We got to return to Santa Cruz Island, which is one of the four inhabited Galapagos Islands located west of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands are famous for an abundant and varied wildlife on land and in the ocean. The people are very friendly. We love working with the people and the churches in these islands.
This year, we worked with Pastor Carlos and his lovely wife, Anna, again. We spent time with a group of 110 people made up of pastors, church leaders, business owners and business leaders. We took the people through our second level of leadership training. We covered topics such as: Beating Burnout, Making Good Decisions, Problem Solving, Motivation, Job Descriptions and more. Over the last five years, Hosanna Central church has more than doubled in size and planted several other churches on various islands to bring the hope and full life offered to everyone through Christ.
We also had the opportunity to work the church's children's ministry. They have 20 people who work with children on a weekly basis. We talked about long term planning for children's programs, creating the weekly lesson plan, teaching the big idea or main point effectively, using puppets, making the most out of games and more. We enjoyed working with this team of people for 2 children's services. The children had a lot of fun and learned the main point of each service.
Not only did we spend time with the children and leaders, we got to speak to the youth, women's group and church as a whole. We are grateful for this partnership between Clear Vision Ministries and Hosanna Christian Church in Santa Cruz. Thank you to everyone who made it possible for us to work in the Galapagos Islands.
