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In 2016, with the collaboration of our missionaries in Danlí, Honduras, the Lord gave the vision to our pastor to start an International Pastors Training Center in Danlí. The intent was to educate and equip pastors of all ages and experiences and teach them key aspects of ministry and leadership to help them impact their communities and plant new churches. That first year, over fifty pastors from all over Central America gathered together in Danlí, Honduras, for four days of intense training and education. On the final day, before they headed home, they were equipped with Bibles, thousands of gospel tracts, Bible study helps, discipleship books, and many other ministry tools and materials to encourage and enable them to further the gospel and strengthen their own church ministries. And thus, the annual International Pastors' Training Center was born.
One year later, in 2017, the word was quickly spreading regarding the conference, and attendance doubled. Not only did we offer first and second year classes, but we also held a large evangelistic outreach on the last day of the conference. Working closely with our local missionaries, our pastor's desire was for the visiting pastors to envision that greater things can be accomplished for the glory of God when combining efforts to help one another. On Thursday, the final day, all the pastors, staff, and missionaries went to the neighboring town of El Paraíso with the intent to personally knock on every door in that city. It was a tremendous day of one-on-one evangelism with tracts, Bibles, and personal invitations to attend church services in El Paraiso that Sunday. There were over 200 professions recorded that Thursday, and that opening Sunday they had over 80 first time visitors in attendance. As a result of that outreach effort, a new church was birthed: Faith Baptist Church in El Paraíso. A trained national, Yeri Rodriguez, is now pastoring the church, and glory to God the ministry is continuing to grow.
2017
2018
In 2018, word continued to spread and the attendance doubled once again, with just under 200 registered pastors. With the substantial growth of the International Pastors' Training Center conference, we were exhausting all the local hotels. We realized there was a great need for additional housing for the visiting senior and assistant pastors. With the collaboration of several Christian investors, 5 acres of property were purchased. Our ministry began building a new dorm immediately, and construction was completed just prior to the 2018 conference. One dorm can house up to one hundred attendees and includes bathroom and shower facilities. This was fundamental to the success of the conference as there were a record number of pastors attending that year.
In 2019, after seeing the growth pattern for the past several years at the conference, plans were immediately made to have a second dorm built to house another one hundred pastors. The attendance grew to nearly two hundred fifty. In addition to the continued classes and the distribution of ministry tools, there was a city-wide rally held on the last day. The city of Danlí was flooded with gospel tracts, Bibles, and a personal invitation to attend a huge rally held at the city stadium. Over two thousand people that night sat under a powerful evangelistic message by Pastor Gil Torres. During the invitation, many came forward for salvation, and the pastors from the conference dealt one-on-one with individuals. Not including the one hundred fifty individuals led to Christ during the daytime outreach, almost one hundred souls were saved that evening.
2019
Since then, we have continued construction developments on the property, and have made plans for future buildings. Our heart's desire is that God would use our family to help continue to establish new churches as well as expand the International Pastors' Training Center for the years to come. Knowing the potential growth and sphere of influence that God has opened up, we are eager and excited to walk through this door of opportunity as God continues to grow our faith as we endeavor to see more souls saved and lives changed for His glory!
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