Life and Ministry in Nueva Cordoba

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“…they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them” (Hebrews 11:16).

Dear Partner in the Gospel,

Thank you for your joyful giving to our ministry during a tough time for America.  Thank you for investing in God’s kingdom with us.

Sometimes I think that we should see a movement of God that is much quicker than is our present reality.  Then I am encouraged that we are on God’s timetable and not our own.  I am reminded that it took Solomon seven years to build the 90 by 30 feet temple to perfection.  It took Paul 14 years to be prepared to set out on his missionary journeys. And John lived into his 90’s faithfully ministering the grace of God. 

We are reaching a community that is highly educated by free socialistic university.  We are reaching out to a society that is a very secular and post-Roman Catholic. We are reaching people who think evangelicalism is a cult and it is only for the poor and uneducated to be deceived.

Still, the reality of Christ’s love is sparking a small flame in the hearts of a few who are being transformed into His people, whose journeys  have encouraged us to keep preaching grace to those who are in the worst kind of poverty, spiritual poverty. People like Laureano, who has come to Christ in the last few weeks after an intense 6 months of weighing out Scriptural truths with his former religious belief. The key was a series of questions in our “Life Forever” evangelistic discipleship study. “Have you ever misunderstood Mary’s words to the point that you see her as one of the ways to God?” “Are you willing to give your past belief to God?” “Where are you at in your spiritual journey with God?” His answers were “yes, maybe, and 50%,” which opened the door to lead him to Christ!

I wish that I could report to you that hundreds have trusted in Christ here, but that is not the reality in an area like Nueva Cordoba.  The truth is we are reinventing the way missions is done so as to be relevant to the people of this city.  Using traditional ministry approaches here do not produce the goal of making disciples due to the spiritual apathy of the people and their prejudices. Spreading God’s grace here requires spiritual strength and perseverance coupled with fervent prayer and creative evangelism.  Planting churches today in Argentina is a task that few have decided to do. We have a goal of reaching 10000 pueblos or towns with the gospel.  Right now, we often feel outnumbered and alone.  That is why we need your prayers. 

Please pray with us in the Kingdom calling that God has for our ministry.  Please continue to give so that we may remain here as a light to this city that is scarcely graced with the gospel.

Grace to You,

David Fulfer