At Max´s School!

This last week we got to present the Wordless Book to over 300 elementary students at Max`s School! It was a great  opportunity and we were invited to come other times and bring a Bible Study to the students. Max was really happy we were there. Be sure that your prayers are the key that opens up  opportunities such as this one! Keep praying

Wordless Book a hit!

These past weeks we have been visiting elementary country schools giving Bible classes. We have focused our lessons on the Wordless book, a all time favorite of kids around the world. Kids here have never heard of  it before so it has become a very popular class. The message of salvation is clearly presented in this lesson and it has been very fulfilling to be able to give these classes! After the photos you can check out the messsage of the wordless book. Here are some photos... 

 Wordless Book Children receive.

 Me giving a class explaining the colors with play doh. We use the play doh to enhance the children´s understanding of the colors in the wordless book.

 Telma teaches a group outdoors.

 Telma with School kids.

Kids with Wordless Books.

The Wordless Book

Have you ever seen a book without words or pictures?   Even without words, this book tells us a story about God and the best gift of all.      

    The Black Page (Romans 3:23)  

This black color reminds me of sin.  See how dark it is.  Sin is all of the bad stuff that you and I do that makes God really sad.  What are some of the things that you do wrong?  All of those things we just talked about are sin.  We all make bad choices.  Even Mommy’s and Daddy’s sin.The Bible says in Romans 3:23 that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”This means that there is nothing that we can do to ever make us good enough to reach God.  The sin in our heart makes our hearts black.   But there is good news!  God had a plan.     

     The Red Page (John 3:16) 

God’s plan was to send His perfect son, Jesus.  At Christmas, we celebrated that Jesus was born on earth and lived to be a young man.  Jesus never sinned.  Because of this, He was able to take our place and die for our sins.  The red reminds us of the blood that Jesus shed for our sins.  Jesus died on the cross so that you and I can be forgiven for the bad things we do.  But guess what?  He didn't stay dead.  Three days later, Jesus arose from the grave.  Later, Jesus went to heaven.  Now He is preparing a place for all those who believe in Him.   Because of what Jesus did for you, you can have your sins forgiven!

John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world, that He gave Him only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”    

    The White Page Psalms 51:7 

Do you see how clean this page is?  Do you remember how black your heart is from sin?  You don’t have to have a black heart.  You can have a clean heart.  Psalm 51:7 says: ..."wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."  Jesus wants to forgive you of all your sins and take them away.  His blood will wash away all of that yuckiness and darkness.  The Bible says that when Jesus forgives our sins He totally forgets about them.     

     The Gold Page Rev. 21:18, 21 

What color is this page?  Gold reminds me of things that are very special.  It reminds me of God.  God is perfect and He does nothing wrong.  God created you and me.  Gold also reminds me of Heaven.  Heaven is where God lives.  The Bible even says that the streets of Heaven are paved with gold!   Heaven sounds like a great place doesn’t it?  But there is one thing that can not ever be in Heaven.  That is sin.  We learned that the only way to get rid of our sin is to ask Jesus to wipe it away.   

• Do you believe that you have sinned and made wrong choices?
• Do you believe that Jesus came to forgive you of your sins?
• Would you like to ask Jesus to come into your heart and make it white as snow?  

(If the answer is “yes” have the person repeat after you or say their own prayer.) 
Here is a sample prayer:  Dear Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and make bad choices. Please forgive me! Thank you Jesus for dying for me, forgiving me of my sins, and then rising again!  I ask You, Jesus to come into my life and make it clean.  Please help me make good choices and live for You! Thank You for loving me! In Jesus' Name, Amen. 

    The Green Page (II Peter 3:18) 

Once we ask Jesus into our heart, we should not be the same.  We now have Jesus to help us make good choices.  The green page stands for the things that a Christian’s need to grow!  The Bible tells us in 2 Peter 3:18 that we are to "grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Plants need three things to grow: sunshine, rain and good soil. Christians need to pray, read the Bible, and spend time with other Christians at church.  All three of these will help you grow.   

If you have just prayed to God and meant it from your heart then you will go to Heaven when you die! You only have to receive the Lord once.  Please go and tell your parents, brothers, and sisters that you received the Lord as your Savior and that you will be going to Heaven and tell them what they can do to go to Heaven.   

PicNics

A compliment not given is like a present put away. This saying is very true and we must be sure to tell folks around us how important they are to us before it is to late. People need to be encouraged even if what they are doing is their responsibility to be doing. Telma has been visiting women in the rural areas and giving Bibles studies along with a PicNic event for these women who suffer such hardships in the isolation of the wilderness. The results have been awesome and many lives are being impacted. These women leave the events renewed and with a sense that they are special. I have helped with transportation in these events and also with the Bible studies for the children that accompany their mothers so that the moms can have a break. Please pray that the word of the Gospel will grow in the hearts of these women who need God so much in their tough lives.

We are waiting for the irrigation equipment to arrive to start that project and are also working on a dry toilet bathroom desing for the areas where folks do not have any bathrooms other than the great outdoors.