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NEWSLETTER | ISSUE NO. 01 | AUG 2022 ISLAND FEATURE MISSIONS REPORT: ECWI GRENADA Church planting activities led by the Superintendent and his wife are continuing on the western side of the island. They have been assisted by several churches in various projects, including a games and sports day for children. The River Sallee Church is conducting an after-school program at the primary school in its community and is partnering with mission organizations such as YWAM and Grenada 24/7 Ministries in outreach efforts. The St. George’s Church has resumed ministry to troubled youth at the island’s only Juvenile Center. In September, the Grenville and St. George’s churches will also resume their Sunday morning prison ministries at the island’s main correctional facilities. These ministries had been suspended due to COVID restrictions. In October, we will resume our Annual Missions Convention. This event will provide an opportunity to explore emerging trends in missions and effective ministry ap...

NEWSLETTER | ISSUE NO. 01 | AUG 2022 THE CHURCH IS MISSION REV. ALFRED HORSFORD In the early days the church was mission - a people on the move with an objective in mind to make known the message of the risen Christ and disciple the nations. It was bold, driven, purposeful, motivated by the Great Commission [Matt. 28:19, 20] assigned by the Lord Jesus. It was radical and revolutionary. It bore witness to the watching world turning it upside down energized by the Holy Spirit [Acts 1:8]. It reached out from Jerusalem to Judea, to Samaria, to Asia Minor, Greece, and the rest of Europe and ultimately to Africa, Armenia, India, China, Russia, and the Western Hemisphere. What seemed to be mission impossible from the start was becoming mission possible as the enterprise progressed. What a contrast to the church today! Except in some instances the church seems to have run out of gas. She has become static, structured, purposeless, existing for herself rather than for others. She has become com...

NEWSLETTER | ISSUE NO. 01 | AUG 2022 A MESSAGE FROM OUR INTERIM PRESIDENT REV. CARLOS CEPEDA Dear Friends, Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! It is with great joy that we present the first issue of our newsletter. The primary purpose of this publication is to bring glory and honor to God by sharing what He is doing around the world through His people. Our desire is that this newsletter will be a source of encouragement and blessing to every reader. We hope to inform, inspire, and challenge God's people to take an active role in proclaiming the Gospel and fulfilling the Great Commission. In these pages, you will find inspiring stories and testimonies from missionaries, pastors, ministry leaders, and believers who are serving the Lord Jesus throughout the Caribbean and beyond. You will also discover articles on missions and evangelism, insights into our history, interviews with retired missionaries, and much more. It is our prayer that these stories will motivate you to ...

NEWSLETTER | ISSUE NO. 01 | AUG 2022 ISLAND FEATURE MISSIONS REPORT: ECWI SAINT LUCIA On July 31, 2022, ECWI St. Lucia, in collaboration with the Gospel Preaching Church in the south of the island, hosted a Prayer March in the town of Vieux Fort. The main purpose of the event was to pray for the community in light of the recent increase in crime, especially gun violence. A prayer truck traveled through the town, stopping at several locations designated as prayer points. Messages were delivered by Hon. Dr. Kenny Anthony, Parliamentary Representative, and Hon. Joachim Henry, Minister of Equity, Social Justice, and Empowerment, who spoke on behalf of the Prime Minister. Evangelist Augustin St. Fort also shared a message of hope and salvation through Jesus Christ. We thank God that several individuals responded to the Gospel, came forward for prayer, and committed their lives to Christ. We are grateful for the churches across St. Lucia that united in prayer and worked together to host this...