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Ohio and Ecuador Churches
Lead Medical Clinics
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Volunteers from Quito and
Ohio lead medical outreach in Quito. |
QUITO, Ecuador. CMI partner
churches Fairhaven (Dayton, OH) and Hudson Chapel
(Hudson, OH) have led two short term medical team
outreaches in Ecuador in 2008. In February, a team
led by Fairhaven treated 1,100 patients and saw 400
profess first time commitments to Christ. A second
team led by Hudson traveled to Quito from June
20-30. Partnering with people from the Quito
Encounter with God churches, the teams from
Fairhaven and Hudson worked side-by-side with local
believers to care for those without means for
medical care. It is this type of partnership that
has the greatest benefit to the Encounter with God
church multiplication efforts in Quito. As Obed
Burgos, Senior Pastor of the Valle Church said,
“These medical teams do not benefit our churches
directly [because the Encounter churches are largely
comprised of middle and upper-middle class people],
but our churches are being blessed in great ways as
our people are serving alongside the U.S. teams.”
Quito Pastors Visit Texas,
Ohio and Arizona
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Quito leaders with CMI
staff at the home of "Chef" Roy and Shirley
LeTourneau during a visit to Dallas. |
United States. In May, CMI,
Fairhaven Church (Dayton, OH), and Hudson Chapel
(Hudson, OH) were pleased to host the four senior
pastors and two spouses from the Encounter with God
churches in Quito, Ecuador for a 10 day visit to
Texas, Ohio and Arizona. The visit was an
opportunity to introduce the key leadership of these
churches to friends of CMI and an opportunity for
the Fairhaven and Hudson congregations to see and
hear from the people directly impacted by their
partnership with Church Ministries International.
During their time in the States, the pastors joined
CMI for a special dessert reception in Dallas and a
Missions Leader Executive Luncheon in Phoenix, AZ.
The trip also provided a chance for the Quito
pastors to learn more about the ministry dynamics of
CMI and churches in North America. However, the most
valuable outcome came about as extended time
together provided for opportunities to deepen our
friendship and commitment to one another.
Cordillera Hosts Service for
Chilean Air Force
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Cordillera Senior Pastor
Francisco Rivera (center) with commanders of
the Chilean Air Force. |
SANTIAGO, Chile. On March 11,
the Cordillera Church in Santiago, Chile hosted a
Thanksgiving Service celebrating the 78th
Anniversary of the Chilean Air Force. The leading
generals of the air force were in attendance
including the Commander in Chief of the Chilean Air
Force, General Ricardo Ortega Perrier. The event was
organized by the Evangelical Christian Aviators
Ministry. The general later expressed that he was
“profoundly moved” by the message during the service
that called for maintaining the unity of the family.
Though not an evangelical Christian, the general
said that the testimony of the evangelicals in
society stood out and he called on others to join
them in defending the values that sustain Chilean
society.
David Smith Leads Leadership
Workshops
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Fairhaven Church Senior
Pastor David Smith leads workshop for Quito
Encounter church pastors. |
QUITO, Ecuador. On February
21, David Smith, Senior Pastor of the Fairhaven
Church in Dayton, Ohio, led a series of workshops
for the leaders of the Quito Encounter with God
Churches. The day began with a morning breakfast
with the senior pastors of the four churches. It
continued with a workshop on leading ministry teams
that was open to all of the pastoral staff from the
Quito churches. It concluded with an evening seminar
attended by more than 300 lay leaders from the four
churches. His final message – “10 Things Your Pastor
Would Like You to Know” – was both challenging and
inspirational to all that attended.
Encounter Churches Host
Worship Conferences
Latin America. A
Nashville-based ministry aimed at developing Latino
worship leaders held two conferences in the fall of
2007 at Encounter with God churches in Peru and
Ecuador. The first was co-sponsored by the
Miraflores and Comas churches and held at the
Miraflores Church in Lima, Peru from October 29-31.
The second was held at the República Church from
October 31-November 3. The conferences provided
seminars in music, visual arts, sound production and
more.
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