Hispanic Church Planting Strategist

Church Planting: Abraham Arevalo
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Three weeks ago, I met a special young man with a unique first name. His name is Getsemani (Gethsemane) but his friends call him "Coquis". He is only 19 years old, has tattoos in both arms and a taste for heavy metal music, but he is also eager to know more about Jesus. Coquis was introduced to me by our Hispanic summer missionaries; they led Coquis to Jesus during door to door visitation in the area of Plainview, and since then, Coquis has attended a Bible study on regular basis.

Our three Hispanic Summer Missionaries are students from Rio Grande Bible Institute in Edinburg, Texas where they are receiving Bible training to go back to their countries to preach the gospel. The focal ministry these interns have with us is to go door to door sharing the gospel. They are concentrating their efforts in two different locations: The north part of Wichita, around the Good Neighbor Baptist Church and in Plainview, just close to the Hispanic Community Center. God has blessed their efforts in a wonderful way; four different families have opened their doors for Bible study and 15 people have made decisions for Christ. These evangelistic efforts are part of our overall strategy to start new Hispanic congregations around our area for the Glory of God.

Please pray for Johanna, Daniel and Mari, our Hispanic interns, for their safety as they walk in the streets of Wichita and for wisdom and power from the Holy Spirit to share the good news. Also, keep praying for our four Hispanic churches and missions (Fuente de Paz, Redencion, Nueva Vida and Getsemani) as they continue their ministries and for the efforts of First Southern in Hutchinson to reach the Hispanics in that city. Please help us pray that the Lord will send more Hispanic Church planters to our area and for the provision of the Lord to supply the needs of those he will send to us.