Chamelco Campana

Several months ago during a visit with the 

Chamelco congregation,

they were planning for a campana, 

weekend evangelistic meetings.

We encouraged them at that time to pray for their community

and invite unsaved neighbors to these meetings.

They invited us to join them for these meetings this weekend.

The deacons called to our attention that the services would be

broadcasted on a Chamelco radio station.  They asked to let

their North American missionary friends know that they

could listen to these service on internet.

We sent out the notice and invitation to former missionaries.

What a beautiful decorated wall! 

Red paper covered the painting in the front of the church.

Bienvenido means Welcome

 Health promoter Santiago Tot serves well as a deacon.

Pastor Sebastian Ical, a widely used evangelist, from Semesche

shared the messages during the weekend.  Sebastian called us on

his way to church to ask if he could use the shower in our house.

The two hour ride from his village on the back of a truck

left him quite dusty. 

We were glad to offer Sebastian a refreshing stop and a ride.

What a touching scene to see the members of the congregation

come front and warmly greet the couple who had just believed.

Obviously the congregation had been visiting and inviting others.

At the end of the meeting each person received a cup of coffee

in a styrofoam cup and a tamale as they left the church.

Sunday afternoon we had an unexpected call from 

three membersof the new mission in Chicuis.  

 They needed a place to stay overnight.

God called us to encourage them in their faith for 

unjust treatment they had faced.   

We took them to the campana.

When we arrived at the campana, Sebastian prayed for these

new believers.  The campana lifted their spirits.

A much larger crowd gathered on Sunday night.

We were delighted to see the women students from Bezaleel 

in the meeting.    

They warmly greeted Phyllis as she had just been with them

Sunday morning to give a Bible study.

At the closing prayer in the evening many of the members

of the congregation poured out their hearts to God.