Baptizing children in the community pool at Camino Creek.
parents joined in to make snacks.” The
Lugos had a VBS graduation at the end
of the week and all sixty children were
honored. Not one dropped out. The
ceremony became a family affair with
Mark’s mom making the gowns for all
sixty children. God was at work.
The children were taught to pray
and together prayed over Camino
Creek, staking out all four corners of
the community and claiming it for
Christ. Within the first month Mark,
Veronica and a handful of volunteers
reached over 100 people who made
decisions for Christ! “We even held a
baptism in the community pool. Over
eighty people, mainly families, got
baptized,” Mr. Lugo reports.
As a result of their efforts, prayers
and declarations; physical changes
took place at Camino Creek as well.
New playground equipment was
donated and Home Bible Studies
started up. Lasting friendships also
developed and the children and the
teenagers became more respectful.
Drug activity declined. Camino Creek
was being transformed. Little did Mark
and Veronica know, God was equipping
them to lead a ministry that would
impact thousands in San Antonio.
Mark Lugo Ministries (MLM) was
birthed by faith in January 2018 as an
official 501c3. It is partnering with
churches, ministries, businesses and
government in and around San
Antonio. These partnerships include:
Daily Bread Ministries, Kings Mission
Fellowship, Children’s Hunger Fund,
The Dream Center, Mr. W Fireworks
and local government leadership from
District 3. “We believe in collaboration.
We go into churches and make
ourselves available by showing them
how to go into the community and
evangelize. Especially the youth.”
Mr. Lugo coined the phrase
‘partnership is the best way to
reach the multitudes’. He
firmly believes that there are
huge Kingdom resources
available if we just step out in
faith. He says that partnerships
work because they are
an important biblical principle
(Ecclesiastes 4:9,10).
Reflecting on past Camino
Creek experiences, MLM is
focusing their future efforts
towards children and teenagers.
Train up a child
in the way he
should go;
even when he
is old he will
not depart
from it.
Mark and Veronica both state,
“Everything we do is because of
partnerships.” Their collaborations
with various organizations make a
Children leading the community in Christmas carols at Christmas toy give-away outreach event.
difference in the lives of children and
teenagers, primarily in disadvantaged
areas. An important goal is to help
young people discover their purpose
and live out their calling in the power
of the Holy Spirit.
One example is Alyssa,
just twelve years old when
Mark and Veronica met her
through one of their outreach
activities. She was able to
attend summer camp on
scholarships provided by
MLM fundraisers. Alyssa
received Christ at this camp,
and with her family started
attending a local church
where she discovered her gift
Proverbs 22:6.
for videography. She began taping the
youth ministry and later, the adult
services and conferences.
Alyssa planned on joining the
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