I mentioned a few weeks ago that we've changed location for our Sundays/Saturdays in the park. The Bosque was great for meeting large crowds of people from out in Provincia (beyond city limits), many of whom we never saw again. We did some praying and thinking (thinking: it's underrated), and after vacations we started hauling a seminary car full of us to Plaza Armenia.
Armenia, in addition to being fabulously hipster, is more of a "locals park." Most families come from within walking distance, and we see the same faces most weekends...still working on the names... And, because there are so many kids running around, we have found something better than free hugs:
FREE BALLOONS!
...Complete with our facebook name (Comunidad del Bosque- feel free to add us and watch Google translate have fun deciphering our posts) and the cryptic gospel arrows that give us the opportunity to start a conversation about what we believe. Pretty cool, huh? We give out balloons, invite kids to color a keychain, talk and listen to whoever comes up, share a message and tea, and then pray with our eyes open; praying with our eyes open is a new development, since some street kids were trying to take our backpack!
So, in addition to wisdom to how to best love the street kids while still keeping resources to share, how can you pray with us? Gotta love that evangelical rhetorical question, eh?
Praise God-
That we are able to come into longer-term contact with our neighbors.
That the balloons have been a good connecting point.
That we've had ridiculously good weather.
Keep asking for-
God's kingdom to be a reality here in our midst as it is in heaven
More people to come to really know Jesus
Us to be wise in how we use our time and resources, and fully dependent on the Holy Spirit to speak the right words at the right times
Funds for a speaker/mic set so we can do puppets/skits (the plaza is noisy!)*
Again, wisdom for working with the street kids. They break our hearts, frustrate us sometimes...and the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
That's our new "home" in a nutshell! Thanks again for your prayers!
*The set we're looking at would run about $400-$500 (US). If you're interested in donating a luca (buck) or two to the cause, let me know. Can't hurt asking, right?
Armenia, in addition to being fabulously hipster, is more of a "locals park." Most families come from within walking distance, and we see the same faces most weekends...still working on the names... And, because there are so many kids running around, we have found something better than free hugs:FREE BALLOONS!
...Complete with our facebook name (Comunidad del Bosque- feel free to add us and watch Google translate have fun deciphering our posts) and the cryptic gospel arrows that give us the opportunity to start a conversation about what we believe. Pretty cool, huh? We give out balloons, invite kids to color a keychain, talk and listen to whoever comes up, share a message and tea, and then pray with our eyes open; praying with our eyes open is a new development, since some street kids were trying to take our backpack!
So, in addition to wisdom to how to best love the street kids while still keeping resources to share, how can you pray with us? Gotta love that evangelical rhetorical question, eh?
Praise God-
That we are able to come into longer-term contact with our neighbors.
That the balloons have been a good connecting point.
That we've had ridiculously good weather.
Keep asking for-
God's kingdom to be a reality here in our midst as it is in heavenMore people to come to really know Jesus
Us to be wise in how we use our time and resources, and fully dependent on the Holy Spirit to speak the right words at the right times
Funds for a speaker/mic set so we can do puppets/skits (the plaza is noisy!)*
Again, wisdom for working with the street kids. They break our hearts, frustrate us sometimes...and the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
That's our new "home" in a nutshell! Thanks again for your prayers!
*The set we're looking at would run about $400-$500 (US). If you're interested in donating a luca (buck) or two to the cause, let me know. Can't hurt asking, right?
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