Wilson’s father was in the Colombian guerrilla. It was common to see him walk around the house with his ammunition belt girded across his chest. When there was gunfire in the neighborhood, his father was usually a part of it. Violence was so much a part of Wilson’s life, that at age 10 he, too, joined the guerrilla.
A number of prominent Mainline renewal leaders affiliated with the Association for Church Renewal, voiced their support for the witness of the historic meeting of Anglican Bishops, led by those from the ‘global south’ who are calling for reformation of the Anglican Communion.
The secret is vision casting and involvement by the state bishop, missions board and Arkansas pastors who respond to the appeal. The offering this year will go to complete the construction on two churches in Africa – Ranaka, Botswana and Livingstone, Zambia.
Thousands of delegates have pre-registered to attend the Church of God International General Assembly, which will be held this year in the beautiful city of San Antonio, Texas, from August 4-9.
Most American Christians today are unfamiliar with Julio Ruibal, the humble Bolivian preacher who was known in South America as “the apostle of the Andes.” He was martyred in 1995 in Cali, Colombia, where he and his wife, Ruth, planted a church and were mobilizing unity among churches in order to stop the violent drug cartels that controlled that city.
This is the time of year when many in the Pentecostal/Charismatic family of churches are celebrating camp meetings and youth camps. In these special gatherings there is family-style fellowship, dynamic music and anointed preaching. There is, however, one central transforming experience from these meetings that cannot be replaced: the life-changing experience with God at the altar. The promise that “we have an altar” not only describes our heritage but, if embraced, will determine our horizon for the future.
