NIGHT ACTIVITIES - CESIS - July 2010

The previous posts described some of our activities that our construction team and others from FBC-Athens were involved in. We also changed up how we presented our night activities this year.

In the past we have offered evangelists, bands, concerts, movies and other activities to further strengthen our bonds with the Cesis people. Some of these activities were successful and some weren't.

Since we now have our own facilities, this summer we were able to have very informal night meetings at the church. A light meal was offered, a few icebreakers to get the crowd warmed up and then we had our couples that came from Texas speak to the people. They weren't sharing great theological wisdom or explaining how great their lives were. They just shared their hearts, shared their triumphs and disasters, shared how God has blessed their lives.

We are so grateful that our friends from FBC were willing to open up and be so transparent. The Cesis people were able to see that we are all the same; we have the same problems and the same challenges. We also learned we have the same solution...God.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VASARA BIBLE SKOLA - July 2010

As we noted in the previous post, we hosted a construction crew from FBC-Athens for ten days during the first weeks of July. Several of the ladies on the trip offered a Vacation Bible School for the local kids. Our summer interns, along with several of the Cesis Baptist youth helped the ladies to create an experience for the kids that they won't soon forget.

Most kids here have no spiritual background whatsoever. Many have never even been inside of a church. As they came to CBC, each day they learned about the basic truths of God and how those truth relate to their life. It was enjoyable watching toddlers working along side of teenagers as they created their crafts, sang songs and just enjoyed being free to enjoy themselves.

We thank everyone that worked on behalf of these youngsters. Here are a few pictures from the week's activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CESIS CONSTRUCTION CREW - 2010

Instead of bringing over a predominantly youth team to help with the basketball camps, this year we decided to host a construction team. In the past year we moved to a new location for our worship and church activities. While we have a lot of space and room to grow, most of the buildings are in need of repair.

This year's team was composed of men and women that have construction skills of various trades. They were able to re-surface the exterior of a storage building, begin the erection of a new fence, prepared a Sunday School room for sheetrock, organized our Clothes Closet ministry and repaired several electrical problems. The men of Cesis Baptist Church very ably remodeled the church kitchen with new cabinets, counter space, sink, faucet, stove and oven.

It was a blessing for us to see the members of Cesis Baptist Church working side-by-side with members from First Baptist Church-Athens. A great amount of work was completed and moves us closer to being able to offer the various ministries to the Cesis community. Many, many thanks to everyone involved.