Three Ordinations and a Commissioning

In November our church ordained three men to the gospel ministry and commissioned our first foreign missionaries. The new pastors are all men who have been faithful in ministry for a number of years. Roberto Romero is the pastor in Malvinas. Fabian Abregú leads the work in La Rinconada. And Manuel Carbonell is working in the city of Córdoba. Eva and Ernesto are our new missionaries to southern Asia.

Someone asked me how it felt to see the visible fruit of many years’ labor. I didn’t really know how to answer. Uhh—good? Truthfully, I was having one of those weird moments when it feels like it took forever and at the same time it had all flown by in an instant. Next year is the twentieth anniversary of the first church we began in Cordoba. It doesn’t seem so very long ago at the moment.

I spoke to the men on Sunday from 1 Timothy 4:16, “Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.” I reminded the guys that life is short, eternity is long, and in between the two we will all face the judgment of Christ.

So run hard, my brothers. And run straight. The long, hard race must be run with persistent endurance because paradoxically it will end quicker than you think