WCG in
Venezuela
and Argentina

By Patrick Fearon

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida--The regional office for Latin America received the following reports from congregations in the region.

Venezuela

Orlando Sanmiguel, our pastor in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, writes: As we read about the growth other congregations of our church are experiencing, we understand that as a part of Christ's body, we also can hopefully wait for the day our turn will come for us to grow, if we seek God's will and obey him. That is why being a decreasing group does not scare us.

We have connections with other churches and pastors as Barquisimeto has many evangelical groups. We share a sense of unity with some of them. They have the same purpose we have, and they feel as we do, with a sense of partnership and respect to one another.

We call them our brothers, and we feel pleased when they call us brothers as well.

We are a small group of people in this corner of the world who are seeking Jesus Christ, and we want to be efficient tools in his hand to carry the gospel.

Jose Medina in Valencia, Venezuela, adds: "We feel spiritually healthier and moving on to finding ways to spread the gospel as Christ leads us."

Argentina

Carlos Espinosa in Argentina reports that the Ezeiza congregation is having success with its children's ministry. A number of families are now attending worship services as a result of children from the community attending Bible studies sponsored by the church. The women's ministry is active, with women visiting needy people in the community.

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