The Gospel is touching the city!

Our time last week was spread between house visits, ministry in the church and unexpected doors being opened by the Lord. On Tuesday we saw 9 people (friends and family) at the same house come to Christ. We also laid hands on them as there were several sicknesses, diseases and emotional conditions. We are re-visiting these new believers this week. I love when God moves and we can witness the power of His Gospel and His Spirit. After the meeting they wanted us to go and visit their own extended families. We will do so this week, if the Lord is willing (I think He is!). 

Last Wednesday I taught the first evangelism workshop to the church. 25 people have committed to take part in the 9 week program. Sam and I are very excited about this since in our heart is also the equipping of the church with the grace God has given us in the area of soul-winning. The course also includes on-the-job action as we all as cell group creation and discipleship. Please see details at: http://www.gospelaction.org/ourmethod.html.

On Saturday 10 people came to Christ in an outreach with the youth I led. We had young men and women from two churches. The following day Sam and I ministered to a group of 50 youth at a nearby church on "purpose and mission". We received "words of knowledge" (1 Corinthians 12:8) for two younger men. As a result of this, we laid hands on a young woman and a young man and they were healed of post operation pain, and deafness in one ear, respectively. Later both of them and many more got filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other tongues (Acts 2:4).

A wonderful door has opened to do a two day outreach in the main square of Tuxtla (city of half a million people)! This amazing and unprecedented favour. The will consist of worship (music and dance), testimonies of lives changed by the grace of God and a short Gospel message (which I'll be most privileged to deliver). They expect thousands of people to attend the meetings. So we expect many miracles and salvations in Jesus name!

We now ask you to join us in prayer to see God doing the following:

- Affirming the new believers faith as the local church continues to revisit the new believers.

- That more homes will continue to open the doors to the messengers of peace.

- That God will release finances to support a dedicated team of missionaries supporting the local church in the area of evangelism and church planting.

There are many more wonderful stories, but that will be sufficient for now we think!

God bless you all!!

Mario and Samantha