ACROSS BORDERS MINISTRIES, INC.
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA

name is Gabriel Matos, I am from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. I love my country and my people very much! I grew up in a Christian family going to church every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesdays. I was always involved in church activities since I was a little child. My grandfather was a pastor and I grew up hearing all the stories from the Bible and all the testimonies about missionaries. That was my environment my whole life. never) into what I was doing. sin and the separation it creates towards to God and for a long time, I did everything because of this fear of being away from God and being punished. Until the days that I had so much pain in my life, my father got divorced from my mother and it was the hardest time in my life (maybe it is not a big deal in your opinion, but it was a huge impact in my life). During that time, I understood there was a lovely God who would never leave me, nor forsake me. I understood in my heart that so many people around me were suffering for not having this love. I went on my first mission trip here in my State went on my first international mission trip to Bolivia. God has given me a passion for South America and I had the chance to lead some groups and run soccer camps and share Jesus through soccer in those missions -Bolivia(2008), Paraguay (2008) Chile(2010) and Colombia ( Pastor Stallings is married to Brittni and they have a son named George. Pastor Stallings whose full name is George Barry Stallings, Jr. goes by the nickname Chip. Pastor Stallings has known the Lord since the age of 13 and has committed his life to His service. Pastor Stallings obtained his Bachelor degree in Religion (with a specialization in youth ministries) from Liberty University in 2000. Pastor Stallings went on later to obtain his Masters of Divinity Degree (with a specialization in Christian Leadership) from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor Stallings has served over six years as Associate Pastor, Middle School Minister for FBC of West Palm Beach and for two years as the Director of Center of Pastoral Leadership at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Lynchburg, Virginia. Pastor Stallings also served as the Lead Pastor of the Discover Church, a church he planted, from May 2009 until August 2016. Pastor Stallings is currently serving as an Associate Pastor with the Family Church in West Palm Beach, Florida. Pastor Stallings has participated in several mission trips stateside, the Caribbean Islands, Honduras, and most recently, to La Guajira, Colombia where he is evangelizing and teaching the Wayuu Indians, an Unreached People’s Group as defined by the International Mission Board. Led by Senior Pastor Truman Herring, Boca Glades Baptist is a modern church, alive with God’s word, active in the Southeast Florida community, and passionate about growing stronger spiritually. Pastor Truman has been a mentor and a strong supporter of ABM and lends his spiritual guidance to ABM by being a member of its Board of Directors. Boca Glades is very active in foreign missions and a partner with ABM in its outreach to world. Boca Glades website is www.bocaglades.org. Orphanage started in Cartagena, Colombia by 2 families that served with ABM on its first mission trip to that city. The CGF’s mission is to glorify the name of God in Colombia by sharing His love with orphans and widows and by planting a church through the preaching of the Glorious Gospel of His Son Jesus Christ to all who will listen, by the Power of His Spirit, to the Praise of the Glory of His Grace! The CGF blog may be found at www.colombiagracefoundation.blogspot.com. The Fellowship Tract League is a local church ministry of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Lebanon, Ohio. This specialized ministry is reaching the world for Christ through the printed page. FTL provides the material that is needed for God’s people all around the world to fulfill his command. ABM has distributed over 25,000 tracts produced by FTL in Colombia. FTL ‘s website is www.fellowshiptractleague.org. International Mission Board IMB is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest evangelical denomination, claiming more than 40,000 churches and nearly 16 million members. IMB’s mission is to make disciples of all peoples in fulfillment of the Great Commission. ABM began its work in Colombia by partnering with IMB missionaries. Where possible, ABM’s strategy is to partner with existing IMB missionaries as it considers new locations and countries around the world. ABM will also post its short term mission opportunities on the IMB website. IMB website is locate at www.imb.org. Welcome to Across Borders Ministries (“ABM”) ABM was founded in 2008 by a businessman and lay missionary who had a passion and a burden for the peopls of Colombia. We believe that God has opened the borders to Colombia like never before. Today the gospel of Jesus Christ is being preached and His love is being prtrayed through compassionate works among the peoples of Colombia. Please watch the attached video from our Founder of what God is doing in Colombia among the Wayuu Indians, an unreached people group as defined by the International Mission Boards of the Southern Baptist Convention. In Our Mission Field…