"“So Abraham called that place The Lord will Provide.  And to this day it is said, “On
the mountain of the Lord it will be provided”.  Genesis 22 : 14
The Church - "El Jireh"
The church that we attend with the children is
called “El Jireh” which means "The Lord will
provide".  This is a new church that has been
the place of worship for its members for a year
now.  We have been part of this church with
the freedom kids ministry since May 2006.  

At the moment, there are services every
Sunday morning at 10.30am, followed by a
community lunch and also a mid-week meeting
for prayer and bible study.
OANSA (AWANA children's bible club) started
on the 19th August 2006, run by the pastor and
young folk of the church.

Please pray for this new church, the pastor,
Victor Elias, its members, the children and also
for the leader and children at the Oansa club.
The "El Jireh" Church
Between 40 and 60 children attend the church on a
Sunday morning.  The church services are held in a
temporary small building made of planks of wood.   
The children leave for Sunday school after a
worship time and the adults stay for bible teaching.  
The children have their Sunday School class
outside under a big shady tree and are going
through the book of Genesis and are currently
learning about Abraham and Isaac.  Right now they
are all in one big class, but in the near future, the
class is going to be split into smaller groups
depending on age.

Please pray for all these little children and that God
would touch their lives through the bible teaching
and worship time at church.
"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let
us encourage one another " Hebrews 10 : 25
Open Air Sunday School Class
Lunchtime!
After the church service, everyone has lunch together.  The ladies
prepare “locro” which is a typical Bolivian lunch, similar to chicken soup,
and it is cooked on a log fire during the service.  As you can see, the
children thoroughly enjoy their lunch, and it's the only time that this big
group of children in quiet and not running wild!
There is a communion
service after the bible
teaching and during
that time the children
either play games or
colour in until lunch
time.
The Holiday Bible Club with the church in the background
The children were on holiday from school for the
first 2 weeks of July and during this period, the
church ran a holiday bible club for the children
in the local area, from the church, the sports
programmes and the freedom kids ministry.  A
consistent group of 70 enthusiastic children
came every day. They  sang praises to God, had
a short Bible lesson, coloured in, had quizes,
watched videos with Christian themes, played
games and finished with juice and biscuits.  They
learned various new songs, which they've been
singing ever since.

Give thanks to God for the number of children
who participated in this bible club, that they
would remember what they learned and that
these worship songs that they love singing
would be sung in their home, at school, in the
prison, and even walking down the street as a
testimony!!
"Antorchas" Club
11-12 years old
"Llamas" Club
9-10 years old
"Chispas" Club
6-8 years old
The Different Clubs in OANSA
On Saturday 19th August, an Oansa Club started at "El Jireh"  OANSA is the Latin American part of the
international AWANA ogranisation.  The letters of AWANA are an acrostic which says "Approved Workers Are
Not Ashamed"  based on 2 Timothy 2 : 15.  One of the main activities of OANSA is bible verse memorization
and it's goal is to reach boys and girls with the gospel of Christ and prepare them for service.

OANSA has 4 clubs - "ositos", "chispas", "llamas" and "antorchas" and is for children between the ages of 4
and 12.  Our team of leaders is made up of young people from the church and each of the 4 clubs currently
has around 2 leaders and assistent  leaders to help them with their small group.  The children meet on
Saturday afternoons from 3-5pm and during that time there is a time of games, a large group time, with
praise and worship and a bible lesson, and then small group time with their leader, where they work
through a workbook, memorizing bible verses.   This is a time for personal discipleship with the children
and a chance to encourage them.  They have a uniform for each club, a workbook and a sash which they
attach their prizes to when they make progress in their workbook and learn their verses

Please pray for the leaders as they prepare to start this club and for the children who will come along and
participate in the activities.  Pray that God will really work through these young people to reach out to
children with the gospel.
"Do your best to present yourself before God as one approved, a workman who does
not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth"   2 Timothy  2 :
15