Brazos Abiertos

WE HONOR GOD BY IMITATING THE GOOD
The children of our school celebrated a great sports festival from September 27th to 29th.
For the third consecutive year, they competed in various sports, emulating their heroes in all the good things they exhibit: effort, skill, and self-improvement. Remembering that we honor God with everything we do, they gave their all as a testimony of their faith.
The parents participated with their encouragement, company, and enthusiasm, making this event a great impact for families.
We thank God for all those who worked to make this event a reality. We especially give thanks for missionary Emmanuel Ozuna and his father, Pastor José Ozuna, who came from Mexico; both are physical education teachers and were in charge of coaching the children and leading the competitions.
A very important lesson that these types of activities teach us is that we must keep God in mind in everything. By engaging in physical activity, following a competition, or showing admiration for a particular athlete, our children can also learn biblical principles, as Pastor José Ozuna reminded us when he quoted 3 John 11.
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is from God, but he who does evil has not seen God.

Where Open Arms join together to continue sharing the word of God with children in preschool, elementary school, and the church in general. Also, a powerful message from the word of God with our international pastor, José Ozuna. Seeing up close the hand of God touching the hearts of children, adolescents, and families in general. 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

Thank God, we continue to reach more children in places where they need the word of God. Through the “Pioneers of Light” evangelism project, we were very well received by children and adults, and it was a great blessing. And we will continue visiting and discipling children and families in general, door to door, with the word of God. Please continue praying to continue spreading the word of God.

Psalm 19:1: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim his handiwork.”
In June, we began our science and technology course by learning more about plants and God’s beautiful creation. We learned that we must care for the environment, which is a gift God has given us.
While touring the school, we noticed that we didn’t have any plants to decorate our school entrance, and so we began our project, “I plant a plant, I care for the environment, and I beautify my school.”
In class, we learned about plant care and the types of plants. We decided by majority vote to plant ornamental plants, and as planters, we had to reuse materials. I am grateful for the support of the parents in making this project possible.
We must care for God’s creation; we must be aware of our responsibility as stewards of the Earth and take measures to protect it.

Thank God, we celebrated the graduation of Billy Graham’s Samaritan Purse discipleship ministry for children and youth. It was a complete success. May God bless you. Please continue to pray for the Open Arms ministry, which is growing daily.

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We are grateful for the wonderful time we spent with a mission team from Freedom House, USA. The children, teenagers, and adults worked together to grow in their relationship with God through English and sports lessons. They also participated in evangelism, home visits, practical work, and a wonderful healing service on Sunday, where many hearts were touched by the love of Jesus and received healing.

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Every year, Peru’s Independence Day is celebrated in style. This year, the celebrations included fantastic classroom presentations spread across the coast, the mountains, and the jungle. The children also did a great job celebrating their freedom through theater and dance. There were also various typical Peruvian dishes to sample. We are grateful that God has given us freedom.

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The San Borja Eye Clinic signed an agreement with Brazos Abiertos (Open Arms) to provide eye health care to 130 elementary school children.
The clinic offers excellent service with great dedication and care in eye health care, diagnosing vision problems in our children. We thank God for the generosity of the Eye Clinic in caring for our children.

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