Mision Compartida 2008

Mision Compartida is HCJB Global's Latin America radio-thon/open house. It is a time when we invite our local listeners in Ecuador to share in the mision of reaching the world for Christ. They are invited to not only contribute but to come to the radio statin in Quito and visit us. And they do come... thousands come during the 3-day event.

One of our goals as a radio ministry is to awaken the local church to the spiritual needs that exist in other parts of the world. So this year we included a tent where local Ecuadorian missionaries could share about their ministry with our visitors. Ten percent of our income from the radio-thon also goes to support these same missionaries. The tent was very popular especially when some of the missionaries dressed in the native clothing of their host countries. Several of these missionaries serve in Central Asia, India and the jungles of the Amazon Basin in South America.

The children's tent was another big hit. A local church volunteered to run the program. A local Word of Life group also came one day and presented a drama for the kids. All of the programs were very evangelistic in nature and the programs seemed to be as popular with the parents as it was with the kids. Face painting, and ballons were also part of the attraction for the kids

Our financial goal for this year was $190,000. We fell short of that during the 3-day event, having only received about $145,000 in pledges. However, several churches have informed us that they plan to raise money for us today in their Sunday services. We always receive more pledges throughout the month of December too, as some people cannot participate in the event itself every year.

We have been making a real effort in the last 5 years to work more closely with the local church and a change in attitiude from the local pastors was evident this year throughout the event. We had local pastors helping us in our counselling center and on the air, and volunteers came each day to just pray for the hundreds of prayer requests that came in with the donations. It was very impressive to me to walk by the intercessory prayer room and see several older ladies on their knees praying for our listeners and the ministry of HCJB Global world wide.

Please be in prayer that God will continue to touch hearts and continue to work through us to change the world by impacting Latin America for Christ.

Thanks,

Doug

Quito Day Concerts

Hi all,

Last weekend, HCJB presented their annual concert to honor the anniversary of the city of Quito and to honor our Lord's birth. The concerts were presented on Thurs, Fri, and Sunday at a local theater in the heart of colonial Quito. HCJB has used the birthday of Quito as a pretext for sharing the gospel since 1965. This year the concerts included a strong gospel message which tied Christ's birth to His redemptive work on the cross in a very clear presentation. We pray that many will be impacted by this message and search for the Lord during this Christmas season.

Today, the same choir that did the concerts, was invited to the presidential palace to sing for the Vice President and the palace staff. The President of Ecuador is not in the country today. We were invited as part of a catholic tradition called "The Novena". Each day for nine days, some different part of the birth of Christ is presented. Today was the first day of the Novena. We pray that our participation in this celebration of Christ's birth will impact our leaders to follow our Lord as they govern the country.

Tomorrow the churches of Ecuador have organized a breakfast for the Vice President and many government officials. The pretext is the presentation of a new book by Alberto Montessi, a Christian author and Bible teacher. HCJB will sponsor two tables at the event. Again the goal of this breakfast is to impact our political leaders with the gospel of Christ. Please pray for that impact.

Finally, Mision Compartida 2008, HCJB's annual fund raiser event, begins on Thurs this week. During this event we have thousands of listeners who visit the radio station, many of whom give financially to the ministry over a period of 3 days. Please pray that we can be a blessing to all those who come to visit us from Thurs through Sunday.

Thanks,

Doug