It’s been 14 years since God called us to plant a church in Orlando Florida for the unreached, a place where people could feel Christ’s love and acceptance. He called us to establish a center of influence in a local low-income community where we would have the opportunity to meet the needs of the people and teach the gospel of Christ. With God’s guidance we have been able to provide school supplies to over 400 children for the past 8 years, plant a community garden for 250 families, and begin educational programs. Light House Communities mission is to reflect the love of Jesus Christ to our community and praise God we have been able to do just that.
God has called us out to plant another church/center of influence where the light of the cross is needed. My wife Eileen and I along with our two children, Abigail and Levi have been praying for God to lead us to where He would like us to go since we knew God was calling us out, but we just didn’t know to where. When we came to AFM we saw the need was great all over the world, and that there were places in which Adventist churches were not present. One of those places is southern Croatia where less than 1% are Adventist, and in a country with a population of 4.1 million there are only 80 Adventist churches located in the northern region. My family and I will be sent to the southern region of Croatia, where there is no Adventist influence, to share the light of the gospel with a people group that needs the hope of Christ.
UPDATE:
We have now been living in Croatia for over 2 years and are in the process of planting a community center. Thank you for your prayers and support in this journey.
As we reach the unreached, we must have a heart like a child. We must have a heart that is not scared of rejection or not being accepted, that only wants to connect and love, make friends without prejudgment, forgive quickly and without holding grudges, and is not scared to look silly while speaking another language.
By:
Eileen Cardona
August 01 2021, 8:51 am | Comments 0
Like our daughter, we must now walk up to the edge, knowing that our heavenly Father will be there for us.
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Gabriel Cardona
July 01 2021, 10:48 am | Comments 0
Through every challenge He is preparing us to one day experience His glory.
By:
Eileen Cardona
March 01 2021, 9:27 am | Comments 0
May we always preach the gospel wherever we go, remembering that we were once lost sheep, too.
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Gabriel Cardona
October 01 2020, 3:53 pm | Comments 0
Embrace your story. Walk confidently toward Jesus, the Light, and the cracks in your life will fade into the shadows. He who has begun a good work in you will complete it. Your God meets you in the valleys, but He does not leave you there.
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Eileen Cardona
September 01 2020, 10:22 am | Comments 0