September was
a month of waiting and patience as you guys know we have accepted a job as a
pastor in san Lucas el Manzanillos like 15 to 20 minutes from where we live. There have been two phases of our waiting: one, the building
its not done yet, but all the first floor is done there is where we have the
feeding center that belongs to Manna ministry, also in the same level is where
we are going to live that part is not done yet.
The second phase of waiting is the church many people are catholic,
others had a church and others just don’t want to know about Christ or don’t care
about it. I understand that this is a
long long long process also I know this will take time people have to trust you
first and then change will occur. It is funny because I know all of this in
theory, however when it comes to practice it becomes hard. I am learning every day and now I am happy because
I have see consistency in the people that I served. Last Saturday a family received Christ they
were brought up as Catholics, but know we are so excited that they have receive
Christ in their hearts. We have
struggled with the lie that numbers matter in the church so we have really been
praying for the church to have quality and not quantity. When this husband and wife said they wanted to
accept Christ we were over joyed to have another brother and sister and to know
this brother and sister are in the church and want more and want to grow,
learn, change….Thank you Lord for a little glimpse of your quality.
I would
love to preach to you and tell you what I have been telling to my congregation,
but as I tell them it will be pointless if you do not act on the Word. I
started our church with the book of Acts. It is important to know the beginning
of the church and how different the church has become from that example. I have learned that the Word of God has
changed not by Him but by man. It is simple love your God with everything that
you have and everything that you are and love your neighbor. Give to those in
need and be humble. Always accept the word of God as truth and never take or
add to the word of God. So, every time I preach I try to make it simple so they
can understand me and clear as the Word of God is. If you the reader are a
believer you need to understand that Christianity is a matter of consistence
and perseverance so that you may reach the goal that is Christ. As an athlete
if you want to be the best of the best you will need to work hard and harder
every single day because you know what you want and you know what you need to
do to reach that goal, you will sweat, you will cry, and many times be
disappointed with yourself, but you will never forget your goal if you truly
want to be a champion. My fellow brother
and sister in Christ you know what you need to do, don’t stop, keep going, my God
is at your side.
Please keep
praying for consistency in our church, in us, and in the body.
Look at ONE for guate facebook page for pictures from this month.
