A second go-around

This past Tuesday we had our second go-around at the neighborhood Bible study we are trying to get off of the ground. It was definitely encouraging as we had a total of 4 women and 4 children present, and they participated well. We have discovered that many Peruvians don’t feel comfortable sharing and participating in large groups, so we are trying to keep the groups rather small. It was a beautiful combination to have the adults and children together, taking turns talking about the aspects of Christmas that mean the most to us and lighting the Hope candle of Advent. The Advent tradition is something most people here have heard of, but have never practiced. It is something unique that we are able to use to capture their attention, and it is also a visual representation of the Christmas story. We have also discovered that most of the people here are visual learners and do better with analogies, and physical aids. We are adapting, and hope that at the end of 5 weeks, we will have a decent understanding of how to meet people’s needs with these Bible studies, how to lead them in a way that the people will benefit from. We still have lots to learn, but we are on our way!