The church in San Rafael de Heredia continues to meet every Sunday at 6:00. This is a church that sprouted out of the church that meets in the city of Heredia. It's a mission of a church in Costa Rica which in turn is a mission of the Bammel Church in Houston.
According to our philosophy of missions we are putting into practice the concept of "germinal churches," that is, churches that have been planted in such a way that they do not depend on a continued flow of funds being channeled to them for further growth. These churches depend solely on the power of the Word of God being taught by evangelists who focus more on the building up of the body of Christ, and less on the "practicalities" that the work involves (Ephesians 4.10-16). The "practicalities" are soon being taken care by the locals (Acts 6.2-4). This way the evangelist never becomes "indispensable."
The work the Lord is doing in San Rafael has been blessed by the presence of my brother Rodrigo Ulate, a graduate from Harding University, translator of Truth for Today, who is in charge of the teaching every Sunday. His continued translating of Bible commentaries from English into Spanish, has made of him a Bible scholar, so I get out of the way for him to grow in the area of teaching, which allows me to concentrate more on the shepherding of the members. Rodrigo is a bachelor, he has been a faithful member of the church of Christ for the last 30 years.
To God be the glory for all of you at Bammel who support me to be one of God's evangelists in the province of Heredia, Costa Rica.
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