P had been itching to start a Bible
study in his neighborhood. There have
been several attempts but all have left him feeling discouraged. At one point it looked as if he had given up
the fight, but with renewed strength he began begging God again for a group to
lead. This time the doors opened and
they opened wide. He now meets every
Friday evening at his son and daughter-in-law’s house. The very family members who had been so
opposed to the gospel on previous accounts.
We met P on the road one weekend.
With a smile and a heart overflowing with joy he announced, “They prayed
out loud for the first time last night.
It was a very sincere prayer to God.
They are hearing God’s word and it is changing them.” P’s wife later told me, “Their prayers are
straight from their heart.” Jeff
recently saw the daughter-in-law as a patient and he asked about the
study. She said, “My eyes are open. I was confused about a lot of things. It is like I use to walk in darkness and now
I am in the light.”
What Bible study curriculum is changing
lives as dramatically as this? What does
this lowly farmer with a 5th grade education have to offer the next
generation of rural Paraguay? Drum roll,
please. Bible stories. Plain and simple. That’s it.
Bible stories. Every Friday night
Pedro tells a memorized Bible story and leads a discussion on Spiritual
matters. I think so often we forget how
powerful those stories really are. Instead
we rush first to find a curriculum written by a best-selling author or the
newest book on the latest Spiritual buzz word.
Teaching Bible stories straight from God’s word has been a blessing to
many out here. And to be honest, it has
been a blessing to me too.
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