The story of when God moved in the town of Loberia, Argentina
It was 1955 in the nation of Argentina
In that dark hour God showed up in the arena
Over the darkness God revealed Himself to be superior
In the town of 20,000 named Loberia
The name Loberia means "wolf's den"
The gospel for years here had been rejected by men
Here God had spoken to an evangelistic foreigner
To go to a place of witches, mediums and sorcerers
The town appeared hopeless and his team looked like fools
For sorcery in Loberia they had twelve schools
No evangelical group had ever prospered here
The few Christians in Loberia lived there in fear
Two missionary ladies there said something odd
They said their town was even too difficult for God
To the evangelist these ladies had made it clear
They said it is "impossible" to have converts here
This young man would not let unbelief get him down
He knew God had spoken to him to go to that town
When all this man heard from Christians was "impossible"
He still believed the Red Sea was crossable
In obedience this man stepped out by God's leading
Into the "impossible" he kept on proceeding
Words of negativity and defeat were spoken again
Then a holy anger arose in him from deep within
He would not take his calling to this town lightly
He asked, "Is anything too difficult for the Almighty?"
He told the Christians who were defeated and down
"We will go and rent the largest building in town"
The words of hell were spoken each night
But he had the Spirit, he had come to fight
He stepped out by faith to rent the largest building
To mortgage all he owned he was willing
There was a large theater in town he tried to rent
But the manager said you will never have my consent
The manager said "On second hand what do you want to rent it for?"
That's when Jesus came and opened this closed door
He explained why he wanted to have the meeting
It would be for a crusade for salvation and for healing
The manager then shared of one time he had prayed
He began to share with them how God gave him aid
Some time ago the manager was in a horrible condition
He had an incurable respiratory affliction
One day of his suffering he began to recall
He was slumped over on a sidewalk against a wall
He felt like he was going to perish right there
But God even heard this unbelieving man's prayer
At that moment something flashed in his head
Of a Readers Digest story two months ago he had read
It was a story of when God healed a man and heard his plea
He thought, "If God did that for him, can't He do that for me?"
He prayed and he said something happened he can't explain
Strength came into him and the fever left with all of the pain
He then gave them favor and didn't think twice
He said "I will rent it to you for a week at one nights price"
Jubiliantly they left knowing God had not left them alone
God had answered and removed the first stone
However the police would not support this gospel mission
They said "we will arrest you if this crusade comes to fruition"
But still in obedience this man continued to walk
He said, "if you want to arrest me the meeting starts at 8 oclock"
It seemed all of hell's legions began to laugh and mock
But he stood on the Word and on that solid rock
On the first meeting night only three people came
But still the gospel truth they would proclaim
At the end of the service he asked if anyone needed prayer
One man said, "My uncle needs healing in a hospital over there
Please pray over this shirt and I will place it on him"
His uncle was dying and his condition looked grim
The second meeting night was more of the same
To that vacant theater only eight brave souls came
At the end of the service he asked to pray for the sick
One woman asked him to pray for a relative quick
She handed him a cloth to pray over in her time of need
The evangelist pleaded with God and as he would intercede
The third night nothing seemed to happen again
They were discouraged and began to call out from within
They cried out, "Lord did you not send us here?"
Will you not intervene? Will you not come near?
Unbeknownst to them God was already moving
Healings were happening, people were confirming
The uncle prayed for was healed from that first meeting
He was being kept alive by intravenous feedings
For eight days he had been unable to even swallow water
But God did something when there was no hope from a doctor
The nurse placed the anointed handkerchief on his chest
Suddenly the Lord healed this man and did the rest
The next morning the man coughed up two large cysts
The Lord showed even among three people He was in their mist
These large cysts had been obstructing his throat
The man could instantly eat again they would note
And the man who was taken the cloth they were unaware
He was paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair
He hadn't been able to walk for five whole years
God was working though it looked like He disappeared
The man jumped up and ran around in great joy
The enemy's works the Lord had come to destroy
News of these healings spread like a prairie fire
God showed He responds to those who will inquire
Soon after these healings the theater was filled
The church of the living God Jesus will bulid
People came in busloads from the other towns
Thousands came to visit those revival grounds
Demonic emissaries fled in disorderly array
In spiritually barren Loberia God had His way
Sorcerers said they couldn't call up their spirits anymore
Revival in Loberia people could not ignore
What had looked like a disappointing defeat
Behind the scenes that is where God would meet
I can see why God moved and did not delay
Because one humble man simply would obey
He was faithful to have a meeting with just three people
He believed God in a place controlled by evil
When we are faithful to obey God then He intervenes
He worked in Loberia even behind the scenes
To have childlike faith in Him we are responsible
Then He will show us He is the God of the "impossible"
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