{"id":1865,"date":"2022-06-24T13:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2022-06-24T13:47:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T13:47:30","slug":"guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Guatemala Trip Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1865\" class=\"elementor elementor-1865\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cdd4e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cdd4e87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8672f7\" data-id=\"6c8672f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c2b7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c2b7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just a quick update on Carlos and Raydel\u2019s trip last week to Guatemala.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The apostle Paul asked the Colossian church to pray that God would open the door to them for the ministry of the Word (Col. 4:3).<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Paul used the same image of \u201copen doors for effective work\u201d elsewhere when writing to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 16:9; 2 Cor. 2:12).<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Similarly, I\u2019m happy to inform you that the Lord used the recent visit with our friends at Precept Ministries to open doors for ongoing partnership in Guatemala, as well as similar future exploratory trips to Mexico and Nicaragua, to share the multiplication strategy that the Lord has graciously been using in our church network development ministry, K2:42.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>We appreciate your prayers in that regard and will keep you updated.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>As a closing thought: It is striking that Paul, imprisoned under Roman authority as he wrote those words above, was more concerned about &#8220;getting out&#8221; the message of Christ than about &#8220;getting out&#8221; of prison!<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Thanks again for your ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/give.empoweringaction.org\/give\/73325\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/give.empoweringaction.org\/give\/73325\/#!\/donation\/checkout\">support<\/a> that enables our ministry of the Word!<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>PS: For further encouragement amid the current cultural chaos and quest to eliminate the family, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/sogoessociety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/sogoessociety\/\">recent blog<\/a> on the Genesis Family Ministry, equipping church leaders on what Scripture teaches about the family and how to put those principles into practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b18874 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b18874\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61c9a31\" data-id=\"61c9a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a quick update on Carlos and Raydel\u2019s trip last week to Guatemala. The apostle Paul asked the Colossian church to pray that God would open the door to them for the ministry of the Word (Col. 4:3). 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