{"id":59,"date":"2026-10-23T20:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-10-23T20:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T20:39:34","slug":"discipleship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/?page_id=59","title":{"rendered":"Discipleship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2015-05-31-08.46.34.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2015-05-31-08.46.34.jpg 640w, https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2015-05-31-08.46.34-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discipleship is the foundation of each trip. \u00a0We have a group of young boys (typical ages of 10 to 20) come out to the house we rent. \u00a0They come\u00a0either for the full week or for a long weekend retreat depending on their school schedule. \u00a0They stay in the house with us. \u00a0They eat the same things we eat. \u00a0They do the same things we do. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be a prepared Bible study that we lead the boys through. \u00a0There are typically three sessions per day. \u00a0Each session may last an hour and a half or more. \u00a0Sometimes this Bible study will follow a book that each student can take home with him for further reflection or to share with his family and friends. \u00a0Other times, we may take an expository look at a particular book of the Bible. \u00a0On occasion, we may look into different subjects that the boys are having to deal with in their everyday life. \u00a0We will examine those subjects in the light of God&#8217;s word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie has planned activities that reinforce each session. \u00a0The games, contests, and other fun activities are designed to reinforce the teaching that they have just received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discipleship is a time to teach the boys that they can read the Bible themselves and that the Holy Spirit within them will guide them to all truth. \u00a0Most of the boys we disciple attend a church, but they are not taught to read the Bible or to think for themselves. \u00a0We try to teach them to look past man and look to God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discipleship is the foundation of each trip. \u00a0We have a group of young boys<span class=\"more-dots\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-59","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61,"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/59\/revisions\/61"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpingnicaragua.dev.pcc-tech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}