About Us

Today for Christ

About Us

Noe Clemente was raised in Naucalpan, Mexico State after
his indigenous parents emigrated to Mexico State from their home in the mountains of Puebla. Although his parents raised him in the Christian faith, he did not make a personal commitment to Christ until he was almost 20. He immediately began to take Bible classes at his local church, and months later, at a youth conference, felt the Lord calling him into full-time ministry. He enrolled in Calvary Ministerial Institute in El Carmen, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and began classes. During his 2 years in the classroom and one year of practical ministry internship as youth pastor in Tapachula, Chiapas, he became more aware of the important part foreign missions plays in fulfilling the Great Commission.

Holly Swinburne Clemente was raised in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in a Christian home. At an early age, she made a commitment to Christ, but did not consider full-time ministry or missions until much later. She went on her first missions trip to Monterrey, Mexico at the age of 12, and during high school made 3 more trips, two to Monterrey and one to Tecate, Mexico. During one of those trips, she was challenged by a veteran missionary to give up the first year of her life after high school to missions. She took the challenge, and 2 months after graduating high school, she moved to El Carmen, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to teach English at a small Christian school. It was while she was there that God confirmed to her that ministry in Mexico was part of his long-term plan for her life. She spent the next year at Calvary Language School, also in El Carmen, learning Spanish, taking culture classes, and being involved in practical ministry.

Noe and Holly were married in 2003, after Noe graduated from Bible school. They began ministering together immediately in Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico under the covering of New Life Ministries International and the direction of another missionary couple, Terry and Karen David. The two couples spent five years together starting the first Christian church in the small town of Cumuatillo, Michoacan. During those 5 years, Noe and Holly both completed the New Life Ministries Bible courses, and in August of 2007 both were officially ordained as ministers of the Gospel under New Life Ministries International. In practical ministry, they served in almost every aspect of the church ministry, managing sound and video equipment, leading prayer teams, teaching men's and women's Bible studies, acting as youth pastors, teaching Sunday school, preaching the Word, and leading worship.

In 2008 Noe and Holly were asked to be the interim pastors at the church in the nearby town of El Fortin. Because of changes that were taking place in the ministry in Cumuatillo, everyone concerned felt that this was a good move, and they were oficially commissioned by New Life Ministries International to begin ministering in El Fortin, Michoacan. Currently, they minister in El Fortin with their 4 children, Uriah, Keyli, Aislynn, and Matthias and are beginning to put into action the vision that God has placed upon their hearts. Today for Christ is the logo that defines their ministry...today counts for the Gospel, and today is to be lived by Christ, for Christ.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to serve in the small, “forgotten” towns, loving God and loving the people. Our goal is to:

· meet the practical needs of the people, whether it be food, clothing, medical expenses, or visitation, prayer and encouragement,

· teach the Word of God to children and adults so that they might be saved and grow in relationship with the Lord,

· encourage believers to live out biblical principles in their daily lives, often rejecting culturally accepted attitudes and actions in exchange for the truth and freedom that Christ brings, and

· equip the national people so that they can begin to minister not only to their own people, but to other nations around the world.

We want to take advantage of every opportunity to share the love of Christ, because TODAY counts for the Gospel.

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