Life at the beach: Friends and Activities

On the left: Rosario On the sofa: Al, Carlos, John and I

Hello! I'm back!

We have been busy with friends staying with us. Our friends from the States are here and our friends from the capital came over for a couple of nights to see them because they know them also. It has been raining a lot since the wedding, so we really haven't been able to do much driving around.

Our visit with Yirardi and his parents went well. They are very close to coming to the Lord, or they might just have done it already, but are afraid to be too open about it because of their families. Dad has never driven to the capital because he is afraid of the traffic there; therefore, throughout all the ordeals of surgery and chemo therapies, they have always taken the bus. But this time, they wanted to go up and back in one day because it was a doctor visit to see the results. He told us that he prayed that the Lord would give him peace about driving, and he said that he drove just find and that he wasn't afraid! Also Mom said that the words that the pastor spoke Sunday afternoon at the service here in the chapel kept coming back to her, and that she was also less nervous about what the doctor was going to tell them. They got a good report from the doctor and Yirardi went back to school on Thursday and Friday. He will be on full school schedule starting tomorrow, Monday. PTL!

Saturday night we had our first couples Bible study. Everybody was there, except for one couple, and we had a new couple who joined the group while we were away and S & V were leading them. We had a conflict because Saturday night there was a very important soccer match, kind of like our Super Bowl. It was decided that we would have the Bible study first, then eat while the game was on. Our friend, Al, lead a study on forgiveness, why we have to forgive, what it is and what it isn't. Our friends from the capital, Carlos and Rosario were here also. John had the idea of having Rosario share her testimony about forgiving her father at the end because we know of a few in the group who had father issues. She did and then lead us into a prayer of forgiveness. I could hear some people crying. Afterwards, one of the women talked to Rosario for a long time. Our hosts barbecued meat and sausages while we were watching the game. The meal was delicious! I brought cakes, but there was also rice pudding for dessert. We left at about eleven after the game was over because Al was going to preach in both churches today, but they stayed chatting until past midnight.

Today, Sunday, Al spoke in both churches about faith. There were some decisions for the Lord in the second church. Also, our friend whose house we use for the Bible studies went to church. He has been dropping his boys off, but today he stayed. The fact that he and Al are from the same country helped a little.

Please pray that the seed that it is starting to grow will take root in these hearts. Pray for continue health for Yirardi. Also pray for Jose Pablo, the new Christian who had blood poisoning last time, who has lost his job. Please pray that he finds something even better than what he had soon.

Until next time...from the beach...