A 2-Hour Fishing Trip Led to a Baptism 3 Years Later

🚀 MISSIONARY? 🚀 Turn one story into a week of content in minutes. Get the FREE Content Multiplier: 👉 WatchMissionsLive.com/ContentMultiplier 🤝 PARTNER WITH US: Help us equip 1,000 missionaries this year. Become a Missions Multiplier Partner for just $10/month: 👉 WatchMissionsLive.com SUMMARY What can God do with a two-hour fishing trip? Brian Warning met a boat captain named Carlos during a mission trip to Mexico’s Yucatan. They fished together, laughed together, and then went their separate ways. Three years later, Brian returned and discovered Carlos had begun attending a local men’s group connected to a new church. That day, Carlos asked to be baptized—and Brian was able to get in the water with his pastor and baptize the man he first met as a fishing guide. Pasted text In this episode, Aaron Jennings talks with Brian about how his family first found Dream Center International through a simple internet search, how repeated short-term trips turned into long-term relationships, and how their church became involved in building a church in the Yucatan. Brian also breaks down what their teams actually do during a week on the mission field: prayer walks, construction, VBS, youth ministry, eyeglass distribution, basic health screenings, and sharing the Gospel. The larger lesson is simple: you may not see the full impact of one conversation, one week, or one act of obedience. Keep showing up. God can connect the pieces long after you leave. KEY POINTS In this episode, Aaron and Brian talk about: How Brian and his wife found a missions organization by simply searching online Why they felt God redirect them from one mission trip to the Yucatan How Dream Center International helps short-term teams serve local communities Using construction, nursing, eyeglasses, prayer, VBS, and other skills on mission A simple process for distributing reading glasses while creating opportunities for prayer and Gospel conversations Why returning to the same communities creates deeper relationships and long-term impact How a fishing guide named Carlos later became connected to the local church and asked to be baptized How short-term mission trips can deeply change the people who go, not only the people they serve Short-term missions do not have to mean short-term relationships. When churches keep returning, serve alongside local leaders, and stay connected over time, a week-long trip can become part of something much bigger. CHAPTERS 00:00 – Meet Brian Warning 00:55 – How Brian Found Missions in the Yucatan 03:07 – What Is Dream Center International? 04:28 – When God Redirected Their Mission Plans 06:54 – What a Week-Long Mission Trip Looks Like 09:10 – Finding and Using the Skills on Your Team 11:10 – The Eyeglass and Medical Ministry Process 13:33 – Seeing the Impact One Year Later 15:03 – Meeting Carlos on a Fishing Trip 16:02 – Three Years Later, Carlos Comes Back 16:40 – Carlos Asks to Be Baptized 18:10 – How Mission Trips Change the People Who Go 19:30 – Why One Week Can Be Spiritually Transforming 22:39 – Building a Church and a Long-Term Partnership 24:16 – Final Thoughts SPONSORED BY SCALABILITY Healthy organizations grow by building better systems. Scalability is a all in one sales and marketing platform that allows you to run your entire business or ministry in one place. 👉 14-Day FREE Trial: https://www.fastscalability.com 🚀 MISSIONARY? 🚀 Turn one story into a week of content in minutes. Get the FREE Content Multiplier: 👉 WatchMissionsLive.com/ContentMultiplier 🤝 PARTNER WITH US: Help us equip 1,000 missionaries for just $10/month: 👉 WatchMissionsLive.com