The monthly online EnCourage meeting began 7 p.m. Monday, January 20, with a prayer invitation to explore the Jubilee 2025 logo and the theme: Pilgrims of Hope.
Romans 5:3–5 was used to lead the reflections on both the logo and theme: “we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us”.
A video was shown where Kim reflected on her life as a person with a same-sex attraction (SSA). She used the analogy of walking through a clothing department store with different sizes and types of denim jeans–straight, girly, shaping, relaxed fit.
This evoked much discussion among participants, with one participant expressing gratitude for being part of this much needed support space. The video was taken from the Courage website: couragerc.org
The Goals of EnCourage:
EnCourage monthly online meetings take place every third Monday at 7 p.m. The next meeting is February 17 at 7 p.m. Interested parents can email: encourage.trinidad@gmail.com for more information.
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