A few months back one of the young men in our church who works as a Portuguese teacher in a local high school had an idea. He said, there are so many parents and teachers desperate for some help in knowing how to deal with their kids, why don't we offer something as a church to help? So we spent a lot of time over the last few months praying, scheming, preparing & propagating, and this last Saturday we hosted a seminar on adolescence for the community.
We were blessed with a great team to work with! Our team consisted of two med students, two teachers, Ali and myself, her parents, and a top rate chef! Classes included a session on the physical changes that occur during adolescence, working with adolescence in school, working with groups of adolescence/adolescence in the church, adolescence in the home.
The great thing about Saturday was that we, as a body of Christ, were able to meet a group of struggling people in their need. It is hard to raise and work closely with youth, and there are very few supporting venues here. Jesus is all about being the helping hand for those in need. It was our blessing to be able to be that helping hand, reaching out to some new friends who were anxious to receive.
Guto (above) is a Mathematics and English teacher. He co-taught the session on adolescence in the school.
After the first two sessions, we enjoyed a lunch put together by Myuwa, an excellent chef and close friend in our church.
Ali and I taught together regarding working with groups of adolescence, and leading youth in their natural search of spirituality.
Ali's parents, Antenor and Phyllis taught about raising adolescence in the home.
We finished up with an "open panel" discussion for any questions. The last picture is our team together. Praise the Lord for great co-workers! This seminar was truly blessed.
