Equiping the Local church and praying for global impact
It is our deepest desire as we continue to wokr and pray for the Colombian church to see strong, faithful and courageous assemblies preaching the good news and expanding the church throughout Colombia.
In the past 10 years we have poured ourselves in training and equiping the current leader and future generations to see that happen. The Lord was gracious to give Christian the opportunity to use his teaching and technology gifts to set up FIEL bible Institute, a bible school that now a days has about 35 graduates, of it's main 3 year program, and is currently impacting over 180 people that are being trained in Bible, theology and ministry.
We have begun to see the fruit of that endeavour, and are now turning a new page in the ministry.
As we continue to provide the Institute programs and classes we are now joining the Lord in spreading a vision of the need of the church to be constantly involved in the Mission of God. For the past year and a half the Lord has been speaking and leading the church in Colombia to open their eyes and realize that we need to be more involved in praying, giving and God willing, sending people out.
In this new stage we have begun preparing a Missionary training program called "Misionero Fiel" (Faithful MIssionary), working along Mark Rogers and Aaron Campbell. OUr prayer is that we can have an infrastructure ready for when the Lord begins to call people out to train them, equip them, encourage them and maybe take care of them.
Please pray as this year we continue to work hard for the Lord.
A preaching course of 6 weeks with a retreat will be held next saturday and then June 21-23 a three day retreat with around 100-120 men participating.
A great opportunity to equip those who are teaching the word of God to do so faithfully and in the power of the Lord.
A Biblical counseling course is on its way, 75% done with one local chapel currently taking the course and a new one startng in may 15, our prayer is that this course would equip believers to see life through the Scriptures and deal with probles biblically so we as a church can take care of others, give hope, and spread the Gospel.
Thank you all for your prayers and support! they are much needed.
Please pray for some of the needs in the ministry.
- Courage, endurance and focus to be able to handle the different tasks that the Lord has given us at Home, Local assembly, Bible Institute and with the assemblies.
We have seen the need of changin our current vehicle as it has gotten much older and is in constant need of repair and as we see the Lord opening doors to work with youth in our local assembly and see the benefit of transporting more people around for ministry.
- The Lord has provided a beautiful house for us to use in Ministry, we are able to constantly host meetings, take care of people and provide lodging for those in need. It now needs some repairs, and a major change in the second floor, as the floor is cracking and we need to put a new one able to handle high traffic.
- We continue to plan a Furlough in Nov-Jan, please help us pray for the Lord's guidance on how to best use our time in the States and for His provision of transportation during our time there.
Thank you!! May the Gospel expand all around the world, as we pray that Colombians can partake of the blessing of being part of the Mission of God.
To God be the Glory!
