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Nov 15, 2018
2 min

BSPH Foundation introduces the "Partnership Fund"

Q What is the Partnership Fund? A The Partnership Fund encourages individuals, churches and other organizations to “partner” with the Casa by providing financial support of its ongoing ministry. Q How will the Partnership Fund work? A It is a designated fund, meaning donor must specify they want their gift directed to it. One hundred percent (100%) of each gift to the Partnership Fund will be made available to Casa for its ongoing operations. Q How is the Partne

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Tom Stogsdill - Vice President of Development

Nov 15, 2018
2 min

Tom Stogsdill - Vice President of Development

At the March 9, 2018 Foundation Board meeting, the board approved employing Tom Stogsdill as director of development in a part-time capacity. Tom has a heart for missions and serves First Baptist Church in Allen, Texas as deacon missions / outreach liaison. He has been on multiple mission trips and is involved weekly in the church’s evangelism ministry. Tom has extensive fundraising experience, starting with church capital campaign consulting. Since 1988 he served as chief de

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Words from the General Director, BSPH

Raquel R. Contreras

Oct 18, 2017
2 min

Words from the General Director, BSPH

Publishing Bibles and Christian books in Spanish is not an easy task. We are constantly asking the Lord for guidance and wisdom to decide what needs to be published and how to publish it. Baptist Spanish Publishing House has an editorial line that for more than 110 years has been unwavering and committed to God’s Word. Our passion is to publish resources that communicate the message of Jesus Christ and contribute to the formation of His disciples. This, perhaps, makes our wor

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BSPH Foundation by the numbers...

Oct 18, 2017
2 min

BSPH Foundation by the numbers...

7 MEMBERS The current BSPH Foundation Board is made up of 7 men and women from California, Texas, Tennessee, and Mexico. Officers include a President and Vice-President and a non-voting Treasurer. In 2018, these leaders will meet in March and August in the DFW area. OUR 1 PURPOSE “To obtain resources for the communication of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Hispanic peoples of the world through the Baptist Spanish Publishing House.” 389 DONORS Since 2001 our donors have insp

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Beyond the Mirror

Raquel R. Contreras

Jul 11, 2017
2 min

Beyond the Mirror

One of the greatest privileges I have as General Director of the BSPH is being able to interact with our writers. All of them give evidence of their Christian character and express in their writings what they believe and live. One author responds to the urge to instruct, delight and transform people in order to help them in their faithful walk with Christ. Another writer talks to his readers by conveying what he believes, and tries to help others with his ideas. In any case,

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A Living Illustration of Our Purpose

Jul 11, 2017
2 min

A Living Illustration of Our Purpose

I’m not afraid of failure. I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter. —William Carey Last year my wife and I met an interesting young woman who was vacationing in our city. Ana was raised in Spain but works in London. She is a very successful sales person for a computer software company. When I asked her why she decided to take her vacation in our city, she said, “I’m searching for the purpose of life.” Rarely have I found anyone more focused and clear about their

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Share the blessing…a challenge from Bea Mesquias

Bea P. Mesquías

May 21, 2017
2 min

Share the blessing…a challenge from Bea Mesquias

I am a member of the Foundation Board of the Baptist Spanish Publishing House, also known as Editorial Mundo Hispano / Casa Bautista de Publicaciones, one of the oldest among evangelical publishing houses with 112 years serving Christians. The BSPH began its work with Dr. Jones Edgar Davis and Mary Gamble Davis, Baptist missionaries from Missouri. They were appointed as missionaries in July 2014 and arrived in Toluca, Mexico in December of the same year. With the “press fund”

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Bibles Go to Jail

Raquel Contreras

Aug 7, 2015
1 min

Bibles Go to Jail

During a presentation of the new Hispanic World Study Bible at First Baptist Church, El Paso, Texas, one lady responded with this comment: “I want to buy this Bible for brother Joe who works as chief of security for our church.” A little while later, Joe Hugarte came to the meeting and received that Bible as a gift. But the story he told really impressed me. Joe goes twice each week after work to the Social Readaptation Center (“Cereso”) in Juárez, Mexico to share the messa

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Lost and Found

Aug 6, 2015
1 min

Lost and Found

I was driving through my neighborhood when I spotted two policemen standing over four men who were on their knees, with fingers laced behind their heads. I stopped to see if I could be of service. The policemen told me they had been called because the men were wandering around and could not communicate with anyone in English. I offered to speak to the men in Spanish and the police eagerly agreed. We learned they had been robbed and taken from their homes. They had no identifi

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How Far Can You Reach This Year?

Aug 5, 2015
1 min

How Far Can You Reach This Year?

How far? Not in terms of feet and inches, but rather of continents and countries. Few people realize that the Baptist Spanish Publishing House reaches to the “ends of the earth” by publishing and shipping Spanish language Bibles, Gospel portions, teaching and discipleship materials, Christian music and devotional resources. How far? During 2014, BSPH materials were shipped to five continents and at least forty countries where Spanish speaking populations live and work. No

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Raquel Contreras Receives Historical Memento

Aug 4, 2015
1 min

Raquel Contreras Receives Historical Memento

During the March meeting of the BSPH Foundation board, Dr. Burton Patterson presented Ms. Raquel Contreras a lapel pin recognizing her as General Director of the Baptist Spanish Publishing House. Dr. Burton Patterson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Patterson, remarked how he had recently found the pin which had belonged to his late father in some of his father’s effects. Dr. Frank Patterson served as General Director of the BSPH from 1943 until his retirement in 1970 – 27 years of

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Beloved Colleague Dr. Poe Now in God's Presence

Feb 24, 2015
1 min

Beloved Colleague Dr. Poe Now in God's Presence

Dr. Joe Thomas Poe, a veteran with 53 years of both active and post-retirement service in the Baptist Spanish Publishing House as a writer, editor, publisher and administrator passed from this life into the presence of the Lord on January 7, 2015. Dr. Poe and his wife, Eleanor, were missionaries in Chile for several years before being transferred to El Paso, Texas, where he distinguished himself in various roles including that of General Director from December 1992-December 1

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110 Years Committed to the Word!

Feb 18, 2015
1 min

110 Years Committed to the Word!

God always rewards the faithfulness of His children. When Dr. J. Edgar Davis installed a small printing press in his family’s kitchen in Toluca, Mexico in 1905, who would have ever dreamed such a venture would still be going strong after 110 years? The humble beginning of this ministry to Spanish speaking people through the publication and printing of Christian literature and Bibles is known as the Baptist Spanish Publishing House (Casa Bautista de Publicaciones) or Hispanic

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Witness on the Wall

Feb 11, 2015
1 min

Witness on the Wall

Arturo pointed to a calendar on the wall and asked, “Do you recognize this?” I replied that I did. He stated, “You gave it to me, remember?” Of course I remembered, since I had given it to him during my last visit. It was one of those I received from the Baptist Spanish Publishing House. Arturo immediately surprised me with his affirmation: “This calendar changed my life. I was in bad shape, had problems in my marriage, with my family, with alcohol and even some difficulty wi

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There are books, and there are books

Feb 4, 2015
2 min

There are books, and there are books

Not all that glitters is gold. There are books and there are books, publications and publications. The central character of the famous Spanish literary work, Don Quixote knew this, and among the many books of chivalry that circulated during his time, he chose just a few titles to keep in his private library. The rest were sentenced to the stake, to be fuel the flames. The famous Hidalgo, sane in his madness, knew how to discern between good and bad literature. Daily, printing

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I Was On the Wrong Road

Nov 13, 2014
2 min

I Was On the Wrong Road

"When I read the Bible, I knew I was on the wrong road. I now know the right one is here in this book. Before, I had no idea what the Christian Gospel was all about. But my heart filled with joy as I read those beautiful words!” For some people the Baptist Spanish Publishing House makes it possible to read from God’s Word for the first time and to learn about the Lord and His plan of salvation for their lives. Another person impacted by this is Pastor Moisés Sánchez from Ven

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Contreras Shares Her Passion

Aug 7, 2014
1 min

Contreras Shares Her Passion

The Baptist Spanish Publishing House / Hispanic World Publishers exists to serve the Lord. This is the principal reason why it was created. Our founders as well as all of us who have given our best to this ministry know we are here to serve the Lord. Our passion is that men and women come to know Jesus and be transformed in His disciples when they receive and study the printed materials we prepare. Since our constant desire is to serve the Lord, the Baptist Spanish Publishing

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