Into the Amazon
Article Date: 01/07/2009 10:05:55
CLC is continuing in it’s mission of ‘getting the word around the world’ as it reaches out into the Amazon Jungle -- Carlos Marin, National Director of CLC Ecuador
“CLC and the Bible League in Ecuador have
joined together in a project to encourage and
equip Christians in communities hidden away
within the Amazon Jungle in Eastern Ecuador. The main aim of this newly formed partnership
is to train Christian leaders, and provide materials for evangelism and discipleship. In
April of 2009 a first visit was made to the
village of Tena by two members of CLC,
Carlos Marin and Josue Campo, plus two
members of the Bible League, Milton &
Cristian Bustos.
Some of the indigenous
Ecuadorians who were at the meetings had
travelled 2 or 3 days to be there! It was a joy
and blessing to hear their testimonies and to
be able to provide them with Bibles, books,
and evangelistic materials to help them take
the good news of Jesus Christ to other
villages where the Gospel is not yet
known. As this was an initial visit we
were able to introduce the people to the
work and ministry of CLC and leave a
selection of books for their library. These
people are very careful that outsiders are
not there to exploit them and we wanted
them to understand exactly what we stand
for, and why we want to visit them, before
returning later in the year with a book table.
We have, however, been able to leave a
good quantity of Bibles and books for sale
or return in another village, Riobanba, which
is about four hours by road from Tena. It has
been a real encouragement for us to be invited
to co-operate with other ministries that share
our calling to reach people with the Word of
God. Please pray for the future of this
particular project and that our vision for, and
commitment to these people will remain firm.
Pray too that the Christian leaders in these
communities will be encouraged and faithful in
their task of taking the Gospel to their
neighbours. We are trusting that this will lead
to more opportunities in the future as there is
a great shortage of the Word of God in the
huge rural areas of Ecuador, as well as great
poverty and physical need.”
Keywords: Amazon, mission, jungle
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