About Us

Have you ever wanted to change the world and just had no idea where to begin? Have you ever looked around you and thought there had to be more to life than the everyday rigors of life as we know it? At Love Beyond Borders Coffee, we believe that every soul has value and that every person has a purpose.  We believe that changing the world starts with us. We have to begin to see everything we do as an act that can either make a positive or a negative impact on the world around us. From the encouraging words we speak to strangers on the street, and even down to the coffee we choose to drink, we can impact the world for good. When you purchase our coffee, you are making a positive impact on the world. Our coffee is 100% Arabica, is directly sourced from farmers, and we make sure they are paid a fair price for their beans, which in turn allows them to continue producing high quality crops and all the while being able to support their families and their communities.

Above pictured: Coffee being washed and processed at Finca Andrina in Huehuetenango Guatemala.

Not only will you be positively impacting coffee growers, but you are also purchasing coffee roasted right here in Northwest Arkansas, by one of the top roasters in the Unites States.  He is an expert at bringing out the optimal flavor in specialty coffee beans, something you will notice from your very first cup!

Finally, you will also be positively impacting the world with the love of Jesus.  All of the net proceeds from our coffee go to support our mission to change the world for the glory of God! Love Beyond Borders Coffee is under the umbrella of Love Beyond Borders AR, our not for profit organization whose main mission is to connect people and churches in the United States with people and churches in Latin America in order to support, encourage, and work along side each other to establish new churches and grow existing ones. We work with multiple church planters in Latin America who are already doing the work of the Gospel and loving people to Jesus.  People like Mateo Alvarado who has been planting churches in the regions of Baja Verapaz and Alta Verapaz Guatemala for nearly 25 years.

 

 

Above pictured: Gary Fulton and his wife Susan, the founders of Love Beyond Borders, and son Stephen Fulton in 2018.

 

Above pictured: Elizabeth Fulton (daughter of Gary and Susan Fulton and current Financial Coordinator for LB2), Stephen Fulton (son of Gary and Susan Fulton and current President of LB2), and Susan Fulton (current Missions Coordinator for LB2).

Above pictured: Stephen Fulton, Susan Fulton, and Mateo's Alvarado's family in 2019.

Above pictured: Stephen with Mateo and his son Jairo in 2021.

 

We love connecting people to the work that God is doing in the world. We aren't out to enable those in other countries, or to make them dependent upon us.  We just want to make the American church aware of the needs that are out there and give them an opportunity to look outside of themselves and see tangible opportunities to impact the world with the Gospel. We are currently working with 17 churches here in the U.S. and connecting them to the work God is doing in Latin America.

Highlights 2024:

This year we have had seven trips so far and have a medical trip coming up in October. We had a busy summer and worked in several different villages doing evangelism and revival meetings. We saw over 200 people decide to follow Jesus!  We worked with churches and groups from Williams Baptist University, South County Baptist Church, Maple Grove Baptist Church, Farmington First Baptist Church, Harvest Baptist Church, Central Baptist Church, and First Baptist Church Rector!

Highlights 2021:

This year we were only able to take 3 teams to Guatemala due to continued covid restrictions.  We had 2 Evangelism teams in the summer. They worked in El Progresso, where we saw 26 people make professions of faith and in El Aguacate, where 41 people made professions of faith. In October we had a Medical Team go to Guatemala and they worked in the village of Pacux. The doctors saw and treated 345 people and the dentists treated 115 people. There were 72 people who made professions of faith during the medical clinic and 16 who rededicated their lives to the Lord. Everyone who is seen in the Medical Clinic receives the care of a doctor or dentist and also gets to hear a gospel presentation. God is so Good! This year we have seen a total of 139 people make professions of faith!

 

Highlights 2020:

The Ministry in Guatemala has been able to continue during this pandemic, thanks to your continued financial support and your love for the people of Guatemala and the work there. Many of you have donated to help specifically with Covid relief and relief after Hurricane Eta. These donations have played a huge roll in the continuation of the ministry. The food and necessities that were purchased with this money have helped to open many doors for pastor Mateo, his family, pastors of other churches, deacons and church members to continue to minister within the strict guidelines set by the government. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 45 people have prayed to receive Christ, 13 people have rededicated their lives to Christ and every single person who received food and supplies heard the gospel.

After Hurricane Eta, the church in Salama joined together with the
Guatemala Baptist Convention to help provide for those who were most affected by the hurricane, which was San Cristobal Alta Verapaz, a city that is less than twelvemiles from Tactic, the city where the teams who work in Alta Verapaz stay. Pastor Mateo and the Church in Salama have also continued to provide Covid relief for those in the area who are suffering and in need. The ministry in Salama has changed a lot this year and has been more focused on use of the internet and audio recordings so that the church is still hearing the Word of God. Pastor Mateo and Jairo were able to continue with Sunday services online in light of the government curfews. 

 

Highlights 2019:

Thank you so much for supporting Love Beyond Borders this year! We have
seen a total of 297 professions of faith, 63 rededications, and Bible studies started in several new villages in Guatemala through the 9 teams that took trips and the work of local missionaries in Guatemala. 

In October we had our yearly Medical Trip. The team was comprised of 17
individuals from several different churches in Arkansas. They worked in Tzalám which is a Pocomchi village that is not easily accessible. The team traveled to and from the village daily in the back of four-wheel drive trucks. The village was so grateful for the excellent medical and dental care and for the medicines they received free of charge. The doctors were able to attend to 460 people’s medical needs and the dentists attended to the dental needs of 122 people.
Many thanks to those who gave generously of their time and talents to make
this trip possible. Also, thanks to Brown’s Chapel BC and Blessings International for providing medicines. Several people walked miles over the mountain from Chicholom to present the gospel to each person who passed through the clinic. 44 people prayed to receive Christ!

 

Highlights 2017:

10 trips to Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and a vision trip to Mexico. We saw and treated 1,149 men, women, and children in Medical and Eye clinics. We saw over 510 people follow Christ! 

 

A few highlights from 2016:

13 trips to to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Rep.     60 New Pastors/Church Planters trained in Nicaragua                                         We saw 632 individuals choose to follow Christ!

Over the past 8 years, we have been a part of starting at least 15 new works.

Over the past 15 years we have seen the Gospel shared with over 10,000 people, and we have seen over 4,000 make decisions to follow Jesus.

If you would like more information on how you can get involved with the mission of Love Beyond Borders outside of supporting our ministry by buying our coffee, please fill out the contact form on our website or shoot an email to Stephen Fulton at lovebeyondbordersar@gmail.com.

If you would like to partner with us financially in this ministry, please click on the donate button below.

 

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