Walk along the river

Here are some pictures of our walk along the river.  Most of the group missed a bridge on the way back.   Instead of taking a long detour, Pastor Santiago decided we would just take off our shoes and cross right there.  He just loves adventures of this sort.  The picture of him standing by himself in the river is just classic!  What a blessing to minister with him!

Retreat activities

Here are some pictures of different actives from the retreat.

Youth Retreat

Fri and Sat. this week we had a retreat with youth from the church.  It was a excellent time.  There were about 25 youth on the retreat and 6+ counselors.  The youth were well behaved and just fun to be with.  The counselors were mature, committed, and on fire for the Lord.

 

Friday morning Darwin Paccha share the first session on the law, and then on the gospel.  In the afternoon we went for a walk along the river.  In the evening, we had a time of praise and Pastor Santiago shared on the reality of hell.  Sat. morning Gabriela shared verses related to fear of sharing the gospel.  Later in the morning I shared on different tools of evangelism. 

 

Most of the youth at the retreat have grown up in the church and know the Lord.  The emphasis of the retreat was evangelism.  The importance of sharing law and gospel was shared so clearly.  Pray that the youth (and all of us) will take what we have learned and apply it for the furtherance of the Lord's work!

 

Here are some pictures of the sessions and some object lessons.

Painting

This past Saturday we went with the church youth to paint an orphanage.  We were blessed and a little overwhelmed by the number of youth who came to help.  We had a good time painting the walls, and each other.  It was great to see this joy and willingness of the youth to serve.