It's the Start!

We have now finished out first week of ministry here in Paraguay and I wanted to give you a brief update on what the week was like:
Saturday, the 7th, the teen's small group from our church met and had invited another group of teens to join them so we had a ton of people there for the service. Our team put together a skit and after that we were there to experience and participate in the service. It was a great service and the Lord was really present and working. This group of teens is on fire for Jesus! A pretty good way to start of the week, right!
Sunday I was able to be with the kids. It was great for me and felt a lot like being in church at home. I am excited to see what is happening with these kids and potential in what it could become. Being the daughter of a Children's Pastor I am excited to see how I can help be part of this ministry growing and becoming as on fire as the teens were from the previous night.
Monday is our free day so we went to Pastor Felix's house to swim and just hang out. We left at 5 expecting to get there at about 5:30 however we took the wrong bus. We ended up with about an hour walk to the Pastors house which put us at his home at 7. We finally got there and were able to jump in the pool and swim for an hour or so, building our team as this was a great time of fellowship with each other. We left his house and I am happy to say we made it safe and sound back at our house without any wrong bus rides.
Tuesday Yoli, my partner, and I had our first cell group meeting. We met a women who had broken her leg. The father of her children is living with her to help take care of her yet during this time there was a lot of yelling and conflict going on. However the meeting went really well and we will lead our first devotion with this cell group this coming Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday we did not have anything organized going on as we were still trying to work on getting connected with all the people we will be having cell groups with.
Friday night we had a meeting with a another new family. They attend the church yet feel they are not quite ready to lead a cell group on their own. We will be working with them, helping them get started, and growing in their faith so that they can then learn to lead a cell group themselves. I am very excited for this family because I believe they are not to far away from leading a group on their own.
Saturday we had another youth service however this one was not as big as the first one. This group is in just the beginning stages and had just started on Saturdays so it will take some time to grow. But, I can see now how big this group, with God's blessing could and will get.
God is moving here in Paraguay and I do not think this blog could really express how much work God is doing and yet how much is still to be done. This is why I encourage all of you to join me in prayer and also consider coming to Paraguay for Love Extreme this August.

Prayer requests for this week:
Please be in prayer for our cell groups as we real feel that God is using these groups to grow His Church here in Paraguay.
Pray also about what role you can play in Paraguay Love Extreme this August. AND THEN ACT AS GOD LEADS!!!!
Prayer for me and the rest of the team as we try to learn Gurani. It is difficult for me to learn but I am trying. Everyone here in Paraguay generally speaks two languages, Spanish and Guarani, so it is good to be able to greet a person in Guarani because it helps build friendships and opens ministry doors with many people. So please be in prayer that my team and I will be able to learn Guarani in the midst of our ministry work.