My History And My Testimony Today

[JorgeP]

I am going to attach this message, because I also want to write in my experience other details of the good experiences I had when I participated in the recovery ministry. I also want to give credit to brothers who have been a blessing in my Christian life.

One of the things that has surprised me most about this ministry is the diligence in studying the Bible chapter after chapter in an orderly manner. In fact being a new believer, I was so impressed that I bought all 94 volumes of all the life studies because I wanted to do the 5 year program to read them all. Although I was not able to complete this reading, in due time I did get to use various materials to investigate that were truly a blessing in my Christian life.

So the first thing for which I give credit to the brothers of the recovery ministry, for this work of literature that inspires to study the Bible in a serious and sincere way. I am also grateful that I have learned how to connect the divine revelation of Scripture book by book and not take one verse in isolation to draw isolated conclusions or use that verse to justify an argument. I appreciate the diligence, the hard work of studying the Bible that this ministry has had in this part and I learned that we must investigate, read a lot and search if we want to know the truth. I had very good fraternal experiences with brothers from the recovery ministry in Venezuela, Colombia and Germany and these brothers are normal brothers who were not within the leadership structure in the local church of the recovery. Only one brother among these was the most advanced leader in a local church in Villavicencio, Colombia, and I testify to him and his family that they were truly a blessing to me during my stay there. Another thing that I liked and that I give credit to the recovery ministry is the importance of meeting at home. In my experience, it is the best thing that has happened to me in my Christian life in the brotherhood, I really enjoy meeting in the houses, since it is something basic and biblical in the book of Acts. The best experiences with the brotherhood I have had at home. Another thing that I give credit to the recovery ministry is the motivation to seek the Lord personally, and have personal experiences with Him. In addition to having personal experiences, also seeking group experiences with other Christians, one of the things that has inspired me to continue forward is the vision and practice of the vital group, and I truly press on to experience the reality of a vital group to bear fruit that remains. I give credit to brothers Watchmann Nee and Witness Lee, and sincere collaborators like John Ingalls among others who were part of these Christian projects that have been helpful, useful and blessing in my Christian life.

I give credit to brother Franklin Castillo in Venezuela, he is an excellent brother, very studious of the Bible, a man of prayer, a mature man in the divine life who has been quite a blessing in the local congregations of the recovery in this nation.

I give credit to Brother Saturno Renzelli in Venezuela, an excellent brother, fraternal, with an extraordinary ability to serve the Lord. A genuine man with a heart for the Lord, one of the most excellent brothers I have been able to meet in this Christian life.

I give credit to brother Álvaro Calvo in Colombia, a fraternal brother, experienced in the Lord, who truly had a heart for the local congregation where we were sharing, and as of his own finances, he has been a great blessing to the local church in Villavicencio.

I credit Brother Philip Grundman and Daniel Ofoma of the recovery congregation in Berlin, Germany, as fraternal brothers and hosts. They were a blessing during my stay in Germany and I was able to learn and mature in areas of my Christian life when I was with them in this city.