~ Following His Calling ~

At Christ for the Nations, Colombia, one of our values is training up the youth of this generation to go out and be a light in the communities, citities, and nations where God calls them. Our mission is to empower the next generation of Latinos leaders to  bring the Gospel to the nations. This is why we love to tell stories of our students and graduates to show the work God is doing and how He has used CPN to further His Kingdom.

A graduate of ours (we’ll call her Melissa in the following story to protect her identity) finished her studies at CPN in 2011. During her time here, she was able to really focus on the Lord and dive deep into His word and grow in her prayer walk with Him.

 


One day there was a time of prayer that Pastor Jerry was leading and she began to pray for her nation, Colombia. During the time of prayer, the Lord began to put a heaviness in her heart for China and she started to feel so much pain and compassion for this country. After that day she began to talk to many people of her experience in prayer and this nation became a passion she couldn’t let go of. God spoke to her strongly and showed her that He had plan and a purpose for her to go to and bring the light of Jesus to the Chinese people.




She studied communications in Medellín and after graduated from the university she worked for a few months on TV channels, and then God opened a door in such a beautiful way and she is now living in China teaching English to children of ages 3-12 and at the same time she’s learning Mandarin. This is the first step for a bigger purpose!!


Melissa says that CPN helped her to focus on God and have a closer, more intimate relationship with Him. CPN also helped give her tools that she needs when serving and also helped her grow in her character.

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