Nations Ablaze Int

Fourth semester student, Juan Armenta, has an incredible story about how God gave him a dream for a business when he wasn’t even looking for it.  Juan came to CPN because a friend encouraged him to. He felt the Lord leading him to go through a season of preparation and he wanted to walk in obedience. He says his experience hasn’t been easy- as he is much older than the majority of the students in the dorm- but it has been a great learning experience for him to be humble and walk in obedience. During his first semester in May of 2017 the Lord began to speak to him during his devotional. He began to hear the words: “coffee, heaven, from the mountain to your table, colors, blue, black, and platinum.” He began to sense that God was speaking to him about a business for coffee but he had no idea what that meant or how to start!! In July of 2017 he went to Guatemala and spoke with the president of the coffee federation there. He never would’ve imagined that just a...

In October we were able to have a very special time with the kids from the school next door. We actually invited the students from the school to come to CPN during our worship time. It was a fun time and the students really seemed to engage during the worship. We have been feeling for some time now the importance and necessity to connect with the schools in our area. We don’t want to be an institute behind bars that only takes care of the healthy, we want to reach out to the people in our neighborhood and area and make an greater impact. Later that same day some of our students went to the school and did a skit about forgiveness. This created an atmosphere where the kids were able to open up and share about their stories.  We have now had 3 different opportunities to speak at the schools and do activities with the kids and we are looking forward to having more opportunities in the future. It has been amazing seeing our students here in CPN g...

A team of CPN students went on a mission trip to Germany from June 20-July 8, 2018. In total there were 12 that participated in the project and we are amazed to see what God did through them. They said that their experience in Europe was very different because they needed to create friendships before they were able to actually minister to people. Open evangelism isn’t as commonly seen there and people tend to be more closed off to Christianity without a friendship being established first. The team was able to minister to refugees from other countries. They actually did an outreach called Bless the Block where they cleaned the building where the refugees live. They said this was a very eye opening experiencing; it humbled them and Juan Miguel says, “It was honestly one of the most disgusting things I’ve done because the place was so dirty, but I know that we were loving the people by doing this.” The group ministered to refugees from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, and Af...

Daniel Moreno is a graduate from Christ for the Nations, Colombia. He says, “I heard about CPN through my cousin, Jessica, who was studying at the time. I went to the school for a week to see what it was like and after that I knew that I needed to go through the program- I felt a nudge in my spirit.” During his time in CPN, God revealed to Daniel many of His attributes- His love, His mercy, His forgiveness, His grace... In CPN he decided to dedicate his life to serving Jesus and to focus on the things above. After graduating in December, 2016, he started working in full time ministry in the foundation called Open Arms Ministry. This foundation is located on a farm in the mountains and the goal is a restoration process with boys who are at risk of being on the street. There are currently 11 boys from ages 8-16 and Daniel is responsible for taking care of the boys, teaching them character, discipline, good habits, along with helping them with their education. He has b...

This is Brenda Valencia and she is currently in her 4 th semester of studies here at CPN. Brenda tells us her story of how she came to CPN and her plans for the future: “God told me to come to CPN, but at the time I didn’t have the money. It was hard for me to come, but I did it because I knew it was what God wanted; I wanted to walk in obedience. God provided a scholarship for me and it has been a huge blessing for me. “When I arrived I didn’t know why I was here at first. Many students are pastors kids and I felt out of place, however, during my time here God has worked on my heart and I’ve grown to know the Lord on a deeper level. So many times we try to put God in a box, but He is bigger than what we can think or imagine. CPN has given me tools for ministry to be able to share God’s love with others. I never would’ve thought I’d be the woman the woman that I am today. I never used to have a passion to preach or be a leader- I was very afraid and th...

Joy with Pastors Jerry and Barbara This is Joy Sambrano, a Global Missions graduate from Christ for the Nations Institute, Dallas (CFNI). Joy came to Medellín March 19, 2018 to complete her 15 week field school. Joy washing kids' feet in Manantiales She had the opportinity of participating in a mission trip with Church on the Hill during spring break of 2017 and afterwards felt the need to come back for a longer period of time- in her words, “A week was not enough.” She took steps of faith and God opened the door for us to receive her!! Joy with the women from Ciudad Refugio During her time here, it was our goal to help her get experience in different areas on the mission field as we know God has placed this calling on her life. She was able to settle in for a week and then joined our students on the mission to Manantiales and later served in the foundation Ciudad Refugio (City of Refuge) for four weeks. In Ciu...