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Hello! My name is Don Lawrence. I am the pastor at Christ’s Church of Fountain Hills and a member of board of PNHI. On Saturday, June 5, I had the privilege of leading the most recent leadership seminar for our team in Trujillo.
A few things stand out in my mind from this trip. Three years ago when I led my first seminar there, we had approximately 40 people in attendance. The next couple of seminars that I led we had 50-60 in attendance. Last Saturday there were more than 160 in attendance! The leadership base has grown significantly this past year. These leaders have captured the vision of leading others to Christ. Already this year they have had 120 baptisms! The Lord God is bringing fruit to their labors!
While there, I also had the opportunity of participating in a barrio census. 360 volunteers canvassed several barrios filling out surveys from interviews conducted at several thousand homes. It was a monumental undertaking and will give our team greater insight into the lives of those to whom we hope to minister. As you might imagine, this huge project took much planning, coordinating and organizing. This undertaking reveals some special things about our leadership team in Trujillo.
First of all: They think big! This was no small undertaking. It was huge! And they did it!
Second: Such an undertaking takes a lot of participation from everyone involved. The sense of camaraderie and cohesiveness is stronger than I have witnessed there since we started this work in Trujillo.
Third: South American individuals continue to grow and mature in their leadership role. One example is a key couple, Jaime and Patty and their daughter Satya. Jaime and Patty were in charge of the entire census. It was just one of their many responsibilities. They are doing an outstanding job!
Fourth: This team isn’t afraid of hard work. The day before the canvas the three page survey needed to be stapled together. Thousands and thousands of them! I sat amongst an energetic group who correlated, stapled, stacked and counted all the survey sheets. From the directors (Mike and Danell Bukta, and their daughters Skylar and Nicole) to the newest team member, the room was filled with dedicated workers. These same individuals would be among the many who conducted the census the following day. This is just one example of the sense of unity and cooperation that is pervasive among our hard working team.
Space limitations preclude me from going on and on about the leadership of Mike and Danell or the helpful assistance of Tony and Kellie or the song leading at the seminar or the computer work for the power point presentation or the logistical planning for the seminar…….the end result is that our presence in Trujillo is beginning to impact a town with the love and hope of Jesus Christ!
A few things stand out in my mind from this trip. Three years ago when I led my first seminar there, we had approximately 40 people in attendance. The next couple of seminars that I led we had 50-60 in attendance. Last Saturday there were more than 160 in attendance! The leadership base has grown significantly this past year. These leaders have captured the vision of leading others to Christ. Already this year they have had 120 baptisms! The Lord God is bringing fruit to their labors!
While there, I also had the opportunity of participating in a barrio census. 360 volunteers canvassed several barrios filling out surveys from interviews conducted at several thousand homes. It was a monumental undertaking and will give our team greater insight into the lives of those to whom we hope to minister. As you might imagine, this huge project took much planning, coordinating and organizing. This undertaking reveals some special things about our leadership team in Trujillo.
First of all: They think big! This was no small undertaking. It was huge! And they did it!
Second: Such an undertaking takes a lot of participation from everyone involved. The sense of camaraderie and cohesiveness is stronger than I have witnessed there since we started this work in Trujillo.
Third: South American individuals continue to grow and mature in their leadership role. One example is a key couple, Jaime and Patty and their daughter Satya. Jaime and Patty were in charge of the entire census. It was just one of their many responsibilities. They are doing an outstanding job!
Fourth: This team isn’t afraid of hard work. The day before the canvas the three page survey needed to be stapled together. Thousands and thousands of them! I sat amongst an energetic group who correlated, stapled, stacked and counted all the survey sheets. From the directors (Mike and Danell Bukta, and their daughters Skylar and Nicole) to the newest team member, the room was filled with dedicated workers. These same individuals would be among the many who conducted the census the following day. This is just one example of the sense of unity and cooperation that is pervasive among our hard working team.
Space limitations preclude me from going on and on about the leadership of Mike and Danell or the helpful assistance of Tony and Kellie or the song leading at the seminar or the computer work for the power point presentation or the logistical planning for the seminar…….the end result is that our presence in Trujillo is beginning to impact a town with the love and hope of Jesus Christ!
Enthusiastically,
Don Lawrence
