Afternoon Bible Studies

We had an awesome time with the people at the afternoon Bible studies. This year we presented the gospel with a color each day. We also taught the ladies to make a fabric yoyo wall hanging. Each lady made several yoyo circles and then Esmerelda (pictured here) stitched them together. We encouraged them to continue to make things from the fabric we left them and possibly sell them in the market for money for their family.

Because our translator, Robert, was a man, 3 men felt comfortable joining us for the Bible study.

On Monday we talked about heaven and sprinkled gold glitter on the ground for them to walk on and think about how wonderful heaven will be.

On Tuesday we talked about sin and they marked their sin on a pure white cloth with pieces of charcoal and then used a disappearing marker to illustrate to them that Jesus erases our sin.

Wednesday we used pebbles to lay our sins at the foot of a cross, then covered it with a red cloth to talk about the blood of Jesus cleansing us from our sin.

Thursday we talked about growing in our faith using a tomato plant kit with a pot, seeds and soil. We encouraged them to read their Bibles, attend church and share their faith.

In the mornings during the week, we visited and prayed throughout the neighborhood. Some of these ladies went with us and it was evident that they loved God and wanted to share Him with others. We even had children going with us to invite people to our activities.

We pray that these people continue to share their faith and invite their neighbors to the church.

Sandi