Month: April 2013

Teen Machine

Raymond Padron and Heydi Rodriguez “For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.” (Colossians 2:5) The Teen Ministry is flourishing and growing everyday in The Lord. Last weeks Teen Devo was lead by our brother Brandon Buenida and our sister Avrie Blackwell. The two teens organized […]

Merry Marrieds

Nick and Denise Bordieri Sparkle Boea This past Saturday was the 2nd South Central Dating Devotional for the dating couples in our region! It was so inspiring to see how God brought all these disciples together into a relationship that both glorifies Him and is the hope for the world that purity in dating is very possible with God! Patrick and I had the honor of being guest speakers at […]

Sold-Out Single

Miguel Mendez and Melissa Podczerviensky “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day,attending […]

Campus Crew

Pat, Jr and Sparkle Boea God has been moving powerfully in the Campus Ministry and only one word can describe the direction that he is moving in and that is: GROWTH! It was very encouraging to see the sisters working really hard to rally around the five visitors who came out this past Sunday, March 23; four of which studied the Bible after church! The majority of them are past […]

Loyal Latins

Hector Sanchez and Wendy Lopez “Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.” (2 Thessalonians 1:4) Greetings from the Latin ministry! We are extremely humbled and happy to share our good news with our awesome Brothers and Sisters. Sunday March 17′s “House Church” service, held at LaDera Park, was definitely something new for a lot of us, but […]

Entangled in Encouragement

Nick Bordieri, MERCYworldwide A few weeks ago, Jason McNeil approached me about a special opportunity to promote MERCYworldwide while also earning money for Special Missions by volunteering at an increasingly popular 5K race called the “Graffiti Run.” What makes this “race” so popular is all the colors! The runners (over 9,000 at this year’s event!) encounter “graffiti zones” throughout the race, where they are doused with colored chalk – red, orange, […]

Baptisms

Denise Bordieri, MERCYworldwide & SC Shepherdess It was a great day in South Central on Friday night as Lisa Davis, Principal of Washington Elementary School was baptized. We first met Lisa Davis two and half years ago when Nick and I walked into her school to talk to her about MERCYworldwide donating toys for Christmas to children in need at her school. From that point on MERCY has partnered with […]

Amazing Sunday Service!

This Sunday we had an amazing park service at Veteran’s Park in Westwood and the vibe was electric! The park was filled to capacity with soccer players, picnics, basketball, birthday parties and most importantly, a worship service with over 100 people right in the middle of it all! It was truly inspiring to see the fellowship and joy of all the West Region disciples.  This was the first park service […]

The World Must KnowGuest Editorial: Michael Kirchner – Administrator For The Sold Out Movement

“But the world must learn that I love the Father and that I do exactly what my Father has commanded me.”  (John 14:31) The population of the world is 7.1 billion people and growing exponentially! The Population Reference Bureau estimates that a total of 107.6 billion have lived throughout the history of the world. That means 6.5% of all people that have ever lived are living today! According to Internet […]