Nestled in a beautiful valley on top of the Sierra Madre Mountains is the Centro Misionero de Salud (CMS), which means Health Missionary Center. CMS has been in operation since 1995. Jaime and Marjorie Espinal, founders of the center, continue to pioneer this work by faith with a focus on three areas: evangelism, health, and being self-supporting.
Located on 49 acres at an elevation of nearly 4,000 feet, this paradise-like setting belies the pain and poverty that is so evident just six miles away in the town of Galeana, where 15,000 people live in crowded conditions. About 45,000 people live in Galeana County.
The lifestyle program at CMS provides natural healing for their guests, who come primarily from Mexico and the United States. CMS’s ultimate goals are to share Jesus’ plan of salvation and hasten the Lord’s soon coming. Guests learn the importance of taking responsibility for their health. They learn how to live a healthy lifestyle, which naturally strengthens their bodies’ healing agents. The 10- and 18-day programs are dedicated to increasing the guests’ health levels, thereby improving their potential for recovery from chronic and degenerative diseases. Through preparation of specific diets, application of therapies, kindness of staff, and most of all God’s blessing, the majority of the sick find health. Physical exercise and listening to God’s word and principles are also included. All of the above help guests revert to more simple times, away from the superficial and artificial, being able to find peace of mind and health for the body.
CMS also provides medical missionary training. One-, three-, and six-month programs provide precise and practical training for Mexican and international students. The curriculum includes agriculture, true education, music, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, vegetarian cuisine, natural therapies, hygiene and nursing principles, whole-food production, health expos, Bible doctrines, evangelism, administration, and self-supporting principles.
Instituto Resplandecer (Shine Institute) is a bilingual elementary school run by CMS to provide true education to the children of Galeana. The students receive more than just good academic training. The school strives to help them build good character, incorporating Bible teaching, agricultural training, music programs, and strong values into the curriculum. The team at CMS also produces radio programs, runs a wholesome foods industry, creates publications, and holds many seminars. In addition, they have recently put their newest concept into reality as a Health Zone, which they developed right in the town of Galeana. The zone combines a vegetarian restaurant, health food store, uplifting publications, and a natural treatment spa. By bringing all of these elements together under one roof, the new center is already having a positive influence on the community and bringing people to Christ.
