The Mag - WMU

Iglesias
Bautistas
en Baltimore
by Libby Quigg
Meet the Missionary
Isaac Moncada Rengifo came to the
United States in 2006 to serve as a church
planter to Hispanic peoples in Baltimore,
Maryland. Isaac and his family are from
Peru, South America. Isaac and his wife,
Ana, live in Baltimore. They have two
sons, Jean and Yuri, and three daughters,
Gina, Gisela, and Tatiana. Their grown
children still live in Peru, but Gisela and
Tatiana live in Baltimore with them.
In Peru, Isaac was a teacher for 23
years. Then he became a student at the
Evangelical Seminary of Lima so that he
could serve as a pastor in Peru (16 years).
Isaac and Ana felt God calling them to
serve in the United States. They prayed
for 10 years before God allowed them to
move. Today, they plant churches around
Baltimore, Maryland.
A Typical Day
Isaac begins every day by reading and
listening to the Bible. He wakes up at
5:00 a.m. so he can spend time with God
before he does anything else. He typically
listens to the Bible being read for one or
two hours. His goal is to finish the Bible in
three months.
Afterward, Isaac reads and responds to
his email. He checks the news from Peru
on the Internet. Then Isaac is ready to
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