Why We Are Here!

Last Sunday night, we had the opportunity to minister at a small four-square church in Asunción. The people in this church are hungry for a move of God. They have been praying for over a year for God to bring a spiritual renewal and revival to Asunción. They have asked us to bring the drama, "Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames," to their church. On July 4th, we will meet at their church and show the DVD of the drama, select the cast, and begin one month of fasting and praying for lives to be changed by the love of Jesus Christ. 

During the service, one of the pastors announced that they will be continuing the prayer for the drama outreach on this Thursday evening. I asked them how long they had been praying for the drama. They informed me that they started praying two weeks ago. I was so impressed and humbled by the faith of this small church. I really believe that God is going to honor their prayers and commitment to bring revival to their church and to Asunción. Would you pray with us that God will bring revival to Paraguay? This nation is ready for change. They so need what we offer. Many here are looking for something, but they will never be satisfied until they accept Jesus.

The only reason we are here in Paraguay is to tell people about Jesus. Yes, there are many ways that we do this, and there are more ways that we can. However, the main objective is to show them who Jesus really is, and that He loves them and wants to save them. Sometimes, we can lose our focus and forget why we are here. I was reminded, again, of why we are here on this planet last Sunday night. It is the small, simple things that God uses to show us how much He loves the unsaved, and how much He desires that everyone comes to know and believe in His Son.

Blessings to you all,

Charley

Mission's Conference Banquet Night in Nicaragua

I have finally gotten around to downloading the pictures and video I took from my trip to Nicaragua. Again, it was such an honor and blessing to be there and witness what God is doing all over Latin America. A group of 20 different nations assembled together for one week in Managua, Nicaragua to be encouraged, to share experiences, to learn more about missions, to grow, and to meet other mission's organizations. The Assemblies of God is growing rapidly all over Central and South America. God is moving and people are responding to His call to become missionaries. The second quarter just started at the Bible school here in Asunción. Last night was my first night with my new students. Two of them feel called to Africa. Another student is a lawyer by profession, and he started taking classes at the Bible school because his wife is called to the mission field. He told me, last night, that he had better get on board with his wife's call, or she will leave him behind (he smiled as he joked with me about it). Then, seriously, he added, "My wife has a strong call, and I believe that God is calling me, as well. I realized that I had better prepare myself before God really calls me."

This video shows a little about what God is doing in Latin America. These young people are deaf. They attend, during the week, a deaf school in Managua, Nicaragua. They blessed us with a song called "Enciende la luz." Basically, the song is about bringing or turning on the light in the darkness because when the Light shines, it chases away the darkness. There are still many tribes and nations who need the Light to be shined in their lives. Here, in Paraguay, there are still unreached people. Oh, be sure that the Mormon church and Jehovah's Witnesses have a presence there, but there is no Evangelical message, the true message of Jesus Christ, being given to them. We must spread the Good News of Jesus Christ wherever we are and whenever we can. There is no greater message.

I am challenged today with this thought. Someone wrote on their Facebook status this quote: "How come we invite people to church, but we never invite them to Christ?" Isn't that so true? It seems, today, that it is much easier to invite people to a church service rather than show them who Jesus really is, and that He loves them. I want to be a person who shows people the love of Jesus! Help me, Lord, to invite people to meet with you!

Blessings,

Charley