Winter is coming early this year. Although I like it, I’m starting to miss summer long days (when sun went down almost at 11 pm). This morning when I woke up to go to classes, I got to put on my biggest jacket before going outside (it seems that it’s going to be really cold this year, I hope it snows). Luckily, I found some Sigur Rós songs to download on my MP3 (I don’t know why I sometimes like to listen to music according to the weather), as reggae songs seemed inaccurate today.
Classes and work are here again…
(I’m a High school teacher and also I study at the university)
This is one of the “other sides” of this interesting city I live in. Apart from the beautiful landscapes, the cold weather and the snow you have buildings, houses, people, people and people.
And for me… that’s challenging. I (well, not just me) want to lead everybody in Rio Grande into the Kingdom of God. I want to “go and make disciples“. And that is, basically, working with people.
Unlike some years ago, now I realize that you can’t be a “disciple maker” without spending time with the people you want to lead to Christ. You have to walk with them, talk to them, listen to them (yes, I know this one is hard for most of us), laugh with them, cry with them, drink their coffees and mates (this option only works here ^^) and love them.
We cannot preach the Gospel without the LOVE part. And not the “I love you because of who you’re going to be” but “I love you now, as you are” (as Kurt Cobain said… just kidding).
Reading i Microsiervos I stumbled across Mp3gle, a Google-like search engine for MP3s. It seems pretty useful, so I’m going to give it a try.
If I hadn’t lived this experience before, I wouldn’t believe all those guys who where there that night.
We were in the last night of our summer Camp, and after the meeting we (the leaders) were praying for the boys and girls when the Holy Spirit came and… well, the video shows it pretty well. That lasted aprox. 1 hour, it was incredible and funny =)
I’ve met some people who find it hard to believe in these kind of experiences. It was the same for me at first, taking into account that I was raised in a very conservative Baptist church (I also got many good things from there, just in case =) and I’m still in a Baptist church (not conservative at all, as you can see in the video). I can’t say that everybody in that night was really under the Holy Spirit influence, or if some were faking it… but I have experienced that before, and when it comes… you can’t control it nor fake it. Thanks God the Holy Spirit is more powerful and creative than any of us!
I just returned from one of my cell groups (actually, I don’t like that word… ‘cell’… mmm… I should describe them as… ’small home-groups’ =). While I was reading some blogs I was thinking about how much I love preaching the gospel and teaching the Bible in such an informal and also powerful way. I love being used by the Holy Spirit to change lives… after all, that is what preaching the gospel of the Kingdom is all about.
Today’s teaching was about Mark 1.14-15:
‘Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!“‘
God has been teaching me about the gospel of the Kingdom lately. I’m trying to learn and live all about that powerful truth, that I’m a citizen of an incredible kingdom. Isn’t that great?
Listening right now: Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing!
The first one is easy: This a blog (really). It’s the perfect way to write all those things I might want to say when nobody’s near to hear them. Although I’ve had another blogs (and I actually have a photoblog that is updated almost daily), this is the first one that I’m going to write entirely in English.
The second question is a bit more complicated: According to some people I’m called Santiago Pauli, I live in a beautiful city called Río Grande (located in the province of Tierra del Fuego, in Argentina), I’m 20 years old and I teach English in some High schools. According to God I’m his son, a king and a priest, his servant and a Jesus-like travel trailer where the Holy Spirit likes to live. According to my parents I’m a mystical eccentric that always loved books instead of sports. According to myself… well, right now I prefer God’s point of view (it sounds better).
I’ve been trying to become more and more disciplined for ages. So I hope I’m going to be able to update this blog regularly.
Take into account that English is not my native language. So, if you see some serious mistake, tell me before you start throwing things at me (or at the screen).
Why ‘Sitting on a flying cloud‘?. Well, that will be explained in another post.
