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.