Easter Harvest in Medina!
When God unleashes His salvation in a community, the beauty of transformation is realized and the glory of Christ is manifested. As we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus this weekend, I am reminded that the very meaning of the name of Jesus means, the one who saves. Jesus has come to save the lost and bring the hope of eternal life to the world. I am so grateful that He has allowed us to see some Easter here in the DR, and especially in the community of Medina, just west of Santo Domingo.
We have been wonderfully surprised at what God is doing through the ministry of Medina Baptist Church. People are being saved from lives of sin and separation and into the grace and hope of Christ. As of right now we have 28 new believers, 16 of whom have been baptized and the other 12 will be baptized in two weeks. Men are being saved! Women are being saved! Youth and children are being saved! It seems that weekly more and more are coming to Christ. 60 are attending weekly worship and bible study, including weekly spontaneous gathering times for prayer and worship. The exciting thing is that the local believers are doing their own evangelism during the week by visiting homes, sharing the gospel, and witnessing their neighbors and families coming to Christ!
This ministry has been an amazing partnership between IMB missionaries, new local believers in Medina, a local Baptist convention church in San Cristobal, and Baptist churches from Michigan, Missouri, and North Carolina. This synergy of cooperation has been a joy to watch.
Will you pray for the following?
We have been wonderfully surprised at what God is doing through the ministry of Medina Baptist Church. People are being saved from lives of sin and separation and into the grace and hope of Christ. As of right now we have 28 new believers, 16 of whom have been baptized and the other 12 will be baptized in two weeks. Men are being saved! Women are being saved! Youth and children are being saved! It seems that weekly more and more are coming to Christ. 60 are attending weekly worship and bible study, including weekly spontaneous gathering times for prayer and worship. The exciting thing is that the local believers are doing their own evangelism during the week by visiting homes, sharing the gospel, and witnessing their neighbors and families coming to Christ!
- For God to continue to pour out His Spirit in Medina
- For our partnership Baptist church in San Cristobal who is helping to disciple new believers and train new leaders
- That God would empower German and Milagro to become great leaders in their church and community
