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S E R V I N G I N E C U A D O R
Jim and Suzy Olsen . www.olsensinecuador.com
[email protected]. 607.256.6894
Olsen
Worship Leader Training
Last trimester one of the teachers at our school,Maritza, asked
if we would be able to workwith a group of youth at her church to
create aworship band for their Sunday church services.
Training the next generation...
Maritzas church was the first evangelicalchurch plant in Costa
Rica and is located indowntown San Jose. Today, the church has
alively congregation and they are interested ininvesting in their
youth and developing the nextgeneration of worship leaders.
Every Saturday we work with a group of aboutten 12-24 year olds,
teaching them how to leadcontemporary spanish worship songs. We
havean hour to work with them before their weeklyyouth group
starts. Each week we teach one newsong. The lesson begins with
prayer andscripture before we lead the worship song foreveryone.
Then, we split up into two groups: thesingers and drummers go with
Jim and theguitar players stay with me. We have about 45minutes to
work through the song and then we
gather back together to play through it witheveryone one last
time.
It has been so neat to see these kids return weekafter week and
already they are able to playthree songs! We praise God for this
challenging,
but fun, opportunity to practice our Spanish andto share our
musical gifts, too!
In Christ, Jim, Suzy & Kaia Olsen
How Can You be Praying for Us?
1. Pray that we continue to develop a deeper
knowledge of the spanish language .
2. We arrive in Ecuador on Dec 15th and soon
will be starting the visa process- pray that it go
smoothly without any hiccups!
3. Upon arrival in Ecuador we will be staying o
the property at El Refugio until we can find a h
to rent - please pray that we would find the rig
place quickly!
4.Pray for the remainder of our music lessons
we would be able to communicate clearly and
deepen our relationships with the youth.
What Have We
Been Up to?We have beenspending time
talking with CostaRicans! In additionto classes at schoolhere in
San Jos, weve beenpracticing our spanish by talkingwith people in
the community,inviting Costa Rican friends over toour house and
have even had a fewafternoon excursions all while
speaking spanish! As part of Jims language classes, he speaks
with 8 mtwice a week (every week) for a total of over ten hours!
Suzy has begetting plenty of practice, too, by leading a Bible
studyon campus for a group of Nicaraguan maids whowork in the area.
With all of the practice, were feeling
more and more ready to startserving in Ecuador! Weve alsobeen
getting more involved at ourchurch. This past Sunday Suzyhad the
opportunity to cookalongside Ethel who taught her tomake Costa
Rican empanadas forthe post-service snack.
Bi-Monthly Newsletter October 20
The group of youth that weve been teaching
to sing, play guitar & drum, and lead worship
at a local church in San Jos.
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