We visited people in a variety of places throughout the city of Managua, including homes, businesses, at the hospital, and on the streets. One or more members of the church were responsible for leading us to each location and introducing us to one or more people that needed to hear the Gospel. After a brief introduction, we usually started by reading the testimony of one of the foreign participants (i.e. Paul and I). When Paul and I went out together, we usually used his personal testimony because it speaks to people in Latin America who may relate to Paul's Catholic upbringing. After sharing our testimony, we asked the person a series of questions about their own beliefs (i.e. Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins?). During that process, we shared some scriptures to present the Gospel message from the Bible, and we ultimately asked them about their desire to receive salvation in Jesus Christ. Those who wanted to put their trust in Christ that day were led in a prayer to God in which they acknowledged to Him their sinfulness, expressed repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, and asked God to take control of their lives, and to help them live for Jesus. For those who prayed such a prayer and afterwards acknowledged their belief and their decision to accept Christ, we then collected their name and contact information to ensure that the local church will be able to follow-up with them and help lovingly guide them in their first steps as a new believer, including Baptism.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
How Were Visitations Carried-Out in Nicaragua?
We visited people in a variety of places throughout the city of Managua, including homes, businesses, at the hospital, and on the streets. One or more members of the church were responsible for leading us to each location and introducing us to one or more people that needed to hear the Gospel. After a brief introduction, we usually started by reading the testimony of one of the foreign participants (i.e. Paul and I). When Paul and I went out together, we usually used his personal testimony because it speaks to people in Latin America who may relate to Paul's Catholic upbringing. After sharing our testimony, we asked the person a series of questions about their own beliefs (i.e. Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins?). During that process, we shared some scriptures to present the Gospel message from the Bible, and we ultimately asked them about their desire to receive salvation in Jesus Christ. Those who wanted to put their trust in Christ that day were led in a prayer to God in which they acknowledged to Him their sinfulness, expressed repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, and asked God to take control of their lives, and to help them live for Jesus. For those who prayed such a prayer and afterwards acknowledged their belief and their decision to accept Christ, we then collected their name and contact information to ensure that the local church will be able to follow-up with them and help lovingly guide them in their first steps as a new believer, including Baptism.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Photos from Nicaragua Posted on Flickr
Tonight I uploaded 40 photos from Nicaragua to Flickr. I hope you enjoy them. I am sure there will be more uploaded as I continue sorting through them this week. Below is a link that you can use to access the new pictures on Flickr.http://www.flickr.com/photos/krisandstacy/sets/72157614707059545/
May God bless you!
Monday, March 2, 2009
We are back from Nicaragua!
Our flight home arrived about 12:25 AM Monday morning at the Dallas/Ft. Worth aiport.
Praise God for all the incredible work He has done through this trip to Nicaragua! I thank you all for having kept-up with this blog during the past week so that you could be a pray partner with us during this project. I really I saw God responding to those prayers from the beginning to the end of this trip. Thank you so much, and may you also be blessed with the tremendous joy that He has given me through this project.
I felt God's presence throughout the trip as he guided us, protected us, led us to those who needed Christ, and opened their hearts to hear and repond to the Gospel. I thank God for the marvelous work He did, and for the great weather we had there in Managua that allowed a wonderful week of hard work in the Lord with an atmosphere of unexpected comforts.
It is great to be home now with my wonderful wife and our two beautiful baby boys! I'm SO glad to be back, because I've missed my family dearly.
Please check for new photos attached to the blog entries that you may have already read below. I uploaded some new photos this evening, and I may continue to do so this week.
May God bless you!
Praise God for all the incredible work He has done through this trip to Nicaragua! I thank you all for having kept-up with this blog during the past week so that you could be a pray partner with us during this project. I really I saw God responding to those prayers from the beginning to the end of this trip. Thank you so much, and may you also be blessed with the tremendous joy that He has given me through this project.
I felt God's presence throughout the trip as he guided us, protected us, led us to those who needed Christ, and opened their hearts to hear and repond to the Gospel. I thank God for the marvelous work He did, and for the great weather we had there in Managua that allowed a wonderful week of hard work in the Lord with an atmosphere of unexpected comforts.
It is great to be home now with my wonderful wife and our two beautiful baby boys! I'm SO glad to be back, because I've missed my family dearly.
Please check for new photos attached to the blog entries that you may have already read below. I uploaded some new photos this evening, and I may continue to do so this week.
May God bless you!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Closing Rally in Nicaragua
On our last full day in Nicaragua, the local church where I served took us to a tourist area named Mayasa. It was fantastic! There we enjoyed a breathtaking view of the country's majestic volcanos and enormous lakes. I had the opportunity to ride a horse along a ridge that overlooks the nearby volcano lake.
The experience of God's creation there was exilherating.
That evening we went to the closing rally where project participants from the various nations met together one last time to share testmonials and celebrate what God did in the many church communities throughout Nicaragua where they served that week. There may have been 1000+ people there. Graciela, who also attends church with me back home in Texas, was given the honor of being the onstage translator at that massive event, which was held at the same church in the city of Managua where my team had served all week. That gave me one final opportunity to say good-bye and exchange contact information with some of the dear brothers and sisters in Christ from that church with whom I had served throughout the week.
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