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Roberto Alvarez graduated from Baxter in 1989 and spent a year helping in the ministry in Zone 8 of Guatemala City. In 1991, he became the establishing minister of the Pinares congregation, now a strong, stable and large congregation. In 2003, the Pinares church accepted the challenge of planting churches in the Eastern part of Guatemala, where there are now some 50 congregations, at least 15 of them the direct result of the work of the Pinares church. As the dream unfolded, others also became interested in strengthening the presence of the church in that area, so that in one sense the work in eastern Guatemala is the result of the dream of the Pinares church.
Roberto has served eight years as director of BICA-Guatemala. In 2012, he began a new congregation in downtown Guatemala City, Centro Historico. In the first year, the church had nearly 100 baptisms, and there were 86 present on a recent Sunday night when I preached there. Roberto has also served with Health Talents in Guatemala and is active in many aspects of God’s work in Central America. He is a regular teacher and lecturer at Seminario Baxter and will serve as primary expositor in 2013.

A 2010 graduate of Baxter, Jose is remembered for the incredible number of people he personally taught and baptized during his four years at Baxter–over 200 persons brought to the Lord. For the past two years since his graduation, he has worked with BICA Guatemala, assisting with campaigns and continuing his intense evangelistic focus. Two years out of Baxter, he continues to demonstrate the evangelistic heart that characterizes Baxter students.

Marvin Tercero received his bachelor’s degree from Baxter in 2001 as part of the last class to receive the three-year bachelor’s degree. He stayed at Baxter for a fourth year and received his licenciatura in 2002.
In May 2003 he went to Bogota as part of the Continent of Great Cities (now Great Cities) Bogota team, the first Latin American team to be formed with Baxter graduates. He lived and worked in Bogota for 8 1/2 years, until the end of 2011, as the team formed a new congregation and developed internal leaders.
Marvin is now serving with the Milpas Altas-Santa Lucia church about an hour outside of Guatemala City where he has a three-year commitment to work to strengthen and build up the local congregation. He has many opportunities to serve the fellowship of the churches of Christ in Guatemala due to his love of singing and his ability to lead singing. He recently traveled to Bogota to spend time with the elders of the congregation he helped establish, seeking to be a catalyst for greater harmony and unity.
Marvin continues to study English regularly in formal classes, although those who remember Marvin will remember him as one who had good English skills even during his time at Baxter.

Adán graduated from Baxter twice! He graduated in 1987 in the track that was available at that time and returned to his native Guatemala to work with the church in Quetzaltenango (Xela). In 1999, he established a new work at Sololá, and currently works both in the ministry at Sololá and also in a regional ministry that touches numerous churches. In 2002, after returning to Baxter to take several short courses, he graduated with the licenciatura equivalent. It was during his studies in 2000-2002 that I first met Adán.
In recent years, we have had opportunities to renew and strengthen our connection, both at Seminario Baxter and also during my trips to Guatemala as he has planned the activities with the churches for some of my trips.
Adán not only serves at Sololá as preacher, but also works with a network of smaller churches around the shores of Lake Atitlan. He is active in the work of the churches of Christ in Guatemala, serving as one of several coordinators of the annual conference of the churches. He serves as a translator for U.S. medical mission brigades. He is active in training others for ministry and leadership.