March 2004
Dear Friends,
Children are found all around the world. I want to share a small
bit about the part that children play in our ministry.
Our major work is with the Fazenda Grande church, an organized
church in central Salvador. Rejane is the lay leader of the children’s
work there. She is a happy, caring person who has a special knack
with children. She is full of smiles and always interested in
the children. They know that they can talk to her whenever they
want to or need to do so and that she’ll listen in a caring
mode and provide a good idea when they want a response. She has
a number of ideas and is willing to try new activates, laughing
at herself when something goes wrong. She is one of the leaders
of the children’s choir. As the person responsible for the
children’s work she has invited many other people to have
leadership roles or lead and participate in planned activities.
She is a wonderful storyteller, recreation leader, singer, and
is very spontaneous. Our role in her ministry is to provide ideas
and resources and help with activities as chaperones, teachers,
or whatever she needs us to do. The children’s program reaches
out to neighborhood children. Many of these children need attention,
education in general, as well as Christian education, and quality
activities to fill their time. |
