Final Day - Pastor's Congress in Nauta, Loreto, Peru

Final day of conference - Oct. 18th

Wow! What a day we had with the pastors. We had our morning meeting where Minister Mancini taught on how we as leaders need to translate our dreams into visions for the congregation to grab a hold of it. He went into all the ways we can do this within the Church. Many pastors know the word of God in this area but lack teaching in how to apply it within their churches. It is important to not just be a dreamer - but to be a doer. That takes a vision. A vision is something you can see and obtain; there is a goal. The pastors really enjoyed this session as they work to translate their dreams into a vision. At the altar call we prayed together and witnessed an empowerment of the Holy Spirit for us to have this ability. Many pastors were weeping in the presence of God and being refreshed in their ministries.

We had a special surprise today where we were asked if we wanted to have the youth in that area come to church for a special service. Of course the answer was yes! Brother Daniel, Pastor Sifuentes' son, leads up about 20 young men in a soccer camp he holds at the church. He teaches them the Word of God , biblical principles to life and incorporates that into their training for soccer. It is basically their youth group, using soccer as the tool to reach them.

This team of 20 young men (ages 12-17) came for an afternoon service, where Minister Mancini brought an encouraging word about them being Arrows on Fire for God. The youth were attentive and at the altar call we prayed together to fulfill all that God has for our lives. Four of the men attend the church and are saved and Daniel is looking for the rest to make that commitment to the Lord. During this session the pastors were also in attendance and seen a vision of how they can reach their youth in their areas. They even stretched out their hands toward these young men and blessed them with their prayers. Here was the translation part in action - old men dreaming dreams and young men seeing visions- was happening right in front of their eyes!

To wrap up the conference, we came back that night for the final service. Minister Mancini preached that service and summed it all up- we have dreams, with the Holy Ghost as the power behind the dream. We have been protecting our dreams, we have started to see our dream being translated into a vision. There was only 1 thing left to happen- for it to come to pass. He preached on "It came to pass"...the dreams they have - God already knows them because He put it inside if them. And if He put it inside of them, He has already made the way for it to come to pass. The power of God hit that altar as the pastors stormed to it and held up their dreams to God and prophesied "It came to pass".

This conference was a blessing beyond measure.  Special thanks to Pastor Gustavo Rodriguez of Lima, Peru, who translated for the team. Continue to pray for the jungles of Peru - continue to pray for those pastors, leaders and their congregations. God is about to make their dreams for saving souls, dreams of building churches, dreams of relieving poverty, dreams of crushing corruption, dreams for a better future for their youth, come to pass.

God bless you!
~Minister Marco Mancini

Day 2 - Pastor's Congress in Nauta, Loreto, Peru

Oct 17 – Day 2 of the Conference

Today started early for the team (5am). We had an opportunity to go on a radio show in town that broadcasts to Nauta and surrounding areas. Many of the farmers tune into the radio show and today they were able to hear an encouraging thought from Minister Mancini. It was a great opportunity to use every tool that God has provided us on this trip to spread the Gospel. Pastor Sifuentes also was able to promote the conference for those around the area. It was an awesome opportunity and we know it will reap good fruit.

We later went to start the morning portion of the conference where we continued in our theme about  “Dreams and Visions”, where Minister Mancini  taught on how we need to protect our dreams. The dreams we have for God will be attacked and we need to protect ourselves, our churches and our ministry in order to keep that dream alive. He brought a message where we are prepared to take on all that the enemy tries to throw our way and that we would have Total Victory over every situation. The pastors gathered around the altar and prayed together – one pastor broke loose and went into a warfare prayer – praying in tongues. He made sure his dreams were being protected! It was an awesome sight to see the men and women of God fight for their dreams through the power of prayer.

We also heard that Pastor Carlos, our pastor friend that God is healing from that neck and back condition, was able to sleep on his back last night for the first time in 1 yea!. He would always have to sleep on his side, but last night he slept soundly on his back and came in smiling and rejoicing to the service. He said – "every day God is doing something more for me!"

Pastor William Sifuentes taught in the evening service of not just hearing from God and getting information, but to use that knowledge that God has given us and apply it to our life and ministry. He confirmed many things that was brought throughout the week and really ministered to the pastors. Things are going to be different now...these pastors are going to apply these teachings. He left them encouraged that God is always for us and that when we do our part, God will take care of the rest. We had a great time of fellowship with the pastors and with the church members. A great unity in being produced. We are looking forward to our last day with the pastors tomorrow!

Please continue to pray for God to complete His work in this conference!

~Minister Marco Mancini

Day 1 - Pastor's Congress in Nauta, Loreto, Peru

Oct 16 – Day 1 of the Conference

The theme of teaching and messages for this year’s conference is about “Dreams and Visions” according to the scripture in Joel 2:28 “…your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.”
Pastor William Sifuentes, the leader of the conference and local pastor in Nauta, Loreto, Peru opened the conference and greeted the attendees. We started off the morning with a teaching session, where Minister Marco Mancini taught on what it is to have a dream and that the power behind our dreams for God is the Holy Ghost - the Spirit of God. He taught that there are a lot of dreams that never come to pass because they have nothing driving it - but the Spirit of the Lord is the difference where dreams can become reality. The pastors and leaders in attendance were in full attention, taking notes and soaking it in.

There was an altar call and the pastors all came down to receive prayer and to dedicate their dreams to God. Some of these pastors lost their dream because of circumstances of life, discouragements and weariness. But God caused a fresh Spirit to blow the dust off their dreams. They have dreams to see souls saved, churches to be built, power to come to their ministry. God wants us to dream big!

In the evening service, more pastors arrived at the conference, including our pastor friend from Requena who had the back and neck problem - he was at the meeting! Another miracle! It takes about 3 hours by the “fast” boat to get to from his area to Nauta where the conference was being held. It takes much longer by a regular boat. For this man to have traveled that span is truly a testimony of God's healing power. This man was still smiling and praising God in the service. He mentioned that we came at a critical time in his life. His dream has been restored and nothing will hold him back!

Minister Mancini preached the night service on the how God wants to give us His Spirit in its fullness, not just for a time or for a task, but for our entire life. That is what it means to be filled, to have the true power of God. We all did some jungle shouting in this service!! To know that we can be filled with His Spirit is the greatest joy you can have!

During the altar call, we found a lot of the ladies that attended were reaching out for that Spirit. They too can have this Holy Ghost in their lives. One of the girls that came down was Hannah, Pastor William Sifuentes' adopted daughter (he has 2 natural children and 4 adopted/foster children). She was really reaching out to God and got filled with God’s Spirit. She came from a tribe down the river where her parents neglected her and left her to raise herself at a young age. Pastor William found her and asked if he can take her to raise her in his home. She has been there ever since and now is 17 years old. She has a servant's heart and carries a meek spirit. Here is a life that was destined for destruction and had no hope, until a man of God came by and brought the light of Jesus to that life!! Now she is happy, in a Christian home, serving God and tonight, filled with the Spirit! What an awesome God we serve! Here is one Pastor’s dream coming to pass.
Tomorrow will be another full day of the move of God.  Continue to pray for the team. God Bless you!

~Minister Marco Mancini

Minister Marco Mancini is reporting from Nauta, Loreto, Peru!!

Oct 15
Today was our kick-off to the trip. The team visited a jungle village called Requena. It took about 3 hours by boat, going north from Nauta (the village where the conference will take place), up the Amazon river. It was here that we met the church leadership of the Evangelic Church of Jesus Christ. In this remote village, we had limited time but Minister Marco Mancini brought a message to that leadership on not letting the world kick Jesus out of the Church.

One of the pastors present was in need of a healing. He had fallen about a year ago and has been hindered by what he thinks are slipped disks in his back. This pastor walked in with a towel over his head and having to keep his head propped up with his hand. His neck and his back were all kinked up and he was barely able to lift his arms. He spent the time during the ministering laying on a bench.

The need for this man as well as the need of the Church was great. But we serve a Great God!!!  After the message we all prayed together to fight to keep Jesus in the Church and for this pastor to be healed of this condition.

After prayer, the pastors and leaders of the Church, as well as that man, were walking around that church, praising God - going around the altars and up the aisles. This pastor was able to lift both hands up and praise God with the rest of the leadership. He was able to do things that he was not able to do in a whole year! He was crying out to God as he used his faith to trust in a God that makes the impossible possible.

Continue to pray for that pastor, as well as the church in Requena that God will send them forth with power in their ministry. It was great to know that some of the pastors of this church will be coming to the pastors conference this week. We know God is going to continue do great things!

God Bless You!
~Minister Marco Mancini

Report #6 - Zambia Pastors & Leaders Conference

Pastors & Leaders Conference

It is an exciting day today because all the delegates are arriving for the conference.  It has taken some of the delegates days to get here and many of them had to sleep outside on the side of the road, waiting for transportation.  But that did not discourage them because they were determined to make it to the conference.  The last delegation to arrive was Siavonga, which is a region close to Zimbabwe.  They all came driving onto the church grounds on the back of a huge truck, singing and clapping for joy.  They got off the truck carrying chickens, goats and vegetables to help with the meals while they are at the conference.

The morning and night meetings have been power packed.  The people have come really looking for God to move.  Both the teenagers and the elders are entering in and reaching out to God by faith and God is meeting their needs.  Many have already been healed and filled the Holy Ghost!  Lives have been encouraged, changed and transformed.  Many of the young people have already told us that they are going back to their churches to do a work for God.  The pastors are just being saturated by the power of God.  One pastor said to us, “I was tired and weary from battling the enemy but today, because of the Word of God, I am revived and my soul is on fire!  God has shown me that my enemy is already defeated, so today I walk in victory!”  Another pastor said, “Every day, I am praying for others and encouraging others, but today I have been prayed for and I have been encouraged.  Now my Spirit is full and over flowing and I am returning to my village with the anointing of God and revival is going to break out!"

When we are not in meetings, everyone is singing and fellowshipping.  You can here laughter in the different groups all over the church grounds.  Rev. Kalinsky taught the children “Simon Says” and they are having a great time.  I (Rev. Sanchez) have been playing and dancing with the children to gospel music and just enjoying each other's company in God’s house.

During lunch and dinner times we all gather around in small groups and each group is given a big pot of Nyshema, which is a thick porridge made from corn flour and you eat it with chicken and sauce.  Everyone enjoyed the meals, and all over the church and outside you can hear people sharing their testimonies and laughing.  There is just so much love, joy and victory in these meetings that it is hard to leave at night to go home.  As we were pulling out of the church grounds, at the end of the meetings, Brother Abraham, one of the choir leaders here at the church, was determined to teach Rev. Kalinsky words in their language…it was hilarious!

God is truly doing great things and we are just glad to be called into His harvest.  Thank for your prayers and remember, it is not too late for you to still give towards this conference and invest in the lives of our precious brothers and sisters in Zambia.

God bless you
Rev. Sanchez & Rev. Kalinsky

Zambia Report #5 - Wednesday

Kamwala Prison
Greetings everyone!  This is Rev. Jerry Kalinsky and I have a great report to share with you from our visit to Kamwala Prison in Lusaka, Zambia.  It was very exciting for me to have the opportunity to minister to 252 inmates and guards.  It was very hot and we all sat out in the heat of the day while the prisoners sang songs of worship to God.  My heart was touched because these inmates worshipped God and many of them had only one shoe and one sock, some had torn clothes, others had just one flip flop to wear, yet in the midst of their physical needs they all sat with expectancy, waiting for me to preach the word of God. 

 I began to minister from Psalms 51 and shared how David had an affair with Bathsheba and Nathan, the prophet, pointed out his sin, causing David to cry out to God for mercy.  Because David was open and honest before God and did not try to hide his sin, God had mercy on him.  As the word of God was released, inmates began to respond because hope had come to their lives.  I went on to encourage the men saying, “we have all made mistakes, and even though we may not see any good or even love ourselves at times, God sees our value and He still loves us in spite of our failures.  If we are honest with God and ask for forgiveness, God will have mercy and forgive us.”

After the message, I asked how many would like to receive Christ and hands began to rise in the air.  I cannot begin to tell you how we felt as many souls said the sinner’s prayer and gave their lives to God.  Shouts of victory went all over the prison compound after we prayed.  Even the guards smiled and shook my hands after the sermon.

Lives were change by the power of God and I know these men will never be the same again.  Before I left, I told the men that if I don’t see them again on this side, we will meet again in Heaven and all the men shouted for joy!  Thank you for all of your prayers and to those who were able to give.  You have made a difference.  God bless you!

In His Service,
Rev. Jerry Kalinsky

Zambia Report #4 - Tuesday

Central Prison Visit

Today we visited Central Prison where they have over 1,000 inmates.  We had to wait out in the hot sun for almost an hour while they checked our paper work.  While waiting, we saw inmates come and go and met many people.  Once we got inside, we were given a yellow visitor’s jacket and we had to leave everything we had, like bags and phones, with the guards at the desk, and we were only allowed to bring in our Bibles.

After all the security and documentation checks, we waked into the prison and were just surrounded by what looked liked a sea of men.  The inmates had looks of anger, rage and despair on their faces.  Many men just laid on the ground with blank expressions because they had just given up on life.  When we came to the end of walking, we sat down on a small wooden bench in the hot sun and waited for the administration to gather the men together.

As we waited, one of the guards came over to me and told me that it was about to be lunchtime so I only had fifteen minutes to speak to the men and then we all had to leave.  I turned to Rev. Kalinsky and said. “It only took about 20 seconds to say “Let there be light in the Bible and it was,” so fifteen minutes is enough time.”

I preached on the bones from Ezekiel’s graveyard coming together.  God was going to take the dead, dry, scattered, broken, abandoned lives and send a word that would cause everything to come back together.  As I preached, inmates cried, screamed out, shouted.  God was delivering men and setting them free as I was preaching.  The inmates are supposed to sit still and be quiet while someone is teaching, but this time the Holy Ghost was moving and it spread over those inmates like a wild fire!  Inmates were crying out to Jesus, jumping, shouting, and dancing!  Their liberation had come; their victory had come.  God was giving them another chance.

The next thing I knew, the power of God had swept through that entire prison.  It touched administration in their offices, and they had to come out and join the meeting.  It even flowed over the wall and down the road to the women’s prison and we got reports that they were shouting and praising God as the Holy Ghost moved on them.

As God kept moving, over 1,000 men are being touched by God!  When I gave the altar call, all I could see were hands everywhere.  Hundreds asked Jesus in their hearts and then we held hands and prayed together and the power of God shook that place.  Some men were falling to the ground under the power of God while others lifted their hands to Heaven with eyes full of tears and just kept crying out to God.  One man, who served another god, threw down his hat and sobbed and accepted Jesus as his personal Savior!  A great transformation has taken place in this prison today.  God walked though this place!

When it was time to go, the inmates kept coming up to me just wanting to be touched.  Others pressed through the crowd just to touch my clothes.  They had been touched by the power of God!  I kept trying to move towards the door and many of the men formed a line so I could touch every head on my way out.

Once we left the prison, the guards said they have never experienced anything like this before.  They said, “We have never seen all of the inmates so moved by the power of God.  We were all touched and changed today because you came with the word of God!”

God bless you & Thank you for praying
Rev. Sanchez