On December 26, 2021, Oneida and I will celebrate our 40th anniversary. We got married in the Dominican Republic when I was pastoring my first church in a very poor neighborhood in Santo ...

If there is a time when we turn our hearts to gratitude, this is it. Let us not miss the opportunity to thank God for each of his goodness and for sustaining us up to here. Over any situation or circumstanc...

Partnerships are the key to ministry growth. Rather than limit partnerships in an attempt to protect growth, partnerships actually allow ministries to join together with a goal of helping both ministries gr...

A mom of 5 kids, fighting cancer and had 17 days sober that day–she came up to me after I spoke at a 12-step meeting. Let’s call this mom, “E”. She is my age, and a “functionin...

Contemplating God’s presence is an overwhelming experience, even traumatic in some cases. God’s revelation should represent a 180° turn in the life of every believer. The visio...

In a world increasingly mired in ideologies, humanistic perceptions and a gospel molded to the needs of the moment, it is very common to hear detractors of our faith describe us as irrational believ...

At the beginning of April, my wife and I had the opportunity to go back to Guatemala. After a year of not being able to serve on the mission field, it felt good to travel again. Safety pr...

At Fundación Educativa Bendición, we seek a personal comprehensive development of those we reach. We have managed to be the only inclusive school in Santo Domingo Oeste, in which we receive children with ...

Introducing Ruth Morles of Waldmann At Global One80 we are always open to join the vision of leaders who are already in the mission field. Through Pastor Johnny Waldmann, Ruth’s husba...

Year 2020 was a very complicated year for many of us. However, God allowed us to help many people in our community in Cusco. We were able to distribute bags of food to the elderly, families in extreme pover...

Where we see only crises and problems, God sees fertile grounds where he will send his servants to expand His kingdom. Although, we may see an increasingly gloomy outlook, the current difficulties and tensi...

After a 2020 that has changed our lives, we have many reasons to look forward. Furthermore, we must pay attention to the new opportunities that are presented to us. As usual, we start a new year full of pla...

What a year this has been! You probably agree with me that this has been a hallenging year. We have struggled since the beginning of the year with the COVID-19Pandemic. It has disrupted o...

Gratitude is an attitude that will always be appreciated by everyone and especially by God. When his creatures turn to the majestic Lord to express gratitude, He receives it as an act of worship, and he gra...

The extension of the Kingdom of God through the Great Commission is both encouraging and confronting to believers. As ambassadors for Christ,it is our spiritual responsibility to share the news of t...

After all the anguish that COVID-19 has caused, we would all like to go back to our old lives. Instead, we only hear about a “new normal”, which we will arrive there little by little, when the risk is s...

As Christians, we find a sense of inner freedom that transcends all forms of slavery. When we are freed from the bondage of sin, we are truly free. A Christian may be persecuted for his faith or be in the m...

The 4th of July is a day for us to remember all our freedoms. Normally, this day is celebrated with events ranging from fireworks, barbecues, parades and family gatherings. However, given our cu...

When is the church going to learn that “systemic racism” is a sin?” Many Christians only see “selective sins”, like systemic homophobia or systemic sexism. We should know better ...

We are living in very interesting times in the United States and the world. The crisis of the Coronovirus Covid-19 virus has impacted the lives of millions of people. We have a saying in Latin America…...

If something this quarantine has given us, is time to take care of ourselves, rest and entertain ourselves at home, but also time to think. Many of us have thought the same thing in the face of this ...

In 2018, my wife, my daughter and I were forced to move from Venezuela. The political, financial and social situation was critical and unbearable. We came to Lima after a long 5-day bus trip from Venezuela,...

The store fronts at the shopping malls are beautifully decorated in red, roses, hearts, and cupids. They are a clear indication that February is upon us. At Global One80, we want to take advantage of this...

It is interesting to read all the resolutions and goals that people have when a new year starts, and 2020 is not different. I have doubts on how effective they are, especially when they are done by an emoti...

I can´t believe that 2019 is gone. It has been a year since we moved to Arizona. As we think about 2019, we are thankful on how God has blessed us. There are a few things that I want to highlight…...

This month we celebrate in the United States a very special holiday: Thanksgiving. It is a time to stop and say than you to God and others who have blessed you ...

Joaquin & Oneida Vargas are celebrating 40 year in ministry this October 25th, 2019. We will be doing a special celebration/dinner called Engaged with a Legacy where we are planning to honor them...