Youth Explosion in Lima, Peru!

 I was invited by Pastor Augustine to preach the youth meeting at New Strength Bible Church in Lima on Saturday night. The youth from four others churches would be attending along with their pastors and church leaders. 

 When I entered into the church it was packed from the front to back with young people. The worship leader sang a few songs and then the pastor turned the service over to me. I poured out my heart to those young people as I ministered about the sons of Eli who knew God’s Word, but made a decision to do their own thing, and Samuel who heard the voice of God. Both Samuel and the sons of Eli were raised in the tabernacle. They knew the truth and they went to church, but only one cried out to God saying, “Speak Lord thy servant heareth thee.”

As I ministered young people were crying all over the church. The Spirit of the Lord was really digging them out in many places of their lives. God was bringing these young people to a decision. I told them, “It is wonderful for God to use our pastors and leaders but what about the next generation? Who is going to be the next pastor, the next evangelist? Who is going to prophesy and lay hands on the sick? God is looking to fill this next generation with the Holy Ghost and equip them for the work of their ministry. But who say ‘Lord, here I am send me.’!”

The more I taught the stronger the anointing began to fall in that church. Young people and teenagers began to cry out as the Holy Ghost began to move on them. Teenagers were repenting! Many were making their lives right and available for God. Young people crying out and seeking the Lord. You could hear wailing like a woman in travail. You could hear their cries reaching the very throne of God. Many dropped to their knees while I was still preaching. Others ran to the altar and it was filled with youth that were determined to touch God.

  As the altar call went on many young people were getting delivered! God was setting young people free! Testimonies have already come back of God delivering them from pornography, drinking, worldliness, lying and gossip. God broke self-willed and rebellious spirits. God saved backslidden children and renewed lives. Many young people were filled with the precious Holy Ghost and started talking in tongues! And then as the Spirit of the Lord was moving the young people went all over the church making things right with their parents and pastors. Then they were praying for one another and God was just moving in the midst of them. 

It truly was a tremendous night in the presence of God! We did not leave church until very late but it did not matter. I watched Pastor Gustavo’s youth all around him crying and praying. I looked over the church and Pastor Augustine’s church was gathered together praying.  Young people all over the floor were still crying and talking in tongues! It was beautiful! God was having His way! 

 

One of the pastors came over to me crying and said, “You just preached on everything my youth were going through and God set them all free. I have never experienced such a move of the Holy Ghost in my life!”  He went on to say that the Lord spoke to him and said that this is just the being of a revival in his youth that will never stop! Two other pastors told me their youth were going through similar battles with young people who have fallen away and pulling other young people out of the church, but God brought the victory tonight in a powerful way and they just have to glorify God for everything He has done!

God bless you and thank you for all your prayers.  I am heading to Loreto for the Pastor's Congress in Nauta with Pastor William.  Rev. Teachman and Ben Satagaj will be joining me there and we are expecting God to continue a mighty move of the Holy Spirit.  

Rev. Melvin L. Sanchez