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Panama update #1

Hello friends,

Unless you've heard otherwise, we've made it safely to Panama. For the latest updates be sure to keep up with us on twitter and instagram. @bluebirduncaged. Here's what we'll be up to the next few days: 

Today we're traveling to David, Chiriqui to work with Alas de Angel. We will be conducting workshops to to help students with their modern/contemporary technique. 

In addition to being a part of several worship gatherings, we'll also be performing in a festival at the Chiriqui Mall.

We are so thankful for Maricela and Alas de Angel for not only reaching out and taking care of us while in Chiriqui but also for her pioneering and courageous obedience in using dance to make Jesus famous. 

Prayer points: 

  • creative collaboration and encouragement between Maricela, her team, and Bluebird: uncaged
  • smooth organization and details coming together
  • the love, hope, and freedom of Jesus will be manifest in our dancing as He brings hearts to life. 

This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God. Carrying out this social relief work involves far more than helping meet the bare needs of poor Christians. It also produces abundant and bountiful thanksgivings to God. This relief offering is a prod to live at your very best, showing your gratitude to God by being openly obedient to the plain meaning of the Message of Christ. You show your gratitude through your generous offerings to your needy brothers and sisters, and really toward everyone. Meanwhile, moved by the extravagance of God in your lives, they’ll respond by praying for you in passionate intercession for whatever you need. Thank God for this gift, his gift. No language can praise it enough! ~2 Cor. 9:10-15 MSG 
 

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Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things…Now the God of peace, who brought up form the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the bood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 
~Hebrews 13:18, 20-21 

As our days in Panama come to a close, may you seal all that you've done, Lord. Give us stamina to finish strong the work you have planned for us. May we continue learn from these days and point to them as a mark of your faithfulness. Thank you for this opportunity. Jesus, be the center now and always. 

 

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Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel…Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. 
~Ephesians 6:19-20 

Jesus let us be aware of every opportunity to declare your name. May we be bold yet not tacky; sensitive and passionate. May we be motivated to share genuinely from our stories about what you've done in our hearts. Soften hearts, Lord. Plant seeds. May we only be obedient to your Spirit. To your name and Kingdom alone be the glory. 

 
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Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
~Colossians 3:14-17 

May He give us the eyes to see people as He sees them. As our stories intersect for this short amount of time, may we encourage, sharpen, and point each other to Jesus. May everything we do be marked with excellence, pure motives and teamwork.