Friday, July 28, 2006
Ministry on Old Testament Narratives with the IBN
Our ministry goal in going to Belem was to work with Graham Nash, doing a workshop and a sequence of preaching meetings focussed on Old Testament narratives. One purpose of this was simply to boost the Bible School Ministry, especially putting it more on the map with the Presbyterians, who are our main contacts in most parts of the country, and who already knew Andrew from our visit in 1998.
The event was organised as an intensive morning on the nuts and bolts of understanding narrative, and three evening preaching rallies at which Andrew spoke.
Training Day on Old Testament Narratives, Marambaia Presbyterian Church, Belem. Graham led an excellent morning of studies, while Andrew took photos.
The evening congregation at the Marambaia Presbyterian church. Andrew opened up three OT narratives: Josiah (2 Chron 23) David and Goliath (1 Sam 17) and Wrestling Jacob (Gen 32). The Presbyterians that we know in Belem have a delightful simplicity, doctrinal rigour and emotional warmth combined in their meetings. It is not hard to teach and preach among them!
These four men and a number of others who came to the evening sessions were part of the group from Belem which Andrew met at the FIEL conference in 1997, and again when he preached at the Central Presbyterian Chuch in Belem in 1998. In 1997, their four day bus journey was spoiled by an armed robbery en route: of the four here all were robbed, one being badly beaten and another arriving in the South East with absolutely nothing - his suitcase gone. Their warmth and enthusiasm at the time made a big impression, and the renewal of fellowship was a delight. Especially given that we can now communicate without an interpreter!
Our ministry goal in going to Belem was to work with Graham Nash, doing a workshop and a sequence of preaching meetings focussed on Old Testament narratives. One purpose of this was simply to boost the Bible School Ministry, especially putting it more on the map with the Presbyterians, who are our main contacts in most parts of the country, and who already knew Andrew from our visit in 1998.
The event was organised as an intensive morning on the nuts and bolts of understanding narrative, and three evening preaching rallies at which Andrew spoke.
Training Day on Old Testament Narratives, Marambaia Presbyterian Church, Belem. Graham led an excellent morning of studies, while Andrew took photos.
The evening congregation at the Marambaia Presbyterian church. Andrew opened up three OT narratives: Josiah (2 Chron 23) David and Goliath (1 Sam 17) and Wrestling Jacob (Gen 32). The Presbyterians that we know in Belem have a delightful simplicity, doctrinal rigour and emotional warmth combined in their meetings. It is not hard to teach and preach among them!
These four men and a number of others who came to the evening sessions were part of the group from Belem which Andrew met at the FIEL conference in 1997, and again when he preached at the Central Presbyterian Chuch in Belem in 1998. In 1997, their four day bus journey was spoiled by an armed robbery en route: of the four here all were robbed, one being badly beaten and another arriving in the South East with absolutely nothing - his suitcase gone. Their warmth and enthusiasm at the time made a big impression, and the renewal of fellowship was a delight. Especially given that we can now communicate without an interpreter!
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