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I have known and ministered with Richard for over 25 years. He may have the face of a gringo, but he has the soul of a Latino which explains why he connects with them like few other gringos can.
RIchard Houston
Richard has been actively involved in ministry since his days as a volunteer Young Life leader during his university years.
After graduating from TCU (1973), Dallas Theological Seminary (1978) and The Spanish Language Institute (1980) he began his missionary career in Lima, Perú.
Richard has ministered as a teacher, preacher and consultant outside the USA in 15 countries. He is fluent in the Spanish language, has an intuitive understanding of Hispanic culture and has respectful collegial relationships with Christian leaders in many countries in Latin America.
In 2002, Richard re-engaged with his relational evangelism experience as Area Director with Search Ministries. In 2020, after an increasing ministry activity in the Spanish language and expanding to Latin America He and Margarita accepted the invitation to continue their ministry with TMS Global.
God led Richard and Margarita to minister increasingly more with the local Hispanic business and professional community as they translated and adapted the excellent Search Ministry materials not available elsewhere in the Spanish language.
In 2018, Richard published Interrogantes, a book that addresses the 12 most commonly asked questions about God, the Bible and Christianity.
Margarita Houston
Margarita Ordóñez de Houston was born into a nominally Catholic family in Bogotá, Colombia. She graduated from the Gimnasio Feminino in 1980 and obtained a degree in Financial Administration from Politécnico Grancolombiana (University) in 1983.
Many from Margarita’s group of friends during those school years are currently in positions of great influence in society, business and government. Those friends still hold Margarita in high regard with great affection.
Margarita came to faith in Jesus in her mid-20’s as a result of an extreme personal crisis. Within a few short years she became recognized for her Christian leadership and impact on women.
Upon moving to The Woodlands in 2002 she built a women’s Bible Study ministry that has reached more than 400 different women in The Woodlands.
In 2012, after many years of informal ministry she was trained and joined the staff of Search Ministries. In 2020, she and Richard accepted the invitation to join TMS Global in view of their ever-expanding ministry beyond the Woodlands into Latin America.
In 2017, Margarita published a devotional book, Un Corazón como Él de Jesús, which has been very well received.
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