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Holiday Edition - 2007 |
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Holiday Edition - 2007 |
Greetings from
CHM Director David Byrne!
According to a recent Pew report, only
2% of Hispanics would say that “teaching English to immigrant children
is not important” (compared to 26% of non-Hispanics who would agree with
that statement). A person who is living as a “stranger in a strange
land” cannot help but realize how critical language is to getting established.
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CHM Board:
Thomas Hoke Michal Alexander Rev. Craig Davis Paul Feaster Jacob Estrada Kay Griffin Dora Gutierrez Kerr Dr. Chuck Mylander Dr. Karl Newman Dr. Jack Rea William Roeh |
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11th North American Hispanic Friends Conference
Our latest conference in Las Vegas, NV was another great time of sharing, learning, and rejoicing together. The theme was focused on Christian Education, but workshops were also presented on Family Counseling, Missions, and Immigration with vibrant worship gatherings in the evenings calling on the group to accept God’s challenges in life and ministry. EFI-LA Pastor's
Conference in January
EFI-Latin America is hosting a pastor’s conference in Ilo, Peru with the theme: “Living United In the Faith.” CHM’s director will be sharing on “Effective Missions” and translating for Dr. John Williams (EFC-ER Superintendent) for the evening sessions. |
Ovidio Ipiña March 13, 1940 - Oct. 10, 2007 For me to live is Christ, to die is gain. Those words came to life
for me in a new way this past month when Pastor Ovidio Ipiña of
Blue Island, IL, a good friend and faithful servant of God, went to be
with the Lord. A few days earlier, we had worshiped together in the
Las Vegas North American Hispanic Friends Conference and a couple of weeks
before that, we shared a hotel room at a pastor’s retreat in Ohio.
And yet, at the funeral, it was not so much a time for grief, but for celebration as we recognized the power of God at work in this servant of the Lord and reflected on the great reward Ovidio was already enjoying. During one of the services Ovidio’s son, shared how grateful he was to God for his father’s life. “God is good,” the son said. And how often do you hear a son proclaim that at his father’s funeral? Ovidio and his wife Raquel received Christ when he was 32 years old and from that time he was single-minded in sharing his faith - including 25 years as founder and pastor of the Hispanic Friends Church just outside of Chicago. It is a privilege to serve the Lord with faithful servants like Ovidio. To read more about Ovidio's life and ministry, click here, and please don’t forget to pray for the church that is carrying on without their founding pastor. Instituto ALMA
The
Instituto ALMA website is seeing very heavy usage with nearly 10,000 unique
users per week. The most popular links are on our literature page
that provides free Spanish-language material for individuals and churches.
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News & Prayer
| F | --As our website sees heavy usage and people take advantage of the studies and training available, pray that God’s word would not return empty, but produce its good fruit in the lives of those who are hearing it and applying it. |
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--The League City, TX ministries are still unfolding and need continued prayer support. This is a ministry center and Instituto ALMA site that is being developed for English and Spanish language based church plants. |
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--Pray for the Peru pastor’s conference and for the other gatherings for Hispanic leaders that God’s Spirit will strengthen, encourage and equip for ministry. |
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--Pray for your Hispanic neighbors and how you might be able to extend the hand of Christ at a time of need. |
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--Pray for the Byrne Family - Ministering in Hispanic Ministry and missions. Our year-end family update is now online. Take a look. |
