Ayudantes de Dios

GLO Puppet Ministry is so excited to help  Ayudantes de Dios(God's Helpers) head off to Nicaragua!! Local church members from Darthula Baptist Church in Hiltons, Virginia are headed down for another mission trip in February, so GLO is helping them prepare a puppet presentation to present to the children where they will be visiting. Of course, this is really exciting for us to be able to help in a mission trip and share God's love to others in another country.

I'm so proud of my Mom and Dad. This is their 8th trip to Nicaragua.  God has truly blessed me with wonderful parents who love to share the Gospel and love the Lord. The trip is comprised of 8 adults who will be doing construction on a parsonage and evangelizing.

While talking about the trip, mom and I decided it would be a great idea to take some puppets to share the Word with the children. After some prayer, we thought the Wordless Book would be an awesome way to present the plan of salvation. You can see the post on the page for Ideas to Share the Gospel.

We also bought 2 flat sheets at Wal Mart for $4 each to make a 2 tiered puppet stage. All that has to be done to these is of old over about 3 inches and sew a straight line to make a pocket for the PVC pipe to thread through.  Dad will purchase PVC pipe when he gets there and construct a simple stage. I'll post pictures when they send me updates. Then, she went to Lifeway and found these two CDs in Spanish.

These are just perfect with Children's Bible songs. If you look in the first picture, we've checked what songs they'll be performing.

Next, props needed to be made that could be used and easily transported. So, off to the Dollar Tree we went to purchase some poster board and foam board. Then we used the over head projector to make our hand held props.

These vests and shields were purchased in the toy section at Dollar Tree. They will be used during "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho."

If you look close on the back of the vest, you can see I made a handle from duct tape. The shields already had good handles. They will be wearing black gloves to hold the props with. 

I also found the smaller flowers at the Dollar Tree that I'll be adding a hairbow and fishing line like the larger ones we use. 

Here's a video to show how they work.

Mom bought some fish at the Dollar Tree and a fishing net from Hobby Lobby to use with "Peter, James, and John In A Sailboat." We cut the net in two pieces and one time it will be thrown over the curtain empty, then the second net will be tossed over full of the fish.

I'm really excited that GLO Puppet Ministry can have a part in sharing the Word in another country. I can't wait to share pictures and update you on their trip.

Please take a moment and lift the mission team and their upcoming trip in prayer. Pray that God will use them and open the hearts and doors of the people they come in contact with and that many will come to know Him.

Looking to further the Kingdom,

Tammy