Zumba
In the last few years Zumba has zoomed to the top of the fitness world, whether that's in North America, Europe, Asia and where it all began in South America - Zumba is blazing everywhere. Based in Miami in the United States Zumba combines dance with fitness training. Picture above shows Marie with Joshua's special friend Kristie Enriquez with Zumba Education Specialist Loretta Bates.
Loretta is a good friend of the family. She is the wife of Every Nation North Carolina pastor Morgan Bates (shown below) who visited Manila with her. Kristie and Marie are licensed Zumba instructors. Loretta was in town with Morgan and their children en route to Beijing. The stop in Manila was to do a series of training sessions.
Picture above is with pastor Morgan (right) and pastor Robert Hern of Victory Pioneer. While the girls were training Morgan and I toured Victory congregations. He was wanting to learn what makes Every Nation Manila tick. Thanks Morgan and Loretta for stopping by Manila.
Some people have asked me is dancing Christian? My answer is another question, is lifting weights Christian? Christianity is really not about what you do but a heart that knows who one is in Christ. If you are bothered by dancing maybe there is something in you that thinks like the older brother of the prodigal son - he couldn't reconcile why his father and brother were dancing and celebrating while he was working in the field.
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him." Luke 15:25-28
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