Carlos was late for work. Slept late. Friends at the Ballantyne Campus (Charlotte NC. Elevation Church) had made special arrangements for the taping session in Spanish with some important friends. And he was just the man for that. Had stayed up late last night watching some silly murder mystery flick. Large part of a carafe of vino gone.
Colombian himself with a great past brotherhood with Cesar residing in Bogota.. The guy had visited Florida and watched broadcasts online with Elevation and Elevation Worship. A pop up event in Miami (rather impromptu concert meeting with key Elevation ministers...Steven Furtick and Holly, Chris and Tiffany in the praise).
Cesar was hooked. He knew about EFAM groups online throughout the Hemisphere. Mid-week discussions on the recent sermon, or Bible Study. Holly Furtick had a special link for women's fellowship and exchange.
The whole ball of wax had been jettisoned during COVID when churches were in lockdown, and feeling quite powerless and ashamed. Ridiculous house capacity numbers; the silly blue masks; the isolation and sense of robbing community with the STAY SEPARATE TWO METERS mantra touted by politicians and media. Good citizenship was being addressed as something of necessity made rude, stay at home, anti-social, don't talk, don't exchange. So sad and backwards. And very contrary to the hands-on methods of evangelism and comforting shown in Acts of Apostles. (Read 1 Peter 3)
But not so with Elevation. Internet connections and videos were increasing exponentially. Throughout North America and beyond...Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, South Africa, Haiti, Trinidad, Great Britain...
And now Bogota at 8000 feep up and a Fellowship and numerous Latin outreaches and helps, baptisms and spiritual feeding. Colombia. The best coffees. The drug cartels, so insidious in delivering crippling drugs to southern USA. Sophia Vergara. Juan Valdez. CIA infiltration and confidential informants everywhere. Snitching, terrifying.
Would the Gospel bear fruit? Bring a clean-up, happy momentum. Make friends and family out of foes and felons? Cesar and Carlos had no doubts. Had already seen hundreds impacted. Given righteousness, peace and joy (Romans 12)
3800 Latin Lives already given light through Elevation ministries in Spanish, says Colleen (a travelling Ambassador for Christ with a lot of non-English speaking friends, and a lot of exotic foods risked. Music too. (Read 2nd Corinthians 5)
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