Acampando com os "pequeninos"

Por Estela Silva (Missionária Voluntária)

e Yure Gramacho (Diretor de Comunicação) – Missão Adventista da Mongólia

*English version below, right after the version in Portuguese

A cada ano, quando o verão chega na Mongólia, trazendo vida, calor e alegria, as crianças locais começam a fazer planos para participar do tão esperado “Acampamento dos pequeninos”.

Acampamento de verão na Mongólia é sinônimo de vida e alegria!

Esse ano de 1 a 5 de Julho (2015), cerca de 160 crianças, com idades entre 6 e 15 anos, participaram do acampamento de verão em Khandgait.

 “Jesus te ama” foi o tema escolhido para a ocasião. Durante o evento as crianças se envolveram em atividades recreacionais, ouviram histórias bíblicas e cantaram músicas cristãs, além de outras atividades. Eles também receberam um DVD com histórias da Bíblia em língua mongol, produzido por um time australiano da Igreja Adventista de Wahroonga que também veio para a Mongólia nesse período especialmente para ajudar no acampamento das crianças.

Atividades recreativas ao ar livre

Artes plásticas

Crianças com os seus monitores, organizadas por grupos

O Acampamento das crianças anual tem sido uma parte ativa do Ministério da Criança ao longo dos últimos anos aqui na Mongólia.

A organização do acampamento sempre tem a preocupação de que as atividades não apenas proporcionem diversão e aventura para as crianças, mas sobretudo, que compartilhe com elas os fundamentos, princípios e valores da fé cristã. “Eu realmente amo compartilhar a Palavra de Deus com os pequeninos. Ele serão nosso futuro. Nós tivemos no acampamento 60 crianças oriundas de famílias adventistas locais, e outras 100 crianças vindas de um background não adventista, muitas delas nunca haviam tido contato com o Cristianismo e a Bíblia. Talvez agora nós não possamos ver os resultados imediatos dos nossos esfroços, mas eu tenho certeza de que um dia no Céu nós nos encontraremos com alguns destes pequeninos que participaram do nosso acampamento”, disse emocionada Purevdulam Jugderjav, a Diretora do Ministério da Criança na Missão da Mongólia.

Encenações de histórias bíblicas

Crianças "assinando" um compromisso com Cristo!

Quem tem [cabelo] compartilhe com quem não tem! rsrs Amizade!

Fogo de conselho

Pense num anjinho rsrsrs

Considerando que a maioria das crianças participantes desse acampamento não frequentam a Igreja Adventista (IASD), isso também representa uma importante ferramenta para o evangelismo infantil na Mongólia. O Ministério da Criança local está consciente de que esse acampamento de verão é muito importante para os pequeninos, não apenas com o propósito de adquirirem habilidades sociais ou colecionarem boas lembranças, mas acima de tudo, para conhecerem Jesus Cristo e aprofundarem sua fé.

Kauai também participou do acampamento dos pequeninos e fez vários amiguinhos! #MissionaryKid

*ENGLISH VERSION BELOW

Children’s Camp in Mongolia

By Estela Silva (Volunteer Missionary)

and Yure Gramacho (Communication Director) – Mongolia Mission

Each year when summer arrives in Mongolia, children begin to make plans to attend the longed Children’s Camp.

This year from 1 to July 5, about 160 children, with ages between 6 and 15, attended the summer camp at Khandgait.

"Jesus loves you" was the theme chosen for the occasion. During the event the children were engaged in recreational activities, heard Bible stories, and sang Christian songs, among many other activities. They also received a DVD with stories from the Bible in Mongolian, produced by an Australian team from Wahroonga Adventist Church that also came to help in the camp.

The annual Children’s Camp has been an active part of the Children’s Ministry Department throughout the last years in Mongolia.

The camp organization has always the concern that the activities not only provides fun and adventure, but also provides foundations of the Christian faith. “I really love to share God's Word with the little ones. They will be our future. We had 60 children coming from Adventist families, and the others 100 children are from non-Adventist background. Maybe now we cannot see the results of our efforts, but I’m sure that one day in heaven we will meet with someone who attended our Children's Camp”, said Purevdulam Jugderjav, the Children’s Ministries Director in Mongolia Mission.

Considering that most of the children attending the camp do not go to the Adventist Church this also represents an important tool for child evangelism in Mongolia. The Children’s Ministry Department is aware that summer camp is important for kids to attend not just, in order to gain crucial social skills or obtain lasting memories, but most of all, to know about Jesus Christ and deepen their faith in Him.

Despedida

Carinho e amor além das barreiras culturais!

See you next summer!

O Primeiro Clube de Aventureiros da Mongólia

por Estela Silva (Missionária Voluntária) 

e Yure Gramacho (Diretor de Comunicação)

Mongolia Mission

*English version below, right after the version in Portuguese

A Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia na Mongólia fundou seu primeiro Clube de Aventureiros no mês de abril deste ano em Ulanbaatar, capital e mais populosa cidade do país asiático.

Missionários sul-americanos estão colaborando com a implantação e desenvolvimento do clube no país

O Clube de Desbravadores já existe há algum tempo na Mongólia, mas a igreja sentiu a necessidade de começar um clube que poderia prover atividades e treinamento em habilidades diversas para as crianças mais novas (6-9 anos).

Portanto, em Abril (2015), o primeiro Clube de Aventureiros da Mongólia começou na Igreja Central de Ulaanbaatar. Desde então 10 crianças estão participando do clube regularmente. O clube se reúne três vezes ao mês, aos Sábados e Domingos, e está baseado em quatro classes de aprendizado divididas por faixa etária. Essas classes envolvem atividades de ordem física, mental e espiritual, proporcionando assim um crescimento holístico e equilibrado para as crianças envolvidas.

Em uma de suas primeiras reuniões, os aventureiros realizaram um serviço comunitário ao limpar as margens do rio Tuul, o qual circunda nossa capital. Além dos benefícios diretos à população e ao meio ambiente, as crianças viram o impacto imediato de seu trabalho, e isso deu a elas um senso de realização e serviço.

“Estar envolvido com as crianças em seus anos de desenvolvimento é uma grande oportunidade para compartilhar os valores para sua vida futura. No entanto, este efeito não para por aqui. É apenas o início de uma grande ‘cadeia de influência’, porque as crianças que conhecem a Palavra de Deus através do Clube de Aventureiros refletirão este conhecimento a todos aqueles com quem entram em contato”, enfatizou Gabriela Assi, missionária e pedagoga brasileira que chegou este ano na localidade e está contribuindo com a implantação do clube, juntamente com outros voluntários locais e estrangeiros.

Classe: Abelhinhas Laboriosas (6 anos de idade)

Classe: Luminares (7 anos de idade)

Classe: Edificadores (8 anos de idade)

Classe: Mãos Ajudadoras (9 anos de idade)

Trabalhar com esses amáveis pequeninos é tanto um maravilhoso privilégio como também uma imensa responsabilidade. Nosso Clube de Aventureiros na Mongólia é muito pequeno ainda, tal qual uma sementinha insignificante aos olhos humanos. Mas, se amarmos essa pequena “semente” e cuidarmos dela de todo o nosso coração, certamente em breve nós colheremos os frutos eternos da salvação dessas crianças. Por favor, orem para que outras crianças participem do Clube de Aventureiros na Mongólia e cresçam no amor, fé, confiança e obediência a Jesus Cristo, nosso grande Líder!

Selfie com um futuro aventureiro (sim, é um menino)

Recentemente duas famílias de missionários sul-americanos foram enviadas à Mongólia para ajudar no crescimento e desenvolvimento do adventismo no país por meio de programas sociais e evangelísticos. [Equipe ASN, Estela Silva e Yure Gramacho]

*ENGLISH VERSION BELLOW

THE FIRST ADVENTURER CLUB IN MONGOLIA

By Estela Silva (Volunteer Missionary) and Yure Gramacho (Communication Director) – Mongolia Mission

The Pathfinders Club has existed for some time in Mongolia, but the church felt the need to start a club that could provide activities and skill training for the younger children (6-9 years).

So, last April, the first Adventurers Club in Mongolia started in the Central Church of Ulaanbaatar. Since then around 10 children are attending the club regularly. The club is held three times a month on Saturdays and Sundays, based on four learning classes by age group. These classes involve physical, mental and spiritual activities, bringing balanced growth.

In one of its first meetings the Adventurers Club conducted a community service activity of cleaning the banks of Tuul River in the city of Ulaanbaatar. Beyond the obvious benefits to the community and the environment, with this simple community service the children saw the impact of their work immediately, and this gave them a sense of accomplishment, and stewardship. The participants are also starting to develop many different awards in areas of crafts, nature, recreation, spiritual development and home arts.

"Be involved with children in their developmental years is a great opportunity to share values for their future life. However, this purpose doesn't stop here; it is just the beginning of a great ‘chain of influence’, because the children who know the Word of God through the Adventurers Club will reflect this knowledge to all of those with whom they come in contact. This is nothing else than a ‘chain of light’ that will certainly contribute to shorten the second coming of Jesus”, said Gabriela Assi, a Brazilian missionary who has supported this club.

Working with these lovely little ones is both a wonderful privilege as a great responsibility. Our club in Mongolia is very small yet, seems like an insignificant seed. But, if we love this little “seed” and take care of it with whole heart, certainly very soon we will harvest eternal fruits of salvation. Please, pray that other children can join the Adventurer Club in Mongolia and through it they could grow in love, faith, trust, and obedience to Jesus Christ, our Leader!

Recently two South American missionary families came to Mongolia to assist in the growth and development of Adventism in the country through social and outreach programs. [ASN team, Estela Silva and Yure Gramacho]

“P1, The Power of One” in Mongolia

By Jason Parmanandham and Rebeca Aguirre, Volunteer Missionaries in MM

“All the believers were ONE in heart and mind”. (Acts 4:32)

Winters in Mongolia can make you feel like you are residing at the South Pole. Well it does get extremely cold. Actually, Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city of the whole world! As summer sets in with all its warmth, there is a lot of excitement and people sparkle to life because it gives them an opportunity to enjoy the wonderful outdoors so vibrant and full of life that God gave mankind to cherish. It’s the perfect time for camping!

The sun sets over the hills as the cold takes over another night in the Ger district in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

From June 23th until June 26th 2015 occurred in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the Adventist Youth (AY) Camp. There were nearly 70 youngsters present at the camp, which had as its theme “P1, The Power of One”.

After a lot of planning and many meetings later the camp organizers were able to find a beautiful spot to camp out. It was a beautiful place nestled between a mountain and a river not so far away.

Wonderful view of the camp!

The solitary tree, P1!

Beautiful sunset

The river

Praying for our Youth on the top of the mountain

Selfie with my Mongolian best friend, Dash (Даш)

Many youngsters from many churches in Ulaanbaatar were really excited to be a part of this camp. The camp not only had Adventist youngsters but also non-believers which made the camp an even more powerful witnessing tool. We believe that the young people are an integral part of the church and a camp like this helps them to get out of the city, spend time with God and commit themselves with the mission .To stop being distracted by many things and to take moments to reflect of Gods purpose in life amidst the beautiful nature that he created for us to enjoy. The AY team in Mongolia fully believes that the key to keep the new generation (the millenials) in Church is moving them from passive spectators to be active participants!

Social activities

Blue Team

Green Team

Yellow Team

Red Team

Jason, missionary volunteer, from India. I miss you dear friend!

Pr. Sodoo (Youth Ministry Director) preaching during the Sabbath

Bonfire night

My name (Yure) in Mongolian old script. Cool!

The campers

The AY CAMP had many fun and social activities, but most of all taught the youngsters essential Christian values as communion, relationship and mission! We could see the Holy Spirit move the hearts of the young people as we spent time communicating with him in many creative ways. We witnessed the hunger in these young people to know God and connect with him. And one of the highlights of the camp was to witness a baptism of a young man who gave his life to Christ.

Baptism of one young man representing the P1

“The AY Camp was one of the greatest experiences that I ever had as a Seventh-day Adventist church member. God put in our hearts the desire of showing the youth a different way they can spent some days connected to Him and get strength for the Christian battle that we as youngsters face every day. I really feel so blessed with this camp!” pointed Rebeca Aguirre, a volunteer English teacher from Peru and staff member of AY team in MM.

Kauai, the little shepherd boy!

Cold water

Kauai playing with his little friend

Our "palace". During the night, this tent was freezing!

Exploring the nature

Hungry, waiting for the lunch (take a look at his face haha)

By the grace of the Lord, the AY ministries are growing day by day in Mongolia. There is a need like never before for fervent prayers that God could move the souls of the young people to commit their lives to God and His mission. A youngster’s life has many challenges and there are moments where a wrong decision takes us very far away from God. Hence the AY ministries main focus through this camp was to show that we as a church care about them and mainly that God does care and is willing to lead their lives only if they let him to, of course, though the “Power of One”!

We invite you to pray for the work here in Mongolia, especially for the AY Ministry. The challenge here is so big and the enemy doesn't want the youth to get involve in church activities but we know that our Almighty God is more powerful than anyone. That many souls may be won to His cause!

Adventist Youth Logo