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Hispanic Summer Interns 2009

Summer Interns: Victoria Guerrero
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

As theology students, our heads are filled with theory and consequently, we have all this "knowledge" we want to share with people while in the ministry. We are shocked when we do not see an immediate change or a positive reaction. Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association has given us a chance this summer to put our theory into practice and learn to share Jesus' love with the real world by placing us in different settings and challenges that one working in the ministry might come across. This adventure is shared by us four hispanic seminary students from different countries: Adahin Analco (México), Jairo Carmona and Axel Centeno (Nicaragua), and me, Victoria Guerrero (Texas).

Our main focus has been to evangelize to the Planeview community alongside local church planter, and former seminary companion, Daniel Diaz. The hispanic population in Planeview has become more numerous in these last years and the need to know Christ is more vital than ever. There are two reactions we usually get when evangelizing: 1) Oh how wonderful, good luck! and 2) Get outta' here! This has prompted us to pray more and it has given us a determination that was once only a hopeful outlook.

More recently we've had two weeks of Vacation Bible School that yielded four lives given to Jesus. Seeing these new brothers and sisters in the faith was a time for rejoicing that brought tears to our eyes. However, our time for rejoicing must be accompanied by more laboring. There are many more souls crying out for a meaning in life, and we have been comissioned to share this great gift with the world, one person at a time (Mt. 28:19-20).