{"id":23098,"date":"2025-08-28T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/?p=23098"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:08:17","slug":"honoring-hispanic-heritage-in-open-bible-we-would-not-be-who-we-are-without-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2025\/08\/honoring-hispanic-heritage-in-open-bible-we-would-not-be-who-we-are-without-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring Hispanic Heritage in Open Bible: We Would Not Be Who We Are Without You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\">When I was in first grade, I attended William Carey Academy, a small private school in Pasadena, California, that primarily served the children of missionaries who were on home assignment. The school was on the campus of the U.S. Center for World Mission, a collaborative mission base, which meant that I got to learn alongside students and be taught by teachers who had traveled the world. One specific perk of this season was learning Spanish. My teacher was a missionary to Guatemala who had a passion for the language and the Guatemalan people.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MindyK-1b-scaled-e1755737499274-802x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23099\" style=\"width:254px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MindyK-1b-scaled-e1755737499274-802x1024.jpg 802w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MindyK-1b-scaled-e1755737499274-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MindyK-1b-scaled-e1755737499274-768x981.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MindyK-1b-scaled-e1755737499274.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2024\/07\/new-executive-assistant-to-the-president\/\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Mindy Khanthavixay<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While most of my Spanish has left me, my love for Hispanic nations, culture, and people has not. One of the most fun parts of my job as <em>Message<\/em> editor has been working with teammates like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2024\/07\/new-executive-assistant-to-the-president\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Mindy Khanthavixay<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> (Mexican-American), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2021\/11\/global-missions-welcomes-new-executive-assistant\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Areli Estrada<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> (originally from Mexico), and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2022\/02\/and-i-believed\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Ximena Urra<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> (originally from Chile) all of whom are fluent in Spanish. Without these women, it would have not been possible to launch our fully translated Spanish issues of <em>Message of the Open Bible<\/em>. As our current issue of the magazine is being released in tandem with Hispanic Heritage month (September 15 &#8211; October 15), <strong><em>we would be remiss not to honor our many Hispanic coworkers, pastors, and ministry partners within Open Bible. We would not be who we are without you!&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Estrada-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23102\" style=\"width:252px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Estrada-3-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Estrada-3-2-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2021\/11\/global-missions-welcomes-new-executive-assistant\/\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Areli Estrada<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open Bible is currently active in eighteen Spanish-speaking countries and has 556 churches within these countries.\u00a0Our Hispanic Ministries within the states is also flourishing with twenty-eight churches across the nation, many of which are leading the charge in church multiplication. I am so excited for you to read the story of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2025\/08\/salt-and-light-a-multigenerational-church-planting-story\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Melissa Alvarez<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0who is a second-generation Mexican American and a second-generation church planter. You will also love reading the testimony of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2025\/08\/hes-not-done\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Mary Lou Wolfe<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>, who grew up in a Hispanic Open Bible church (Templo Santo in Antioch, California) and whose parents come from Nicaragua and El Salvador. Mary Lou\u2019s miraculous kidney transplant has made it possible for her to continue a vibrant ministry where she currently serves at Life Church in Concord, California.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OBC_Board_Headshot-8-scaled-e1755737736601-747x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ximena Urra\" class=\"wp-image-18240\" style=\"width:249px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OBC_Board_Headshot-8-scaled-e1755737736601-747x1024.jpg 747w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OBC_Board_Headshot-8-scaled-e1755737736601-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OBC_Board_Headshot-8-scaled-e1755737736601-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OBC_Board_Headshot-8-scaled-e1755737736601-1121x1536.jpg 1121w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OBC_Board_Headshot-8-scaled-e1755737736601-1494x2048.jpg 1494w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OBC_Board_Headshot-8-scaled-e1755737736601.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2019\/11\/ximena-r-urra-new-member-at-large-to-the-national-board\/\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Ximena Urra<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to these articles by Hispanic authors, don\u2019t miss out on our other great articles, including a thoughtful reflection on modern discipleship by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2025\/08\/five-thoughts-on-creating-christ-followers-in-todays-world\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Gary Khan<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> and<br>an important global missions update from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2025\/08\/new-missionaries-appointed-to-japan-and-mexico\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Vince McCarty<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>. And if you didn\u2019t catch our special edition President\u2019s Perspective article, you\u2019ll want to read \u201cThe Power of We&#8221; by President <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2025\/07\/the-power-of-we-a-word-to-open-bible-churches\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Michael Nortune<\/mark><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am proud to be part of a movement that has honored and advocated for ministries in many languages, cultures, and nations. Let\u2019s continue to celebrate every part of our Open Bible family as we fulfill the Great Commission together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hannah-Bio-photo-close-up-1-scaled-e1755824061966-719x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21716 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hannah-Bio-photo-close-up-1-scaled-e1755824061966-719x1024.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hannah-Bio-photo-close-up-1-scaled-e1755824061966-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hannah-Bio-photo-close-up-1-scaled-e1755824061966-768x1094.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hannah-Bio-photo-close-up-1-scaled-e1755824061966-1078x1536.jpeg 1078w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hannah-Bio-photo-close-up-1-scaled-e1755824061966.jpeg 1434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2024\/03\/new-editor-for-message-of-the-open-bible\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Hannah Bemis<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> currently serves as the editor and director of Message of the Open Bible. She always wanted to do too many things when she grew up, and God has been kind enough to let her do most of them in different seasons. After seasons of mothering, teaching, writing, and staff pastoring, Hannah\u2019s most recent adventure is planting College Street Church in Newberg, Oregon, with her husband, Jordan. After Jesus and all her favorite people, she spends the remainder of her passion on pizza and dark chocolate in equal measure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was in first grade, I attended William Carey Academy, a small private school in Pasadena, California, that primarily served the children of missionaries who were on home assignment. 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