Born Again to a Living Hope Photos!!

Sorry for the delay! Here are the photos from Born Again to a Living Hope presentation. We presented this theatrical work in a total of 10 days with 26 presentations in all. We were in Managua for half of the time and then went to a neighboring region of the country and presented it there in various towns. It's based on a true story of a young couple who were living addicted to drugs, yet they ended up in a Word of Life camp in Argentina and accepted Christ as their Savior. Later they realized they had AIDS as a result of their previous lifestyle yet they continued faithful to God until their death. Before passing away, they wrote their story and that's what we presented.

We were able to present to a total of 6,822 people and 1,915 accepted Christ through individual and small group sharing of the gospel. We praise God for the priviledge He gives us to participate in His work and thank Him for the transformation He has brought about in the souls of many!

Retreat for Teachers

Last week we had a retreat for high school teachers. We had 45 teachers participate and they had time for games, time to relax in a nice pool and three different biblical teaching sessions. It was a blast watching the teachers get into the games. I think they were more competitive than the youth! At one time a woman was basically suspended horizonal in the air because she is determinted to not back down! :) It was a wonderful day. Also through sharing the gospel one-no-one four teachers decided to put their faith in Christ.

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, and the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17

Examples of faith

This past Sunday we had the joy of seeing four of the Nicaraguan youth that have been part of the ministry here head off to study at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina. They will be there for three years studying the Bible and serving in various ministry areas. They desire to return to Nicaragua and continue serving God here hopefully as Word of Life missionaries, being part of our team, or serving in their local church. Of course God is in control of where He will lead them. Some of them may end up in other countries serving in other ways. Whatever the outcome may be we are super excited for them!!!

Their decision to study in the Bible Institute was not made hastily. Each one of them went through a process of prayer, seeking guidance from their authorities, families, etc., and raising the funds necessary to pay for the flight to Argentina and the classes at the Bible Institute. We saw God provide in an incredible way for each one of them!

As we were headed to the airport this past Sunday to see them off I couldn't help but be encouraged by their lives and their decisions. They are living by faith. It doesn't make a lot of sense to leave your family, your country, pay a great deal of money to study the Bible and all this without really knowing what lies ahead in the future for each one of them. In their decision making processes they confronted opposition, people who thought they were crazy, who thought they should be doing better things with their lives, but God made the way and they are walking by faith.

The following verses came to my mind:

Romans 4:20-25 NLV

Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous. And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.

Hebrews 11:1

Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

Hebrews 11:6

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.