What’s kept me busy lately has been the preparation of a few charlas (talks) to 2 completely different audiences but essentially the same message - that only in Christ will we find true contentment and peace with God that will last an eternity rather than just for the passing of this life.
The first talk was for a friend who works at a local primary school. It was their overnight camp out at school and I spoke after they had been hanging out at school since the previous morning. I was pretty stoked to see different kids listening at different times. Even one of the kids that was doing head stands was listening at different points!
I spoke about how it was impossible for rich people to enter into God’s kingdom, even more so than a camel passing through the eye of a needle. Somewhere along the way, someone had given us a little toy camel. It came in handy!
I made up a big key and talked about how Jesus was the only key that existed that could open the door into heaven.
In God’s grace, I trust that some seeds where planted, and that God will use many more people in these kids lives so that some might enter into his kingdom.
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| Rocio, my friend, who organised the overnight camp for the kids |
The other talks were for the women’s retreat for the church plants and bible study groups in the Loja province that fellow SIM-ers, Chandra and Amanda, look after. Nancy and myself both shared over the weekend and the hard work was worth it! So thankful for my very patient spanish teacher who helped me correct all my grammar mistakes prior to the event.
I had such a nice time hanging out for a weekend with these women and it was good to be thinking through what true contentment looks like for those in Christ.
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| Fun times out at Gonzanamá |
I felt like I had a holiday on the Monday afterwards, not having to think about preparation for talks at all!
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