In November five us from Campo Verde attended our all church annual women's retreat at our Camp Jehovah Jireh which means "God will provide." And God always does, especially spiritually at our retreats. He also provided safety, fellowship, fun, and worship.
But we also faced some difficulties. We had a smaller group than usual due to scheduling conflicts. We got a late start on Saturday because the bus from Cuiabá had some difficulty and was very late in picking up the ladies so they didn't arrive until noon. Also we received news that brother in law of one of our ladies passed away so a group of ladies from that church had to leave Sunday morning. This was very sad as Wanderli was a dear brother in Christ.
In spite of some obstacles the retreat was very encouraging and uplifting. Roza did a wonderful job as our speaker teaching about who we really are in Christ and gave us many challenges to meditate on. There was time to study the Word and fellowship with the other women, laugh and be challenged with Bible quizzing. Zoe Peffer and I did a funny skit with her being my arms. We all laughed so hard. It really was a special time for all.
One of my favorite things to do is to give a teacher training course for Sunday School teachers. The pastor's wife of our church in Pedra Noventa said there would be 5-6 students, but I made 10 notebooks just in case there would be more. It turned out that 12 people took the course, but it worked out okay because there were two couples who could share a book. We met every night for a week plus Saturday afternoon. I was very impressed that the students were very faithful and attentive and that the group was so joyful and united. On Sunday morning I had the privileged to give out 12 certificates to those who completed the course. Then Pastor Moises dedicated them to the work as teachers for the church. Afterwards we took lots of pictures. I praise the Lord for this group and pray they will be good teachers and win their students to the Lord and disciple them.
