Koinonía

I love this word.  The dictionary defines it as "Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community".  Last Sunday we had a lunch after church to promote la koinonía.  It was great.  We had a wonderful turnout and many new faces.  Cristo Rey is really doing well in its growth due to our cell groups also.  Our cell groups meet on Sunday nights to promote Christian Fellowship, pray, and study the bible.  Our hope is that they will grow our church through small groups in our communities.  We have 5 different cell groups throughout the city so everyone can find a place close to where they live.

It appears it is working.  Last Sunday we had 81 people at Cristo Rey.  This Sunday we had over 70 and several were new visitors.  I think I saw at least 10 new visitors and several that it was their 2nd or 3rd visit.  Praise God for his faithfulness to grow His church!  Here are a few photos from the fruit of our labor.  This was lunch at our offices (just 2 blocks from Cristo Rey) after church last Sunday.

It was so crowded outside we had to eat inside. 
Me with my friends Adrian, Briggith and Bruno.

Several members enjoying lunch in our garden outside.

More tables and people in the grass.

And the men gathered around the grills. 
Some things are the same in every country.