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Christians Fearful After Chavez Reelection

Amid allegations of voter fraud, Hugo Chavez has won another six-year term in office with 54 percent of the vote. The Chavez victory disappointed many Venezuelans in the United States, some of whom point to evidence of election fraud.

"Among the true believers, there is a sense of disappointment," says Daniel Sandoval, executive director of Spanish World Ministries. "There's a sense of fear about what will happen in the next few years. But, we are certain that God is in charge of whoever is president in Venezuela."

The fear is understandable. In 2006 Chavez forced many expatriate missionaries from the tribal areas of the country. This time around, however, Chavez is sending mixed signals.

Sandoval says before it was announced that Chavez had cancer, he was condemning Israel. "When he came back from Cuba after the surgeries, or therapies that he had in Cuba, he came back with the idea that he needed Jesus in his life," he says. "So Chavez all of a sudden, within the last month, has become a more religious person."

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  • aceituna

    Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • Mex Seiko

    There's a video on YouTube of Chavez cursing Israel "from the bottom of his gut." That was in 2010. Almost exactly 1year later, he's in Cuba getting an operation fr cancer. There also videos of him praying and going to church. I hope someone can show him Genesis 12:3.

    • Evermyrtle

      You are correct but I bleieve he has changed and hopefully is no longer cursing Israel, if so he will be forgiven if he ask for it. I none are forgiven of our sins we are all in on big mess.

  • pcsrocky

    It seems when faced with his own mortality, by a power he has not control over, he has begun to change. Hopefully, this change in philosophy will continue!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004047180339 John Adams

    Should obama win the US election, here is how those first to paragraphs could be written on November 7, 2012:

    Amid allegations of voter fraud, barak obama has won another four-year
    term in office with 50.1 percent of the vote. The obama victory
    disappointed many Christians in the United States, some of whom point
    to evidence of election fraud.

    “Among the true believers, there is a sense of disappointment,” says any number of conservative, Bible-believing leaders.
    “There’s a sense of fear about what will happen in the next few years.
    But, we are certain that God is in charge of whoever is president in United States.”