{"id":1730,"date":"2017-11-15T21:52:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T21:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2017-11-15T21:52:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T21:52:44","slug":"tribute-rev-robert-hough-1931-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/tribute-rev-robert-hough-1931-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Rev. Robert Hough (1931-2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The World Missions Ministries family extends its condolences to Mrs. Marjorie Townes Hough and the family of Rev. Robert Hough who went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Rev. Hough served as an IPHC career missionary in Cuba from 1957-1961 and in Mexico from 1969-1974.\u00a0 Rev. Hough also served the IPHC as the Conference Superintendent of the Texas Conference [Grace Bible Ministries] from 1975-1986.<\/p>\n

Rev. Hough was the first graduate of Southwestern Christian University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to become a missionary.\u00a0 In 1957, the Houghs moved to Cuba for their first missionary assignment. Though there was political unrest, he continued to pursue his burning desire to preach the gospel to the Cuban people. In 1959, Rev. Hough became the superintendent of the Cuban Conference. In The Simultaneous Principle<\/em>, Dr. Frank Tunstall recalls a time when Rev. Hough was arrested at a Batista checkpoint, and accused of being sympathetic to Castro, and was sprayed with diesel fuel to be torched. He begged for his life, asking the soldiers to call another checkpoint where he was known. After many failed attempts, one final call to the other checkpoint proved successful. The soldiers vouched for him, and he was released. In 1961, he received notice that he had 24 hours to drive to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. He narrowly escaped Castro\u2019s soldiers and left Cuba. Forty years later, Rev. Hough joined a team from the Heartland Conference and returned to Cuba where he was able to see the fruits of his labor as he learned that a baby that he had dedicated during ministry in Cuba was now serving as the Superintendent of the IPHC Cuban Conference. According to Dr. Frank Tunstall, \u201cRev. Robert Hough was the last IPHC missionary to depart Communist Cuba.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rev. Hough began his ministry in Mexico in 1969. The Foreign Missions Board appointed Robert as Field Superintendent and the General Executive Secretary for Mexico. This title gave him oversight of the two conferences in Mexico at the time: The Northeast and the Pacific Coast Conferences. In 1971, he initiated the first minister’s summit in Mexico, called \u201cFiesta Pentecostes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rev. Hough left Mexico in 1974 and was appointed as Superintendent of the IPHC Texas Conference in 1975.<\/p>\n

Throughout Rev. Hough\u2019s life, he served the IPHC and the kingdom of God with honor and bravery. He will be remembered as a man of great passion, and love for God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n

Rev. Hough\u2019s visitation [1-3:00PM] and funeral service [3:00PM] will be held at Siler City Pentecostal Holiness Church in Siler City, North Carolina on Thursday, November 16, 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorld Missions Ministries is indebted to Rev. Hough and his family for their sacrificial service to the Kingdom and the IPHC as Career Missionaries. I am certain that Robert once again experienced the fruits of his labor first-hand as he met brothers and sisters in the Lord from Cuba and Mexico who preceded him in death and now reside along with him in their heavenly home. \u00a0From reading the accounts of his life and ministry it is obvious that the hand of the Lord rested on Robert in a supernatural way. We honor his life and missionary\/ministry legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The World Missions Ministries family extends its condolences to Mrs. Marjorie Townes Hough and the family of Rev. Robert Hough who went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[205,264,263,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-1730","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world-missions","8":"tag-205","9":"tag-in-loving-memory","10":"tag-robert-hough","11":"tag-tribute","12":"entry"},"title_es":"Un tributo al reverendo Robert Hough (1931-2017)","content_es":"\"\"<\/a> La familia del Ministerio de Misiones Mundiales extiende sus condolencias a la Sra. Marjorie Townes Hough y la familia del Reverendo Robert Hough que estuvo con el Se\u00f1or el s\u00e1bado 11 de noviembre de 2017. El Reverendo Hough fue misionero de carrera de IPHC en Cuba desde 1957 -1961 y en M\u00e9xico desde 1969-1974. Rev. Hough tambi\u00e9n sirvi\u00f3 al IPHC como el Superintendente de la Conferencia de Texas [Grace Bible Ministries] de 1975-1986. Rev. Hough fue el primer graduado de Southwestern Christian University en Oklahoma City, Oklahoma para convertirse en misionero. En 1957, los Houghs se mudaron a Cuba para su primera misi\u00f3n misionera. Aunque hubo disturbios pol\u00edticos, continu\u00f3 persiguiendo su ardiente deseo de predicar el evangelio al pueblo cubano. En 1959, el reverendo Hough se convirti\u00f3 en el superintendente de la Conferencia Cubana. En El Principio Simult\u00e1neo<\/em> , el Dr. Frank Tunstall recuerda un momento en que el Reverendo Hough fue arrestado en un puesto de control de Batista, y acusado de simpatizar con Castro, y fue rociado con diesel para ser incendiado. Pidi\u00f3 por su vida, pidiendo a los soldados que llamaran a otro puesto de control donde se lo conoc\u00eda. Despu\u00e9s de muchos intentos fallidos, una llamada final al otro punto de control result\u00f3 exitosa. Los soldados lo avalaron y fue liberado. En 1961, recibi\u00f3 una notificaci\u00f3n de que ten\u00eda 24 horas para conducir hasta la Base Naval de la Bah\u00eda de Guant\u00e1namo. Escap\u00f3 por poco de los soldados de Castro y se fue de Cuba. Cuarenta a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, el reverendo Hough se uni\u00f3 a un equipo de la Conferencia Heartland y regres\u00f3 a Cuba, donde pudo ver los frutos de su trabajo al saber que un beb\u00e9 que hab\u00eda dedicado durante su ministerio en Cuba estaba sirviendo ahora como el Superintendente de la Conferencia Cubana de IPHC. De acuerdo con el Dr. Frank Tunstall, "Rev. Robert Hough fue el \u00faltimo misionero de IPHC en abandonar la Cuba comunista ". El Rev. Hough comenz\u00f3 su ministerio en M\u00e9xico en 1969. La Junta de Misiones Extranjeras nombr\u00f3 a Robert como Superintendente de Campo y Secretario Ejecutivo General para M\u00e9xico. Este t\u00edtulo le dio la supervisi\u00f3n de las dos conferencias en M\u00e9xico en ese momento: las conferencias del Nordeste y la Costa del Pac\u00edfico. En 1971, inici\u00f3 la cumbre del primer ministro en M\u00e9xico, llamada "Fiesta Pentecostes". El Rev. Hough dej\u00f3 M\u00e9xico en 1974 y fue nombrado Superintendente de la Conferencia IPHC de Texas en 1975. A lo largo de la vida del Reverendo Hough, sirvi\u00f3 a la IPHC y al reino de Dios con honor y valent\u00eda. Ser\u00e1 recordado como un hombre de gran pasi\u00f3n y amor para el pueblo de Dios. Las visitas del Rev. Hough [1-3: 00PM] y el servicio f\u00fanebre [3:00 PM] se llevar\u00e1n a cabo en Siler City Pentecostal Holiness Church en Siler City, Carolina del Norte el jueves 16 de noviembre de 2017. "World Missions Ministries est\u00e1 en deuda con Rev . Hough y su familia por su servicio de sacrificio al Reino y al IPHC como misioneros profesionales. Estoy seguro de que Robert una vez m\u00e1s experiment\u00f3 los frutos de su trabajo de primera mano cuando se encontr\u00f3 con hermanos y hermanas en el Se\u00f1or de Cuba y M\u00e9xico que lo precedieron en la muerte y ahora residen junto con \u00e9l en su hogar celestial. Al leer los relatos de su vida y ministerio, es obvio que la mano del Se\u00f1or descans\u00f3 sobre Robert de una manera sobrenatural. Honramos su vida y legado misionero \/ ministerio. Obispo J. 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