Supporting The Church In Puerto Rico

An update from Joselo Mercado, Lead Pastor of Iglesia Gracia Soberana in Gaithersburg, and Emerging Nations Representative to Latin America…

ReformaDos is a ministry founded ten years ago with the purpose of rescuing the purity of the gospel in the pulpits of this beautiful island. In 2017, I was offered the opportunity to lead this ministry and since then, we have been able to serve the island in the midst of hurricanes, earthquakes and pandemics with resources that help the church to be centered on the biblical gospel.

SGC has been a constant support for ReformaDos by sending resources and helping to organize different trainings for the churches. This year we were able to bring Bob Kauflin so he could train worship leaders and musicians in a version of his intensive, Worship Matters. This is Bob's second visit to the island, and on both occasions it has been an encouraging experience to see the hunger of the Puerto Ricans for sound doctrine. This time around, about 100 leaders and musicians participated in this workshop!

In addition, Miguel Núñez, a friend of SGC, and I, had the opportunity to share pastoral wisdom with a group of about 40 local pastors. We talked about calling, time management, and cultivating convictions. These two workshops took place on Friday October 15th and then on Saturday 16th we were able to launch a conference open to the public.

Due to space limitations due to the pandemic, the quota was only 410 people. Every chair was filled and people were blessed by the Gospel for Life conference. Josue Caceres, the new president of ReformaDos and friend of SGC, planned this event so that the church would be empowered to be propelled by the gospel throughout life. Bob and Miguel preached messages that pointed to the glory of Jesus in work, life, and church. Bob especially did an excellent job preaching a message on Isaiah 6, on the need to be affected on Sundays by the glory of God. And in addition, so importantly, relationships were able to be cultivated and much encouragement was able to be imparted to pastors in such a difficult time.

Thank you SGC, for advancing the Kingdom in places hungry to see Christ in everything in life.