{"id":3765,"date":"2020-07-29T09:39:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2020-07-29T09:39:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:39:36","slug":"a-tribute-to-ruben-perez-castaneda-1937-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/a-tribute-to-ruben-perez-castaneda-1937-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Rub\u00e9n P\u00e9rez Casta\u00f1eda (1937-2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3765\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3765-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style ingpb-standard-row\" ><div data-full-row=\"yes\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-3765-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-3765-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3765-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-3765-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/54031PerezJ-e1488324167651_1571775841_600x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3766\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/54031PerezJ-e1488324167651_1571775841_600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Judith and Ruben Perez\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/54031PerezJ-e1488324167651_1571775841_600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/54031PerezJ-e1488324167651_1571775841_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/54031PerezJ-e1488324167651_1571775841_600x600-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Rub\u00e9n P\u00e9rez Casta\u00f1eda<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>November 16, 1937 - July 18, 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rub\u00e9n P\u00e9rez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, forming part of a Christian family with profound values of love, honesty, and fidelity.<\/p>\n<p>Early in life, he discovered an attraction to plastic arts. He decided to master and work as a creative artist for publicity companies in Monterrey.<\/p>\n<p>In 1964, he married Irma Rodr\u00edguez, and they were blessed by three children: Rub\u00e9n, Hayde\u00e9, and Adalberto. Seven years later, a great trial came on the scene when his wife passed away, leaving him with three little ones. But he was faithful to God, even with this great loss.<\/p>\n<p>On July 23, 1977, after five years of being a widower, he married missionary, Judith Firebaugh, with whom he shared ministry, teaching at Emmanuel Bible School, counseling, and of course, creating the official logo and other publicity items for Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Rub\u00e9n and Judith were able to itinerate in the USA, informing of God\u00b4s work in M\u00e9xico and, in particular, raising funds for Emmanuel.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, they suffered the loss of Rub\u00e9n, Jr., but even so, his faith did not falter, and he was a testimony to many people.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring from secular work, he accepted the pastorate of a church, and together Rub\u00e9n and Judith served for five years.<\/p>\n<p>Rub\u00e9n was a loving husband, grandfather, and a living testimony of God\u00b4s grace and blessing in his life. The last great test was of him having to submit to hemodialysis for the last five years of his life. However, he never lost his great sense of humor - sharing smiles and interesting stories to the doctors and nurses. He took advantage of each moment to share his faith in Jesus Christ to other patients.<\/p>\n<p>On July 18, God decided to call him to His presence, receiving a firm and faithful servant.<\/p>\n<p>He left behind his wife, Judith, who took care of him with profound love until the last moment; his children: Hayde\u00e9 and her husband, Miguel, and Adalberto and his wife, Sabdi; two sisters; and his grandchildren, Xanat, M\u00edkel, Rub\u00e9n El\u00edas, and Valeria.<\/p>\n<p>His family recognizes him as the man who is described in Psalm 1. He was blessed because he did not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor did he sit in the seat of the scornful, but his delight was in the law of the Lord, and in this law, he meditated day and night. He was like a tree planted by the rivers of water which brought forth fruit in his season. His leaf did not wither and everything which he did was prospered by the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>Rub\u00e9n P\u00e9rez fought a good fight; he finished the course; he kept the faith, and he has received a crown of justice.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>A Note from World Missions Ministries<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\"While Rub\u00e9n P\u00e9rez was not a Career Missionary, like his wife Judith is, he became a revered and cherished member of the IPHC\u2019s missionary family as he labored faithfully alongside of Judith for the past 43 years. Rub\u00e9n was the personification of a Christian gentleman. \u00a0He was always gracious, courteous, and kind. The words of Paul the Apostle in Colossians 4:6 [ESV] come to mind when I think about Rub\u00e9n: \u201c<strong>Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person<\/strong>.\u201d World Missions Ministries will be forever indebted to Rub\u00e9n for the investment that he made at Emmanuel Bible School in Mexico.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Judith, we extend our deepest condolences to you and your family as you mourn Rub\u00e9n\u2019s earthly departure. We, however, rejoice in the assurance that, as a disciple of Christ Jesus, Rub\u00e9n has now entered the Church Triumphant!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I told someone recently that Judith P\u00e9rez is irreplaceable in Mexico. She is an extraordinary missionary and inspiration to me personally.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Thank you for joining us in praying for Judith and her family as they walk through their \u2018<strong>valley of the shadow of death<\/strong>.\u2019 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u2018Grace be with you all.\u2019\"<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Executive Director, IPHC World Missions Ministries<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rub\u00e9n P\u00e9rez Casta\u00f1eda November 16, 1937 &#8211; July 18, 2020 Rub\u00e9n P\u00e9rez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, forming part of a Christian family with profound values of love, honesty,&#8230;<\/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":[1,4],"tags":[367,375,73,393,394,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-3765","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"category-world-missions","9":"tag-367","10":"tag-missionary","11":"tag-perez","12":"tag-ruben-perez","13":"tag-ruben-perez-castaneda","14":"tag-tribute","15":"entry"},"title_es":"Un homenaje a James Paul Ward Sr. (1944-2020)","content_es":"<div id=\"pl-3572\" class=\"panel-layout\"><div id=\"pg-3572-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style ingpb-standard-row\"><div id=\"pgc-3572-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\"><div id=\"panel-3572-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\"><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"><div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/absoluteeconomicalfuneralhome.com\/charlene-helen-west-1930-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Charlene.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a> <\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"> <strong>Charlene Helen West<\/strong> <\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"> <strong>13 de octubre de 1930 - 4 de marzo de 2020<\/strong> <\/p><p> Charlene Helen West naci\u00f3 como la tercera hija del reverendo Charles Henry y Bertha Lena North. Al convertirla en el hom\u00f3nimo de su padre, sin darse cuenta, la estaban nombrando como la persona sobre quien caer\u00eda el manto de una larga l\u00ednea de ministerio. Estuvo casada con el reverendo Russel B. West en 1950 y de esta uni\u00f3n nacieron cuatro hijos: Paul, Kathryn, conocidos como Kathy, Joseph y Philip. En 1960, el Se\u00f1or llam\u00f3 a Charlene para predicar, y ella y Russel formaron un exitoso equipo ministerial para avanzar en la obra del Se\u00f1or en varias iglesias. El Se\u00f1or consider\u00f3 oportuno promover a Russel a su recompensa celestial el 7 de enero de 1969 mientras pastoreaba en Bakersfield, California. Como Charlene hab\u00eda estudiado espa\u00f1ol universitario, Russel, justo antes de irse a casa, hab\u00eda ofrecido sus servicios como voluntaria para acompa\u00f1ar a un equipo de J\u00f3venes en Acci\u00f3n a Costa Rica. Aunque sus actividades cambiaron mucho, la junta de la iglesia sinti\u00f3 que deber\u00eda aceptar esta invitaci\u00f3n, ya que era algo que su esposo hab\u00eda querido que hiciera. <\/p><p> Fue despu\u00e9s de este viaje que el Se\u00f1or renov\u00f3 una visi\u00f3n que le hab\u00eda dado en 1960, donde se hab\u00eda visto a s\u00ed misma yendo hacia el sur a trav\u00e9s de M\u00e9xico, Am\u00e9rica Central y hacia Am\u00e9rica del Sur. Ella ofreci\u00f3 voluntariamente sus servicios al Departamento de Misiones Mundiales del IPHC, y comenz\u00f3 una carrera de servicio que dur\u00f3 22 a\u00f1os en Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia y otras partes de Am\u00e9rica Latina como maestra de equipo para capacitaci\u00f3n ministerial avanzada. Tuvo el privilegio de ver el desarrollo de un liderazgo nacional sobresaliente durante este tiempo y decidi\u00f3 regresar a los Estados Unidos. Inmediatamente se le ofreci\u00f3 un puesto en el Departamento de Evangelismo para convertirse en la primera directora de Ministerios Hispanos e Interculturales de la denominaci\u00f3n. Ocup\u00f3 este cargo durante siete a\u00f1os, cuando Dios volvi\u00f3 a cambiar su horario de ministerio de trabajo. <\/p><p> Ella estaba en la Conferencia General con los elementos de comuni\u00f3n en sus manos, cuando Dios habl\u00f3 claramente: <em>estoy cambiando su trabajo.<\/em> Ella esper\u00f3 que el Se\u00f1or le diera la informaci\u00f3n que necesitaba sobre su pr\u00f3xima asignaci\u00f3n, y un d\u00eda lleg\u00f3: establecer una iglesia hispana que capacitar\u00eda a los ministros para ser plantadores de iglesias. Ella comenz\u00f3 el Centro de Celebraci\u00f3n y lo pastore\u00f3 durante 13 a\u00f1os. Para entonces, ten\u00eda m\u00e1s de 81 a\u00f1os y decidi\u00f3 que deb\u00eda dejar que alguien m\u00e1s joven tomara las riendas de esta maravillosa iglesia. Despu\u00e9s de retirarse de la pastoral, el Se\u00f1or la ungi\u00f3 para que escribiera, y ella ha publicado 15 libros, algunos en ingl\u00e9s y otros en espa\u00f1ol. Mientras continuaba ense\u00f1ando y entrenando a trav\u00e9s de sus libros, su gran alegr\u00eda fue ver a sus disc\u00edpulos captar la visi\u00f3n que proyectaba plantar iglesias y extender el reino de Dios. <\/p><p> Si bien las metas del ministerio han sido importantes para Charlene, ella hab\u00eda considerado a sus propios hijos como los regalos m\u00e1s preciosos que Dios le hab\u00eda dado. En su vejez, se han quedado, cuidando el hogar, haci\u00e9ndola feliz con flores, cenas, tarjetas muy especiales, etc. Ella deja a su hijo Paul y su esposa, Kay, su hija Kathy y su esposo, Gary Petty y sus hijos, Joseph y Philip. Ella tambi\u00e9n deja a sus nietos, sus c\u00f3nyuges y sus bisnietos. Queridas para ella son sus hermanas: Evelyn Thurmond y Betty Cramp, as\u00ed como una gran cantidad de otros familiares y tantos amigos cristianos maravillosos. Mientras te dice &quot;adi\u00f3s&quot; hoy, su deseo es que cada uno de ustedes la conozca justo dentro de la puerta oriental cuando, tambi\u00e9n, terminen el viaje de la vida para embarcarse en uno que no tiene fin. <\/p><p> Servicios funerarios en Ingl\u00e9s se llevar\u00e1 a cabo a las 10 horas, y en espa\u00f1ol a las 13:00 el s\u00e1bado 14 de <sup>marzo<\/sup> de 2020 en el Centro Iglesia De Celebracion ubicado en 4725 NW 10 <sup>de<\/sup> la calle en Oklahoma City, OK. <\/p><p> El entierro se llevar\u00e1 a cabo al mediod\u00eda del lunes 16 de marzo de 2020 en el cementerio de Longwood ubicado en Ponca City, OK. <\/p><h2> <strong>Declaraci\u00f3n: Ministerios de Misiones Mundiales<\/strong> <\/h2><p> En nombre de la familia de Misiones Mundiales de la IPHC, honramos y recordamos, con gratitud, el legado de vida y ministerio de Charlene Helen West. Damos gracias a Dios por su servicio como misionera y ministra venerada y apreciada del evangelio de Jesucristo. <\/p><p> La Rev. West fue ordenada como misionera de carrera por la Junta de Misiones Mundiales en 1969. Sirvi\u00f3 en Costa Rica de 1969 a 1977 y en Venezuela de 1978 a 1991: un total de veintid\u00f3s a\u00f1os. Su impacto como mentora y sembradora de iglesias todav\u00eda da frutos hoy. <strong>Ella es, sin lugar a dudas, una de las misioneras m\u00e1s queridas y efectivas que el IPHC haya tenido en el campo.<\/strong> Constantemente encuentro hombres y mujeres que consideran a Charlene como su madre espiritual. <\/p><p> Tuve el privilegio de servir con Charlene en Evangelism USA cuando ella sirvi\u00f3 a la Iglesia General como la primera directora de Ministerios Hispanos e Interculturales. Ella era natural para esta tarea. Tambi\u00e9n observ\u00e9 mientras ella abandonaba ese papel y volv\u00eda al pastorado. <strong>\u00a1Charlene fue una de las fundadoras de iglesias y l\u00edderes ministeriales m\u00e1s efectivas que he conocido personalmente en mi vida!<\/strong> <\/p><p> Paul, Kathy, Joseph y Philip, tienes una herencia maravillosa. Sepa que usted ha estado y continuar\u00e1 estando en los pensamientos y oraciones de su familia misionera. La escritura pronuncia una bendici\u00f3n sobre los que lloran. Que esa unci\u00f3n especial se extienda a ti mientras lloras la partida terrenal de tu querida madre. <\/p><p> Nacemos, vivimos, morimos. Pero tambi\u00e9n sabemos que estamos en manos de Dios, que no conoce el tiempo y es eterno. Tambi\u00e9n sabemos que nada, ni siquiera la muerte, nos separar\u00e1 del amor de Dios, que est\u00e1 en Cristo Jes\u00fas, nuestro Se\u00f1or. <\/p><p> &#039;La gracia de nuestro Se\u00f1or Jesucristo sea con todos ustedes&#039;. <\/p><p> <em><strong>Obispo Talmadge Gardner<\/strong><\/em> <\/p><p> <em><strong>Director Ejecutivo de Ministerios de Misiones Mundiales<\/strong><\/em> <\/p><p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/In-Loving-Memory.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-YJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}