Church and Friends

We went to Sunday School again today. This was the first Sunday under the new schedule. They were to start at 8:00. We got there at 8:00 sharp, and there were a few members present, but the pastor had not arrived yet. It was hot inside, so I went outside with another lady and her daughter.

While we were outside, we saw a little boy who attends Wednesday Kids' Club at the community center standing across the street in a little store. I asked him to come over, and then asked him to stay for church. He said that he had to ask his Grandma for permission. I guess she said yes because he came back a little later. His name is Edgar. He is an eight-year-old second grader. He told me that English is his favorite subject at school. The pastor and his wife came, and we went inside. As I mentioned before, there is only one class, no children classes. Today he was the only child present. They keep Bibles on hand, so I got him one. We were on I Kings 17, and I helped him find the right page. The Pastor asks everyone to take turns reading from the text; therefore, Edgar had to read also. He read extremely well. I am always impressed by the high level of education that you find in this country. He was flipping the pages, and since I was sure that he was looking for pictures, I showed him the maps on the back and the places that were mentioned on the chapter we read. He enjoyed the singing and seemed to know the song (I didn't). The group is small enough (12) that the Pastor was able to address him by name and prayed for him. Please remember Edgar in your prayers.

After church, we went to breakfast with some of the members at the surfers' restaurant because John likes their pancakes. A single young man asked us to first go to the next town to get his girlfriend. This was on the opposite direction of the restaurant, but it did not matter. She was waiting for him. Our other friends have their own car and had gone ahead. Almost everybody had pancakes, but I had a typical breakfast. After dropping everybody off, we were on our way home, when we found another little girl that we know walking home, so we turned around again and took her home; then we went home, cooled off, had a short nap and left again at about 3:15 back to the town. This time we were to meet another couple and go to the beach for dinner. We had a wonderful dinner right on the beach and watched the sunset.

We are now back. It seems that we have been eating all day! It is 8:00 here, and John just just found some American Football on TV!

Tomorrow we are getting together with Gringos! It seems like we live two lives here.

That is all for now. Until next time, from the beach...