First Bible Study...
I just got home from leading my very first Bible study in Peru... it was with 'Entre Amigas' (Between Friends), which started from a group of girls from different churches who got pregnant outside of marriage. Now most of the babies are 1, with some about to turn 2!
We decided to study women of the Bible this year, so started with Eve. There were only 3 mums today (max of 7), but between 3 crying and playing toddlers, I felt that 3 was plenty!! We talked about creation and marriage. It was really cool, the girls all opened up about their relationships with their partners or husbands, the in-laws and were all really chatty, which surprised me - but I think the smaller group helped them feel comfortable to talk... and it just happened that the 3 girls were all from the IEP (Evangelical Church of Peru), which is the church that I attend.
I only just got back from travelling around with Mel (uni friend from Oz) and have been sick, but not too sick. I'll put up some cool photos from travelling around Peru when I get around to it... seems that I don't have many photos of ministry... will have to try and take some, it's hard, cos I'm usually busy chatting to girls and keep forgetting to take photos.
Tomorrow, I hope to have a bunch of girls over from the IEP to watch a video... just hang out so I can get to know them better. Just before I went on holidays, they all (ok... not ALL... about 16) came over and we just talked about some topics that they want to discuss... and surprise surprise, they all want to talk about guys and dating...!
So pray for me as I start doing stuff... pray for the girls from 'Entre Amigas' and from the IEP. Pray for wisdom to know what things to get involved in and as I consider different ministry options.
We decided to study women of the Bible this year, so started with Eve. There were only 3 mums today (max of 7), but between 3 crying and playing toddlers, I felt that 3 was plenty!! We talked about creation and marriage. It was really cool, the girls all opened up about their relationships with their partners or husbands, the in-laws and were all really chatty, which surprised me - but I think the smaller group helped them feel comfortable to talk... and it just happened that the 3 girls were all from the IEP (Evangelical Church of Peru), which is the church that I attend.
I only just got back from travelling around with Mel (uni friend from Oz) and have been sick, but not too sick. I'll put up some cool photos from travelling around Peru when I get around to it... seems that I don't have many photos of ministry... will have to try and take some, it's hard, cos I'm usually busy chatting to girls and keep forgetting to take photos.
Tomorrow, I hope to have a bunch of girls over from the IEP to watch a video... just hang out so I can get to know them better. Just before I went on holidays, they all (ok... not ALL... about 16) came over and we just talked about some topics that they want to discuss... and surprise surprise, they all want to talk about guys and dating...!
So pray for me as I start doing stuff... pray for the girls from 'Entre Amigas' and from the IEP. Pray for wisdom to know what things to get involved in and as I consider different ministry options.
