October 21, 2008
“We were so encouraged to see more than 100 people in attendance,” said Larry Burg after visiting the three-year-old Pissy (pronounced PC) church plant, which began with a core group of seven people. “They have had 34 conversions this year and 22 baptisms.”
The church hosts a Compassion International ministry for about 175 neighborhood children, and members of the church have been hired by the organization to follow up with the sponsored children, making sure they receive food, shelter, education, and health care, as well as Christian training.
The popular program has received a good response, even from families of the traditional religion, who are happy to sign their kids up because of the benefits. “The church needs to build a wall around the property in order to better supervise the children, said Burg. “The leader of the church told me that this young group of believers has sacrificially raised hundreds of dollars for this project, which will cost about $6,000.”
If you are interested in helping the Pissy church build the wall, make a gift to the C&MA, marking “Burg work/Pissy” on the check memo line.