Mission Emphasis Sunday
April 7
9 & 11 am Worship
Guest Preacher: Rev. Ezequiel Herrera, New Life Faith Community Church in McAllen
9:45 am | Dining Hall
Breakfast & Speaker: Dr. David Barstow, Author & Executive Director, President of EMPACT Africa
Rev. Ezequiel Herrera
The Rev. Ezequiel Herrera is the Mission Presbytery Rio Grande Valley Evangelist and Pastor of New Life Faith Community, a new church initiative in the North McAllen/Edinburg area.Ezequiel has been passionate about sharing the Word of God with anyone willing to listen.
He has been doing this since his high school days and continues doing so today, whether at Walmart, H.E.B., or any other place where he encounters people. Pastor Ezequiel was born in the Dominican Republic and came of age while living in the NY metro area, where he has lived most of his life, and since 2016 has called The Republic of Texas home. He and his wife Inés have two daughters, Lilliam Mariam and Sarah Inés!
Dr. David Barstow
David and Linda Barstow were members of WHPC for more than 25 years, from the early nineties until they moved to Corvallis Oregon in 2017. Dave describes himself as “a computer scientist by training and an AIDS activist by calling.” The calling happened right here at WHPC in August of 2006, leading eventually to an active role in the global faith response to HIV and AIDS, focusing on the role of local faith communities in reducing the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS. But the calling that Dave felt also led to more than a decade of partnership between WHPC and our sister church in Lusaka, Zambia. During that time, Dave and Linda led many summer mission trips to Zambia, and Dave was there to lay the cornerstone of Westlake Hill Prayer House, a project that this year’s Christmas offering will help to finish.
