LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Praise the Lord!

It is with great joy that I present to you through The Apostolic Herald the most noteworthy news and the results of our LXIII Electoral General Convention. Our convention was graced by the presence of all our district bishops, pastors and ministers in attendance, as our regional elders, missionaries, and pastors from national missions. Jubilation enclosed us as we received all the representatives from countries of International Missions, officials and delegations, all of us one body, all of us one church, all of us worshiping and exalting the sweet name of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Even now, weeks after the conclusion of our LXIII Electoral General Convention, we continue to rejoice in the powerful presence of our Lord who joined us in each activity of our grand event: children receiving the Holy Spirit at their Ministry, pastors being inspired to revival in each one of the pastoral conferences, the whole Church of the Lord in their respective confederation meetings, and in all the preaching services at the main arena. The evening services were transcendental with anointed and challenging preaching, along with testimonies that filled us with motivation and great happiness of what God is doing in the missionary fields.

In this whole celebration and harmony, the pastors held their elections of the New International Board of Directors for the administrative period of 20222026 with a spirit of peace, respect and unity. Even these times of administrative procedures were not the exception, we were ministered by the Holy Spirit: the whole day we heard testimonies of power and excellent conferences which culminated when the last official was elected. At that moment the commissions that tallied the votes and that vetted the candidates entered into the meeting as the electoral commission called all the elected officials to the front. All the pastors rose and lifted their hands to give thanks to God on high, for his help and direction in all these tasks, confident that His will had been done. Glory to Jesus Christ!

With great joy that last Convention night we witnessed when our newly elected Bishop President Felipe Salazar and the General Board of Directors were sworn into service. The Apostolic people responded with applause and cheering for this new administrative stage that was beginning in the Apostolic Assembly. This was transmitted to us through a powerful and challenging message of inspiration and faith, “Build the Church: MISSION,” at an arena that was teeming with Apostolic worshippers.

In conclusion we can say that a new horizon is dawning, a horizon of progress and advancement. We give thanks to God for the leaders that guided the Apostolic Assembly to this moment, now united we pray for the new administration that begins. The Vision that our Bishop President Felipe Salazar has declared is:

“Build

the Church: MISSION”

Matthew 16:18

We stand ready to unite our hands and our might to continue to build upon our powerful mission statement: “Exalt Christ, Equip the Church, Evangelize the World.”

My prayers are that you may have a prosperous and blessed 2023 and that at the next convention when we meet again you may come with triumphs, accomplishments and many victories in Christ Jesus.

Fraternally, Bishop Armando Tamez Editor The Apostolic Herald