Cultivating Discipleship Ministries

06/11/2026

✈️ **Please Pray for Toby's Trip to Honduras and the IDES Project Review Visit**

Today Toby is traveling to Honduras, where he will be joined by John Chesnut, a project manager with IDES, for a review of the projects completed following Tropical Storm Sara.

One of the goals of this visit is to show firsthand how God used your prayers and support to impact communities throughout the Merendón Mountains after 44 mountain communities were affected by the storm and many were cut off from supplies for more than a month.

During the visit, Toby will be showing John:

🏠 The four homes that were built for families in need

🍚 Communities that received food assistance

⛪ The church restoration project, including a completely new electrical system, ceiling repairs, windows, bathrooms, and other improvements

🩺 The clinic where the three-day medical clinic served approximately 500 patients

🌱 The agricultural recovery efforts that helped families return to their fields and provide for their families again

🏡 Families currently in need of housing assistance and potential future building projects

📚 The leadership training ministry, including the delivery of 264 ministry books that will help establish a growing library for pastors and future church leaders

Toby will also spend time with Rony, local church leaders, and men currently being trained for ministry as they continue expanding discipleship efforts, strengthening churches, and planting new congregations throughout the mountains.

Please pray for:

🙏 Safe travel throughout Honduras

🙏 Wisdom and discernment during the visit

🙏 Encouraging conversations and meaningful fellowship

🙏 Opportunities to demonstrate the impact of these projects

🙏 Future ministry opportunities

🙏 The pastors, church leaders, and ministry trainees serving throughout the mountains

Thank you for your prayers and partnership. We look forward to sharing updates and photos from the trip in the days ahead!

05/31/2026

🌷 **¡Feliz Día de las Madres!** 🌷

Hoy celebramos a las increíbles madres que entregan sus vidas con amor, sacrificio, oración y servicio a sus familias.

La influencia de una madre va mucho más allá de lo que ella puede ver. A través de incontables actos de bondad, ánimo, enseñanza y fidelidad, las madres ayudan a formar la próxima generación y dejan un legado duradero en la vida de sus hijos.

La Biblia nos recuerda:

*"Se levantan sus hijos y la llaman bienaventurada..."* — Proverbios 31:28

Hoy damos gracias a Dios por las madres, abuelas y todas las mujeres que han cuidado, animado e invertido en otros con un corazón maternal.

Que Dios les bendiga abundantemente por su amor, sus sacrificios, sus oraciones y su fiel ejemplo.

De parte de nuestra familia y de Cultivando Discípulos Ministerios, les deseamos a todas las madres de la República Dominicana un muy feliz y bendecido Día de las Madres.

💐 ¡Feliz Día de las Madres! 💐

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05/30/2026

One of the places Toby holds Bible classes each week is at a small neighborhood colmado (mom-and-pop store).

What started as a Bible study with a few men has grown into something unexpected. More and more neighborhood children and street kids have begun gathering to listen, learn, ask questions, and hear about Jesus.

Every week they come eager to participate, and it has become clear that God is opening a door to reach young lives that might not otherwise hear the Gospel.

Toby and Dario are praying and discussing how they can expand this outreach and reach even more children with the love and truth of Christ.

Would you join us in praying?

🙏 Pray that these children will come to know Jesus as their Savior.
🙏 Pray for wisdom as we seek to disciple them.
🙏 Pray for opportunities to involve even more children and families.
🙏 Pray for Toby and Dario as they invest in these young lives.

Sometimes the greatest opportunities begin in the simplest places. Thank you for praying with us as God continues to open doors in the Dominican Republic.

05/21/2026

Toby met yesterday with an agriculturist and was able to provide 500 packets of seeds that will now impact schools, prisons, and families across 3 states.

The agriculturist will first plant and grow the seeds until the plants are strong enough to be successfully replanted in schools, prisons, and communities. This greatly increases the chances that the crops will survive and produce food for families struggling with rising food costs.

This project is about far more than seeds. It is also creating opportunities to teach young men practical agricultural skills so they can learn how to farm, work, and better provide for their families in the future.

These seeds are bringing food, education, opportunity, and hope to so many lives.

We are incredibly grateful for our partnership with Hope Seeds and the difference they are making throughout the Dominican Republic. 🌱

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day!

Today we celebrate the incredible women who pour out love, prayers, strength, wisdom, comfort, and sacrifice into the lives of others every single day. A mother’s love reflects the heart of God in such a beautiful way — steady, compassionate, forgiving, and faithful.

To every mom, grandmother, spiritual mother, foster mom, and woman who has nurtured others along the way… thank you. Your quiet prayers, sleepless nights, encouraging words, and faithful love matter more than you know.

For some, today is full of joy and celebration. For others, it may carry grief, memories, distance, or longing. No matter what this day holds for you, may you feel the nearness of the Lord and His great love surrounding you.

“Her children arise and call her blessed…” — Proverbs 31:28

Praying today is filled with peace, gratitude, precious memories, and the reminder that the seeds of love and faith you have planted are never wasted.

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04/30/2026

You know that person… the one you think would *never* be baptized?

Anabel’s brother Antonio was one of those people.

When Anabel messaged me to tell me, I honestly didn’t believe it at first. She has several brothers, so I had to call her and ask…

“Wait… WHICH Antonio??”

Because we know more than one 😄

But she said, “No… *that* Antonio.”

The one we never thought we would see make this decision.

When I told Toby, he didn’t believe it either.

He said, “I need to see the video.”

And when he watched it… he just shook his head in disbelief and joy.

Only God can do this.

Please join us in praying for Antonio as he begins this new life in Christ.

04/23/2026

Big news from the Dominican Republic today! 🙌

Joan has been studying the Bible each week with Toby and Dario, searching to understand the full gospel more clearly.

He is passionate about preaching God’s Word, but as we studied together, he humbly recognized there were things he still needed to understand. Instead of ignoring that, he began asking questions, digging into Scripture, and comparing everything with God’s Word.

Recently, he invited his friend Luis to join the study, and together they have been meeting every Saturday to learn what the Bible truly teaches.

Last Saturday, while studying baptism, Joan said:

“The Bible says I need to be baptized. When can I get baptized?”

Just a few minutes later… he was baptized. 💙

What an incredible reminder that God’s Word changes lives.

Please continue praying for Joan and Luis:

• That they will keep growing in truth
• That Luis will continue seeking the full gospel
• That both men will grow strong in their faith
• That they will one day teach and lead others

Thank you for praying, encouraging, and partnering with us. Because of your support, lives are being changed through God’s Word.

To God be the glory!

04/21/2026

Toby loves these men and loves teaching them each week. Their hunger to learn God’s Word is such an encouragement.

You might notice the man holding the pink Bible. These men don’t care what color the Bible is—they are simply grateful to have one. When the only Bible we had available was a pink large print Bible, he was thrilled to receive it.

That moment was a beautiful reminder that what matters most isn’t the cover—it’s having the Word of God in your hands and in your heart.

We are so thankful to be able to walk alongside these men as they grow in faith, truth, and discipleship

04/05/2026

I serve a risen Savior, He's in the world today…

Resurrection Sunday reminds us of a powerful truth —
Jesus is not in the tomb.
He is alive.

He lives in our hearts.
He lives in our hope.
He lives in every new beginning.

When life feels uncertain… He lives.
When we face struggles… He lives.
When hope seems far away… He lives.

Because He lives:
• We have hope
• We have peace
• We have forgiveness
• We have eternal life

Today we celebrate the greatest victory in history —
Jesus conquered sin, defeated death, and rose again.

He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today!
Happy Resurrection Sunday!

04/03/2026

Good Friday — When Hope Seemed Lost
What seemed like the darkest day in history…
The suffering was immense.
The obstacles seemed insurmountable.
Hope appeared gone.

Jesus was crucified.

The disciples were afraid.
The future seemed uncertain.
Everything they believed in appeared to be over.

Sometimes our lives can feel the same.

You may be facing struggles that seem overwhelming.
Challenges that feel impossible.
Moments when hope seems far away.

But Good Friday was not the end.

Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead —
defeating sin, defeating Satan, and defeating death.

What looked like defeat… became victory.
What looked like the end… became a new beginning.

No matter what we face, we are never alone.
Jesus is with us.
Hope is not lost.

Because Sunday is coming.

✝️ "He is not here; He has risen, just as He said." — Matthew 28:6

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