Ariano Week 4 Report

With it being our last week in Ariano, we have had a lot of opportunities to minister to the people.
Our week began with ministry in the park. On Monday afternoon the team went to the park. We began playing a simple game of sketch-a-sette to get the kids involved in a game. After playing the game for a while, we introduced a few water balloon games to the kids.
After an hour or so of playing games, we invited the kids in for a snack and Bible lesson. On Monday, our lesson was about putting our trust in Jesus. We repeated the same schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon but changed the Bible lesson each day. On Tuesday, our lesson was about being fixated on God. On Wednesday, our lesson was about God transforming our lives and how to let it show.
Each day we illustrated our Bible lesson with different games and activities. The activities included getting the kids involved and making a mess. Eggs, face paint, and Kinder Bueno Chocolate bars were a success.
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings we have had a series of meetings. We have been witnessing to the people we come into contact with. These series of meetings were to encourage those people we have come into contact with throughout our time here to come out and worship with us.
Our theme for these meetings has been “Get Connected”. Our hope is to encourage them to make a connection with God throughout the week. God gives us 168 hours in a week, we should be able to give Him at least one hour out of our week.
Each meeting has consisted of singing, dancing, and a dramatic presentation from our team. Each night a different member of the team has brought the Word of God to the people. Chris spoke on Thursday, Emmanuel on Friday, and Susie on Saturday night.
This week has been a busy week of ministry. We, as a team, consider it a blessing to be able to reach the people through many different functions: dance, drama, park evangelism, and visitations. We have truly been blessed this week by the number of people we have come into contact with and have had the opportunity to minister to, praise God!

(Written by Emma)