We continually tell Pastor Carlos Maciel that he can make something look amazing out of very little. This was certainly the case in the recent Saturday afternoon outreach to the Tierra y Libertad neighborhood. Just the Friday before the event, while we were out on house-to-house visitation, Richard pointed out a relatively bare, wide spot adjacent to the dusty road, telling me this was the “soccer field” where the event would take place. I wasn’t even sure it was large enough for one segment of the event, let only big enough to play soccer in!
As always, by the time we arrived, the setup team had the area looking like a community fair. There were fully staffed information and refreshment tables, a piñata area for the young children, a Spiderman moon walk, and a basketball free throw area for the men. There were chairs set up for the after-dark movie presentation and a canopy area for three sisters who offered free haircuts. Along with all of this, there were gunny sack and human wheel barrel races for the adults later in the day.
One of the sisters who has been greeting visitors at the Tierra y Libertad Church during the weekdays walked around the fair getting the names and contact numbers for the neighbors that gathered. After the evangelical movie, around eight people came to the front in response to an appeal for salvation and several came to church the following day.
As always, enjoy the photos while picturing in your mind the humble surroundings where the fair was held, along with my description of the “soccer field.”
As always, by the time we arrived, the setup team had the area looking like a community fair. There were fully staffed information and refreshment tables, a piñata area for the young children, a Spiderman moon walk, and a basketball free throw area for the men. There were chairs set up for the after-dark movie presentation and a canopy area for three sisters who offered free haircuts. Along with all of this, there were gunny sack and human wheel barrel races for the adults later in the day.
One of the sisters who has been greeting visitors at the Tierra y Libertad Church during the weekdays walked around the fair getting the names and contact numbers for the neighbors that gathered. After the evangelical movie, around eight people came to the front in response to an appeal for salvation and several came to church the following day.
As always, enjoy the photos while picturing in your mind the humble surroundings where the fair was held, along with my description of the “soccer field.”
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