Children
of the King!
Sharing God's
Love with Those who Need it Most
On December 11th
2005 at 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm Emmanuel Ballet Academy, along with
Barbara Driscoll's School of Ballet will present "Los Hijos
del Rey" (Children of the King) at the INBA theatre in
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The production will serve as a
fundraiser for the ministry, which survives on donations alone.
Free entrance will be given to the public and a donation will
be asked.
For more information
contact Wendy Anderson at 915-253-6393 or write to us at emmanuel_ministry@yahoo.com.
Background
In December of
2004 Emmanuel Ballet Academy put on a full-length production
of "The Nutcracker" in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Emmanuel Ballet Academy is a dance ministry started in 2001
in a children's home, Emmanuel Children's Home, in Mexico. Ann
Gavit, Instructor at Barbara Driscoll's School of Ballet in
El Paso, TX attended the performance and had an idea to combine
her own students with the students of Emmanuel Ballet Academy
the next December. She saw that the growing ballet school had
little to no budget, and wanted to help with its goal of ministering
to the poor, abandoned, and forgotten children of Emmanuel Children's
Home.
Once they decided
to join forces Ann and Kirsten Avelar, director of Emmanuel
Ballet Academy, began looking for a children's story that had
a moral to share in its message. Ann came across Max Lucado's
book, "Children of the King". The story was about
a King who sent his messengers to a nearby village to announce
that he would soon visit them, and was looking to adopt some
children. Well all of the orphans in the village were so excited
and they began to practice whatever talents they had. Some children
were sculptors, woodcarvers, painters, musicians, very intelligent,
and so on. One girl in the village had no special talent that
she knew of. However, she had a kind heart and was always very
nice to animals. The King pointed that out to the young girl.
The moral of the story shares that what is on the inside of
us, our heart's intention, is much more valuable to God than
what we have to give on the outside.
Ann and Kirsten
thought it would be a perfect message to share with the community
of Ciudad Juárez, El Paso, and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
They also thought the story would share God's love with the
children and adults participating in the production. The dance
department of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces decided
to devote their time to help with the production by providing
dancers, costumes, technical crew, and bring gifts for the children
at the home.
On December
11th 2005 at 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm Emmanuel Ballet Academy, along
with Barbara Driscoll's School of Ballet will present "Los
Hijos del Rey" (Children of the King) at the INBA theatre
in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The production will serve as
a fundraiser for the ministry, which survives on donations alone.
Free entrance will be given to the public and a donation will
be asked.
On January 17th
and 18th "Children of the King" will be presented
in El Paso, TX by Barbara Driscoll's School of Ballet, along
with a few children from Emmanuel Children's Home who are able
to cross the border. The proceeds from this concert will go
to benefit Emmanuel Ballet Academy at Emmanuel Children's Home.
The final presentation of "Children of the King" will
be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the last weekend in January
of 2006. The proceeds again will go to benefit Emmanuel Ballet
Academy.
The goal of this
production is to minister to the people of our community. By
presenting this story in the form of dance we feel that we will
be able to share God's love in a tangible, non-threatening environment.
We also want to bless all of the children of the home who will
be involved in one way or another. Please pray for us as we
prepare this ballet for the public, that God's will is done,
and glory is brought to His name.
"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the
love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue
to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence
to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. We do not
want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith
and patience inherit what has been promised." Hebrews 6:10-12
NIV
Directions to the INBA Theater, .
