Doug Reed Ministries Blog

P.I. Team is back State-side

The Partnership International team to Columbia is back. A long week of ministry completed in a great and needy country. This picture was taken on the street outside of one of our Latin American Child Care schools. Thanks to the hard working group of incredible short-term missionaries. Thanks to you for all the prayers.

Today at Cazuka Barrio in Bogota

We had a great time visiting some Latin American Child-care schools in Columbia. We were hanging out with 3 great A/G missionaries here. Our hearts are moved and doors are wide open for future ministry. The pictures here were taken in Bogota's poorest area. More to come :)

Columbia Trip Summary

The past 6 days have been a whirlwind of activity.  We have worked with great churches in major cities here in Columbia.  The above picture is of the awesome and beautiful city of Bogota.  We have conducted 2 major 2 day conferences and two, 1 day business conferences.  The team has done over fifty training sessions and the results with the Pastors, Business Men and other leaders have been deep and dramatic.  There are so many stories from the conferences.  Satan tries hard to discourage and distract God's leaders all over the world.  What a privileges we have with Partnership International to have a chance to travel globally and pour life into some of the best in the Kingdom.  It is a humbling a heart full-filling experience.

We ministered in 5 great churches on Sunday, including one of the Largest in the city of Tunja.  We were spending major mentor-ship times with music, youth and children's Pastors.  We had phenomenal times with business people and many of them gave their hearts to Christ.  The Senior Pastors I met were some of the sharpest I have ever been around.  Many divine Partnerships with Missionaries, organizational leaders and community leaders were made. Partnership International has much to do because of God's great open door in this country.  Today the team visited orphanages and had a chance to simply love on kids with Gods compassion.  

We will explore the city of Bogota tomorrow and visit several schools.  We head back home on Friday with our bodies tired but our hearts very full.  What a calling we all have, the great commission is a part of every life purpose for every Christian.  Thanks so much for all your great support and prayers.  

www.partnershipinternational.org

"TAKE THE TRIP OF A LIFE-TIME"

Specific Messages

I recently spoke to a group of Pastors about creative and powerful communication. I was trying not to be overly spiritual but I was struck by something. The best sermons or talks I have ever heard had an overtly personal edge to them. The speaker knew things that only God could have known. I truly question wether or not we are making any difference in communication unless the message penetrates the privacy of a persons life. This can only come by a work of the Holy Spirit in both the speaker and the listiner.

I believe that this type of pin pointed speaking has a true prophetic edge. A lack of the prophetic always contains a lack of the specific. Many speak in generalities because they have nothing to say that has been birthed from God. We must avoid becoming generalized which leads to being trivialized. A sensitivity to the creativity of the Holy Spirit can keep us from this trap.

Columbia Pastors Conference

We just finished two incredible sessions at our Conference in Tunja. This is the most unevangelized city in this country. A needy place of 140,000 soals. We ran a Business conference this time as well with more than 80 showing up. The gospel is being shared and Pastors are being encouraged. This photo is from the end of the first session. We are in 6 churches Sunday an a new city monday. Pray!

Birthday lunch at Jack Stack

My staff has taken me out to lunch at My favorite place... Jack Stack BBQ in Kansas City. B-day is tomorrow... I will be 29 again :).