YWAM Pittsburgh in Colombia -Update 1

Well, we made it! We arrived safely to Bogotá on December 1, at 9:30 pm. We were immediately welcomed by our host families with a kiss on the cheek and a smile that could melt the coldest of hearts. We were very excited to finally be here that we were up for hours talking and laughing with our families.
 
Our first morning in Colombia was spent preparing ourselves for our time here. We exchanged American dollars for Colombian Pesos and, of course, had a cup of delicious 100% Colombian coffee!

Bogotá, Colombia

In the afternoon we arrived at the church we are working with, El Pacto. El Pacto is a nondenominational church that has an amazing passion for God. At the church, the youth group was preparing for an outreach in a neighborhood in Bogota they have never been to before. After spending time in prayer, we got on the bus and drove to Suba, Bogotá. Once we arrived, we were greeted with some discouraging news: the flyers advertising the show we were to perform that night had all been torn down and thrown away. We were momentarily discouraged but God used the situation for His glory! For ten minutes, we went out into the neighborhood and invited everyone we saw to attend our show. When it came time for our show to start, we did not have even enough chairs for everyone who had come!

Drama Team and Christian Perfoming ¨Clincher¨

 
El Pacto’s drama and dance team, which is made up of its youth group and the leaders, preformed many of their dramas and three of their dances. The dramas showed us what Christ did for us as well as what it means to have a relationship with him. All that the team did brought glory to God. Our team leader, Diego Colmenares, then preached to all those who were gathered. The crowd was greatly impacted by the team and 12 individuals gave their life to Jesus! It was an incredible way to begin our time here in Colombia.

Paola from Bogotá with Colombian kids at the outreach place with El Pacto Church

Praying and witnessing the homeless

So far, we have continued to work with the church. Today, we are going to go out on the streets and bring the Word of God to people. We want to bless them by random acts of service as well as handing out treats to children. We are excited to bring Gods Kingdom to earth!

Please continue to prayer for us, that we continue to be obedient to whatever God tells us, and for protection as we go out on the streets.
 
Goodnight and Good Luck,

-Mari Bauman