Hello Friends,
I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. In 1966, at the age of 16, I went to the state of VA to
live with my sister and her family. Shortly after arriving there, I went to a church near my
sister's house, and conviction touched my soul and the Lord wonderfully saved me. That
actually happened on a Christmas night. I always say that I got the best gift anyone could ever
receive. That following February, my sister and family and myself were invited to visit another
church, by a man who we met at a phone booth. That was the night I received the Holy Ghost,
and that was also the night I met my wife Ruby. Her dad, Bro. Wayne Powers, was the pastor
of that church. My sister's family and I began attending church faithfully there. Because my
sister's husband, at that time was in the military, they soon left the area and returned to
Texas. My interest in my wife to be was the basis for making my decision to stay in VA.
After 1 1/2 years of our courtship, we married. That was during the years when the military
draft was in place. After almost 2 years of marriage, I was sent a letter to report for duty. After
6 months of training, I was sent straight to Vietman. God graciously protected me and gave
me a position as a mail clerk. I received an Honorable Discharge from the military in May of
1973 and we began pastoring our first church within a couple of weeks.
Our first son, Anthony was born that following October. We pastored there for 5 years, by
which time our second son, Jonathan, was 16 months old. We started out evangelizing with a
pick-up truck and a slide-in camper. Yes, with 4 of us, it was very cramped, but we had joy in
our hearts as we saw many give their lives to the Lord. We crossed the U.S. in one year, and
when we got back to Virginia, God opened the door for us to pastor another church in the
Charlottesville area. We continued pastoring there another 5years, during which time our
only daughter, Yolanda was born. When Yolanda was 2 years old, God laid it on our hearts to
go out evangelizing
again. We traveled, with 3 children at that time. We did not fully understand the plan that
God had. As we look back, we understand how God was allowing us to meet and get
acquainted with so many of His people because in September 1986, God dealt with our hearts
to come to Mexico to do missionary work.
Through out the 21 years of working for the Lord in this vineyard, God has given us so many
souls. He has allowed us to see 32 church buildings constructed for his Glory. Through
many of you, whom we became acquainted with during the years of evangelizing, have truly
been a source which God has used to accomplish what has been done here for His Glory.
From time to time, God allows us to meet new people who also feel a burden to be a part of
this ministry. That was the case, when God allowed us to get acquainted with Bro. J. L.
Gentry who donated the steel structure, and now stands a tabernacle, where we have our
annual camp meeting, and also where we run our Bible School. Bro. Headings gave the gift
which paid for the footers and slab, and Sis. Muddiman gave from the sale of their church,to
build the kitchen/dining, and both sides upstairs for dorms behind the tabernacle. We would
like to mention that God has allowed us to also build 3 dwellings for pastors. There will
always be many material needs, but our burden for souls and their spiritual needs is our
greatest concern.
God blessed our home once again in 1990 by giving us one more child, our third son, Joel.
He is a special blessing to us and the work here. He is completely bi-lingual, and is sincerely
seeking God’s will for his life. We now have 5 grandchildren. We are so thankful that our
oldest son, Bro. Anthony, his wife and their 4 children also work together in the mission work
here, and are currently pioneering their second church work, and also teaching at the Bible
School.
Pray for us,
The Sosa's
P.S. Bro. Joe & Sis. Ruby singing in Spanish!
I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. In 1966, at the age of 16, I went to the state of VA to
live with my sister and her family. Shortly after arriving there, I went to a church near my
sister's house, and conviction touched my soul and the Lord wonderfully saved me. That
actually happened on a Christmas night. I always say that I got the best gift anyone could ever
receive. That following February, my sister and family and myself were invited to visit another
church, by a man who we met at a phone booth. That was the night I received the Holy Ghost,
and that was also the night I met my wife Ruby. Her dad, Bro. Wayne Powers, was the pastor
of that church. My sister's family and I began attending church faithfully there. Because my
sister's husband, at that time was in the military, they soon left the area and returned to
Texas. My interest in my wife to be was the basis for making my decision to stay in VA.
After 1 1/2 years of our courtship, we married. That was during the years when the military
draft was in place. After almost 2 years of marriage, I was sent a letter to report for duty. After
6 months of training, I was sent straight to Vietman. God graciously protected me and gave
me a position as a mail clerk. I received an Honorable Discharge from the military in May of
1973 and we began pastoring our first church within a couple of weeks.
Our first son, Anthony was born that following October. We pastored there for 5 years, by
which time our second son, Jonathan, was 16 months old. We started out evangelizing with a
pick-up truck and a slide-in camper. Yes, with 4 of us, it was very cramped, but we had joy in
our hearts as we saw many give their lives to the Lord. We crossed the U.S. in one year, and
when we got back to Virginia, God opened the door for us to pastor another church in the
Charlottesville area. We continued pastoring there another 5years, during which time our
only daughter, Yolanda was born. When Yolanda was 2 years old, God laid it on our hearts to
go out evangelizing
again. We traveled, with 3 children at that time. We did not fully understand the plan that
God had. As we look back, we understand how God was allowing us to meet and get
acquainted with so many of His people because in September 1986, God dealt with our hearts
to come to Mexico to do missionary work.
Through out the 21 years of working for the Lord in this vineyard, God has given us so many
souls. He has allowed us to see 32 church buildings constructed for his Glory. Through
many of you, whom we became acquainted with during the years of evangelizing, have truly
been a source which God has used to accomplish what has been done here for His Glory.
From time to time, God allows us to meet new people who also feel a burden to be a part of
this ministry. That was the case, when God allowed us to get acquainted with Bro. J. L.
Gentry who donated the steel structure, and now stands a tabernacle, where we have our
annual camp meeting, and also where we run our Bible School. Bro. Headings gave the gift
which paid for the footers and slab, and Sis. Muddiman gave from the sale of their church,to
build the kitchen/dining, and both sides upstairs for dorms behind the tabernacle. We would
like to mention that God has allowed us to also build 3 dwellings for pastors. There will
always be many material needs, but our burden for souls and their spiritual needs is our
greatest concern.
God blessed our home once again in 1990 by giving us one more child, our third son, Joel.
He is a special blessing to us and the work here. He is completely bi-lingual, and is sincerely
seeking God’s will for his life. We now have 5 grandchildren. We are so thankful that our
oldest son, Bro. Anthony, his wife and their 4 children also work together in the mission work
here, and are currently pioneering their second church work, and also teaching at the Bible
School.
Pray for us,
The Sosa's
P.S. Bro. Joe & Sis. Ruby singing in Spanish!
| Holiness Ministries For Latin America P.O. Box 5264 McAllen, TX 78502 Bro. Joe & Sis. Ruby Sosa |
Newport Pentecostal Holiness Church
| "A Voice Of Truth And Deliverance" |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |