Team Member Matt Hamilton Update from Cali, Colombia

First and foremost – thank you from the entire team for all of the prayers! It is very evident that God has and is already at work here. We’ve had some amazing experiences and this is just the first day.

Sunday mornings we meet as a team for breakfast and a quick message from Sam Ingrassia, then off with our teams to the local churches for worship. I’m a team leader for 4 Americans (including myself). Our team is me, Doug Black (from Firewheel), Mike Trimble (from South Carolina) and Nitin Christopher (from Prestonwood). Interesting to have Nitin, he’s a seminary student at Dallas Theological Seminary and he’s from India. He’s a little bit of a novelty around here, they don’t get many Indians in Cali.

Service was incredible. While the songs are familiar, the buildings are different and the experience is really indescribable. We worshipped for about an hour, our team was introduced, then I was asked to give a sermon before their Pastor finished the message. Can’t say that I’ve had to preach to a church in a while, so it was an honor.

Tomorrow and Tuesday, my team will be evangelizing in a neighborhood that is known for having homeless, drug addicts, prostitution, and hitmen. Yes, hitmen. This is a very poor and desperate area.

Please be in prayer for the team and our work this week. Extra prayer for protection as we enter into a dangerous area.

Love you all and thank you again for praying over us this week. I can tell you the power of prayer is seen daily!

Also, check out the blog for pics and updates. http://mattdaveincolombia.blogspot.com/

Matt