Ron Winter
I was brought up in a mainline protestant denomination, so was taught correctly as to the facts of Jesus Christ coming and dying for our sin, and of the Trinity etc. I learned about Jesus Christ, but was never led to have a personal relationship with Him!
When I was 18, I memorized some 60 Bible verses about Biblical salvation from sin. I repented of having believed I could save myself by what I was or was not doing to be saved, first, by trusting my infant baptism, then by trying to appease or impress God by my good behavior and good works.
The verses I had memorized convicted me of my sin, so I confessed that I was a sinner and trusted what Christ HAD DONE, once for all, on the cross! I called on Jesus Christ, asking Him to save me from Sin and hell and He saved my soul, without any effort on my part, which sealed my eternal destiny for heaven!
Bonnie Winter
My sister, Karen, invited me to a youth meeting at her church when I was about 10 years old, that was the first time I heard the gospel and in spite of coming under conviction about my sin and needing forgiveness I didn’t accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour at that time. I went many years knowing in my heart there was a God I would have to answer to for my sins someday.
When I was 20 I made a false profession of faith I said a prayer someone told me to pray and was told I was saved now. I got “baptized” (dunked really) and “joined” the church. I attended faithfully even working in the Christian School. Over a span of about 6 months every sermon preached began to bother me, each one leaving me with an uneasiness in my heart.
Finally, one day as I was cleaning the house, crying, I knelt by a chair and pleaded with God to help me. The truth that I had never asked Jesus to forgive my sins from my heart overwhelmed me and at that moment I did just that. I cried out with a heart full of repentance and received His total forgiveness of all my sins. From that very moment He became my Saviour who granted me eternal life.
Together…
God has blessed us with a beautiful and loving blended family; children, grandchildren, and even great grandchildren.
How we met
In September of 2024 a pastor friend in MO contacted Ron and asked when he would be coming that way, that there was a lady whose family had some pews from the wedding of a granddaughter, which they would like to donate to the ministry.
A week later, Ron was passing near their church on the way home from picking up pews in Kentucky and Illinois, so he also stopped to pick up the pews from this lady. This lady was Bonnie Woolsey.
Bonnie had served for many years as one of the missions secretaries at her church, was in charge of the crafts for Vacation Bible Schools, was very involved in most of the activities, functions, programs, conferences, etc., so she had a heart for missions and missionaries.
Ron’s wife had passed away 9 years before meeting Bonnie.
Bonnie’s husband had passed away 4 years prior.
They began texting in September 2024 and were married the end of June 2025.
Bonnie is a wonderful wife, help-meet and travel companion who brings such joy to Ron’s life!
She is a Godly Christian lady who encourages her husband and many others in both Spanish and English with daily encouragements.
She PRAYS and helps Ron with the planning of trips, locating materials and organization of the warehouses. She also helps work on the truck and trailer and organizing the loads of materials they take all over Mexico.