In
my last post, I shared the exciting news of a people group that now has God's Word in their language, thanks to years of effort by our coworkers. I also mentioned that I tagged along to the dedication conference as photographer and driver of students.
The purpose of taking the Etnos students was twofold: (1) to give them an opportunity to see the results of successful cross-cultural ministry and participate in an important (exciting!) step in the process and (2) to be a blessing through service. Before the conference started, the students did a lot of the labor to get the chapel and guestrooms ready and set up dining tents.
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| Etnos gals sweeping out guest rooms |
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| Cleaning and prepping the chapel |
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| Etnos guys cutting bamboo for tent poles |
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| Progress! |
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| 1 of 2 dining tents |
However, the students' main role during the weekend was to prepare and serve 3 meals per day, so that the Simba ladies could enjoy the meetings! With max attendance approaching 200 people, it was a lot of work!
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| The kitchen was a beehive of continual Etnos busyness! |
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| Armed and ready to serve! :D |
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| Chop, chop, chop! |
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| The gloomy weather couldn't dampen the emotion of the weekend (or the hot soup!) |
Several of the students also found other ways to get involved:
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| Jilmer and Luis accompanied the singing times on guitar |
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| Yovana spearheaded a program for the kids with some of the other gals |
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| Nathaly with her little buddies |
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| Songs and stories for the kids, in spite of the rain |
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| Ignacio (top left) running the book table |
All told, it was a great weekend in several ways. We had new experiences, got to know each other better, and provided a service to our brothers and sisters Simba Guaraní.
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| Most of our Etnos group |
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