First day of Conference - Family Reunion

What a great sight it was watching all of the motorcars pulling into the church!  Great joy was all over the place as men and women of God embraced one another. Tears of happy hearts flowed from many eyes as we reunited one more time to seek the Lord together. I saw my old friends Pastor Moises and Pastor Ladislo and and many new pastors both young and old came with great expectation in the church. It took some of the pastors three days to arrive to the conference but they said they were determined to come because this is one of the only places that they can come and find help, strength and encouragement. The Lord has done many great things in the midst of our brothers and sisters this past year and I will be sharing some great testimonies with you in the next blog that I write.  

Well soon it was time for church and everyone came running in excited to see what the Lord was going to do. Pastor Williams opened the conference encouraging the brothers to seek the Lord and to look for God to do something powerful in their lives. Brother Daniel led us in worship and it was awesome!  Soon after song service the meeting was turned over to me (Rev. Sanchez) and Pastor Gustavo. I shared a message on birthing what God loves. Many times during this message we had to stop and just give God praise! The power of God so captivated the church that the pastors could not take it, they stood to their feet and cried out to the Lord in gratefulness that God would choose us and trust us to give birth to His desire. The power of God waved across the church and even the children were weeping and seeking God. All over the church pastors were laying and kneeling before the Lord. The Glory that filled the house was a Holy reverencing presence. You just felt compelled to kneel before the King. We all knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Almighty God had stepped into the building and He was working on hearts and lives. I sat in awe as I watched the Lord move from one person to another. After a while Daniel grabbed his guitar and began to strum soft music as the pastors continued to seek the Lord around the altar.  Many of the pastors told us how they came so sick and weary but as the presence of God fell many were healed and strengthened. 

One mother said that her baby was not doing good and she was afraid that they might have to take her to the hospital but while I was teaching she could see in the back of the church the power of  God falling like a cloud in the midst of the brothers and when it settled in the church her baby fell instantly asleep. She began to cry as God moved, she was a little afraid for she had never seen anything like this before but then she heard a familiar voice say check your child and when she picked her baby up the baby was completely healed and the mother started jumping and shouting and glorifying God!  Hallelujah!!  Can I just take a minute and tell somebody that the power of God is real and He is ready and able to do exceeding abundantly above all we could ask or think!

After service we just sat around and enjoyed fellowship while our food was cooking. We had a wonderful meal of chicken with pasta and sauce. It was wonderful, everyone was talking and laughing and sharing. I sat with Pastor Pena and a young lady that is a missionary from the states. She is only 22 years old and she has only taken two years of Spanish and said yes to the call of God. She is in the jungles doing all that she can for the Lord and it has not been easy for her. She got sick, her bag was stolen, she dealt with giant rats, bug bites, and nausea from long boats rides but she was determined that nothing was going to make her quit. You know when you hear testimonies like this it takes away all of our excuses of why we can't do what God has called us to do. I know the Lord has called many people to help finance the Kingdom of God and God has called many to go to the missions and work in the fields. But whether God calls you to give or to go, what God asked you to do will be tried and challenged. But you have to remember what the Lord spoke to you in the beginning and commit to accomplishing what God asked you to do. It is high time to throw away all of our crutches. You know the reasons, the excuses of why we can't give and why we can't go and just commit to doing God's will.  You know when I was on my way to Iquitos my foot began to swell. It hurt to walk but I did not focus on my pain, I focused on my purpose. That pain was not going to distract me from fulfilling my destiny.  You know God never said that everything was always going to be easy but we must stay committed and focused to that which He has put in our charge. Now the pain in my foot is about gone and the purpose is being accomplish. Today be determined to do what God has called you to do whether at home or on the mission fields.

Thank you for praying and remember to write a check and mail it into WWLM Inc., or go online and become a monthly sponsor so we can keep fulfilling God's command to go and teach all nations!

God Bless you & Thank you

Rev. Melvin L. Sanchez