Showing posts with label Kid's day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kid's day. Show all posts

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Block Party - Feliz Día del Niño - 2013

We praise God for the 2nd annual Kid's Day block party. It was a huge success. This year the neighbors of the church approached the leaders of the church and asked if we were going to do the block party like last year. They asked if they could collaborate with us. That in itself is a huge WIN in our book. We had many of the same activities as last year and many more. There were over 150 KIDS and over 250 people total. We praise God that many heard the gospel in a clear way & our church received a lot of exposure to the community.
The theme of the party was JESUS IS MY SUPER HERO!
Here is a link to the song we used for the skit. 
Obviously we used the Spanish version but here is the English version for you all. 
People starting to arrive 
Getting ready for the skit
The youth shared a skit about Jesus being THE ONE AND ONLY SUPER HERO!
Our pastor then shared the gospel with the children and families. 
3 bouncy houses!!!
 Face painting
 Isabel had a great day in the middle of the craziness!! 
 Play dough
 coloring
 Some of the neighbors
Just a few of the wonderful church volunteers
 Organizing the soccer games
 The famous chocolate milk for Kid's Day
 sidewalk art (more like middle of the road art)
 BOUNCY HOUSE
 Playing Mario Cart on the Wii
 FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD!!
 Foosball & ping pong
It wouldn't be an Argentine party without the music!!

Please continue to pray with us that our church would be a light in our community. Pray that the hurting and lost can approach our church and be touched by the presence of God and their lives changed for eternity.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Feliz Día del Niño - Happy Kid's Day

HAPPY KID'S DAY! Kid's day in Argentina is only second to Christmas! Children wait for it like Christmas morning. They receive gifts from Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, Parents, teachers, and friends. There are parties all over the community and lots of fun things to do. It is ALL ABOUT THE KIDS FOR ONE WHOLE 'DAY/WEEKEND'. The church, Jesucristo Para Todos, wanted to tap into this energy and use it for an outreach in our neighborhood. We are a small church in a residential area, yet we do not have many in attendance from the neighborhood.  We wanted to make ourselves known and get to know our neighbors. I would have to say it was a huge success. We had over 120 children + their families. We made many connections and got our name out into the community. We praise God for open doors. Just a snap shot of our Día del Niño Fiesta.
 Play dough
 Happy little guys
 Julia & Maria did all of the food prep! They are rockstars!
 Serving our community, LITERALLY! Thanks Pedro! 
 Good thing for the name tag ;)
 The teenagers put on a super hilarious skit. Great costumes too! The kids loved it. 
 The neighbors were all out watching the children have a blast! 
 Soccer tournament in the back of the church.
 BOUNCY HOUSE!
 Daniel, a neighbor, helped us organize the block party. He is our connection to the neighborhood. He is not afraid of evangelicals like many others in this culture. Pray that he comes to know Christ in a real way and is a catalyst in this neighborhood.
 BOUNCY HOUSE #2
 PING PONG
 Great skit guys!!
 Art table
 Sidewalk art
 We were so thankful for a beautiful day and a nice turn out!
 FACE PAINTING!

 The neighbors were so appreciative, they wanted to make a donation to the fiesta! 
 Pray....
 Pray...
Pray for these children. Pray for Christ to reveal himself to them. Pray that they become the link from the church to the family. PRAY...