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Last weekend we had the opportunity to be in Cerro Verde with the Women from Mision Chilena's Central District. There were about 50 of them, from seven different churches. We had a great time visiting with each other; most of which we had not seen since the annual convention last January in Panguipulli. The theme of the day was Evangelizing Today and we were able to explore together what our predecessors in the I century did that is still valid for the XXI... A lady came to us
later and said that "we tend to try to find the market driven, strategic, most effective methods, and it was refreshing that this time we went back to basics to find out how the disciples learned from Jesus himself and how they managed to accomplish the Great Commission so well that these days we are still proclaiming the Good News." They have requested a follow-up session later in November where we will practice and put those biblical methods together with today's ideas into action and practice together. The emphasis was on the importance of follow-up and discipleship once the Word has been shared and faith commitments for Jesus have been made. Maturity is key in the process. We had a great time together and there were clowns at the end of the afternoon.
Sunday was Mother's Day and we pray you had a wonderful day with your
families. We certainly enjoyed the worship service in San Carlos and the gifts the kids gave us. We had the blessing of having three moms from the kids that come to Sunday School with us and they also got their flowers, cards, and candies. It was a sunny day and we celebrated as families the gift of motherhood.
The construction in San Carlos has continued and they put one more wall up providing much needed warmth to the sanctuary. This week materials were provided with the remainder of the resources available which will enable the
builders to complete the enclosing of the whole building and inside coverings. More resources will be needed for interior details and furniture which we trust our Lord will provide in His own good time.
Tomorrow we head south to Curacautin (about 3.5 hrs) for the workshop with churches from the Southern District. They are expecting 120 people from their 11 churches in that district; people eager to learn, share, and discuss about Missions and Church Planting in the XXI Century. Our colleague Dwight Bolick and we will be providing the three workshops and share the table during plenary time. We are looking forward to how Mision Chilena processes their own ways to do mission and plant churches. Having seen the birth and growth in San Carlos, we will be sharing some of that experience and, in light of what the Bible tells us, see what can be improved and what should be changed in future opportunities. It promises to be a delightful day in Curacautin, the first of a series of three workshops for the Southern District this year. We will tell you about it in our next journal.
FLASH!!! HAWK!!! RED ALERT!!! Pack your Bible, your toothbrush & paste, comb & hair brush, and your favorite blanky, and prepare to come south of the border. You should leave the States on January 2, 2007 and spend two weeks of fun, work, missions, and learning with real life missionaries (the Bolicks and us) and our Chilean brothers and sisters. If you are up for the challenge, get in touch with our Energizer, Dick Sharber to dsharber@verizon.net to get the details. Many of you have been asking for this opportunity and here it is (at last...). Seats are limited and they will be filled on a first-come first-basis. We pray we can see many of you in January!
Let us give thanks for:
- safety traveling to Cerro Verde
- a great day of evangelism workshops
- more improvements in the construction in San Carlos
Let us pray together for:
- safety as we travel to Curacautin
- a great day of missions and church planting workshops
- those already planning to come to Chile in January 2007.
Until next time, enjoying the adventure,
the Bonilla-Giovanetti family
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- seguridad viajando a Cerro Verde
- un gran dia de talleres de evangelismo
- mas adelantos en la construccion en San Carlos
- seguridad viajando a Curacautin
- un gran dia en talleres de misiones y plantio de iglesias
- quienes ya planifican estar en Chile en enero del 2007.
