Torch Bearers

Warmest Birthday Blessings to our 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗦𝗶𝘀. 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼!

Today we celebrate the gift of your life and the faithfulness of God shining through you. Your commitment to serve, your diligence in every task, and your sincere heart for the ministry are a true blessing to our youth.

May the Lord continue to guide your steps, grant you wisdom in all you do, and overflow your life with joy, strength, and purpose. We are truly thankful for you, Sis. Janelle!

“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.” — Proverbs 16:3

God bless you always!

𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞!

𝗔 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵

Last night, the streets were filled with the spirit of the season as the Castillo Baptist Church Youth went house-to-house for our annual Christmas Caroling. It was a beautiful evening dedicated to honoring our Savior's birth and strengthening the bonds of our church family.

To every house member who opened their door: thank you for the warm smiles, the joined voices, and the hospitality that made us feel so welcome. Watching our youth lead in worship reminded us that the greatest gift we can share is the love of Christ. We left each home with full hearts, grateful for the fellowship that makes Castillo Baptist so special. May these melodies of hope and peace linger in your hearts throughout the holiday season!

🎄✨ 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 🎶❤️

With joyful hearts and lifted voices, this 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 is a beautiful expression of 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥, 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤𝙙. More than just songs, every melody shared is meant to 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦, 𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 to everyone we encounter.

As we sing together, may our voices declare the goodness and faithfulness of God, reminding all that 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻. 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, as we share songs that glorify the Lord and uplift hearts.

📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻! 🙌

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗹𝗹: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 🎄

The 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, held on 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 at 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐤 𝟏, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, was a joyful and meaningful celebration of faith, love, and togetherness.

Centered on the theme“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐥” 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟑:𝟏𝟔, the fellowship reminded the youth that God’s greatest gift is His Son, Jesus Christ. Through the inspiring and heartfelt message of our speaker, 𝐒𝐢𝐬. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐳, we were encouraged to live with gratitude, love, and a deeper faith in God.

The program was filled with worship, games, laughter, and sharing that strengthened our bond as one youth family. Truly, it was a blessed Christmas fellowship to remember.

𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗕𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆!

Congratulations to 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐌. 𝐆𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐳 for passing the 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, officially released on 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. This achievement is a testimony of perseverance, faith, and God’s unfailing grace. Every late night, sacrifice, and prayer has borne fruit in God’s perfect time.

“𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴.” — 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝟭𝟲:𝟯

May this milestone be the beginning of a life dedicated to service, excellence, and purpose. May God continue to guide your steps as you use your profession to serve others and glorify His name. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿! 🎓

✨ 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐥 (𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟑:𝟏𝟔) 🎄❤️

You are warmly invited to a night filled with 𝑗𝑜𝑦, 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. As we gather for our 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, we come together to remember and rejoice in the greatest gift ever given — 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑. 🌟

We look forward to sharing this meaningful celebration with you — 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑗𝑜𝑦, 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑓𝑢𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 🎶✨

📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, | 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆
⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗸 𝟭, 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗼’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝! 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬. 🎄✨

𝑁𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠.

𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐊𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 – 𝐇𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐧: 𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 🙏

What a blessed time we had at 𝗕𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 during our 𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗞𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽! We lift our praises to God for a meaningful gathering filled with joy, unity, and purpose. As 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝐴𝐺𝐾𝐴 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑠, may the Lord strengthen them, guide them, and fill their hearts with wisdom as they step into their calling. Truly, 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐺𝑜𝑑, and we trust that He will use them mightily for His glory.

We are also overflowing with gratitude as 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝐺𝑜𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑠 in the 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚, “𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒍𝒂”, reminds us to shine God’s light wherever we go—and we praise Him for allowing this message to reach others. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑢𝑠.

𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐘!

✈️ 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞! The 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑝 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 of the year is about to take off — 𝗡𝗖𝗝𝗬𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 💥 #LevelUp2025 #YouthCamp #NCJYC

✨𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 🙏💛

What a successful and spirit-filled gathering we experienced! We give all praise to God for guiding every decision, every heart, and every moment shared. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑘 𝐻𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡.

We are grateful for the excitement and commitment of everyone who participated. 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. As we welcome our new set of leaders, we look forward with the joy and excitement, trusting that the Lord will continue to use them mightily for His glory.

𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞! 🙌