August/September 2008

Vol. 6 / No. 1

 

In This Issue

Construction Begins at Cumbayá

Pueblo Libre Hosts Peruvian National Event

"Pregnant" República Church Prepares for Daughter

Coalition and Quito Churches Partner for Medical Mission

John Stott Preaching Symposium

NEWS Briefs

Supporters of Ecuador's President March for New Constitution

With just over 30 days until a national referendum on a new national constitution, backers of Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa marched in support of the draft constitution that would grant greater power to the left-leaning president.
Read More: Reuters UK

One Year After 8.0 Earthquake Peruvians Protest Government Response

The August 15, 2007 earthquake in Peru killed more than 500 people and destroyed more than 40,000 homes. With many still homeless, residents of Peru's southern coast are frustrated by the pace of government assistance.
Read More: AP

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Test me on various psychological measures or ask those that know me best and they will likely tell you just how much I value being strategic. That is one of the primary reasons why the Encounter with God Movement has been so close to my heart for more than 25 years. It is one of the most strategic models that I know of for discipling nations for Jesus Christ.

Yet all our wisdom, all our hard work and all our strategies mean nothing if they are not initiated, led and upheld by the Holy Spirit.

As the psalmist says, "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it."

As such, the Holy Spirit must guide our thoughts, our vision and our strategy. Prayer is a primary means by which we align to the Holy Spirit's agenda.

Thank you for partnering with us in prayer. It is the most fundamental resource that we need to accomplish what God has in His mind and in His strategy for discipling nations for His glory.

Yours for discipling nations,
Jim

Construction Set to Begin at Cumbayá

Cumbaya Church CE Rendering

QUITO, Ecuador. After six months of delay due to “red tape”, permits for construction of the Cumbayá Church have been approved and construction on the first phase is set to begin. Praise the Lord for answered prayer in obtaining these permits. Pray for the construction of the first phase – for safety for the workers, for wisdom in obtaining materials, for the finances needed for this phase and for wisdom as CMI’s international team works with the construction committee of the church. Dedication for the new facility is slated for March 8, 2009.

Pueblo Libre Hosts Peru's President and National Leaders

Peruvian President Alan Garcia

LIMA, Peru. Praise the Lord for the opportunity to proclaim God’s word to the nation of Peru and to those that God has placed in leadership over the nation. For the third consecutive year, Peruvian President Alan Garcia and numerous local and national authorities gathered at the Pueblo Libre Church for a special Thanksgiving Service for the Nation. This year, Javier Cortazar – the current coordinator of Latin America to an Encounter with God (ALED) and pastor of the Monterrico Church – gave the sermon. His message was titled “The Leader That God Uses to Bless a Nation.” The service was broadcast in its entirety on two national television networks.

"Pregnant" República Church Prepares for Daughter

Republica Church Worship Service

QUITO, Ecuador. Please pray for the República Church as they prepare to establish their first daughter congregation in 2009. Pray that the Lord would guide them as they seek the best location, develop the team of leaders and church members to lead the new church, and as they raise the finances necessary to launching the new congregation. Please pray for CMI as we seek to come alongside and assist in this process.

Coalition and Quito Churches Partner for Medical Mission

QUITO, Ecuador. Praise for a successful medical mission trip to Ecuador led by the Hudson Community Chapel of Hudson, OH. The team was comprised of members from both Hudson Chapel and Fairhaven Church. Hudson and Fairhaven are partners with Church Ministries International in a Coalition aimed at utilizing shared resources, short-term teams and cross-cultural exchanges to help advance the multiplication of Encounter with God churches in Quito, Ecuador. The team partnered with people from the Quito Encounter churches to lead medical, dental, optical and pharmaceutical clinics in jungle areas of Ecuador and a children’s relief program sponsored by the Cumbayá Church in an area near Quito.

Preaching Symposium To Be Held in Quito

Quito, Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador. Please pray for the upcoming John Stott Ministries/Langham Partnership International Preaching Symposium to be held in Quito, Ecuador, November 17-21, 2008. CMI’s Ricardo Diaz has been instrumental in arranging this event. The JSM-Langham Preaching symposium seeks to encourage local and national movements for biblical preaching in countries around the world. The symposium will feature a three-level seminar that gives practical help and encouragement to those who teach the Bible regularly.

 

 

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