When a community is lost and the hope of anything changing seems out of sight, what kind of ministry can bring a lasting solution?
Jesus’ Solution
- Jesus established the local Church as His primary method of equipping and encouraging the believers to do the work of His ministry. Eph. 4:12 “…to equip God’s people for works of service...”
- Jesus said in Matt. 16:18, “On this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
- LoveServes International (LSI) got its name from the example Jesus set when He served the people He loved. (Mark 10:45 “The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve…”)
Join Christ Where He is Working
- LSI identifies local pastors who are passionate about reaching the lost in their village.
- Pastors receive training that helps them cast Jesus’ command and vision: “Love God…Love your neighbor”.
- Church members are transformed by the Holy Spirit to become Christ’s hands and feet to their own community.
- The Church stops focusing on “attracting” people into the four walls of their building and gets out into its community and meets its greatest needs.
Results are Supernatural
- Dried-up churches are experiencing new LIFE.
- Church members are joyfully exercising their spiritual gifts.
- These methods are contagious; in only four years this “hands-on seminary” has grown to 681 pastors seeing their church and community begin to transform.
- Our 25 year director Abel Ramirez has remained humble in serving his own people. Not wanting to embellish numbers he only reports adults (not teens or children) who have been involved in church for more then three months. Last year 6,261 adults came to Christ.
LoveServes is a grassroots movement affecting the poorest villages in the DR. The results are exciting!
- Churches are growing
- Marriages are being restored
- Children are receiving an education
- Teenagers are coming to Christ
- Dads are being more responsible
- Rural towns are being restored to hopeful places
- The local church is seen as relevant