¡Gracias a Dios!
Now that Pastor Kenny and Joe Torres have made it safely back home, Lynn and I have had a chance to reflect on the past week. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for our first conference.
In all, we had about 21 attendees. Some came from as far as an hour away. Most, however, have churches within 15-20 minutes driving distance. Several of those men also happened to be “pastors-in-training”. Those young men were incredibly attentive throughout all of our sessions. The men ranged in age from 16 – 70.
We gave the men Sed de Dios (Desiring God) as a conference gift. Pastor Kenny utilized the book quite a bit in his sessions. In all, we had 7 teaching sessions. One was taught by me on the high calling of ministry. The rest were taught by Pastor Kenny. Pastor Kenny’s spontaneity and eagerness to engage people made for a terrific combination while speaking with the conference attendees.
The men asked questions throughout the conference as they quickly came to respect Pastor Kenny. Wisely, Pastor Kenny began the conference by reaffirming the Bible as our only sure ground in the midst of experiences. From there, God’s sovereignty behind all that is dominated much of the time. This theme threaded through Satan’s involvement in our lives, God’s involvement in suffering, how to appropriate emotions, and God’s ultimate aim to bring glory to Himself.
The men left well-fed (thanks to Nelly, Olga, Cristina, and Dania), refreshed, and eager to return. Pray with me that God will continue to be glorified through the ongoing effects of this conference on these men as they return to their churches.
Click on the picture above or follow this link to see a slide-show of photos from the conference.
Luke
Lynn
Pastor Luke and Lynn, thank you so much for sharing the commentary and the slide show. How blessed you are to be a part of the beginning of God’s work among the Honduran people, wherever He may take it from here. You and all of those pastors are much in my prayers.
Thank you for sharing of the faithfulness of God during the first Pastor’s conference and I really enjoyed the pictures! What a true blessing from God to have so many committed men to come and learn truth and I will pray that the overflow of their learning is shared by everyone they come in contact with. Hugs & Kisses, Mom
Hi team. As always a very inspirational post. I had dinner with your parents and grandparents tonight at Maria Benida’s(sp?)was awesome, clicked a quick snapshot of them all outside, please go to my facebook page to see it. Everyone had a nice time and looked great. I didnt fit in to the wide angle field of view, cause my cup runneth over, so I stayed behind the lens. In my prayers. Hola back. Your old friend Skip