June 2011 News

Kaiseres Ministry Team

Counterclockwise: Jerry, Carioca Marins, Mark Kaiser, Eric Peter, Barbara Alves, Alice Kaiser, Jackie Beth Shilcutt and (Chewie)





Mark and Alice Kaiser are at the forefront of several ministries here in Itu, most notably the ministry to youth and the ministry to chemical dependents and homeless men and women in our city.
They have a permanent team of three other young adults helping them with these ministries and they also have a constant stream of interns coming and going who want to help out with this exciting and important outreach.
Recently this ministry team asked us to help them improve their working relationship and learn how to deal with difficulties that arise in their busy, intense lives.
Our first meeting with them set the basis for further work with this team. We spent the afternoon taking the DISC assessment and working through the interactive dynamics we have developed to help teams understand each other and deal one on one with the interpersonal conflicts they often have because of their differences in personality, values, fears and priorities. It was a great first session and we plan to work with this ministry team more in the months to come.

JUNE EVENTS

Ministry Fair


We were able to share about our ministry at the annual ministry fair at church recently and show our brothers and sisters just what we are doing when we are traveling.

Counseling
The ministry fair opened up several opportunities to serve our local community through counseling and consulting on ministry issues.

Shilcutt Visit

We had a wonderful visit from Bryan and Tracy Shilcutt, long time supporters and friends. Their daughter Jackie Beth has been here this summer working with the Kaiseres. It was wonderful to have them in our home for a few days.

Brasília Weekend
Just two days after his return from Israel, Jerry and Bryan Gibbs made a 4 day trip to Brasilia to continue mentoring the mission team and coach the leadership on the work there. Topics included ministry and leadership development (including training for elders and deacons), evangelism strategies, and maintaining focus. They also encouraged each person in their own walk with God, their marriage, family and team relationships.













TRIP TO ISRAEL
Jerry received a wonderful gift from one of our supporters: A trip to Israel with an ACU tour group. Jerry was a part of a group of twelve men who were making this journey together. He spent 11 days exploring the world where Jesus lived and ministered.
The picture to the right has the temple dome in the background. Jerry is standing near the trail on which Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time.
















He spent several hours reading and praying at the wailing wall, which he visited 3 times, and watching the celebration of sabbath among the worshipers there. Impressively, most of Israel basically stops from Friday night to Saturday sunset.
















He was able to compare the lush greenery around the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus did much of his ministry in the north of Israel to the extremely arid area surrounding the Dead Sea in the south. Jerry at the Dead Sea where one does not swim-- merely floats!

















The twelve men who accompanied Jerry on the trip. They debriefed together each evening.