The Testimony of a Child
Release No: 09-05
Submitted by Ken Peterson, Area Counselor for LHM in Latin America
Jan. 16— PANAMA: "My name is Marcial Rios, my wife is Marjorie Rios and we want to give testimony that our son Brayan, only 3 years old boy, is a bearer of the Word of God. The child received in his school the storybook "The Little Shepherd", which we have read many times. He also won the video and, at the request of the boy, we have seen it over one hundred times.
We were a little disturbed by the messages and songs that the child was taught at the school, and especially because in all our conversations values such as honesty, truth and collaboration were highlighted and sung by our child. We asked the teacher about the origin of the storybook and brochures (Lutheran hour Ministries) that she gave us. She said that a support group (Project JOEL) taught lessons to the children on Christian values and the children carried the message to their parents.
Brayan gave me a Project JOEL bracelet he won in the school and on Christmas Eve he invited 12 children from the neighborhood to see the "Little Shepherd" video. "What joy to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas".
On Christmas Day, Brayan said: "Today is Christmas, we have to visit Jesus in the Church" and we got ready and went to visit Jesus at The Lamb of God Church where Brayan attends with other children. When she saw us visiting the church with other friends and children, the teacher said: "This three year old child is a minister of the Word of God".
People had invited me to the church before but I always was reluctant to participate in such things, but now I have no doubt that my son not only knows Jesus, he also presented Him to me in a way nobody else ever had."
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