by Pastor Adam Sinnett

So, if you’ve been reading along with this series you may be asking, “What does Latin America have to do with Mars Hill West Seattle?” Good question. Glad you asked.

The answer to that question has three parts:

• Gospel: The whole church is called to take the whole gospel to the whole world. (Mt 28:19-20) Therefore, this work is primarily one of obedience as we seek to see the gospel brought to all nations. (Acts 1:8) As a rich, developed, resource-laden country we are in a position to help see countless lives changed, transformed and saved thru the advancement of the gospel. Anything less would be disobedience. This was the first trip aimed at exploring how to deepen our involvement in church planting in Latin America.

• Partnerships: One of my goals was to initiate conversation regarding potential partnerships with like-minded churches and organizations to which we send teams to aid in their local mission. Though we don’t believe in “short term mission” (because mission isn’t something you turn “on” and “off”) we are open to sending teams of people who are living on mission in Seattle to Latin America to help those who are still learning. This could also mean sending long-term missionaries out of West Seattle, which I pray for regularly. If you’re heart is burning as you read this, let’s talk.

• Bilingual campus (?): Lastly, we’re in the early stages of considering what it would look like for Mars Hill West Seattle to go bilingual – english and spanish. Connections to churches and organizations in Latin America could help with this transition. Interested in helping out? Contact us at westseattle@marshillchurch.org.

This is part three of six in the series “Back from Ecuador”. In my next post I’m going to introduce Steve Youngren of Compassion Connection.

To read other posts in this series click HERE.