Hosts without Fear of the Pandemic

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The novel coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown measures have created fear in many people. It is true that distancing is an essential preventive measure, but we must not allow distancing to deepen to the point that we do not want to...

First Steps after the Pandemic

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The first wave of infections from the Covid 19 pandemic has already begun to plateau around the world and more specifically here in El Salvador. In European countries the curve is decreasing, and the reopening of activities has begun....

The Church Adapts in the Midst of War

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv When the civil war broke out in El Salvador in 1981, we had no idea that it was the beginning of a long and painful period in our national history. At that time, I had just started pastoring the Elim Church in Santa Ana, El Salvador,...

Pandemic Time Coaches

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv When the new coronavirus got to El Salvador, the health authorities started gradually reducing the number of people authorized to meet. When the maximum number was 50 people, we knew that the time had come when the pastors of the church...

The Essential Priority of the Church

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The COVID 19 pandemic poses new challenges for the Christian church. The greatest challenge is not being able to personally gather together in celebration and cell. And we are hearing that churches will have to wait longer to gather...