The mountain village is small, consisting of about one hundred households. My understanding is that there may be one or two other very small congregations in the area with minimal impact on the community. This is an area where exposure to the Gospel has been minimal at best and the Iglesia Nuevo Comienzo is having a dramatic impact on this community. People who have never had the opportunity to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ are coming to follow Jesus because of the ministry of this congregation. People are moving from darkness to light, lives are being transformed and eternal destinies are being altered because of what is happening through the ministry of this local congregation.
I, like many of you, live in a community where it seems like there is a church building on nearly every corner in every neighborhood of the city. I drive past multiple church buildings on my way to gather with the people of God who are known as College First Church. This week has reminded me that there are places in this world where people simply do not have access to the Gospel, where there is no local fellowship or congregation that will teach them the Good News of Jesus Christ and disciple them in His words, His works and His ways. This is one of those places and I’m so grateful that God is using the CGGC to be a part of the work He’s doing here.
Christ’s Peace,
Lance