Friday, March 23, 2018

This is what God is doing in San Rafael

This report concerns the new planting out of Heredia, called the church of Christ in San Rafael.

The church in San Rafael has been taught about the meaning of true love that we as Christians are supposed to demonstrate, a love that is without pretense, practical and manifested through the works of service that we can offer each other.

God has guided the teaching of his word in this congregation, to move from the theoretical to the practical. On Sunday, March 11, we experienced a turn in the dynamics of Sunday worship; The preaching began with a discussion in which members had the opportunity to talk about their difficult situations, whether emotional, spiritual or material, in order that the rest of us could be made aware about the needs of others and thus support ourselves in prayer and follow-up, carrying the strong, the burdens and the struggles of the weak, and thus fulfill the law of Christ.

On Sunday, March 11 (photos attached), this practice bore its fruit. Some of our brothers and sisters (some 22 people attended) externalized their different needs and others had the opportunity to express their love in a practical way; committing to pray in a specific way, and assisting with benevolence and even with a sincere "God bless you".