Miracles in Ciénaga, Colombia

2/15/2010

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A red car pulled up to our hotel to take my wife and I to a local church crusade hosted by a pastor named Lazarus.  I was about to ask him if he had been raised from the dead but it must have slipped my mind. Pastor Lazarus is one the 53 Pastors working with us to lift up Jesus and God's love for all people in the stadium on March 22-24 in the city of Ciénaga Colombia. One of the things that bothers me most is how so many people have never really heard the good news of Jesus Christ.  Yes they know about religion and have certain ideas things they should and shouldn't do.  But they've never heard that Jesus took their sin and God's judgement was poured out on Jesus. That He's alive! There is a gospel famine in the land.  It's like I just saw another glimpse of God's amazing love and power as I stood upon a very simple platform with Vallenato (a style of Colombian music) BLASTING in the background preaching from a sound system on full volume and with enough reverb to echo for days. But in that simple place Jesus manifested his love as we saw many people respond to salvation, children touched by the Holy Spirit, and many healings.  There were at least 2 people who's sight was restored.  Hallelujah! What an awesome Jesus! We look forward to all that Jesus is going to do in our great Gospel Festival knowing that we are a partnering with Jesus to change the history of Colombia. -Andrew