Whether she’s distributing supplies and compassion bags, working on construction projects, hosting medical clinics and block parties, or providing spiritual support through gatherings and classes, WMU of Texas Border Ministries Missionary Vanessa Lerma is dedicated to showing God’s love through action. 

In 2025 alone, WMU of Texas Border Ministries served over 3,000 people and celebrated 27 professions of faith. Those numbers represent beautiful stories of

new beginnings.

One of those moments happened at a local park in Laredo, where a volunteer named Rita sat down with a 12-year-old girl named Elizabeth to share a Bible story. Afterward, Elizabeth eagerly asked to accept Jesus into her heart, leaving the park excited to tell her father about her decision to follow God.

The ministry also fosters deep, long-term discipleship, touching lives like Miriam’s. After taking a discipleship class, Miriam realized her childhood baptism had simply been a decision for her mother rather than herself. Deeply convicted to make her own choice, she was baptized again with “a true understanding of her faith.” Today, Miriam continues to attend church faithfully and serves on the welcoming team.