Federaci�n de Entidades Religiosas Evang�licas de Espa�a - FEREDE

Otra acción fue la creación de una alianza, entre JCUM de la República Dominicana y la ONG Amemos, que dirige el pastor Enrique Montenegro, de España, y el Dr. Abel Vallejos, de Portugal, y se formó allí una alianza entre tres o cuatro organizaciones, bajo el lema de "Operación Rescate"… Eso es interesante de destacar también… algo que observamos, que en esas circunstancias no hay competencia entre las organizaciones e iglesias… Todos ponemos el nombre de Cristo delante y trabajamos para la misma causa, para ayudar a la gente, de todo corazón…, se comparten recursos… Federaci�n de Entidades Religiosas Evang�licas de Espa�a - FEREDE


A missionary friend inSpain, Alfonso Cherene, working with Youth with a Mission, was interviewed after returning from Dominican Republic and Haiti, where he was caught during the earthquake, and where he was priviledged to assist with the YWAM teams there. In the article, the following caught my eye and pierced my heart yesterday:

" Another thing that took place was the founding of an alliance between three or four oraganizations ... (that he mentions...) under the Theme: Rescue Operation. This is also very interesting to highlight, and that is that under circumstances like those, there is no competitiveness between organizations and churches... Everyone put Christ's name in front of them and we all worked for the same cause, to help the people, with our whole hearts... and sharing resources..."

My heart broke because God's heart is broken, too, because of the competitveness among His children. Why do we have to wait to see this in extreme disaster areas? The world here where I live is agonizing in need of help from heaven, and the churches are bickering over who is the greatest, the first, the best...

The world we live in is broken, folks, and the church is broken, too! May God have mercy on the world and the church! May the church be healed so the world may be healed!

May every spirit of division and competitiveness be broken as we seek to honor God and seek His heart! May we learn to honor and love each other, for we are the body of Christ!

Thanks, Alfonso, for your words!