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Church
Sunday we went to the church Nueva Vida y Paz (rehabilitation center). After the service I spoke with one of the guys in the program. He was from Honduras, Pastors kid but he fell into an addict life. I was speaking life into him and encouraging him. He look so happy and he praise God with all of his heart. It is amazing what Nueva Vida y Paz organization is doing to help addicts. The amazing thing is we were able to connect our ministry host from Reindom with them (especially since many addicits & alcoholics come to the Kingdom Table)
Shoe shop
After we had free time Banks & I went walking and asking the Lord to guide us. We walk around the neighborhood in Parramos. We pray for some alcoholics. Then we found a shoe repair worker. He invited us into his shop and told us how he hasn’t been going to church. But he wants of God and he listened and received our words. We pray for him and he was so touched that he really wants his relationship with God to be good again.
After this I remember one of my Squad members blogs. Lexy wrote “Sometimes the Lord needs us to minister to believers as well.” This impacted me so much because yes I want to minister Christ to unbelievers but He also wants me to minister to other believers. I noticed most of the people I have encountered in Sumpango know Jesus but they have fallen away from him. So God is teaching me that I have to minister everybody. No matter who they are, how they are, my work is to encourage them to seek Jesus.
That same day I met a man who came and talk to me. He end up accepting Jesus. Glory to God!
Santa Marta/wake-funeral
On Monday when we did minister with the kids. Kirsten and I pray again for Lucia (grandmother & mother) who was in her last moments we prayed that God’s will be done and gave words of comfort to the family.
That same night a guy from Reindom who lives in Santa Marta calls that Lucia has past away. So at 10:30pm in the night we leave in the back of a truck to Santa Marta. We went to the wake and had the chance to pray for Maria Cecilia and her brother and their families. The presence of the Lord was there and there was a beautiful peace.
Later on Wednesday we went to her funeral to show support to the family and the Santa Marta people. It’s different because the coffin goes on a truck and the whole village walks behind the truck to the cementary.
Kingdom Table
We served at the Kingdom Table since its every Wednesday. It was amazing to see how some of the alcoholics sang to the Lord with all of their hearts. We gave them food and spoke to them. Banks & I heard their stories and pray for them. A lot of them were broken and wept like kids.
I was able to talk to one guy and pray for him and gave his life to Christ. Then later on Kirsten, Bank, and I minister and pray for a man and he was really touched and he opened his heart and accepted Jesus.
Rehab & Freedom
In the night we had a crazy experience with a guy we took to the rehabilitation center (Nueva Vida y Paz). Some of Reindom and several of my team took him because he wanted help but he end up getting wasted and fell asleep so we took him back to our ministry home. Then all the guys took turns waking up at midnight to vigil so he wouldn’t leave. My turn was at 2am. When I woke up they told me he was awake so I go inside with the guy and three other Guatemalans guys from Reindom. Then I start talking to the guy but he is so afraid because he sees and feels an evil spirit. Then he starts getting attacked, so then with the Reindom guys we start praying and rebuking. But then the guy starts manifesting and the evil spirit/demon was strong since it was a high rank evil force but God gave us strength & authority and we battle for two hours. Finally he was free in Jesus name and the guy reconciled with the Lord. And in the morning we were able to take him to rehab.
He was the first guy from the Kingdom Table that goes into rehab. This is a huge win and victory for Reindom and us.
Glory to God.
ps this guy is a different guy from Banks story
Attacked
Now the thing is that the enemy is not happy. The two times I have face evil spirits/demons I been attacked several nights. Especially in my dreams and during the midnight. He also is been trying to attack me with fear something God set me free from it after years of struggle. But God has given me victory.
Please keep me in your prayers.
If you want to know my whole team please see Jillisa blog which gives info about each one of us in whale team six.
https://jillisagary.theworldrace.org/post/meet-whale-team-6
John 8:36 “So if the Son (Jesus) sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
Luke 15:10 “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Blessings, Kevin Asencio
Ministering in the Streets/ministrando en la calles
Worship at Kingsdom Table/alabando en La Mesa del Reino
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Iglesia
El domingo fuimos a la iglesia Nueva Vida y Paz (centro de rehabilitación). Después del servicio hablé con uno de los chicos del programa. Era de Honduras, hijo de pastor pero cayó en una vida de adicto. Le estaba hablando vida y animándolo. Estab tan feliz y alaba a Dios con todo su corazón. Es increíble lo que está haciendo la organización Nueva Vida y Paz para ayudar a los adictos. Lo bueno es que pudimos conectar al lider de Reindom con ellos (especialmente porque muchos adictos y alcohólicos vienen a la Mesa del Reino).
Tienda de zapatos
Después tuvimos tiempo libre, Banks y yo fuimos caminando y orando a donde el Dios quería llevarnos. Paseamos por el barrio de Parramos. Oramos por algunos alcohólicos, pero luego encontramos a un reparador de zapatos. Nos invitó a su tienda y nos dijo que no había ido a la iglesia. Pero él quiere de Dios y escuchó y recibió nuestras palabras. Oramos por él y se conmovió tanto que realmente quiere que su relación con Dios vuelva a ser buena.
Después de esto, recorde uno de los blogs de los miembros de mi escuadrón. Lexy escribió: “A veces, el Señor también necesita que ministremos a los creyentes”. Esto me impactó mucho porque sí quiero ministrar a Cristo a la gente pero Él también quiere que ministre a otros creyentes. La mayoría de las personas que he encontrado en Sumpango conocen a Jesús, pero se han apartado de él. Entonces Dios me está enseñando que tengo que ministrar a todos. No importa quiénes sean, cómo esten, mi llamado es animarlos a buscar a Jesús.
Ese mismo día conocí a un hombre que vino a hablar conmigo. Termino aceptando a Jesús. Gloria a Dios!
Santa Marta/velorio-funeral
El lunes, cuando ministramos con los niños. Kirsten y yo oramos nuevamente por Lucía (abuel y madre), que estaba en sus últimos momentos, oramos para que se hiciera la voluntad de Dios y dimos palabras de consuelo a la familia.
Esa misma noche llama un chico de Reindom que vive en Santa Marta que Lucía ha fallecido. Así que a las 10:30 de la noche salimos a Santa Marta. Fuimos al velatorio y tuvimos la oportunidad de orar por María Cecilia y su hermano y sus familias. La presencia del Señor estaba allí y había una paz hermosa.
Más tarde el miércoles fuimos a su funeral para mostrar apoyo a la familia y la gente de Santa Marta. Es diferente porque la caja va en un camión y todo el pueblo camina detrás del camión hasta el cementerio.
Mesa del Reino
Servimos en la Mesa del Reino porque es todos los miércoles. Fue asombroso ver cómo algunos de los alcohólicos cantaban al Señor con todo su corazón. Les dimos comida y hablamos con ellos. Banks y yo escuchamos sus historias y oramos por ellos. Muchos de ellos estaban destrozados y lloraban como niños y quieren cambiar.
Pude hablar con un hombre y orar por él y entrego su vida a Cristo. Más tarde, Kirsten, Bank y yo ministramos y oramos por un hombre y él se conmovió mucho y abrió su corazón a Jesús y lo aceptó como su salvador.
Rehabilitacion
En la noche tuvimos una experiencia tremenda con un chico que llevamos al centro de rehabilitación (Nueva Vida y Paz). Algunos de Reindom y varios de mi equipo lo llevamos porque quería ayuda, pero terminó emborrachándose y se quedó dormido, así que lo llevamos de regreso a nuestra casa ministerial. Luego, todos los muchachos se turnaron para despertarse a medianoche para velar para que no se fuera. Mi turno era a las 2 am. Cuando desperté me dijeron que estaba despierto, así que entro y estoy adentro con el chico y otros tres chicos guatemaltecos de Reindom. Entonces empiezo a hablar con el tipo pero tiene mucho miedo porque ve y siente un espíritu maligno. Luego comienza a ser atacado, entonces con los muchachos de Reindom comenzamos a orar y reprender. Pero luego el tipo comienza a manifestarse y el espíritu maligno/demonio era fuerte ya que era un espirito de alto rango de las tinieblas, pero Dios nos dio fuerza y ??autoridad y luchamos durante dos horas. Finalmente fue libre en el nombre de Jesús y el hombre se reconcilió con el Señor. Y por la mañana pudimos llevarlo a rehabilitación.
Fue el primer chico de La Mesa del Reino que entró en rehabilitación. Esta es una gran victoria para Reindom y para nosotros.
Gloria a Dios.
ps este tipo es un tipo diferente de la historia de Banks en su blog.
Atacado
Ahora la cosa es que el enemigo no está contento. Las dos veces que me he enfrentado a espíritus malignos/demonios me han atacado varias noches. Especialmente en mis sueños y durante la medianoche. Él también ha estado tratando de atacarme con miedo de algo que Dios me liberó después de años de lucha. Pero Dios me ha dado la victoria.
Por favor, inclúyeme en tus oraciones.
Juan 8:36 “Así que, si el Hijo (Jesus) os libertare, seréis verdaderamente libres.”
Lucas 15:10 “Así os digo que hay gozo delante de los ángeles de Dios por un pecador que se arrepiente.”
Dios les bendiga, Kevin Asencio
Right out of the book of Acts( of the Holy Sprit) Kevin.
Proud of you brother. Going from place to place, town to town, city to city, church or para church Organization event to the next, ATL, lifestyle/friendship/personal evangelism, life is mission mission is life.
So pumped to see you going out in twos or simply going from one opportunity to the next. Truly this is how Paul closed out his letter to two different churches in two different locations summing up what was most important to both of them in the last chapters of each Episitle-
“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
??Colossians? ?4:2-6? ?ESV??
And
“praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.”
??Ephesians? ?6:18-20? ?ESV??
Gloria a Dios Kevin por lo que Dios les está permitiendo hacer en su obra que Dios los siga usando y fortaleciendo los cubrimos con la Sangre de Jesucristo Ell pelea esas batallas Dios los bendiga y guarde Tu mamá que te quiere mucho Bendiciones estamos orando por ustedes ??
KEVIN!!! Glory to God!! I love to hear what the Lord is doing through Whale Team 6, and in you as an individual! It’s an honor to know you because you deeply love people, walk in step with the Spirit, and truly live in the authority and power given to you by Jesus. Praying for continued strength, boldness, and power in the name of Jesus! Love you and in your corner, KP
How glorious job you guys are doing, the enemy is losing soulsl and the Lord is saving them through all of you!!! Keep on going we’re praying, the victory is ours!
shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
Jeremiah 1:19
HALLELUJAH