Yanayacu River Visit

I put together this short video from my most recent trip upriver. We visited 4 Shawi communities in 6 days. We had church service 5 times and Sunday School class with the children 3 times.  It was an amazing time of fellowship and they blessed us with large meals of turtle soup and offerings of sugar cane and pineapple. 
God is stirring up a desire for children's ministry among the churches of the Yanayacu River. The first church we visited had no children's ministry whatsoever. We were not there long when one of the young men came to me and told me he had a desire to teach the children. Then he asked me, "How do I teach the children?" He has a desire but has never seen children's ministry in his life; he has never attended Sunday School or Vacation Bible School or summer camp. He has no idea where to begin. 
In another community after the evening service three people came forward and said they wanted to start a children's ministry as well. God has placed this desire in their hearts and they see the importance of investing in the children, but again they have no training, no background and no idea how to start.
Please join us in praying for these brand new teachers. We believe that God is at work in the hearts and minds of these people and we are trying to figure out how we can be a part of the work and effectively encourage and equip these new teachers for the important task that God has called them to do.