Tuesday we were back in the "primary school" Maia Neto teaching the bible story of Moses and the passover. Was really fun as we got to used really cool visuals by painting a door frame with "blood" (red paint). The kids were a bit more lively but they hadn't had our lesson for three weeks or so it was to be expected. That afternoon we spent planning a little as a team as we were going to a church on Saturday to teach on missions (all of us doing different seminars and stuff so we had to prepare). The rest of that afternoon was spent planning some more lessons for the week and then going to Capoeira.
I would really appreciate some prayer for this Tuesday as I will be leading the kids story at Maia Neto. I've never really done anything like it and I've got a lot to prepare so please just pray that I get it all sorted in time and that the kids receive from it.
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| teaching music class at Maia Neto |
Wednesday was another day back in Maia Neto finishing off or "life choices" lessons with them. This week we were teaching them of how they can have relationship with God. Was really cool to see them receive during the small groups and even cooler during the appeal time. So what we've been doing here on our time a lot is given people a space to actually hear the voice of God for them. There are three steps to it. You become calm to hear, you let God us your imagination (he made it he can do it), you let him flow when he starts to talk and then you write it down so you don't forget. I lead a time of imagination with the kids in Maia Neto on Wednesday and it was awesome. Seeing all of the kids just with their eyes closed listening to Jesus tell them how much he loves them. I think it's the coolest thing that I do in my life!
That afternoon we had our cell group and Ramin talked about how our group of teens isn't just a group of teens it's so much more than that. That they aren't the generation of the future. They are today's generation! He showed them of how God wants to us them to change lives today! It was really cool to see the kids realise their own potential.
(and also the guy who I've been teaching guitar lead worship and was awesome, very very encouraged!!)
Thursday morning we needed to us to do some more planning for this weeks friday lessons and a little bit more for the coming saturday. That afternoon we were back in Ferreira teaching our English class. This week were just teaching on "first encounter" vocab and how to converse in English. One of the classes we ended up teaching a little bit differently. To start off the lesson I sang song called "The only exception" (youtube link: the only exception) then one of the guys translated the song a little and talked through the story of it, (which is basically a girls parents separated and this made her loose faith in love but this person she is singing to is the only exception). Then Ramin was able to us that to talk about the true (Agape) love of God that would never ever fail them!.
That evening we did a little practice for this week's friday an it was off to Capoeira again.
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| teaching the only exception in Ferreira |
Friday morning was back in Floca for our morning lessons. This week we were recycling the lesson that we had done in Maia Neto because it had gone so well, so like there we talked them through relationship (using short drama), then brought them into the "imagination time". So many kids really received from Jesus, just hearing form him which was awesome.
That afternoon we were back in for some more hang out time. As I was in charge I had to talk to the teachers to see if we had any classes to teach which another experience. We just had one class to teach that day so we got to hang out for the rest of it. After the class I got a great surprise when 4 guys who I ad made friends with last term in Floca and who had since left came in to hang out with us. Was really really great to see them and had some really awesome chats about how they're getting on. And they're just great craic (great fun if you reading Mailon! ). What's been really cool in Floca these days is that we've been able to have like a small group together to open the bible every break time. But this week it turned out not to be a small group as about 30 or 50 kids showed up. It was unbelievable and we took them through an "imagination time" as well and so many came to talk to us about how God talked to them through it!
I know I had asked for some prayer for this week for Floca and I really appreciate it as God did some really cool things. I got to have a chat with one of my good friends there and hear about how he doesn't believe in religion, so I got to teach him that it's not about religion but relationship. And the coolest story. The guy that I'm mentoring is an awesome artist and not only that but he has learnt how to hear from God a "word" or image for people and draw it for them. So this week I left him with a challenge. To do that for a random person at school. So we both together got to speak God's word into a random persons life through a really cool prophetic drawing that he had made for someone. I am really really proud of that guy and it's going to be really hard to say goodbye to him but it is awesome how much God has moved in his life through us and even through me!
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| the picture the guy I'm mentoring was drawing the first day I met him. |
So Saturday. This week we were heading to a different church to lead a conference for 4 different churches on how to reach young people. We were doing three seminars "lesson planning", "Bible study" and "mentoring". It was a great day of meeting new people, new place and a new church. We got to minister to them about how ministry is about first receiving so tat we can give. That it is all about know how we are loved in Christ before we do anything! I was a great day and I think God really blessed what we had to say.
If you guys want some extra light reading on us as a Pais team feel free to read this mouths newsletter.
April newsletter
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| was mother's day here in brazil this week so here's me and my siblings with our mae (happy Brazilian mothers day mum forgot to say :P) |
God is so good. I know that he has awesome plans for the guys here in Brazil and for me when I go home. I know that his main aim is to love us, in all our good and bad he just wants to love us. He just wants us to receive that love. I would really encourage you to talk a time out from whatever you're doing when you're reading this blog and go back to the points I made about listening to God's voice. Just take some time and lets God's words of love speak over you today. Trust me if you do it will be the best thing you do this week.
God bless everyone
Love you all
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