The Harmans came to work in Mexico in August, 1972. The first church they build was in Diaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas in 1974. They then helped Miguel Enquiquez build a Church in Ojinaga, Mexico. During theis time they also did eveangelism in the village in the Chihuahua Desert.

The Harmans are missionaries with Bread of Life Baptist Missions, Inc.        In June, 1989, Ernie and Donna Harman moved to El Paso, Texas to help Bro. Carlos Demarest establish a follow-up program for Bearing Precious Seeds Ministry. The following spring, they began a ministry with the children of Ciudad Juarez. While working with the kids, the basics of the S.E.R program were developed. Soon, another children’s ministry was established in an ex-communist neighborhood. After working in Juarez for 10 years, the Harmans moved to Del Rio, Texas to start ministries in the colonias of Ciudad Acuna.

The ministries in Acuna grew so fast, the Harmans knew they needed help. Ernie reached out to an old friend living in the Fort Worth area, Tom Duncan. Tom had a wealth of knowledge of missions and had made many trips to Mexico and was familiar with the ministry of the Harmans. In the spring of 2000, Ernie, Paul Ray, and Tom Duncan met in San Angelo and discussed how these ministries could be better organized. Tom went back to Ft Worth with many notes and started laying the foundation of what would become S.E.R International Ministries.

After several months, several visits and many phone calls, Tom called a meeting to be held in their church in Ft. Worth. Ernie invited several people who had made trips to Mexico and had shown a genuine interest in the ministry. Dale Arrington said there was an attorney in their church in Mesquite who could handle the legal work. Over the next several months S.E.R Ministries was formed. Tom Duncan was the first president until he went home to be with the Lord in 2002. Dale Arrington has been president since then.

On December 11, 2005. Donna went home to be with the Lord.

Ernest Harman, 82, passed from this life to his eternal home and his reward in heaven on July 30, 2024. Brother Ernie was born June 6, 1942, in Stanton, Virginia.

He served the Lord faithfully for 58 years. Ernie was a church planting missionary in Mexico, and founder of S.E.R. international Ministries.  Over the course of his long and faithful ministry there were multiplied thousands that came to know Jesus as savior, as well as many churches and ministries established that will continue until Jesus returns for his church.

Brother Ernie’s passion was sharing the gospel with anyone that he could and was a faithful witness for Jesus until his Lord took him home. He was also a friend and mentor to many other missionaries and pastors and was determined to help all he could.

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