We started in Santiago, Chile, drove to Mendoza, Argentina, and finished our adventure in Buenos Aires, Argentina, encouraging and celebrating leaders while being blessed by their testimonies of God’s calling, goodness, and love. We worshiped together, prayed together, experienced the inspired preaching of God’s Word together, and because of their generous hospitality, we often ate together! As much as you hope to be a blessing to others on a trip like this, the reality is that you cannot possibly out give what you receive. While the Global South has shown how willing they are to learn from us, the truth is that they may be the ones who hold the keys for us to be a revived church in North America again. Throughout this trip, we were surrounded by spiritual hunger, inspirational faith, and the intentional multiplication of leaders. Let me share a couple of stories with you.
On our first night in Santiago, Chile, we drove to Ministerio Expansion Church, where Pastor Jorge Sanderson introduced us to many pastors and leaders followed by a worship service with his church family. At the conclusion of Eddy’s sermon, members of our team were invited to come forward and pray for people and anoint them with oil. The first person I prayed for was an 84-year-old pastor who has faithfully preached the gospel his entire life. The second person I prayed for was a 97-year-old pastor. The first two people to the front represented 181 years of life experience, and they were still hungry for God’s goodness and blessing! This was our experience the whole trip—from pastors and church leaders to the newest converts, every one of them had a spiritual hunger and desire to receive from the Lord through prayer. In three opportunities for our team to pray for people, I personally had the joy of anointing over 140 people with oil. People in South America are spiritually hungry! We desperately need to experience this hunger again in North America. A spiritually hungry church will very quickly become a revived church.
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Publish date : 2024-07-03 15:05:15
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