Saturday, April 25, 2009
Hola!
I’m so sleepy!
Today we went to the same church where I’ve gone these past two Sundays, for “Kings Kids.” Every Saturday Kings Kids meets from 9:45 am to about 6pm. It is a ministry for youth, which includes kids from 6 years old to 18! I remember the first time I heard about “Kings Kids” was when a group came to our church when I was young. That was also the first time I had ever heard of YWAM. Primarily, Kings Kids focuses on composing dance choreography/“human videos” to music, as a tool to portray the message of the gospel. However, here the ministry has truly enveloped every aspect of a growing church! They start with time in worship with a guitar, jambeau drum, and beautiful voices. Then they spend time in prayer- general and specific. Today we prayed for the regions in northern Argentina which are suffering the most from the recent Dengue epidemic. Then we had some time for playing games before starting work on choreography. We ate lunch together- Pizza with sauce and mozzarella! Then there was a teaching on “what is evangelism,” which included each kid in discussion. For the last hour we split into two groups and worked on new choreography which we will use during a mini-mission trip at the end of May.
We all hit the road at about 3:30 to head to the “March for Justice” which some city officials had organized in response to recent instability and violence in the city of Mar del Plata. Apparently there have been many murders and shootings in and around the city, including in high schools, as well as death of Police Force. It was so bad that the military has come into the city to support the local law enforcement. This need for security pushed the city officials to invite the priest of one of the Catholic churches, a Lutheran pastor, and a Pentecostal pastor to bring their congregations to the march in support of the cause. So, we were there too, holding up signs made with the colors of the Argentine flag which say JUSTICE. We marched and prayed that God’s kingdom would come today, as it is in heaven, in the form of justice in this place.
After all was said and done, Norma, our director’s wife, was able to give some Christian literature to 3 very influential people, who are in seek of guidance for this city. She was thrilled and we all praise God for providing the opportunity!
Hola!
I’m so sleepy!
Today we went to the same church where I’ve gone these past two Sundays, for “Kings Kids.” Every Saturday Kings Kids meets from 9:45 am to about 6pm. It is a ministry for youth, which includes kids from 6 years old to 18! I remember the first time I heard about “Kings Kids” was when a group came to our church when I was young. That was also the first time I had ever heard of YWAM. Primarily, Kings Kids focuses on composing dance choreography/“human videos” to music, as a tool to portray the message of the gospel. However, here the ministry has truly enveloped every aspect of a growing church! They start with time in worship with a guitar, jambeau drum, and beautiful voices. Then they spend time in prayer- general and specific. Today we prayed for the regions in northern Argentina which are suffering the most from the recent Dengue epidemic. Then we had some time for playing games before starting work on choreography. We ate lunch together- Pizza with sauce and mozzarella! Then there was a teaching on “what is evangelism,” which included each kid in discussion. For the last hour we split into two groups and worked on new choreography which we will use during a mini-mission trip at the end of May.
We all hit the road at about 3:30 to head to the “March for Justice” which some city officials had organized in response to recent instability and violence in the city of Mar del Plata. Apparently there have been many murders and shootings in and around the city, including in high schools, as well as death of Police Force. It was so bad that the military has come into the city to support the local law enforcement. This need for security pushed the city officials to invite the priest of one of the Catholic churches, a Lutheran pastor, and a Pentecostal pastor to bring their congregations to the march in support of the cause. So, we were there too, holding up signs made with the colors of the Argentine flag which say JUSTICE. We marched and prayed that God’s kingdom would come today, as it is in heaven, in the form of justice in this place.
After all was said and done, Norma, our director’s wife, was able to give some Christian literature to 3 very influential people, who are in seek of guidance for this city. She was thrilled and we all praise God for providing the opportunity!
So, it was a great day! And every Saturday we will be going to participate with the Kings Kids ministry as well as street evangelism opportunities.
School this week was really good. The topics were tough and I’ve been processing a lot! The lesson focus were: The Holy Spirit; Hearing the voice of God; Clean conscience & Repentence; Prayer & Intercession; Forgiveness; &Walking in the Light. The lessons are just like Bible studies, and we are constantly looking up scriptures to learn the scriptural basis for each topic. I’ve been using my NIV English Bible as well as my Spanish Bible “Traducción en lenguaje Actual” which reminds me of the way “The message” reads- easier to understand than King James Version.
We each have a mentor with whom we will meet each week to share what God is teaching us, process questions we have, confess sins, celebrate answered prayer, and more! My “dicipiladora” –Discipler- is Alicia! She is the gal I told you about over 2 weeks ago now- the one who welcomed Renae and I so readily, and spent 2 days showing us around town, and helping me get settled in. She is so sweet and I am excited to get to know her more!
As far as homework goes, it’s not too overwhelming. Most of our learning will happen during the teachings, the practical work, participation with the youth ministry, and street evangelism. Apart from all that is scheduled, we each have a book to read, which we will be doing mini-reports on, to include a presentation to the class regarding what God has revealed to us through what we’ve read. Right now I’m reading,“Is that Really You Lord?” by Loren Cunningham, the founder of YWAM. It is an exciting story of God answering prayers one after another-- totally faith-building!
Well, that‘s it for now!
I love you lots!
Keep in touch!!
~Marissa
