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Ron Birthday 07/09
Laura Birthday 03/27
Ron & Laura Wedding Anniversary 08/07

My name is Ron Back. When I was eight years old, a missionary from a local independent Baptist church in Pierceton, Indiana, invited my brothers and me to church.  My parents enjoyed the thought of having a break from us boys every Sunday, so they encouraged us to go with the missionary family.  Shortly after this first encounter with Bro. and Mrs. Ernie Mason, I received Christ as my Saviour in Junior Church in 1980. I believe, even though I was only eight years old, that God put the desire in my heart to be a missionary, but since my family was not saved nor in a local church, Satan was able to quench that call.

My young adult years were spent out of church.  I did not get scripturally baptized until 1994 while I was attending a Baptist church in Rancho Santa Marguerita, California, during my enlistment in the United States Marine Corps.  Shortly after I was baptized, God called me a second time to the mission field under a missionary to Australia.  I went to the pastor and inquired of him about missions.  I thought God wanted me to go build churches physically with hammer and nails, not by preaching.  My pastor told me that we did not support missionaries except the kind that go and preach the Gospel and win souls to Christ, building the churches with people, not materials.  I was convinced that I was not the missionary type because I did not think I could talk or preach to large groups of people.

When my enlistment in the USMC was up, I chose to be a husband and a father instead of a career soldier.  We went back to Warsaw, Indiana, where my family was and decided to start our family there also.  Within two weeks of getting back to Warsaw in the spring of 1996, we found Open Bible Baptist Church, pastored by Sam Carns, a Hyles-Anderson College graduate.  I thought that I had finally found a home that would be permanent for my whole family.

In May of 1996, Layne Jones, a missionary to the Philippines, preached at my home church of the need for more missionaries.  This time I realized God’s call on my life. I immediately responded to the invitation and surrendered to be a missionary.  Within just a few months, I understood that God wanted me to go to Australia.

Open Bible Baptist Church
21 EMS B61b Lane
Warsaw, IN 46582
(574)834-7473
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Ron Back
507 State Street
Hammond, IN 46320
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51 Queen St. Moe, Vic, 3825 Australia

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  • Abram Gomez Prayer Letter: Encouraged to Be a BarnabasI was preaching on Barnabas the other night when it all came together. God has been providing so much encouragement through so many Barnabas-like figures who have been such a help to me on deputation (my pastors, other pastors, fellow missionaries, new and old friends, etc.). Where would we be had it not been for a Barnabas who came along to help and encourage us in our time of need, and how could we, as believers, not seek to be a Barnabas for another in need? This has become a conviction of mine and an integral part of my ministry during deputation. So many pastors, missionaries, friends, and strangers have shown up to help me in times and ways that it could have only been of God. I am thereby humbled and encouraged to be a Barnabas to those I meet on this Gospel journey and to encourage churches I visit to do the same.

    Recent Highlights

    • I was encouraged at FBMI’s Missions Mastermind in Bangkok in September.
    • I encouraged Chris, whom I discipled last year, while he taught me how to fish!
    • Solid connections were made at World Missions Conference in La Verne, California.
    • While preaching on Barnabas (and the Gospel) in Warsaw, Indiana, on October 5, I was able to see a couple saved during Missions Sunday! Praise God for Dustin and Cynthia’s decisions!

    The goodness of God leads me/us to repentance. The goodness of God leads us to turn, to change, to grow. I always tell people that deputation is more about God preparing my heart than my bank account. Now don’t get me wrong, I definitely need the financial support, but it is spiritual transformation that is most needed to make the greatest impact for the Gospel. Please continue to pray that God would change me in the areas where I need to change and that God would use me to encourage churches on deputation as I’m constantly traveling across the USA.

    Please Pray Specifically . . .

    • For my safety and for more salvations on the road.
    • That I would be a Barnabas to the churches I visit.
    • That I would fill my schedule with more meetings.
    • That I would gain more monthly supporters and get back to Ghana by spring.
    And please, don’t hesitate to reach out and let me know how I can be a Barnabas to you!

    For the sake of the Gospel,

    Abram Gomez
    Missionary to Ghana, West Africa
    abegomez@gmail.com

    Published On: October 8th, 2025Tags: ,

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