and confirming their calling. Please join us in praying for Ana from Guatemala, Daniel from Bolivia, Angélica from Mexico, Maribel from Philadelphia, Luke and Ximena from Kansas, and Grace from Oregon. Pray that we will be effective in our work and that God will use us to encourage and mentor them, walking alongside them in the process until one day we see them go out into the field where God sends them.

We continue to coach missionary José Olivas, who is now back in Ecuador with his residency visa, serving and living among the Shuar people in the Amazon! We clearly see God’s anointing and support in José’s life and ministry. Glory to God!

These different tasks that God has given us to carry out come with their challenges, but we also feel blessed and excited. And we are also grateful for all of you who are part of our team, for your support, your love, and above all, your precious prayers, which we greatly appreciate and value.

Family News

One of the pieces of news we want to share with you is that our son Edwin Isaac proposed to his lovely girlfriend Jessica Grace and she said yes!! So, we’ll be celebrating their wedding this summer. It’s incredible that Edwin Isaac was only 3 years old when God called us to missions, and now he’s about to get married. Please pray for the blessing of this union and that God will use them to be an example of a marriage and family according to His will.

Our daughter Faviola is really enjoying her work as a behavioral therapist for children with autism. We love it when she tells us about her patients’ progress. We thank God that she has the wonderful opportunity to be the hands of Jesus for these beautiful children and their families.

Another piece of news is that we’ve moved, and our home base is now in South Houston. God, being so incredible, has provided for us, opened doors and opportunities, and expanded our ministry so we can serve and impact His Kingdom. We are immensely grateful to Bayshore Friends Church, who have so generously adopted us and provided us with a temporary home while we search for our permanent residence. We pray that we will soon have the right home, a place where we can come to renew and restore our spirits, minds, and bodies in God’s presence after each trip, and that it will be a great blessing to family and friends who wish to visit us.

One of the many reasons we are excited about this move is our involvement and collaboration with the MidAmerica Yearly Meeting. We dream and pray that God will use us to see encouragement and growth as we continue the expansion of His Kingdom. Some of our passions include helping to establish new ministries, leadership training, and discipleship development. We desire and pray that God, for His honor and glory, He will use our experiences, talents, gifts, and passions to be a blessing to MAYM.

Prayer Requests

• That God would grant us continued good health, energy, and enthusiasm to fulfill our various roles effectively and productively.
• For our adjustment to our new base in Texas. That we may soon have our own home, where we will go back to after each trip, for rest and restoration.
• For His anointing, grace, and wisdom in every presentation, workshop, training session, etc., where we will have the opportunity to share. All honor and glory be to Him!

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EFM’s Latin American Missionary Sending Learning Conference, held in the city of Chiquimula, Guatemala, where God allowed us the privilege of being part of working on the planning and logistics, was a true blessing, motivating, edifying, and challenging for the representatives from nine Latin American countries. 98 registered participants, plus several listeners, made a strong commitment to stay focused for eight intensive days of listening and learning from the sending efforts of others. Some of the participants shared testimonies of their arrival despite the obstacles they encountered; their presence at the event was a miracle of God. We thank God for allowing us to also have representatives from Africa, Nepal, and Cambodia.

Each Yearly Meeting had the opportunity to share their stories, successes, and challenges in sending missionaries to the field, some within their own countries and others already sending workers to other nations. The main challenge of the event was to encourage each Region to begin more intensively the developing of a framework for the efficient sending of more workers to the field. There were even conversations on possibilities for alliances with other Yearly Meetings and with EFM. Praise God!

We give all the glory and honor to God for allowing this important event to take place. It was a one-of-a-kind event for Friends in Latin America. God’s presence was manifested in the unity of thought, spirit, and heart felt throughout the days we were allowed to gather in His name. It was so beautiful to see that differences in practices, cultures, and liturgy were put aside, and that the main focus was on how to continue obeying the Great Commission together and with greater intentionality as Evangelical Friends Churches. We praise the Lord for allowing us to feel the unity of a people gathered for the purpose of honoring Him and moving forward, learning from one another. We recall the prayer of our Lord Jesus Christ when he asked the Father in John 17:21, “That they may all be one; as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.”

We want to give special thanks to Guatemala Yearly Meeting and their leadership for accepting the great challenge of hosting this impactful event. Thank you for all the efforts, work, hospitality, food, everything. Also, thank you to Global Disciples for supporting us with the small business workshops. Thank you to those who supported us with worship, video, and photography. And a huge thank you to all of you who supported us with your prayers. It was an excellent teamwork done! We pray that one day God will allow us to gather again.

Without a doubt, this event had a big impact for the kingdom of God and for eternity.

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The landscapes in the Oregon and Idaho areas are beautiful during this time of year. We were truly blessed by the travel time God allowed us to take to different churches in those areas. We enjoyed each drive from city to city, delighted by the beauty of nature. We are immensely grateful to each family who provided us with love, lodging, and food as we traveled, sharing our presentation with different churches, groups, and individuals in the NWYM. It was truly a pleasure to reconnect with dear friends and people we admire, who are great models and inspirations to us. Our hearts are full of gratitude for the support we have from people in the NWYM who have been part of our team for 19 years! Dear people who have faithfully prayed for our family and our ministry. We have truly experienced the answers to their prayers. May God reward their involvement in his kingdom.

We have not yet reached our goal of raising 100% of our support fund, but we are trusting in God. Please pray that God will touch hearts and that more people will join our support team.

Second Retreat for Future Missionaries in Latin America

We are now back home and working on finalizing the details for the Second Retreat for Future Missionaries, which, God willing, will take place in Mexico City from July 21 to 25. We are excited because young people from all the Friends Churches in Mexico will be participating; we also have confirmations from individuals in Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala. Praise God!

Please pray that all these young people may have an unforgettable, uplifting, and challenging experience, and that they may feel God’s confirmation and be obedient to the call to go out into the mission field or plant new churches. Please pray Luke 10:2.

José Olivas in Ecuador

We invite you to give praise and honor to God for José’s ministry among the Shuar people. God continues to manifest his presence and wonders in the Amazon jungle. Here is a little bit of what José reports in his latest update:

• Youth Camp

In early March, we organized a camp for Shuar youth. By God’s grace and mercy, I was given the opportunity to lead this camp. We gathered around 40 youth and teenagers from their communities, and they dedicated three days to learning the Word of God and understanding the significance of our identity in Christ. Seven of the young individuals I mentor in the Taisha communities also participated in this camp. They experienced their first camp and returned feeling very blessed and encouraged.

• Nunka Nunkui Community

I have genuinely appreciated the opportunity to spend time with the Shuar at this community every weekend, sharing meals and engaging in conversations that extend for several hours. I frequently inquire about their culture, and I cherish the fact that they converse with me in Shuar as if I comprehend it. This experience has also facilitated my learning of the language, allowing me to make remarks in their language. The Shuar of Nunka Nunkui have conveyed their happiness in discovering the teachings of Jesus. We are presently exploring the Gospel of Luke, and it has been a significant blessing to deepen our understanding of Christ’s life, as well as for the Shuar to demonstrate their dedication to participating in the meetings.

• Water Filters

A few months ago, I was approached by an organization named Give Water. They were aware of the ministry I am doing in the jungle, and with God’s favor, they provided me with 50 water filters for the community. This was a tremendous blessing, as each filter costs between $120 and $140. All of this has been made possible by God’s grace. The community is extremely thankful, and this has created opportunities for me to engage with the families in this community and visit them more frequently.

• Yaas Nunka Community

The Yaas Nunka community is the place where I aspire to reside in the future. In June, two initiatives are planned for this community. 1. We will be conducting a VBS for the first time in this community, thanks to the generous support of the Friends Church in Philadelphia. I am both happy and grateful for their significant assistance. This group will be in the field sharing the Gospel with those who have not yet heard it.

• GRATITUDE

I want to express my gratitude for all the support you have provided. Thanks to your prayers and contributions, and most importantly, due to God’s grace, the Shuar continue to receive the message of evangelization. Undoubtedly, every piece of news or story shared in this letter is a testimony of God’s grace, as well as to each of your prayers and contributions to the mission. From the depths of my heart, I say: THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT!

God willing, we will be leading a prayer trip to Ecuador to encourage Jose, visit his ministry, and pray in person. We thank God for the doors he is opening for the gospel to be preached among the Shuar people.

The dates for this trip are October 20-31, 2025. If you are interested in participating in this prayer trip to Ecuador, we invite you! Visit the EFM website or contact us.

Thank you for your love and support,

Edwin and Maria Giron

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Incredibly, it’s May, and summer is just around the corner. A sense of change and transition surrounds our family and friends. During this time of deputation, we feel a certain instability in our daily lives and some mental and physical stress. But even amidst the difficulties and challenges that change brings, we can enter into God’s presence and feel His peace that surpasses all understanding, because his beautiful promise is that He will be with us every day, until the end.

The time we spent visiting churches and people in the EFC-ER was a great blessing and encouragement. Our family has wonderful memories, especially in the Ohio area, of returning to the United States after our time in the mission field. Our return to Eastern Region this time was wonderful, especially seeing people we met approximately 12 years ago, who were a blessing and a great support. It was also a great blessing to meet new people and make new friends. We enjoyed every trip through beautiful landscapes. We are immensely grateful for the kind and generous people who provided us with lodging and transportation. God demonstrates his love in many ways through the people of his kingdom; He amazes us. Thank you to the leaders of EFC-ER for the opportunities they gave us to share in their churches and small groups. Praise Jesus!

COMIBAM 2025 (Latin American Missionary Cooperation)

The highlight of the month was participating in this important event for Missionary Mobilizers from all over Latin America, which took place in Panama City. This event is held every 10 years to celebrate what God is doing in each town and nation by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the Ibero-American missionary movement. There were approximately 1,600 participants from 30 countries! The theme of the Congress was “The Same Mission for a Church on the Move.” It was very encouraging to see how God is now allowing teams to be formed from different nationalities and denominations. It’s wonderful to see his church lowering flags and uniting to raise only the name of Jesus in the nations. Even people from native ethnic groups are now involved in sending missionaries to the ends of the earth. The kingdom of God is reaching even the ends of the earth. Glory to Him alone!

It was a pleasure for us to attend, representing the Evangelical Friends Church of North America, as well as being representatives from EFM, Evangelical Friends of Mexico, and Hispanic Friends of Latin America. The time of celebration, training, and connection was very uplifting. Without a doubt, God challenged us to renew our commitment to the long-awaited future of reaching the ends of the earth. We were both motivated and impacted by the speakers at each plenary session, as well as the workshops and the missionaries we met from different parts of the world. Our Lord Jesus is on mission, on the move, and He allows us to be part of the work! It’s exciting! Glory to God!

Prayer Requests:

• Pray for the second Future Missionary Retreat for Latin America, which, God willing, we will hold in Mexico City in July. Pray that more young people will feel challenged to obey God’s call to missions.
• Pray for the preparations underway for the Learning Conference for Missionary Sending in Guatemala in the month of August, where leaders from nine Yearly Meetings of Evangelical Friends of Latin America will be present.
• Pray for our upcoming visitation route to the NWYM area. May God continue to add more people to our team with prayer and financial support. For us to continue with good health, energy, and stay motivated.

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IYM

There are no words to express our gratitude to each person who was so kind to us during our time in Indiana. We were so blessed by every opportunity we felt God had given us to share in churches, with small groups, and with individuals. As it was our first time visiting the Indiana area, it was truly encouraging to feel the acceptance, hospitality, affection, and openness in every place we were able to share. We praise the Lord because it was a wonderful experience, and now we can say we have new friends that God gave us at IYM.

Please pray for us as we continue our next rounds sharing in the EFC-ER area, in April. Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Ohio, here we come! Pray that we could continue with good health and energy in obedience to God, sharing what the Lord is doing to raise new people that he is calling to go to the new fields, and how we can all participate in praying, giving, and sending.

Mexico YM Central, Annual Sessions

We are very grateful for the positive response, attendance, and unity we experienced at the Mexico Yearly Meeting annual sessions held in Aguascalientes, and the exciting reports each church gave about the hard work they are doing to continue expanding God’s kingdom in Mexico. It is very encouraging. Also, it is exciting to have confirmation from another young couple in Mexico City who are being prepared to be sent to one of the 32 states of Mexico under Vision Mexico 32. Glory to God! Please pray for the young couple as they begin the process of going out to plant a new church, possibly in the state of Jalisco (near Guadalajara). Pray for the other seven young people currently being trained at the Friends Theological Institute in Mexico, that God will confirm their future assignments. May God give us wisdom as we mentor them in the process.

Ecuador

Jose Olivas, a Friends missionary from Mexico, serving the Lord among the Shuar people in the Ecuador Amazon jungle, shared his first-year ministry report. I want to invite you to praise the Lord as you read some of his update. Please keep him in your prayers.

From Jose Olivas:

This year, I have made significant adaptations regarding food, climate, and certain vocabulary. My objective has consistently been to fully engage with the culture, and my Shuar vocabulary has been growing, which is a wonderful blessing. Recently, I visited the home of a Shuar family, where they receive guests from other Shuar communities. I overheard one of their guests inquiring about me, asking, “Who is he?” The family I was with explained that I was “apachi” (a foreigner) and that I am teaching them the word of God. They appreciated that I enjoyed their food and sang praises to them in Shuar. This experience deepened my understanding of the significance of immersing myself in the culture even more.

• Nunka Nunkui Community

In this community, I am regularly working with nine Shuar adults and seven children. During the first week of March, the syndic (community leader) and his wife visited us for Bible studies, as their son had brought them. His son is among the seven children who participate in the children’s Bible classes in this community.

A man I met, whose name is Martin Juwa, regularly participates in our Friday night meetings. Many members of the Nunka Nunkui community, as well as those from other communities, recognize him as the community’s shaman. God is actively working in his life. He is also a significant blessing, as he transports me to another community in his canoe to teach Bible lessons to children. Please keep him in your prayers.

• Yaas Nunka Community

Yaas Nunka community is one of the places where I feel most welcomed. The Shuar here have invited me into their homes. Upon my arrival at the community, I am greeted by the people. Occasionally, the parents of the children approach me to express their gratitude for the work being done with the children.

At present, I am engaging with about 35 children and four mothers who attend the Bible classes. The upcoming challenge is to start facilitating Bible studies for the older children in this community. I have also noticed the increase in their understanding and relationship with God. The Shuar community has invited me to their annual celebration, scheduled for April 16. I wish to attend and for them to perceive me as a member of their culture and community.

We thank God for José’s life. We feel joy to be his coaches, and to have the opportunity to serve by encouraging him, praying with him, assisting with accountability, etc. it is a great blessing for us. Being able to see firsthand how God is working in the lives of many Shuar through José is incredible! Through the courageous young Jose, we can see how God uses and honors those who wholeheartedly obey His call. All the Glory to God!

In Obedience to Him,

Edwin and Maria Giron

EFM Missions Mobilizers

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And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent?…

We praise the Lord because he allowed us to finish the first round of visits in the MAYM area. Despite the cold winter in which we had to drive to various cities through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas to get to churches, people, and groups that were kind enough to invite us to share, in each place we arrived, we were very blessed and felt the love of God through all the people who dedicated their valuable time to listen to us. We are especially so grateful for those who have made a new commitment to join our prayer and financial support team. “I now adopt you as children to pray for you; I will not leave you alone.” These were the beautiful words we received from a new friend that God gave us, Pastor Gary of Booker Friends Church, when he had just met us for the first time! Words that impacted and encouraged us. Divine encounters like this and beautiful words of encouragement and prayers from many people in MAYM make it worth it to continue forward with this challenge.

Please pray for our next round of visits, which will be at Indiana Yearly Meeting from March 3-21. We are excited, as this is the first time we have the opportunity to visit churches, individuals, and groups in this region. May God open many doors and new opportunities for us to share.

Mexico YM Central

The last week of February, we will be traveling to Aguascalientes, Mexico, to participate in sessions of the Mexico Yearly Meeting Central. As always, we will have very intentional times to continue promoting the advancement of VM32 and the sending of more workers to the field. Please pray to see more people saying, “Here I am, Lord, send us” and that we may serve in the process of sending many more to the mission field.

Daniel, Bolivia Future Missionary

Last year, we met a 29-year-old young man, Daniel, from Bolivia. Daniel is a young leader passionate about proclaiming the Gospel and mobilizing other young people to fulfill the Great Commission. This year in January, Daniel was commissioned as the president of the Youth Society at their Yearly Meeting level, and it was a joy and privilege to be present in Bolivia at this commission event of many leaders and pastors.

Daniel has asked us to be his mentors as he explores the calling of being a future missionary and seeking God’s direction to one day go out into the field to another nation outside of his country. What a privilege for a young man to seek you out to be at his side as he seeks to discern his desire to serve the Lord in the Great Commission on a global level. Please pray for this young man and his desire to be sent in the future to preach the Gospel to those who have not heard. And pray for us for wisdom as we help Daniel and others like him, whom God is raising up and calling.

In Obedience to Him,

Edwin and Maria Giron

EFM Mission Mobilizers

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Dear Friends, this stage of our ministry is very exciting; we are obeying God, who has called us not to be the missionaries in the field this time, but to encourage and help many more to be sent. We invite you to partner with us to be part of a movement of sending more missionaries out to the field and to be part of the starting of new churches and new fields. 2025 marks, for us, 19 years of being part of the EFM family and we are very grateful that God is giving us this opportunity to continue a new stage of ministry in His global mission. Today, we find ourselves in need to raise our financial support, and we trust, taking our request in prayer, that God will allow us to continue in service with EFM by using more cheerful givers to partner with us and to be able to continue with our different tasks that will lead others to become more deeply involved in carrying out the Great Commission in the spirit of the Great Commandment. As we commit with the Lord full-time to this mobilizing ministry, it is necessary to take the opportunity to go on deputation and to be able to thank, give reports, visit, and reconnect with precious partners, churches, and groups. We wish and look forward to seeing many of you when we are visiting your area.

If you want further information or would like to inquire about a visit, you can fill out this form or email us at maria@friendsmission.com.

Thank you for the support, faithfulness, and love that our family has experienced every day since 2006. You are a tremendous blessing to us.

Edwin and Maria Giron

EFM Missions Mobilizer for Hispanic Friends

You can partner with us through prayer and through financial giving. We need and appreciate both!

In all these many years serving the Lord with EFM, He has amazed us by providing for all our family’s needs through his many generous people, for which our family will always be immensely grateful. We are also well aware that the fruit of several ministries that God has allowed us to carry out is thanks to the valuable prayers of our prayer warriors, who have been part of our team by faithfully praying and showing us so much love. Although we have many people embracing us with their prayers, we would like to invite and include others to join our prayer team. It never hurts to have more prayer partners. Truly, we live the answers to the prayers of all of you.

If you know anyone who would like to pray for our ministry, please forward this form to them.

We are currently at 50% of our ongoing monthly need. If you are a current monthly supporter, thank you. It is important to let EFM know that you plan to continue or increase your giving. If you are not currently giving, we would ask you to prayerfully consider supporting our mission-mobilizing ministry.

There are four ways to partner with us financially:

• Online. Visit https://catalog.friendsmission.com/giron. You’ll be given the opportunity to indicate whether you are making a recurring or one-time gift.
• Credit Card. This may be given online (as stated above) or by calling the EFM office (303-421-8100) to give your information to a live person.
• Automatic Bank Transfer. Download the form here and email it to Debby McElroy (EFM Bookkeeper) at debby@friendsmission.com. Please note that ACH payments are processed on the 10th or 25th of the month.
• Check. Mail a check to EFM, P.O. Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277. Make sure to mark your check “Giron Support” and note if you will be giving on a recurring basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.). Pay to the order of “EFM.”

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Edwin and Maria Giron | Missions Mobilizers for Hispanic Friends

Edwin and I can testify to you that it is truly worth serving Jesus Christ, living for him, and being obedient.

The Lord has allowed us to lead 10:2 prayer trips to Mexico and Ecuador and to be able to see and even touch the need in fields that are ready for the harvest. One of the many ways that God shows up on these tremendous prayer trips is how he so wonderfully opens doors and has led us to know the person of peace in different places where he has allowed us to reach.

During the prayer trip to the Amazon area of ​​Ecuador, where the Shuar people are centered, we accompanied Jose Olivas, a Friends missionary from Mexico, to look for a Shuar man whom Jose met on a bus who invited Jose to his home so that he could share the Gospel with him and his wife. His name is Juwan. They have heard the Gospel before from a wife’s relative who lives very far from them. Juwan and his wife have since been hungry to know more about the word of God. The team traveled four hours by dirt road deep into the jungle to get to this remote Shuar village called Nunkui.

When our prayer team arrived at Juwan’s house, he was not home. So, the team stopped there in front of his hut, and we decided to pray for this Shuar man and his wife and this Nunkui village, even though they were not present. The team prayed that God would open doors for Jose to start a church in that community. While each of us on the team took time to pray, something exciting happened: a woman approached us and told us that she was Juwan’s daughter! We told her that we were Evangelical Christians and that we came to pray for the Shuar community. Surprised but very happy to hear who we were, she told us that a few years ago, she, her husband, and her children heard the Gospel, accepted Jesus, and even witnessed by a public testimony of baptism, but that it had been a long time since they had gone to a church because they live very far away from the nearest town and it is not affordable for them to travel.

Juwan’s daughter took us to meet the rest of her family and to pray for them. Missionary Jose offered to come every Friday to have Bible studies with them, and he only asked them to allow him to set up his camping tent on their land. The family was so happy with Jose’s offer that they even offered him a place not on their land but a space inside their house so that Jose could spend the night every time he came to speak to them about the Word of God.

Incredibly, this event was a quick answer from God to our prayer! Now, Jose is coming weekly to gather with three families who are so happy to be able to study the Word of God. Praise the Lord!

Now, Friends, we invite you to pray that these people would become a Shuar church that worships God in spirit and truth and become disciples of Jesus who bring the good news and make more Shuar disciples for the honor and glory of God.

We are simply so grateful to have been part of this beginning of God’s work in which He has involved us, Friends.

In obedience to him

Edwin and Maria Giron

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Guatemala Friends in Preparation for the EFM Mission Sending Learning Conference

In the first week of August, Edwin and I, with our EFM field director, Daniel Cammack, spent a few days in meetings with Guatemala Yearly Meeting leaders to present to them the proposal to hold a Missions Learning Conference at a Latin American level in Chiquimula, Guatemala in the summer of 2025. Chiquimula is an important city in the history of the Friends’ missions and there are also adequate facilities to hold a conference of this magnitude.

We are very grateful to God for allowing us to establish relationships with the leaders of the Guatemala Yearly Meeting, who gladly accepted the challenge of hosting this conference and receiving leaders from the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, and Asia. We are excited and ready to work together with the Guatemala Yearly Meeting in planning this important event.

Please pray that in every detail of planning this conference, we can sense the hand of God guiding us and providing the necessary resources.
Pray that God will prepare the hearts of all those who will be participating in both the logistics and preparation, as well as pray for all those who will be attending from other countries.

COMHINA

COMHINA Community is the Missionary Cooperation of Hispanics of North America, and the annual conference was held in Miami, Florida, on September 4-7. This conference brings together sending agencies, missionary training agencies, mission mobilizers, and missionaries from different denominations in the United States at the Hispanic level. It is truly a privilege and blessing that we can be part of COMHINA and have been able to participate in this annual conference representing EFM. It is really very exciting to know how God is using Hispanics as well to carry out the missing task in the evangelization of the unreached and how he is opening doors of opportunity for many more to be trained and sent.

RMYM and SHINE NWYM Women’s Retreats

At RMYM Women’s Retreat (Sept 19-22) and SHINE NWYM Women’s Retreat (Sept 26-29)

God allowed me, Maria, to attend the two consecutive weeks to which I was invited to share about EFM and our ministry. It was a great blessing and encouragement, and I was ministered by sharing with so many beautiful women from both Yearly Meetings, who showed me so many signs of love with details and words. Many approached me to let me know that they continue to pray for me and my family!

At RMYM, which was held at Quaker Ridge Camp, I not only ministered, but I also had the opportunity to serve by translating one of the messages to a group of women who only speak Spanish since they newly arrived in the United States and Denver Friends has embraced as they adjust to a new life. In NWYM’s SHINE, I was ministered to, pampered, renewed, and surprised to receive a birthday cake, and everyone joined their voices to sing Happy Birthday to me! I really felt very loved, and I know very well that it is the love of God transmitted through every word, hug, and detail from all these beautiful women.

Friends Denver- Discipleship and Leadership Training

God is allowing us to continue being involved in the planting of new churches, now in Denver, Colorado. Edwin and I have partnered with Denver Friends Church to help establish and develop discipleship and leadership in the beginning of their Hispanic congregation, which is made up of primarily people from Venezuela to whom Denver Friends have extended a helping hand and have adopted in the faith. Some of them already know the Gospel, and others are new to their faith in Christ. Denver Friends’ leaders often said that seems like God sent a mission field to her own church.

Edwin and I have committed to providing online training and visiting in person once a month, and we started this October. Additionally, the messages given by Edwin on Sundays in Las Vegas are being recorded so Denver Friends can see the message each Sunday in their language. We feel that it is another great opportunity to serve in the kingdom in something that we are passionate about.

Pray for this new congregation, so that it is God through his Word and the power of the Holy Spirit giving maturity to each one and that soon we can have solid, strong leaders and that God calls and raises up his own pastor from there. This is our wish for Friends Denver.

Please pray for the upcoming ministry opportunities we will have:

• AMANA was Oct 10-13- Annual Conference of Hispanic Friends of North America, where we shared a workshop and a mini-conference on missions to area churches.
• Luke 10:2 Prayer Trip to Ecuador Oct 25-Nov1- We will be leading a prayer trip to the Shuar territory in Ecuador. Pray for safety, health, strength and for good opportunities to pray and present the Gospel.
• International Friends Church Multiplication Conference Nov 13-15- Edwin was invited to give one of the messages at this conference, and we are also involved.

Once again, we want to thank you for your time reading this letter, your love, your support, and your precious and valuable prayers. All Honor and Glory to our Lord, whom we serve and obey!

Serving him,

Edwin and Maria Giron

EFM Missions Mobilizers

We would like to take this opportunity to ask you to pray for our funding and more prayer partners; now, we are currently at 46 % and very close to reaching 50% of our support. Please pray that God will add more people willing to get involved in mobilizing, training, sending new workers, and raising new works through investing in this ministry.

It is important to let EFM know that you plan to continue or increase your giving. If you are not currently giving, please prayerfully consider supporting our ministry as Missions Mobilizers!

There are four ways to partner with them financially:

• Online. Visit https://catalog.friendsmission.com/giron. You’ll be given the opportunity to indicate whether you are making a recurring or one-time gift.
• Credit Card. This may be given online (as stated above) or by calling the EFM office (303-421-8100) to give your information to a live person.
• Automatic Bank Transfer. Download the form here and email it Debby McElroy (EFM Bookkeeper) at debby@friendsmission.com. Please note that ACH payments are processed on the 10th or 25th of the month.
• Check. Mail a check to EFM, P.O. Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277. Make sure to mark your check “Giron Support” and note if you will be giving on a recurring basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.). Pay to the order of “EFM.”

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