Sincelejo, Colombia, July 21-29, 2010

Last Sunday, a dear friend asked me, Isn't it dangerous? Yes, it could be. The question in my heart... Isn't it worth of it? Absolutely YES, it is!


Along with my dear Colombian brother, Edgar Puerta, we left for our second trip to Colombia, this year, on July 21.  Our  goal, to start the Bible Institute at Bethesda Church. A 10 subject program that will take us two and a half years to complete. The main idea is to train them so that they can train others in the future. The Church already has a good group of young professional, including college teachers,  engineers, and psychologists. They just needed some hope, some encouragement and we believe, the Lord in His mercy is just using us to do so. The three days of training (Leadership and Spiritual Life) were a great time, with forty pastors and leaders from different denominations in attendance. Our next trip is scheduled for November. We will be teaching "Missions and Evangelism", a challenge to get out, reach their own people for Christ, and start new churches.

Besides that, they have requested us to help them with a vision, a facility to reach out to orphans (we are working in an area that used to be a guerrilla-paramilitia battlefield, and a substance abuse recovery center. To accomplish that we are to help them to acquire a 30 acres farm for around $12000 (twelve thousand dollars). They will use the farm to produce corn and beans and other products to be able to support the cost of the whole project.

After all this years in ministry, I (Luis) have not yet learned how to explain it, but I know, in my heart, helping them is what God wants me to do. Please pray with us, for wisdom, for strength, and that God will provide for this as He wants. The window of opportunity is wide open, the people of Colombia are thursty, pray with us for them please.