the vision began with a desire to tell the children about jesus

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The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

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Page 1: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The vision began with a desire to tell the

children about Jesus

Page 2: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The little Bible School of Sora

It began with faith and lots of prayer

Page 3: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

Jesus said: ‘Let the children come...’

 To meet Jesus Christ…

Page 4: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

Let the children come...

 To study His Word...

Page 5: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

Let the children come...

 To receive the best gift in the world...

Page 6: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

Let the children come...

To believe and grow in their faith…

Page 7: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They did lots of activities…

Fun and healthy things…

Page 8: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They did lots of activities…

Many fun things that they like and they learned…

Page 9: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They first worked in open air…

Page 10: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

Working under the trees…

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Learning about Christ and more...

How to do crafts and to praise God, too…

Page 12: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They talked about Jesus at home...

Until the church was ‘born’ with the first baptisms and confirmations...

Page 13: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They studied the Bible a lot...

And many became new members of the church…

Page 14: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The church was ‘built’ thanks to the blessing of

God...

With the help of local volunteers and friends abroad…

Page 15: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The building was an ‘event’...

Helpers of all ages put their hands to the work…

Page 16: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The building was an ‘event’...

Little by little the church took shape and was built up, just like the people were built up…

Page 17: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The building was an ‘event’...

Little by little the church took shape and was built up, just like the people were built up…

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And it was finally finished...

God blessed the building and it was dedicated to His glory…

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And God added to their number…

Through new confirmations

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And God added to their number…

Through many baptisms, too…

Page 21: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We had many great events…

Christmas celebrations...

Page 22: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The children lift their voices…

Praising His Holy name…

Page 23: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They come to learn about Jesus…

With the VBS program…

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And they explore His creation…

Outings with the youth…

Page 25: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They love to compete in soccer…

Soccer tournaments…we won!

Page 26: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

Another challenge came along…

Build the Escuelita with the help of everyone…

Page 27: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

The dream of building an Escuelita

It had the help of everyone as volunteers!!!

Page 28: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

Everyone met the challenge…

Young and old, everyone had a job to do...

Page 29: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

They came to ‘own’ the project…

Grandfathers and pastors had jobs, too...

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Until it was finally done!!!

It was a great job by all the members of the church!

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The kids were soooo happy!

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Dedicated to God’s glory in Sora

Page 33: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We keep on serving the Lord…

In many ways…

Page 34: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We keep on serving the Lord…

In many ways with joy and gladness…dramas!

Page 35: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We keep on serving the Lord…

In many ways with joy and gladness…dancing!

Page 36: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We keep on serving the Lord…

In many ways with joy and gladness…singing!

Page 37: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We keep on serving the Lord

In many ways with joy and gladness…growing in numbers!

Page 38: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Baptizing the children that come through the Escuelita ministry…

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We continue the ministry today…

Preaching and teaching, the children are growing up!

Page 40: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Bringing families together for special events like Father’s Day…

Page 41: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Sharing the blessings that the Lord has given to us…

Page 42: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Feeding the body as well as the soul…

Page 43: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Working together to share the Gospel and also to maintain the church…

Page 44: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Always learning new things about God and celebrating Him in our lives…

Page 45: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Celebrating God’s love for us, and especially for the children of Sora…

Page 46: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Always seeking to lift high the cross and glorify Jesus…

Page 47: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

They are really happy to know that they always have a friend in Jesus…

Page 48: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

And we have lots of helpers to work in the church and Escuelita…

Page 49: The vision began with a desire to tell the children about Jesus

We continue the ministry today…

Sharing the love of Christ with all those we encounter along the way…

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Celebrating ten years serving the community

of Sora

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We want to give thanks to…

All of our members, who ARE the Body of Christ…

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We want to give thanks to…

Pastor Paul, Paul Jr. and the family of St. Paul Westport…

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We want to give thanks for…

A pastoral candidate and hopefully a new pastor for our church…

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And more than anything, we want to thank Jesus for

His blessings.

‘Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.’ 1 Cor. 12:27