Muy amada familia de HBC [GTC= The Gospel Through Colmbia]
Following a perfect plan A providence, we arose early to leave Bucaramanga for the grand capital city of Bogotá. With its 8 million+ inhabitants and a very high altitude giving its year round cool climate, we were about to escape the much warmer spots. Our flight was cancelled…we then spent the better part of the day touring and enjoying fellowship in Bucaramanga. Our flight was to leave at 4. We got off later but landed in Bogotá safe and sound. Here we are guests of pastor Manuel Cendales and his “Rebuilding Reforming Baptist Church” This is the sense that “Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana Reedificando” has in their city sector. Pastor Arocha again opened the conference with another packed house of 150. The worship in song was wonderful with skilled percussion, electric an acoustic guitars and a keyboard like ours. Contemporary songs sung enthusiastically were what brought tears to not only me. Pastor Arocha was up first sitting on high stool using PowerPoint for the rich Doctrine of God. I was up second with the Wrath of God. GTC gives me and translator plus the free opportunity to say whatever I want in español. Below you have me with emotion and Pastor Cristian Achury waiting for his turn. The Lord helped us much with all of our weakness; yo by far the weaker. P Arocha was up again and did so well with plenty of Q&A. Then my turn for the Love of God. A most unusual providence came when I was just getting into 7 characteristics of the Love of God. It started raining furiously…so loudly with the metal roof that we had to stop. Then the water started coming in the building…then more and more. Marble sized hail came in abundance. Ceiling tiles began to fall as the water began to come in and we scrambled to get buckets, tubs, mops, brooms and barrels. The hail covered the streets (got pics) and it was clear that was it for the day. We stacked chairs and others mopped. Quite an experience for me. Learning much about the work of the Lord in Colombia. Exciting. I plan to find a way to ship books here and empty my supply. The books the HBC team were quickly distributed and out of sight. Pastor Arocha will be preaching in the a.m. Adult SS is mine. Please pray and give thanks for how God had blessed here. Have a little unity work to do between GTC and one fine pastor I really love. Something to pray about too. Enjoyed seeing some of the bros who have befriended me from a previous GTC conference and some from the Modular training. God is so GOOD.
Much Love, pK
