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    Living Free in Africa

    Living Free material is being used to plant a Teen Challenge work in a country in Africa. Our ministry friends there have reported that they are using the Stepping into Freedom material on a weekly basis. There are 25-30 people who meeting in the groups every Friday.

    Please pray for the Teen Challenge leadership in this African country and pray that many people will be rescued from a life of drugs and alcohol to a life in Christ.

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    Empowering Kids for Life in Poland

    Richard, with Poland Teen Challenge reported that many leaders in their coffee house ministries throughout the country would like to begin using the Living Free Empowering Kids for Life group for children. They are finding that after using the Living Free small group studies in their coffee house ministry to adults that there are usually childern connected to the adults who need ministry as well. They are planning to start Coffee houses for kids. Please pray with us that many children will come to know the Lord as a result.

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    Living Free in Mexico City

    Yesterday, February 8, 2012, we received a report from Dave Batty of Global Teen Challenge. He has been teaching the Living Free seminar to 28 Teen Challenge workers in Mexico City, Mexico. The training participants represent churches and rehabilitation programs from Mexico and Honduras.

    Dave reported that the training sessions on family influences really opened their eyes so that they could understand how the family can help or harm in the process of a person recovering from a life-controlling problem.

    According to Dave, the Living Free training videos in Spanish are working very well. We are so thankful for the friendship we have with the great people of Global Teen Challenge. For more information on Global Teen Challenge go to: www.globaltc.org

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    Don’t Probe

    Communication Principle #2

    In the second of a four part series called Effective Communication in the Small Group, we are discussing principles that can help the small group facilitator become more effective in assisting people to become free in opening up about their life-challenges.

    Question The second principle is don’t probe. Encourage people to share what they want and remind them not to share past their level of comfort. If someone in the group starts to probe, say to them something like, “Let’s let Bill tell it the way he sees it” or “Why don’t we give Bill a chance to finish what he has to say?”

    Discussions are better facilitated when a leader asks a question and looks around the group until someone answers. The leader then asks, “What did others find?” or “What facts did someone else discover?” The leader watches for someone who wants to speak rather than pointing out a specific individual. When a leader patiently persists with good guiding questions, the members will begin addressing their replies to the group. The group grows from leader-centered to group-centered.

    Lighthouse One of the goals of the group facilitator should be to provide a safe place where people feel comfortable to share their thoughts. Probing for details on a specific life-challenge or life-controlling problem only brings focus on the problem. Be patient as a group leader and trust God that, in time, the participants will begin to open up more about their issues. Many times, inner healing takes many weeks. As a group facilitator, allow the Holy Spirit to guide your thoughts and remain sensitive to the comfort level of each individual.

    Excerpts from Small Group Skills Guide Living Free. Small Group Skills Guide

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