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Our names are Jes & Kristen Gray and we live in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico!
Besides the work in Cuba, we are currently serving full time as directors at Instituto Alfa, a wonderful Christian elementary school in Puerto Escondido. You can learn more about our ministry at Instituto Alfa on our Facebook page (Kristen Gray). For many years God had given Jes and I a love for missions and for missionaries. While visiting Costa Rica in 2003, the Lord spoke to us and said, “I am calling you to the nations.” It wasn’t until December of 2009 during a trip to Brazil that God specifically placed “Latin America” in our hearts. |
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In the summer of 2010 God gave us more direction that my season for working at the church full-time was over. After almost 20 years as associate and children’s pastor at Eagle’s Nest Worship Center, we obeyed God and I stepped out of that role.
Shortly thereafter, Jes came home from work one day and said, completely out of the blue, that he was interested in Cuba. As soon as he said the word Cuba, it instantly became big on the inside of me too. After a few conversations and time in prayer, we both knew that God was calling us to serve in Cuba. It was fast and very clear and within weeks God connected us with Los Pinos Nuevos Church in Old Havana. When we finally met them face to face in March of 2011, God immediately confirmed that they were some of the people God had chosen for us to serve alongside in that special nation. |
The Lord gave us Psalm 90: 16-17
"Let Your work appear to Your servants, and Your glory to their children. And let the favor of the Lord be upon us and establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands."
God has graciously allowed us to become collaborating partners with Los Pinos Nuevos Church in Old Havana supporting their “Un Grano de Arena” (A Grain of Sand) program which includes feeding, caring for, and evangelizing the elderly. We also partner with Instituto Alfa in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico serving and evangelizing children and their families.
