Singapore

I should have posted this long ago, but here goes. In July I had the opportunity to go to Singapore to participate in the Asia Pacific regional conference of HCJB World Radio. 38 of us gathered from India, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and the U.S. My role was to lead discussions about the future direction of the mission and the changes that we are facing. We went over things like our agreed upon "ends," mission core strategies, and the big goals on our horizon (ask for a copy). It was a great time and I got to meet some of our staff for the first time.

HCJB has offices in the YWCA in Singapore. It is a beautiful facility in a great part of town. Of course, it's hard to find a bad part of town in Singapore. The city reminded me of some the best sections of downtown Miami, Florida--urban, wealthy, tropical.

Summer Vacation at Latigo Ranch

We were not expecting to take vacation this summer. So, it was very humbling to learn that annonymous friends provided for us to enjoy a week at a "dude ranch" in the high Rockies. We didn't know what to expect except for a bit of information mailed to us and Latigo Ranch's website (click on the link and enjoy it for yourself!)

We were delivered to our cabin in a covered wagon, pulled by two huge, beautiful horses and began a most delightful week. The first evening we were invited to hors 'douvers with the owners on the deck of the lodge. The deck overlooks a gorgeous lawn, a stocked pond beyond, the road, a pasture and then row upon row of Rocky mountains. The beauty took our breath away and I (Shelly) kept asking the Lord to expand my soul to be able to take it in. Every time we looked out across the mountains, the scene changed because of the constant shifting of the sun and shadows. One morning Glen went down and watched the horses being driven up to the barn from the pasture. He came back invigorated by the mountain backdrop, cool morning breezes, cracks of the whip, the sun shining behind the horses and the pond in the foreground.

Latigo ranch is bounded on three sides by the Arapaho National Forest and we spent a good portion of our daily rides there. Glen and Culver rode morning and afternoon most days, they also enjoyed fly fishing. I rode each morning and spent the afternoons in our cabin, reading, praying, studying and napping. One afternoon a large buck appeared in the window and we enjoyed watching him forage for a snack outside our cabin. We took a nature walk and learned a lot more about the flora and fauna of Colorado. Since then, it's been fun to recognize various wild flowers in our neighborhood.

The ranch served several meals dude ranch-picnic style outdoors, complete with open air grilling and all the delicious accompanying dishes. One morning we rode into the national forest for an open air breakfast. The food was unbelievable. We rounded up cattle, participated in penning competitions, learned to crack a whip and rope a cow! Culver was the only teenager guest and soon was included in the staff activities. He earned a wrangler's award for helping to clean up the barn by shoveling horse manure!

It was a wonderful experience for all of us. We thoroughly enjoyed each staff member and the other guests became friends. We had significant conversations with various ones about a vital relationship with Jesus. We came home refreshed, having enjoyed a wonderful, active break. It was the first time in 10 years that I've been able to take a vacation without having to cook or clean! We are so thankful for God's provision!

Shelly Ministers at Women of the Harvest Event

My dear friend, co-author of Holy Habits, and prayer partner, Mimi Wilson joined me to speak for the furlough conference at the Billy Graham Training Center in Ashville, NC. We had to raise the money to cover all our expenses and conference costs. The Lord provided for me (without an appeal) through two generous donations! We saw Him work. There were 79 missionary women, many of whom came deeply burdened. Nearly half signed up for counseling before we met!

Twenty-six of us were “staff.” All had raised support and taken time off work to serve. Our goal was to minister to women emotionally, spiritually and physically. The staff included 6 counselors, a musician/worship leader, a massage therapist, a color analyst, four hair stylists, a makeover artist, a team of 6 pedicurists. (Mimi and I never considered ourselves pedicurists before!) Local churches gave beautiful clothes (many new) and staff ran a boutique so ladies could “shop” free after color analysis. Staff organized, ironed, sewed and helped ladies find outfits to match. Missionaries went away with piles of donated books and daily they received gifts, lovingly purchased and beautifully wrapped by local churches.

As we spoke many wept. God used the messages to touch lives. The counselors shared that our ministry facilitated their work. A highlight for both Mimi and me was spending each afternoon massaging feet and legs, painting nails, and listening to ladies' stories. We wept, laughed and prayed with many who needed a fresh touch from God. Several shared that before the conference, they could not consider returning to the field, but after it they were ready to go! The staff at the Billy Graham Center marveled at the transformation, not only in appearance but also in spirit, of the missionaries between their arrival and departure. Mimi will speak at the WOTH retreat in the Middle East in the fall and I am scheduled for South America in 2007. Please pray that God will provide for these trips. If you, your church, or someone you know would like to be on staff, provide for someone to attend, or take on a project of gifts or clothing, let me know and we'll get you connected!

Shelly

Kitchen Table Counseling

We're thrilled that in February NavPress released Kitchen Table Counseling, A Practical and Biblical Guide for Women Helping Others, by Muriel Cook and Shelly Cook Volkhardt! Mom and I are eager to see this useful tool get into the hands of many women. Multnomah Bible College sponsored a book signing and flew me out for it. My sister, Milei, joined us from Southern California.It was a sacred time. We have been blessed to hear how God is using it.

Look for a copy of the book at your local Christian bookstore. (Or contact us for a copy signed by the author.) We can also help you with bulk purchases if you'd like to use the book for a women's study.

We hope to create an on-line community for kitchen table counselors at the link above. Join us!

Carl's Graduation

Carl graduated Magna Cum Laude from Azusa Pacific University on May 6 with a degree in Social Science. He is in the Who's Who of American Colleges and Universities and on the National Dean's List, an honor reserved for the top half of one percent of college and university students! We are thankful to the Lord for his diligence. He hopes to eventually go to graduate school and teach high school or college. This summer he is working again in Miami for Mokher Plumbing and living with the Contreras family (dear friends from my Bible Study) and looking for a job in Southern California for the fall. Please pray with us for him about that.

Miami

I (Glen) participated in board meetings for COICOM last weekend. Nine of us came together in Miami from four countries and Puerto Rico. Thanks to Granada Presbyterian Church for loaning us facilities! We got the final report on the event last November in Bolivia (see the story below), as well as the year-end report on 2005. It was a tumultuous year for the organization because of a leadership change, but we are well-poised to move forward. The main topics at the meeting were finalizing the leadership transition with some structural and governance changes, and planning for the 2006 convention in El Salvador. It was great to see some friends between meetings. Miami is the place to be in December! It was 80 degrees there on Saturday! I really didn't mind the 19 this morning in Colorado Springs.

Palm Missionary Ministries

I (Glen) attended the board meeting of Palm Missionary Ministries last week. PMM is a small mission dedicated to raising up national missionaries to serve in their own countries, and around the world. See their web site by clicking the link above. I've been on the board for the last five years or so. The reports from the mission were good. Pray for the president, Art Patray. His wife, Barb, is suffering from serious cancer. Her mother (80s) and grandmother (102) are in the same situation. Art works from his home near Lake Wales, Florida.

A Christmas Wish

For the past few weeks in chapels at HCJB headquarters our president, David Johnson, has been playing the role of Christmas myth buster in his chapel messages, encouraging us to look at the true meaning of the coming of Jesus. That’s an important thing for us to do each year, for two reasons: first, because of the barrage of commercialism that we have to put up with, and second, because the true story is so much more powerful. So, to further encourage you with the power of what really happened I’d like to read a passage adapted from the book The Jesus Style, by Gail Erwin.

Look at the clues that indicate the nature of Jesus—born in a barn, to a teenage mother, laid in a feed trough, considered to be illegitimate by many, of spotty ancestry (there was a murderer, a harlot, a Gentile in his bloodline), a common name (Jesus is a form of the Hebrew “Joshua” and there was one of those on every street), a seemingly misdirected birth announcement received by a handful of mistrusted shepherds, unattractive looks, reared in a bad neighborhood (remember Nathaniel’s question: “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”), owning nothing, what can only be called a bizarre combination of coworkers (the equivalent in modern terms of combining an IRS agent, an anarchist, minimum wage laborers, and various other strong accents and odors that had never before been called a unit), the shameful death of a common criminal (that in his day brought about an emotional reaction more akin to “lethal injection” than our warm fondness for “the cross”.

His whole approach doesn’t fit the methods that come to mind when we think of winning the world. These were choices, not mistakes. He seemed to lead with weakness at every step of his life.

And why is this good news? With this kind of approach to us, he could be sure that our response would be an honest one. He used no methods that would coerce us or get something less than genuine belief. This is the way true love works. People don’t propose marriage with a ring in one hand and a pistol in the other. Being an others-oriented person, a servant, he wanted to free people to be as real and honest as possible. He had the power to walk Judea threatening those who rejected him with instantaneous annihilation. Instead, he allowed others to take his life.

We make so few genuine decisions in life. Most of the choices we make are affected by outside forces and demands. But when it comes to the most important decision in life, our decision about God—Jesus seeks only a genuine one. He approaches us in a way that lovingly frees us to make that decision authentically. We can accept or reject. He refuses to violate our personhood and our ability to choose. That is true love.

And that’s the truly good news that is the basis of Shelly’s and my wishes of the very best for each of you this Christmas season.

APU Football to the Playoffs

It was great fun to visit Carl and Genie for homecoming weekend at Azusa Pacific University. The Dads got to walk the seniors onto the field before the game with Eastern Oregon. APU won and Carl got a lot of playing time (Offensive Guard). They went on to win their final game and now head to the NAIA playoffs ranked 9th in the nation. Click the heading above for the full story from the University web site.
UPDATE: The Cougars went to the playoffs, but lost their first game to Montanna Tech, finishing the season 6-4. More details at: http://www.apu.edu/athletics/football/stories/8432/

COICOM 2005 -- Santa Cruz, Bolivia

I've been involved with COICOM since it's begining in 1993. It is a grouping of Christian communicators and mass media users for Latin America and Spain. Because of conflicts with mission commitments, I missed the conference this year. Shelly was able to be there for part of the event and taught a seminar on developing intimacy with God. I arrived as the conference was closing and joined the board for meetings after the crowds went home. This was a smaller and more focused convention. We had 850 registered participants, plus around a hundred Bolivian volunteers.

Shelly Giving Her Seminar at COICOM

Like many Christian organizations, COICOM is going through a major change. Our dear friend, Raul Justiniano, stepped down as president earlier in the year and the transition to new leadership has been very good, but difficult. Pray for Arnold and Sigrid Enns. Arnold is COICOM Executive Director and CEO.

For more pictures of COICOM 2005 check out the COICOM website.

A New Position for Glen

After four years as the Vice President of Personnel Development for the mission, I started a new job on October first. (If we had this blog up and running you would have heard about this sooner!) The new position is called Vice President of Strategic Planning and Ministry Development. It's a big change and I'm looking forward to it. Since the beginning of October, I've been out of the office more than half the time. (See more on the trips in other postings.)

In the new position I'll be looking after four things:

• The development and implementation of a planning process for the mission.
• Participation in strategic decisions as they come up and as requested by the president.
• Looking down the road to help plot a course for HCJB World Radio.
• Shepherding the mission though a change management program.

I think the Lord has prepared me for this job. It feels like a good fit. At the same time, the magnitude of change that we are facing as a mission is overwhelming. Pray for wisdom and courage.

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PARTICIPANTS’ RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

• Disciplemaking Pathway authored by Jackie Redmond, Training Seminar series 
• Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God Alone by Elyse Fitzpatrick 
• Road map to Healing by Cyndy Sherwood 
• Understanding Male Temperament by Tim LaHaye 
• Red Sea Rules by Robert J. Morgan 
• Come Back, Barbara by C. John Miller, Barbara Miller Juliani 
• When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert  Developing a Discerning Heart by Gwynne Johnson 
• Total Forgiveness by R.T. Kendall 
• Healing Care, Healing Prayer by Terry Wardle 
• You Are Special by Max Lucado 
• Relational Wisdom by Ken Sande, Training program 
• Changes that Heal by Henry Cloud 
• Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning 
• One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp 
• A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Philip Keller

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Shelly Needs Support for WOTH Ministry in Chile

All the funding came in! Thanks to all that had a part! Here's the original post.
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Have you ever wished that someone who has “walked in your shoes” would come to encourage you? I have. When we lived in Ecuador, I longed to talk with a mature woman who understood what I was facing.

Now, as a veteran missionary, conference speaker and encourager of women, I have the chance to do that for missionaries who serve in South America! I will be going to Chile with Women Of The Harvest from October 17 to November 1, to speak at two conferences. When registration opened the retreat slots were completely filled in less than a week! Now there is a waiting list! I will also “slip in” a one day retreat (while the team takes a day to sight-see) with a Bible Study for professional women and wives of businessmen in Santiago.

Women of the Harvest (WOTH) is an organization that exists to minister to missionary women through an on-line magazine, on-line Bible Studies, support groups, resources and retreats. They put on a “furlough” conference in the United States and two international ones each year. Missionary ladies are only pay for their transportation. WOTH raises funds for the cost of the conference. The goal of the retreat is to give weary, lonely, often discouraged missionary ladies a time of spiritual renewal, laughter, fellowship and physical refreshment. Even the hotel is nicer than a missionary budget affords and they receive all kinds of treats from “home” that the team carries down in their luggage (you should see us at airport check in)! WOTH recruits hair stylists, massage therapists, licensed counselors, color analysts, worship leaders as well as prayer warriors willing to give pedicures. I have challenged two of my friends to join me in this adventure. I will give the spiritual messages as well as pamper the missionaries in the afternoon. For more information about the organization check out their website: www.womenoftheharvest.com

Would you be willing to commit to pray for me and the team in this significant ministry? That is what we need more than anything else. However, as a WOTH team member I must also raise money for my expenses and a scholarship for a missionary, so the cost is high - $3500. This is especially challenging because Glen and I are also responsible for raising our monthly support for HCJB Global. For women's retreats in the U.S. my expenses are covered and any honorarium I receive goes into our mission account for our support so this is a paradigm shift for me!

In June 2006, Mimi Wilson, my prayer partner of 20 years and co-author of Holy Habits, and I spoke at the Furlough Conference for Women of the Harvest. We became convinced of the value of WOTH as we watched lives change. Mimi and I spoke each morning and gave pedicures all afternoon. What joy it was to serve those precious saints! We wept over their feet and prayed with each one. The Lord provided the funds for that trip through a single generous gift from dear friends.

Would you consider participating with me by helping to fund this trip? I will be grateful for any amount you send. Please make your check to:

Women of The Harvest
P.O. Box 151297
Lakewood, CO 80215-9291
note that it is for Shelly Volkhardt-Chile.
http://www.womenoftheharvest.com/

You will receive a tax-deductible receipt for your gift. WOTH needs the money to be in by September 19.

God bless you. May He multiply your resources and encourage you as you move ahead for His glory.

Together in Him,


Shelly Volkhardt
7070 Ashley Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80922

Home Telephone: 719-572-5623
Cell Phone: 719-310-2771

Donate to the Volkhardt's Ministry

Glen and Shelly are associates with Paraclete, Inc. a Christian non-profit organization whose mission is to glorify God by coming alongside the global missions community. The Volkhardt's ministry depends on the contributions of people who believe in Paraclete and want to participate in it financially. Paraclete is a 501 C-3 corporation which issues tax-deductible receipts for contributions. Paraclete retains control of contributions, sets the Volkhardt's salary level and pays it every month from contributions received for their ministry. To donate to the Volkhardt's ministry with Paraclete:

1. Send a check to Paraclete Mission Group and note:  "Preferenced for #9025, Volkhardt Ministry"
   
   Paraclete Mission Group
   PO Box 1970
   GILBERT, AZ 85299-1970
   
   or
2. Download the Credit Card Email Form to authorize a contribution from your credit card.

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Donate to the Paraclete General Fund

The Paraclete Mission Group, Inc. is a Christian non-profit organization whose mission is to glorify God by coming alongside the global missions community. Paraclete does this via the ministry of a group of experienced missionaries ministers who "come alongside" missions, churches, and church planting movements worldwide. Paraclete is a 501 C-3 corporation which issues tax-deductible receipts for contributions in the United States.

The Paraclete General Fund is the account that pays all of the mission's core support services to associates and donors. Without it, Paraclete could not exist. While we (the Volkhardts) need to raise for Paraclete to pay our salary, we also encourage giving to the Paraclete General Fund.
To donate to the the Paraclete General Fund:

1. Send a check to Paraclete Mission Group and note: "Preference for #0000, General Fund"
   
   Paraclete Mission Group
   3303 S LINDSAY RD STE 108
   GILBERT, AZ 85297-1504
   
   or
   
2. Download the Credit Card Email Form to authorize a contribution from your credit card.

Completing the Great Commision

“Paraclete” is a Greek word that means one who comes alongside to help, comfort or counsel. The word is used in the Bible to describe both Jesus and the Holy Spirit. For the Paraclete Mission Group, coming alongside is our core methodology. We believe it is an effective way to build God’s Kingdom, and it’s our contribution toward the completion of the Great Commission.

Traditionally mission efforts have focused on evangelism and church planting. There are countless examples of the effectiveness of this strategy going all the way back to the early church. Today Christ’s followers still desire to see more believers and more churches. But in light of the phenomenal church growth in the last few decades, is evangelism and church planting still the most effective strategy for the Western believer working overseas? Established churches now exist in regions and among people groups where we would not have dreamed possible a generation ago. That growth creates a new potential role for Western missionaries.

Christ said In Acts 1:8 that we would be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and “the uttermost part of the earth.” We are seeing this come true before our very eyes. Granted, there are still thousands of people groups that have no church. But Jesus’ prophecy in Acts 1:8 was a geographical reference, not an ethnic reference. There are fewer and fewer places where there is no witness. In fact, put your finger down on any spot on a globe, and you won’t have to move it far to reach an established church.

In contrast to his prophecy in Acts 1:8, Jesus commission to us in the gospels is an ethnic reference. We are to make disciples of all “ethnos.” We find ourselves at a very interesting historical juncture. We can see the day (some would say the day has already come) when we will have witnessed in all the “uttermost parts.” But there are still people groups that “have not heard.” What is the most effective way to finish the task? Might it not be to encourage the church around the world to make disciples in their neighbor people groups?

The kingdom expands when someone “is sent” (Romans 10:15). But maybe we should concentrate on sending the folk who are closest—ethnically, linguistically and geographically. Not that those of us in the West should not “be sent.” But perhaps what some of us are sent to do needs to change. Churches exist “next door” to the unreached. Many are maturing rapidly. Some are slow to take up the challenge of reaching their neighbors. Many are persecuted. Many lack resources. Many are looking for help. Paraclete associates work with churches and kingdom workers around the world, coming alongside with that practical help. In this edition of Perspectives, we’ll tell you some of those stories. Doug Goins writes of the importance of relationships in the Paraclete process, and Harriet Askew gives some examples of real-life coming alongside.

2015 Glen Eyrie KTC Resources Recommended by Participants

PARTICIPANTS’ RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

• Disciplemaking Pathway authored by Jackie Redmond, Training Seminar series
• Idols of the Heart: Learning to Long for God alone by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Road map to Healing by Cyndy Sherwood 
• Understanding Male Temperament by Tim LaHaye
• Red Sea Rules by Robert J. Morgan
• Come Back, Barbara by C. John Miller, Barbara Miller Juliani
• When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert
• Developing a Discerning Heart by Gwynne Johnson
• Total Forgiveness by R.T. Kendall
• Healing Care, Healing Prayer by Terry Wardle
• You Are Special by Max Lucado
• Relational Wisdom by Ken Sande, Training program
• Changes that Heal by Henry Cloud
• Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning
• One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
• A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Philip Keller

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More Pearls

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• Share God- not your opinion!
• Help her find her identity in Jesus, not in her wounding.
• Don’t wait for my feelings- they’re not more spiritual than my will.
• If we can smell like Jesus, we hardly have to say a word.
• It’s not enough to choose to forgive… the healing happens as we name the hurts and bring them to Jesus.
• Ephesians 1
• In order to have a Resurrection, there MUST be a death!!! Death to self.
• Release the desire of perfection and seize the power of Action. “Don’t wait until you’re ‘perfect’ before you begin.
• Jesus is enough for this minute!
• Teach her that Jesus is enough for Today!
• Look at your house, what would make the biggest difference right now? I’ll wait while you do it.
• Listen with Christ ears.
• God created us to be loved by Him.
• What a person feels is at least as important as what actually happened.
• He will take your wrong note and turn it into a New Song!
• Be careful not to identify or associate a woman with her wound.
• I love you more than my right to hold onto this.
• Identity in Jesus!
• Be aware!! It is easy to create a dependency on us, when we want to point them to Christ +encourage dependency on Him. Caution!!
• Most of the time I don’t feel like I’m becoming more like Jesus- I feel like I was run over by a 10 ton truck and dragged. 
• Learn to accept compliments.
• Take her to Jesus. 
• Overheard in the hallway- “She is ALWAYS eager to hear a personal story.”
• Be authentic, not a faker.
• Encourage dependency on Christ!
• What a person feels about a situation is often more important than what actually happened. Let her express her feelings.
• Strive to be a terminal for God’s healing.
• NO DISAPPOINTING LOOK! NO Judgment.
• Don’t live like an orphan when you are loved by the King of Kings, you are a Child of God!
• To truly be a spiritually mature Christian, I must choose 1) to die to self, and 2) to offer sacrifice of thanksgiving for difficult circumstances.
• There is something about telling the story that causes change…
• We are the fragrance of Christ to these ladies and the aroma of Christ to God.
• As lay listeners, we are the Care Giver, but God is the CURE giver.
• Help her think through the process, don’t do it for her.
• Look for healing truth.
• Ask if you can take her to Jesus (just as I would do if I were in that place).
• Let her come up with her own words! Don’t always rush to “fill in the blanks” during conversations!

Message from COICOM President, Arold Enns

April 27, 2009

Dear Glen,

Greetings and peace. I'm writing you at the end of a two weeklong journey through several cities of Argentina and I just wanted to take this time to tell you a bit about that.

I had the privilege to meet with a couple of hundreds of pastors and leaders from over 20 different cities in this great country of Argentina as well as preach in several churches.

I did this tour in order to know and get a feeling for what the Lord is doing in Argentina. The meetings over coffee, in churches, restaurants and offices were all insightful and all shared a common thread, we are seeing an incredible harvest time for which we must be ready, and from what I gathered in Argentina they are.

The following lines will only touch the border of the many stories that I have heard and the wonderful ministries that I have gotten to know. These are my impressions and their stories.
At the beginning of this year several pastors and city leaders had made plans for this year and are changing them in view of the global crisis. The changes have to do with the incredible evangelistic opportunities that we have in our cities as people are flocking to our congregations to seek answers.

Roberto Senzini, a pastor from Rosario, told me that they recently started a jail ministry and the warden assigned them 3 pavilions to manage and handle the administration of them because they saw that the work they have been doing is much more comprehensive than what they as a government are able to do, obviously because they present Jesus as the complete answer!

Omar Olier, a pastor from the city of Mar del Plata, recently equipped several mobile hospitals to serve the community because the local government is not able to handle the increasing demand and therefore asked the church for help.

Hugo Marquez, a pastor from the city of Neuquén in the south of the country, opened a school a couple of years ago and now cannot handle the avalanche of people who want their children be taught with Christian values. They have over 1,500 students and are rejecting hundreds because the house is full.

Alejandro Rodriguez, a pastor from Buenos Aires and Director of YWAM, installed his office in front of the Argentine Congress to open a house of prayer where they pray and witness to congressman on a daily basis. The offices are full of pictures of every senator and congressman for whom they pray. Recently he was able to distribute a Bible to every congressman.

A group of ladies in the city of Cordoba have been preparing radio programs and social assistance for over 49 years. This is a remarkable group of ladies, some of them in their 80's and have an evangelistic heart preparing weekly radio programs which are aired on local secular radio stations as well as bringing hope and relief to many impoverished areas of the city.

A church in that same city recently held a youth convention where over 8,000 young people gathered to be equipped and challenged to live their lives to the fullest for Christ, not in church but on the streets!

Omar Herrera, a pastor in the city of Cipolleti, began a ministry among the Mapuche Indians in the southern province of Patagonia. The Mapuche are almost impenetrable with the Gospel but the recent drought softened their hearts because their "gods" are not answering and Jesus is bringing them hope!

I share these stories with you because we have been working with all these pastors and ministries in mobilizing them to connect with each other in creating a strategic force to win our cities one hundred percent for Christ.
As you read these lines hundreds of pastors and leaders are getting ready to come from all over Latin America to our next COICOM convention that will take place in Mar del Plata in August 25th to the 29th.

The COICOM convention is not just a one-time meeting, but God willing we want to gather around the theme of transforming our Cities with the power of Jesus Christ using every possible tool that is available to bring the Gospel in a relevant and purposeful way.

I would like to ask you for your support as we prepare for the next convention where we aim to mobilize, connect, equip several thousands of pastors, leaders and communicators in bringing the whole Gospel to all the nations for the cause of Christ, the hope of His people and the Glory of God.

We need your support in prayer and in funding. Will you join me and the churches of the Latin American continent in this effort?

Would you be willing to become a partner in providing a scholarship for pastors and leaders from the region to be part of this mobilization?

What will happen when you're involved? Please let me know if you are able and thank you for allowing me to share these stories with you!

Warmly in Christ,

Arnold Enns
P.S. - Would you forward this email to other leaders you know so they too can learn about COICOM and its strategic mission? Thank you in advance for your help!