Going once, going twice, going three times …SOLD!
As the 2016 El Reto tour comes to a close, (one Saturday
left), we held our two activities this week in the town of San Marcos. The town is not far from Centro Cristiano so many of us walked to the plaza. As we were headed there we passed a few men standing outside
a store. With all the students
passing by, they asked one of the staff members what was going on. This was a great opportunity to share
about El Reto and about Centro Cristiano.
The conversation went well and we are prayerful that this conversation
encourages them to visit next week’s El Reto Finale or service on Sunday!
Each year, we are amazed at the talent of the young students
during their projects. Most of the
teams had a commercial theme where they took different approaches to share the
Gospel and ask groups to name Jesus as their Savior, change their lives, and start
following Him. Alfredo, captain of
Los Perdona2, has a few years of experience in El Reto and always does a great
job with dramas or skits. Even
with high expectations, his team did not disappoint. They took a lot of time to make props including camcorders
and headsets that came out great!
After each of the teams wrapped up, we stayed in the same
spot for the Subasta or Auction.
Here the teams are using their collected points from games throughout El
Reto and raffle tickets sold to bid on various prizes. They have to be careful and spend
wisely as points determine the winning team in the finale. The students are bidding on unknown
items in a plastic bin such as popsicles, candies, a list of all the clues for
the hidden treasures, a chance for earning more points by cleaning the worship
room, and pizza for their entire team.
After the captains bid and win a prize, the auctioneers always bring out
a second box to give them the option to switch. These are difficult decision for sure, as most of the
captains will turn and get input from their team to either stick with the box
they bid on, or make a last minute change.
If you get lucky though, it can be all smiles and
excitement…
I feel like I say this every week, but this is one of my
favorite events of El Reto. The
students have such an awesome time with it, and I love the anticipation and
reactions of everyone, when the prizes are finally revealed.
This week, members of the church in Rosamorada led the
worship time for The Refuge.
Pastor Amado, the Pastor from Rosamorada, stepped in to share a message
with the students and read a few passages of scripture. Even though we experienced some
technical difficulties with the sound, they rocked the room!
Next week is the Reto Finale!
I can’t believe we are at the end of the six weeks. Looking forward to Saturday and
wrapping up our time together!
Here is a video of this week's event...
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