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April 06, 2005

40 Days Purpose-driven Life for Chol

Shoctic is a little town surrounded by tall mountains. About 200+ teenagers arrived from different Chol villages: some riding on converted pick-up trucks and others walking up-to 6 hours over mountains. The retreat was held during their second week of Easter vacations following Easter Sunday. Their bi-annual activity has been held at Mount Sinai Reformed Presbyterian Church. As it locates deep inside mountains, its night was so beautiful as if many stars were about to fall down. It was a great party for the church and to all young men and women.

I spoke in series about Rick Warren's 40 Days Purpose-Driven Life. Its little booklet was well received by these young folks as we went through chapter by chapter. Throughout the retreat our only hope was that, at the end of the study, they would have understood the meaning of our life and pursue the divine purpose of our being in the remote part of the world--likewise Chiapas. After all, they seemed to have understood its five purposes. Praise the Lord!

Posted by nanana at April 6, 2005 03:54 PM