The Baits's work with the Costa Rican Baptist Convention in pastoral and lay leadership training and theological education.  There is a crying need for committed, trained servant leaders for the churches. Recruiting, training, and encouraging leaders is how Mylinda and Gary spend their time and energy. This involves teaching courses at the Centro Teologico Bautista Metropolitano in the San Jose area, and making courses available at a number of local church locations. Courses include worship, preaching, Bible, pastoral counseling, ethics and theology. The Baitses also work with the Costa Rican leadership to recruit leaders, and have developed an annual "Call Retreat" for people in the churches to consider how God might be nudging them toward ministry and church leadership. 

Gary enjoys teaching preaching classes and encourages his students to take seriously the call to study Scripture and creatively communicate its transforming message.

Mylinda has been able to use her artistic gifts and pastoral training to encourage worship that is biblical, rich in meaning, thoroughly Latin-American, and creative.

Mylinda describes the mission and ministry as "walking alongside" people in their journey with Christ. For Gary and Mylinda, and their children Jamie and Micah, it is an honor to work with their Costa Rican brothers and sisters.

Language used for ministry: Spanish

12/03/2007 The ministry of stuff

09/04/2007 Summer roundup -- family, friends, partners and prayers

07/26/2007 Life Lessons Learned on a Bicycle

05/24/2007 Crossing Cultural Boundaries to Experience God

04/23/2007 A Pilgrimage

04/17/2007 Jewels and Treasures

02/28/2007 World Vision's 30 Hour Famine

01/03/2007 Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año

11/30/2006 Call Retreat

11/24/2006 The Sharing of Life

11/03/2006 Answered Prayer

10/24/2006 Gary's Northwest Road Journal

09/12/2006 Be Surprised by God. Pray. Give. Be Amazed.

08/16/2006 We Experienced the Lord's Prayer

07/14/2006 Thank You for Your Care and Concern

06/30/2006 The Passing of Ed Long

05/16/2006 Kingdom Moments

03/30/2006 Turning the Tables

02/27/2006 Puertas Abiertas/Open Doors

02/21/2006 Two of the Finest Women

01/19/2006 Jesus said,

01/17/2006 Working Alongside

12/14/2005 Christmas Blessings from Costa Rica

11/28/2005 Children Can Lead Us With Their Example

10/17/2005 Why Should We

10/10/2005 Leadership is Service, Surrender, and Redemption

10/06/2005 We Heard Eight Sermons this Weekend

08/26/2005 Sharing Life Together

08/04/2005 All Settled In

06/30/2005 Marathon

06/06/2005 Change is the Only Constant.

03/16/2005 We All Come from the Same Root

02/01/2005 Sloshing Over

01/17/2005 We're Sisters, Brothers, Friends

12/03/2004 God's Resources are Abundant

10/05/2004 Surprised by Grace

09/30/2004 Keeping in Touch

08/13/2004 Pooped, in a Good Way

02/23/2004 And Who Do You Say I Am?

02/17/2004 Created and Called

01/07/2004 More Strands of Strength

12/09/2003 It Was A Full Month Of Good Stuff

09/09/2003 Funny how God works, isn't it?

09/08/2003 God is present in the midst of His people

05/08/2003 Building Partnerships, Breaking Down Barriers

04/28/2003 When Classes Become Christian Communities

12/06/2002 Evangelism And Discipleship Alive And Well In Cost

10/22/2002 Bracelets of Hope: making a difference one kid at

10/01/2002 Overhearing The Gospel

05/15/2002 Testimony

04/29/2002 Ecc. 4:9-12

03/08/2002 Community-Building (Mylinda)

11/01/2001 Entering the Gates