June 18, 2011 – Santa Marta, Colombia… Shirley Rueda/IAD
Adventist homes throughout the church in northern Colombia opened their homes to neighbors and friends during Inter-America’s territory-wide Constant in Prayer initiative focused on strengthening the family in surrounding communities. More than 15,000 homes participated in the initiative which included fellowship, worship, and prayer on the evening of June 10, according to Pastor Gustavo Perez, family ministries director for the church in North Colombia.
Joined by local church leaders, Pastor Melchor Ferreyra, personal ministries director for the church in Inter-America, visited eight homes to offer a spiritual encouragement and prayer for families in Santa Marta.
On Sabbath, June 11, in the Santa Marta’s Central Adventist Church, some 300 people from seven churches and four groups from the city’s metropolitan region met to enjoy an afternoon of testimonies and prayer, as well as to participate in training seminars.
Pastor Ferreyra spoke to the congregation on the need for spiritual revival. He stressed the importance of rebuilding the altars of prayer and worship in each Adventist home, while Pastor Perez also spoke on the dimensions of true love in marriage.
“I am happy for this initiative,” said Sandra Espinel, who opened her home and testified of the positive impact of the prayer initiative. “Prayer is the foundation on which families should affirm themselves. I believe this program took place in an appropriate time, when families are more attacked by the enemy.”
At the closing of the program, leaders highlighted the church’s main evangelistic projects for the five-year period in Colombia: the Great Caravan of Hope and the purchase of the first Adventist radio station in Colombia.
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