Good-Byes

All good things must come to an end! Here we are on our last day already. Today John shared in both churches, as usual, it was an interesting experience. It was so hot in the first church that he was drenched in sweat and was having trouble concentrating. Afterwards, we hugged every body and said our good-byes. It is always sad to leave. We got in the pastor's SUV to go to the next town, but the river had swollen to a point where we couldn't cross even with the SUV; therefore, we turned around, went back to church and got our own car because we had to go the long way. The other town is surrounded by dense wooded areas and two rivers. Pastor Alejandro called ahead and told the worship leader to start without us. They like to sing for about an hour anyway. By the time we got there, they were almost done with singing. John preached again the same message. This time it wasn't as hot because this church has no walls. There was a dog napping by the pulpit the whole time. I did not see any little boys going on the bushes, but I was seated towards the front this time.

The pastor invited us out to lunch. We had lunch in a nice restaurant by the water near his house. They had the Argentina-Mexico game on TV. There were fans for both teams, but they were having a good time. We were able to sit away from the fans so that we could have a conversation, but still keep an eye on the game. Again we encouraged the pastor and his wife for the good job that the Lord has allowed them to do in these two towns. As we were driving home from lunch we just praised God for all the blessings during this trip. We think that this has been the most successful trip so far.

Now we are home packing, washing clothes, cleaning out the refrigerator, etc. Tomorrow we will get up at 3:00 am to leave at 4:00 am for the airport, which is an hour away. We will get home at around 4:00 pm California time.

Until next time...From the beach