The Work is growing

He was born on July 30, 1953, in Zea, Mérida State, Venezuela. He met
God at 21 years old. He began his ministry at a very young age. He completed his studies.
completed at the International Elim Institute, and obtained a university degree in
Biblical Theology accredited by the Missionary School of Costa Rica. Married to
Xiomara Rincón

Wake up church, Christ is at the doors.

Reverend Rómulo Vergara is a missionary supervisor in Africa and has taken on

a commendable evangelizing work in several countries of that continent. It leads the
efforts of a group of missionaries who carry the Word despite the great
social and political difficulties.

He has traveled to dozens of African countries putting his own life at risk. He and
his brother Clemente arrived thirty years ago to develop a patient
work that has opened churches to promote the growth of the Movement
World Missionary. Rómulo Vergara is an International Officer and his contributions are
transcendental for missionary work.

What is the situation of the Work in Africa?

The work in Equatorial Guinea was established with sacrifice, with much suffering,
in 1983. My brother was the first to enter; then I entered; both
We were close to dying as a result of malaria and other ailments. The
The work has been established and has gained a very nice momentum in Equatorial Guinea;
National conventions and also youth conventions are now being held.

In which other countries is the Work found?

In the Congo; also in Ghana. It is also found in Ivory Coast.

My brother was there last November and a pastor joined him with a
congregation of more than a hundred people. We also arrived in Madagascar, which
it's the last thing.

When did they arrive in Madagascar?

Four or five years ago. This Work is shepherded by my brother Clemente,

who left without knowing anyone, and God has been glorified and there are already several churches
founded there.

Tell me, in which other country is the Work projected to be in the coming years?
Well, in Gabon, which borders Equatorial Guinea. There we had the Work in a
at first, very beautiful by the way, but due to a mistake it was lost. There is even a
property of the Work, which we hope to reach soon.

Another nation that calls us is Cameroon, which borders Guinea.

We are in both Congos, and we are also in Kinshasa, the capital.

from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are other countries that open their
doors; we have been asked to enter.

What are the challenges faced by the Work in those nations?

On one hand, diseases. One cannot stay for a long time because
you can contract malaria. There are other diseases, such as cholera and typhoid.

What is the attitude of the authorities in those countries towards the Work?

It is not very favorable, because most of those African nations are dictatorships.
and they restrict a little the freedom of worship.

As much as in the Middle East?

No, it's easier. We arrived 30 years ago and it's still the same.
President, because of the dictatorship. The idiosyncrasy of the people is very similar to that of the
Latin American; the African is open. One can do a better job than in
Europe, which is very closed.

I prefer working in Africa than in Europe, despite the fact that one could die.
because it is a continent more receptive to the Gospel.

But can we talk about persecution?

Yes, there is persecution. In Nigeria, they burn temples with Christians and everything.

How many congregations exist in the African nations?

Creo que en todos los países suman aproximadamente 50 congregaciones.

In which country is there the highest number of churches?

In Equatorial Guinea; we are close to 40.

Is there a lot of vandalism?

A lot. They believe that white people have money; that's why they take it away from them, and if they oppose it,
they disappear and no one says anything.
How often do you travel to that place?

Twice a year, but we have also had difficulty entering because they have
blocked and we have not been able to enter for a period, but we were there and
this year we also plan to go to organize the convention that will take place
from August 16 to 19, in the city of Bata.

Tell me, in your capacity as an International Officer, how do you see the Work in terms of
general?

The Work reaches tremendous, wonderful growth, and therefore, there is a great
spiritual demand. Assistance is very much needed; all the officials us
We distribute to serve in several countries. Thank God, the Work remains.
united, integrated, and maintains the healthy doctrine and the principles that we have
learned.

How do you view the advancement of gender ideology?

Gender ideology is truly lamentable, but it shows progress.

tremendous; it is reaching its peak, a terrible development. It is part of the time
prophetic that we live.

And it's not just that. In Europe and some countries, laws are being discussed so that the
parents can have sex with their children and accept marriages even with
animals. That deteriorates, destroys. The world is upside down because this advances, and it
the only thing that prevents it, like a bulwark, is the Church; but that movement
It's a giant, we fight against a terrible giant.

Working in missionary work involves a sacrifice that many men and women
they are willing to take on for the love of lost souls. That effort has
as a reward the harvest of thousands of lives saved by Jesus Christ, that bring
joy and happiness in the life of every missionary.

He currently pastors the MMM Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo Church alongside his wife.
Zulia where on December 10 they celebrated the 47th anniversary of the work
established in that place.
THE SACRIFICE OF A MISSIONARY Romulo Vergara

He was born on July 30, 1953, in Zea, Mérida State, Venezuela. He met
God at 21 years old. He began his ministry at a very young age. He completed his studies.
completed at the Elim International Institute, and obtained a university degree in
Biblical Theology accredited by the Missionary School of Costa Rica. Married to
Xiomara Rincón.

For the work of the MMM, entering the African continent was a great victory, how
Were the beginnings of the work in Equatorial Guinea? I entered Equatorial Guinea on the 18th
February 1984. It was a country that was in ruins, immersed in extreme
poverty, there was no electricity, even in the capital itself. My brother
Clemente had contacted some brothers from Nigeria, who were
merchants, when I arrived at the airport I recognized them because they had in their
hands the magazine Evangelistic Impact. After settling down, in the afternoon
we went to a place where a group of brothers was gathered. It was 5:00 pm
When we started to hold the worship, since there was no electric lighting, the
services could not be done at night. That way we started to
working in the Work of the Lord. What difficulties did he face throughout this process of
to establish the Work in this nation? The situation was very strong; we suffered from harassment.
of national security because there they live under a dictatorship. They thought that
we were people who were going to carry out a coup d'état; then it happened
cuenta de que no estábamos metidos en esa clase de cosas. Luego vinieron las
diseases. The sanitary conditions were very precarious. The water came
murky and was contaminated with many parasites; at that time there was a
cholera epidemic, death was lurking around the city. Unfortunately, I
enferme de gravedad, solo Dios pudo salvarme. Una noche estaba tan mal que
I was writhing on the floor, I thought I was going to die and I entrusted my life to the Lord; without
to know it in Venezuela, some pastors were praying; one of them was taken by the
Holy Spirit asked to pray for me. At that moment, they began to pray for the
mercy of God; the next day I was able to recover. At that time there was a
extreme poverty in that country; we could only eat once a day.

Something peculiar was happening in the markets, long noodles were being sold by the unit and
people used to buy to make themselves a broth. I remember that for five months
I lived eating a can of sardines a day. The Work never abandoned me, the money that
I received it to pay for the hotel and the church expenses. In the midst of that
reality in which I lived, what was it like to preach the Gospel to the people who live in
Equatorial Guinea? In Equatorial Guinea, there is a large percentage of Catholics and
Muslims and, although evangelicals from other denominations have arrived, it was the
first time a Pentecostal doctrine church entered this nation. The
people were very receptive to the Gospel; over time, a group was formed
believers in which God began to perform miracles, even raising a dead person.
This news impacted the entire capital of Malabo, because it was a town
small at that time. When I left Equatorial Guinea a
grupo muy bonito; Después de estar nueve meses, mi salud empezó a debilitarse;
After cholera, I got malaria and suffered its effects every month. I also had
problems in the lungs, I started coughing up blood and had to return to Spain.
Then, my brother Clemente returned to Equatorial Guinea to take charge of
the Work. After returning to Spain and recuperating, where did he go to work?
the Work of the Lord? After recovering I reunited with my wife and my daughter
to go to a MMM church in Portugal. When I arrived I didn't know the language and
I was using an interpreter; at that time there were three congregations and we started
to work for nine years. After facing several difficulties, we had to
leave this nation; my children, who had been born in this country, began to
getting asthma and then I also got that disease. With health
disabled, we returned with my family to Venezuela. There I started working in a
church. Over time I came to take charge of the supervision of the Work in the year
2001. In the year 2009, together with my brother, we were appointed as
missionary supervisors in the African continent. In the year 2010, by grace
of the Lord, I came to be part of the international officer corps. After a year,
I left the supervision in Venezuela and dedicated myself to traveling to various countries preaching.
en las convenciones y también visitando las obras establecidas en África. En la
current situation as a Missionary Supervisor for the African continent, how was it
growing the work of the MMM in Africa? When I arrived in Equatorial Guinea, the
Sir made me aware that many missionaries were going to leave this country to
different nations. Over time, that vision came true; we started to go out to
Gabon, then we enter Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
later we arrived in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mozambique,
Uganda and Madagascar. Very soon we will return to Gabon as,
different problems, it had stopped going; we are also going to enter into others
countries that are calling us because they want to be part of this work. They
They need missionaries for all these countries, people who are identified.
with this work and those who have a true calling from God, in that way they will be able to
endure all the difficulties that missionaries suffer. The language has always
has been a barrier to evangelize, how are they doing to overcome that?
Difficulty? The African continent has 54 countries and Equatorial Guinea is the only one.
country where the Spanish language is spoken; there are also five countries where
speaks Portuguese; in the others, English, French, and Arabic are also spoken.
speaks the dialects that the different countries have. For this reason, God has
I have been calling missionaries who have left Equatorial Guinea who know
hablar incluso tres idiomas y han entrado a varios países. El misionero que entró
Ghana speaks English well; we also entered Ivory Coast where they speak the
French, the brothers also master several dialects spoken in the area.
When we are going to conduct evangelistic campaigns, we need to have several
translators for the number of languages that exist. In the African continent
There are different cultures, how has the cultural clash been faced in order to...
to reach out to evangelize more people? We are not trying to get into those
areas because we would clash with the governments; however, to the brothers who are
they are converting them, we talk to them to abandon their customs that clash with the
Gospel. Polygamy is practiced here a lot, it is normal to see a man with
five or six wives; witchcraft and spiritism are also practiced a lot;
In addition, in this entire area, they have the custom of assigning a demon to each child.
that is born. People come with that influence to follow those traditions
satanic and it is not easy for them to break away from all of that. Pastor, there is a great
need for missionaries, how to motivate believers to go out and preach
Gospel to the whole world? Every time we go to preach in the campaigns and
conventions in several countries, we encourage the preaching of the Gospel in
Africa. When we share our testimony of the things we went through, it
We rejoice, because suffering for the cause of Christ is our privilege.
In our interventions, we emphasize that there is a price to pay because
we need men who have a true calling, because sometimes,
many brothers get excited and want to go to these countries, but upon seeing the
difficulties return defeated, however, when one has a true
we see that they stay, they face their tests with courage; in this way
They know that God brought them to preach in that place. Pastor, what importance should
What does World Missionary Day mean for a believer? In this Work we have
taught from the beginning that we must be united with a common purpose,
predicar el Evangelio por amor a las almas perdidas. Ese sentir debe estar en
todos nosotros; si bien no todos podemos salir a la obra misionera, tenemos el
commitment to support with our prayers, and contribute with an offering for
support the missionaries; this is a joint effort and we all must
identifying ourselves with this cause, in that way we will continue to advance. God has
raised up for these last times the Worldwide Missionary Movement with a
the purpose of conquering many lands that we lack, for that reason we must
to lend a shoulder; thousands of men and women are needed who can go out to
preach this Gospel.

He currently pastors the MMM Pueblo Nuevo El Chivo Church alongside his wife.
Zulia where on December 10 they celebrated the 47th anniversary of the work.
established in that place.