Jhonatan has been serving with the Wayuu since 2019. That year, God granted him to meet a Wayuu young girl , Marielis . By God´s grace, they got married on November 24th, 2023 . They are now serving together to continue to reach more people from the Wayuu ethnic group that are located in the Guajira desert peninsula on the northern coast of Colombia where there is a lot of need, no potable water, no power, communities far away of civilization, on starvation eating once a day sometimes, in sickness and in oblivion and without Christ.
Among those people loved by God, He has given them an integral ministry taking as a priority spreading the message of salvation to people , but also look for the physical and mental health and wellbeing of those around. Along partner Licenio , they have created a Movement named Hope & Action Project Colombia .
- They show Jesus´s movie and share an evangelistic message on diverse Wayuu communities. Even people who have never watch a movie , they have the opportunity to learn about Jesus and receive Him like the Hope for the rest of their souls.
- They coordinate a group named “Wayuu youth for Christ” where several young people travel to another communities and share about Jesus through role plays, choreographies, music and dramatization .
- Twice a month, they meet with some Christian leaders among the communities to teach them some Chronological narrations of the Bible that start on the Old Testament until New Testaments . Wayuu have a translated New Testament on their native language, thank God, but they need to know more about the whole Bible and many of them don’t know how to read or write, so oral narrations are significant . They also teach how to use The Gospel Story Arc Cube to evangelize other Wayuu and guide them through Christian education . They have fellowship and a beautiful time , learning and growing to become more like Jesus!
- They are visiting new Wayuu areas and pray for people , provide medicines , the Word of God and His love , hope through actions that glorify God.
Jhonatan has been serving the Lord since he was a child around 1998. He also serves with the Mokaná indigenous people in Tubará . You are invited to come and visit ! Thank you for your prayer and support!
You can see some verses that inspire us and some pictures below:
“Then your light will shine in the darkness. You will be like the bright sunshine at noon.” Isaiah 58:10b; Ezekiel 16:49
“She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.” Proverbs 31:20
“Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.” Psalm 41:1, KJV
“Make sure you don’t take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship—a different kind of “sacrifice”—that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.” Hebrews 13:16
“He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.” Psalm 72:13, ESV
“It may seem that those who are poor and needy have been forgotten, but God will not forget them. He will not leave them without hope.” Psalm 9:18, ERV
Thank you very much for being a ministry partner , for your prayers and support for the Kingdom of God !
