We had a great week with the team from Miami. If you have a DSL or cable connection to the internet, you might enjoy watching this video. Oscar Mario, a college student here who works on our team put it together. Ron
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
How simple is the Gospel?
We are enjoying a great time of ministry with folks from Christ Fellowship Church in Miami. Today is their last day in Bolivia.
Last night we showed the film, the Story of JESUS for Children in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Santa Cruz. There were about 120 people gathered for the film. Among them was a young man in his 20's named Alfredo. He had been talking with some of our team members for a while after the film when they beckoned me over to join the conversation.
They had already shared the Gospel with Alfredo, but weren't sure where he stood with the Lord. I asked him some simple questions. I asked him if he knew he was a sinner and separated from God (he knew). I asked if he understood that God loved him so much that he sent Jesus to die on the cross to pay for his sins (yes, again). I asked if he would like to pray and receive Christ as his savior and be sure that he would be in heaven for eternity (Yes!).
After Alfredo prayed, we talked about being brothers in Christ and I introduced him to a brother in the Bolivian church we are working with, Fabio. As our group drove away for the evening, Fabio and Alfredo were still talking.
The Gospel is simple, but so profound that Alfredo's life will never be the same.
Ron
Last night we showed the film, the Story of JESUS for Children in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Santa Cruz. There were about 120 people gathered for the film. Among them was a young man in his 20's named Alfredo. He had been talking with some of our team members for a while after the film when they beckoned me over to join the conversation.
They had already shared the Gospel with Alfredo, but weren't sure where he stood with the Lord. I asked him some simple questions. I asked him if he knew he was a sinner and separated from God (he knew). I asked if he understood that God loved him so much that he sent Jesus to die on the cross to pay for his sins (yes, again). I asked if he would like to pray and receive Christ as his savior and be sure that he would be in heaven for eternity (Yes!).
After Alfredo prayed, we talked about being brothers in Christ and I introduced him to a brother in the Bolivian church we are working with, Fabio. As our group drove away for the evening, Fabio and Alfredo were still talking.
The Gospel is simple, but so profound that Alfredo's life will never be the same.
Ron
Friday, July 21, 2006
It's about the children
We're back in Bolivia! We've had non-stop 14 hour days working with great mission teams from Grace Community Church in Auburn, Washington and now Christ Fellowship in Miami.
Everywhere you see children. When we lived in the U.S. I was pretty ho-hum about children's ministries. I am glad that God has called committed workers in churches there to work with kids. He has gotten ahold of our hearts here in Bolivia. They are so open to the Good News of God's love. They want to be loved.
The folks from Auburn were amazing in the way they reached the children. They performed beautiful music as well, but the kids, well they'll get to you. We're running now to get to another event! I'll write more later...
Ron
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