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Tuesday November 6, 2007

In Pastoral Letter Evangelicals demand solution to political crisis

Trinidad Vásquez, MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 3, 2005

 Representatives from four institutions that bring together more than 120 denominations, Christian ministries, universities, Churches Taxi Heathrow Airport representing 800,000 Evangelicals published a Pastoral Letter April 29 expressing their profound concern about the critical situation in the country due to recent events related to transport, and rising oil prices.

These organizations include the Pro Denominational Alliance Council of Evangelical Churches (CEPAD) represented by Pastor Raul Davila, who said that they sent letters to President Enrique Bolaños, expressing concern about the crisis racking the country since January this year.

It was also signed by the Evangelical Alliance of Nicaragua, represented by Mauricio Fonseca Sequeira, the National Council of Evangelical Pastors of Nicaragua, whose president is Pastor Mario Espinoza and the Inter-Church center for Theological and Social studies, represented by Pastor Adolfo Sequeira.

The document calls on State powers, the mayors, those who represent students, the transport sector, political parties and said that it supports the social demands of the people but does not condone any type of violence to resolve the conflict.

“We believe that dialogue is on the only way to reach understanding among all the involved sectors,” stated that pastoral and demands an integral solution to the energy crisis.

It also proposes a true national dialogue with the participation of social, economic, political and religious sectors.

Pastor Fonseca explained that this is not the first time the Evangelical Unity Block has come together and now, in the face of the crisis in the country, will continue to be united, offering a prophetic voice and supporting the just causes of the people.