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Update: Iglesia Gracia Soberana de Gaithersburg
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A busy book table after church is always encouraging!
My friend and pastor of Iglesia Gracia Soberana de Gaithersburg, Joselo Mercado, e-mailed recently with this good report about the church. (Gracia Soberana is the Spanish-speaking church that meets in the Events Center here at Covenant Life at 4 p.m. on Sundays):
Just wanted to take a couple of minutes to share the grace that we have been encountering. It is still amazing to think that we are less than five months old. By the way the church is interacting and the grace we are experiencing, it feels like we have been together for a longer time. Several quick testimonies of God’s kindness:
Over 100 people have been attending in recent weeks, and we have a group of 10 or so coming regularly who were un-churched before coming here.
A single who was discouraged about church due to trials in his former church ?is experiencing grace and growth in his life since coming to IGSG.
A mother and her 18-year-old son who live in a nearby community have been coming for the past five ?weeks. A ?member of Covenant Life who lives in the same house they do communicated with them using signs (due to the language barrier). This is part of the amazing blessing that it is for us to partner with Covenant Life.
So, thank you for your partnership! The Events Center is serving us so well. Your generosity and care for us has much to do with the grace we are enjoying. By the way, if people want to reach out to Spanish-speaking friends, they can stop by Covenant Life’s Welcome Center on Sundays and pick up invitations to IGSG.
—Joselo
January 17 2009 at 12:23 pm
They’re Back, Tired and Grateful
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Report from Isaac Hydoski on behalf of the Uganda team (they arrived safely at Washington Dulles on Thursday afternoon):
We’re back…tired, but real happy. Another amazing trip marked by God’s grace and power on display through the gospel. Drew and I had the privilege of serving with a team that simply rocked what a trip like this is all about: tireless, passionate preaching of the gospel. From top to bottom every member of this team contributed in really significant ways and there were quite a few surprises of people serving in powerful, effective ways. Very neat.
Some brief highlights for you to enjoy:
• The effect of the wells on the community has been profound. Mortality rates are down significantly, and the overall health of the community has seen great improvements. What a joy to see children drinking clean, cool water!
• The church in Kiburara has grown significantly since our last visit. From about 100 members to 150.
• Pastor Moses has planted two new churches in area villages since our last visit. One village apparently saw many conversions during/after our outreach there, and there is now a fledgling church of about 20 there!
• It was a great joy to witness many people who were saved last year during our evangelism outreaches worshipping with us this year at the youth conference and the church.
• After Drew and I gave the money from Covenant Life to Kiburara Gospel Centre for their building program, Godfrey, Moses’ assistant, said to us: “We thank you for this gift; we are a small village, and we know Jesus has remembered us through you.” I was undone by this…
• The most significant highlight for me was watching our own Drew Garfield leading this team with wisdom, skill, faith and passion. He simply did an outstanding job. It was a joy to watch how easily the team followed his leadership and how well he cared for them. We have a gift in this guy.
We are really grateful for all your prayers lifted up on our behalf. We felt the Lord’s grace and help every day.
—Isaac
January 14 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hymns: Good for the Soul
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Bob Kauflin passed on this encouraging e-mail to me:
Dear Bob,
I am so grateful you have asked us to memorize these hymns! As I learn and sing, I have found myself rejoicing at a deeper level.
Also, I am so much more aware of God’s love for me, an area in which I have needed to grow. Guess what? I must confess…I didn’t even like hymns before we started memorizing them! Isn’t God good?
With abundant thanksgiving,
—Elizabeth Stanford
Thanks for the encouragement, Elizabeth! Thanks also to Ken Boer for his hard work on the “Hymns: How Sweet the Sound” series and to Dave Campbell and Roger Hooper for producing the CD. Your work is helping us all grow in love for God!
November 7 2008 at 2:26 pm
Ordination Video 5: Joe Lee
0 CommentsHere is our final ordination video featuring Joe Lee’s comments, as well as Luke and Kriscinda Davis honoring him for his heroic care for their family.
November 5 2008 at 2:41 pm
Ordination Video 3: Isaac Hydoski
0 CommentsHere’s the third: Isaac Hydoski sharing from Mark 8:34-35, and Josh Murphy honoring him.
November 1 2008 at 2:39 pm
Ordination Video 2: Mark Mitchell
0 CommentsHere’s a second clip from last Sunday’s ordination: Mark Mitchell’s comments, and a clip of Doug Gerber honoring him.