March 2006 a group of volunteers from Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, Georgia, visited Musuwas, Nicaragua to hold a medical clinic in a school. A young Mayangnan man, Canicio T., was a resident of that village and heard the volunteers share their love for the Lord and how He wanted to have a personal relationship with all people. Because of this witnessing, Canicio and his family became followers of Jesus Christ.
After Canicio was educated to become a schoolteacher, he returned to his village. A small house church had formed in Musuwas and Canicio was asked to be the pastor. Putting all reservations aside, Canicio accepted the challenge and he has faithfully served as pastor for the past several years. The church has grown and now reaches out to other villages in the region.
In 2007, Burnt Hickory built a shelter where the young congregation could worship and grow. One year later, some members of BHBC hiked into Musuwas to explore opportunities and needs for this new ministry. They found a strong group of believers when they arrived. Praise God for His protection over this church and the reaping He continues to bless.
The church wants to grow as disciples of the Lord and they want to reach out to the people in other villages in their region. Already they have helped form small groups of believers in four other villages.
- Pray for the Mayangna people and the work in progress.
- Pray that the Gospel will spread in these villages where BHBC is at work and that the new believers will stand firm – even when persecution rises.
- There is nothing more important you can do for the entire region of Middle America and the Caribbean then to pray fervently and consistently that God's kingdom grows and prospers.
Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord,
knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:57-58
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