La Gran Feria Ayllu 2011

Last week we had a group of campaigners here to work alongside our team and the Peruvians in our congregation to do a big 3-day carnival. At the same time, we also held a parenting seminar, so all the parents who came with their kids to the carnival were able to hear a lesson on the importance of Christian parenting. Chaos tends to reign here in Peru, so we knew we would have to work hard to keep everything organized and as non-chaotic as possible, and I think everything went really well. We made sure no kids came in without their parents (another reason for this was to get more parents to go to our seminar) and we broke everyone up into groups for different sessions. There was a very well-decorated entryway/foyer area that we used as a waiting area between groups and refreshments were also served there. Gary dressed up and painted himself up like Shrek, and Minnie Mouse, Buzz Lightyear, and a clown were also there. Some of the different games we had were: pie toss, balloon dart throw, face painting, Lucky Ducks, cookie decorating, hula hoop toss, ring toss, temporary tattoos, coloring table, football throw/soccer kick, door prize drawing, candy guessing game, a dunking booth, and a huge moonbounce/slide. Everyone had a great time and I think the community really appreciated us hosting a family event. We had 757 in total attendance (464 kids and 293 adults), 120 signed up for our School of the Bible course, and 191 Bible studies were set up. We will very busy doing follow up work, but hopefully soon there will be new Christians working with our congregation. Thank you for our prayers for this event, and please continue to remember our work in your prayers.

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