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Greetings from Los Angeles!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The swirling torrent of post-Christianity and deep globalization found here in L.A. make this city precisely the kind of ministry context in which we feel the most purpose. The nations and their religions are here; so too is the West\u2019s culture-devouring secularism.<\/p>\n

Here, worlds and worldviews collide daily. Crisis is commonplace. You can see it in the graffiti, and feel it in the streets.<\/p>\n

But also here, in the torrent and through the crisis, God is quietly fermenting another wave of kingdom laborers. Erica and I are both eager and burdened to serve God\u2019s process, however possible, in this emerging wave.<\/p>\n

That said, we\u2019re excited to share a bit about what God\u2019s been doing recently at The Awakening\u2019s International Base in L.A. More happened in the summer months than we can fully document, so here\u2019s the brief version.<\/p>\n

Summer 2023 was both full and fruitful. We were thrilled to host three mission groups, each with a unique emphasis. Here\u2019s a quick breakdown for each one.<\/p>\n

L.A. MISSIONS INTENSIVE<\/strong> (May 30 - June 5)<\/em>: The Missions Intensive is a conference designed to help students learn modern biblical missiology and discern God's call on their lives. These five days in L.A. were jam-packed with both educational and formational sessions on 21st-century mission topics. Our students also helped us lead one morning of compassion and evangelistic outreach in a nearby homeless community.<\/p>\n

Some highlights? Each student in our group confirmed their call to future ministry leadership, with a few feeling specifically called to cross-cultural missionary work. One student was even baptized in the Spirit! God came through!<\/p>\n

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THE AWAKENING SUMMER INTERNSHIP<\/strong> (June 12 - June 29)<\/em>: The Awakening Summer Internship is a two-month missions journey during which seven young adults who feel called to future ministry leadership (potentially as missionaries) get to travel to and minister in at least three different cross-cultural contexts.<\/p>\n

Of their two months on the field, we were able to spend a little more than two weeks with them on the first leg of their journey. Like the Missions Intensive, their schedule included educational and formational sessions but focused more heavily on providing practical outreach experiences in L.A.; getting out in the city and doing what we study about.<\/p>\n

Some highlights? We spent much of our time serving our nearby homeless and at-risk communities, partnering with local ministers as well as with larger organizations like the Dream Center and Union Rescue Mission. Through each outreach, our interns demonstrated an impressive capacity to lead. They helped us forge new ministry connections in the city. Last but not least\u2014during one of our children's ministry days in Skid Row, four young children whose families are currently experiencing homelessness gave their lives to Christ. God came through!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a> \"Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n

L.A. OPEN MISSION TRIP<\/strong> (July 10 - 17)<\/em>: Our final mission group for the summer was a composite team, made up of students and leaders who came together from several different IPHC church youth groups. While younger than our previous two teams, this group demonstrated inspiring courage to venture away from their comfort zones and serve the Kingdom. They spent seven days with us in L.A.<\/p>\n

During that time, we led more outreach with nearby at-risk and homeless communities in the city\u2019s difficult places like Skid Row. (Poverty and homelessness are among the top issues here in L.A., so our groups will always be found serving the poor.) These experiences are often both eye-opening and heart-rending for young people.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the students also tasted a bit of pastoral ministry. We worked together to plan and lead two youth takeover services, one for our Korean partner church (World Agape Mission Church) and the other for a local Latino church (Iglesia Misi\u00f3n Christiana). And, as with all our mission groups, discipleship teachings and spiritual formation remained an emphasis throughout their seven days of service.<\/p>\n

Some highlights? We were able to experiment with a new form of community outreach\u2014laundromat evangelism. We buddied up with members from our local Latino church and set out on foot together, canvasing six local neighborhood laundromats, paying for people's laundry while also giving out cold waters, inviting them to church, and praying with them. Then\u2026 another salvation! A few days later in a local park, right after I returned from dropping off the missions team at the airport, one young homeless man (to whom our group had ministered earlier in the week) gave his life to Christ in our outdoor Bible study! I\u2019ll say it again: God came through!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a> \"Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n

Space doesn\u2019t permit us to tell you about our other ministry opportunities this summer, like YouthQuest and the West Coast Hispanic Girls Conference. Suffice to say: God is good, and we are so glad to be here.<\/p>\n

Thank you for making that possible.
\nJon & Erica Campbell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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La nueva vida de Miguel en Cristo<\/strong><\/span>
Un domingo, cuando Mateo estaba concluyendo su serm\u00f3n, Miguel se acerc\u00f3 al frente de la iglesia y dijo: \u201cQuiero entregar mi vida a Jesucristo ahora mismo. Quiero arrepentirme de todo pecado y vivir para \u00c9l ". <\/p>

Matthew or\u00f3 con y por Miguel, lo abraz\u00f3 y desde entonces ha disfrutado viendo el cambio que ha tenido lugar en su vida. Escuche c\u00f3mo Miguel describe su nueva vida. <\/p>

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\u201cAntes de entregar mi vida a Cristo, viv\u00eda de noche. Me iba a la cama todas las ma\u00f1anas a las 6:00 am y luego me levantaba a las 6:00 o 7:00 pm para empezar de nuevo. Mi vida estaba llena de fiestas, drogas y bebida. Realmente no pude hacer mucho m\u00e1s porque luch\u00e9 contra la depresi\u00f3n y el miedo. Cada vez que volv\u00eda a casa, sent\u00eda que el vac\u00edo y la oscuridad ven\u00edan sobre m\u00ed, y clamaba a Dios: 'Quiero vivir otro tipo de vida'. <\/p>

Luego, ese domingo, sent\u00ed que ten\u00eda que planchar mi ropa e ir a la iglesia. De repente sent\u00ed que algo como la mano de Dios me empujaba a dar un paso al frente y entregar mi vida a Cristo. Desde ese momento, he disfrutado de un nuevo estilo de vida. Ahora, me acuesto temprano y me levanto a las 7:00 am. Estoy descubriendo una nueva productividad y la capacidad de hacer cosas que sent\u00ed que ya no pod\u00eda hacer. Las drogas devoran tu mente y tu motivaci\u00f3n para hacer cosas. Ahora, estoy redescubriendo mi antigua pasi\u00f3n por trabajar con mis manos y leer libros y la Biblia. Tambi\u00e9n tengo una relaci\u00f3n maravillosa con mi familia nuevamente. Durante a\u00f1os, han estado orando por m\u00ed, y ahora ellos (y yo) estamos muy felices de ver lo que Cristo ha hecho en mi vida. <\/p>

Despu\u00e9s de aceptar a Cristo, vinieron varios \u201cviejos amigos\u201d y me ofrecieron coca\u00edna para consumir y vender. Les dije de inmediato que hab\u00eda cambiado y que Cristo era ahora el Se\u00f1or de mi vida. Dijeron que el cambio no se mantendr\u00eda. Nunca m\u00e1s escuch\u00e9 una palabra de esos viejos amigos, pero estoy disfrutando de vivir mi vida como un hijo amado de Dios. No bebo alcohol ni consumo drogas porque ya no las necesito. Ya no estoy aislado. Tengo a Jes\u00fas y \u00c9l es suficiente para m\u00ed. <\/p>

Ahora le digo a Dios todos los d\u00edas: 'Dios, haz tu trabajo. No quiero volver nunca m\u00e1s '. Entonces, muchas veces, or\u00e9 para que \u00c9l me quitara todas mis adicciones. El lo hizo. El es fiel. Es solo Jesucristo quien se deshace de esas adicciones. Dios me ha ayudado a eliminar toda la depresi\u00f3n, la adicci\u00f3n y la tristeza. Mi vida tiene orden y enfoque ahora. <\/p>

Mi sue\u00f1o es alg\u00fan d\u00eda predicar la palabra de Dios. Siento que hay un llamado de Dios en mi vida. Dios ha sido muy bueno con migo. \u00c9l toma vasos rotos y los cambia, repara, reforma y reconstruye. Esto es lo que Dios ha hecho y est\u00e1 haciendo en mi vida. No voy a retroceder, pero sigo adelante con Cristo porque \u00e9l tiene un gran prop\u00f3sito para mi vida. Le agradezco porque estoy recuperando mi vida y ya no estoy aislado ni solo \u201d. <\/p>

La crisis del virus Corona<\/strong><\/span>
La Crisis del Virus Corona ha cerrado el Barrio Rojo de \u00c1msterdam. Femke ha pasado largos d\u00edas ayudando a las trabajadoras sexuales a obtener la ayuda financiera y social que pueden obtener a medida que se cerr\u00f3 la industria del sexo. Los estamos ayudando con canastas de comestibles y tarjetas de regalo para tiendas de comestibles. Mucha gente de todo el pa\u00eds nos est\u00e1 pidiendo ayuda. Qu\u00e9 oportunidad de ser una voz de esperanza, amor y vida en esta dif\u00edcil situaci\u00f3n. <\/p>

Adem\u00e1s, las conferencias que Matthew iba a dar en Estados Unidos en abril han sido canceladas. Sin embargo, todav\u00eda estar\u00e1 lanzando su pr\u00f3ximo libro, Power Evangelism: Just Do It! Si desea comprar una copia u obtener una tarifa con descuento por la compra de 10 libros o m\u00e1s, puede enviar un correo electr\u00f3nico a info@prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Tambi\u00e9n puede encontrar algunos recursos y cursos ministeriales gratuitos en www.prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Ministerio latinoamericano<\/strong><\/span>
En febrero, Matthew pudo llevar un equipo de ministerio a Argentina y Chile para capacitar iglesias en el ministerio prof\u00e9tico. En Chile, fueron parte de una conferencia nacional con m\u00e1s de 1.500 j\u00f3venes. Matthew naci\u00f3 en Chile, por lo que fue un placer muy especial poder ministrar en su tierra natal. Muchas gracias por ayudarnos a llevar el amor, la luz y el poder de Dios a \u00c1msterdam, Europa, Am\u00e9rica Latina y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. <\/p>

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Gracias por tus oraciones y apoyo. Gracias a sus fieles oraciones y donaciones, personas como Miguel pueden experimentar una nueva vida en Cristo.
Gracias por colaborar con nosotros. <\/p>

Sinceramente, <\/p>

Matthew, Femke, Judah, Hannah, Levi y Benjamin Helland<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Jon & Erica Campbell","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/DSC_2391.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1vs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}