New Technology is coming to the Church Plants!

What is it?  Using Flannel Graph to tell Bible Stories in the Sunday School classes!

It's New Technology?  Maybe not new to you…but new to our church plants!

Flannelgraph is perfect.  People can be trained to teach a story.  The flannel sets we have are well designed with the instructions in both English and Spanish (we purchased the Spanish directions).  Stories can be told just about anywhere.  And very important for our rural churches…it doesn't require electricity!  

We are excited about this.  And even better, Dominicans are excited about it.  We and Dominican leaders have struggled to help the churches develop a Sunday school.  A big part of the problem was the lack of resources. Churches do not have a "budget" to regularly purchase Sunday School curriculum and supplies. Asking someone who has never taught before to teach is a big step.  It is much easier if there is a plan and resources.  Praise the Lord for these resources!

Currently, we are busy creating a curriculum library for the churches and preparing the figures for the tough concrete churches.  Tonight we will be in El Montaña helping them think through their plan for the biblical education of their children.  And we will soon begin helping people learn the stories and teach them.

Pictured below, some girls from El Montaña help protect the figures.

 CUTTING!

LAMINATING!

GLUING FELT ON FIGURES!

WATCHING!

Thanking the Lord for His provision!

Beginnings of Kid's Sunday School!!!

No fear!

How do I raise my children to know and love God?  Last spring Pastor Dave & Nancy of Rochester, MN came and spoke to this topic.  Recently Pastor Brian, Gill & Danna came from Village Baptist Church (VBC) of Aurora, IL and continued teaching on the topic of parenting.

Teaching in Buenos Aires

They came for a week and were quite an encouragement to many who didn't grow up in a Christian home and wanted to do things differently.

Teaching in El Montaña 

They brought flannelgraph sets and demonstrated how they can be used.  Some parents were amazed that their children sat so still listening to the story!  Now we are starting to train Dominicans to use flannelgraph!

Preaching at the mid-week service in Boma

Our schedule involved formal and informal meetings.  We focused mostly on the villages of El Montaña and Buenos Aires but visits were made to all of the places that we work.  We are excited that VBC plans to send teaching/equipping teams on a regular basis.

Since the VBC team came, Becky and I have been working hard with each of the churches to help them create a plan for teaching Sunday School.  As one of our Dominican ladies said - "We have known our church needed a kid's class for a long time.  We may not have the best space but now we have the resources to teach.  Let's start doing it!!!"  This was exciting for us to hear.  Please pray for these churches.