Uncle Tolya in South America

 

Pastor Anatoli (Uncle Tolya) preached a lot in the most dangerous neighborhoods in Lima - Slums. Peruvians call them Pueblos jovenes but in fact they are favelas where the poorest population of Lima live. Just like everywhere where social misery has developed, drugs and violence are present there. At this Sunday meeting in Villa El Salvador, after he and pastor Darvis prayed for the birthday girl, the Lord blessed him to preach about the unity of the faith (Ephesians 4:13). "If you know how to listen to the voice of God, you can hear Him calling throughout the Body of Christ today. He is calling for unity. He is calling the children of God to lay down their disagreements and begin to come together in preparation for Jesus' return. Just the thought about unity scares many believers. "How can I unify with someone from another denomination?". "I'm not going to give up my doctrines and agree with theirs just for unity's sake!" What they don't realize is this: scriptural unity isn't based on doctrine. The Word doesn't say anything about us coming into the unity of our doctrines. It says we'll come into the unity of the faith."