Mothers' Day

John preaching on Sunday

August 15 is Mothers' Day here. John thought it would be nice to visit the mothers we know in town and bring them a rose each. We asked around to find a flower shop. There is one actually in the first town near here. We went the day before to order 12 single roses for the following day. We left here at 3:00 pm on Mothers' Day to go to the flower shop first and start visiting from there. The roses were individually wrapped in a very nice presentation. We actually had a list and a planned schedule. The first stop was Yirardi's great-grandma because we knew she would be home in the middle of the afternoon. She was so appreciative! She has a large family, and many were already there. Next we went to Yirardi's grandma. There was another lady who is also a mother at her house, so we gave her a rose also. We went around leaving the working moms for last.  Some people were able to leave work early, but Arleth, Yirardi's mom,works at the golf club, so she had to work until six pm. We finished at Luz and Francisco's home. It was a tough day for Luz because she is having problems with her oldest daughter, but she had a light dinner ready for us. We got home at 10:00 after visiting nine homes and giving away eleven roses. The twelfth rose was for me.  All the ladies were appreciative of the gesture. 

 

Saturday night we went out to dinner with Randal, Arleth and Yirardi to our favorite restaurant. It was starting to rain coming back, so John drove very slowly. The car was acting up again. The left tire was vibrating. When we had the DMV check back in May, they said that there was something slightly wrong with the bushings, among other things. Saturday morning John called Freddy, the mechanic, so we already had an appointment for Monday.

From left to right: Eduardo, Pastor Alejandro with Evans Eduardo,
Alba. and Arelys

John preached at both churches on Sunday. He did a great job on Luke 5:1-11. There was also a baby dedication in the first church. Sunday evening was the first couples Bible study at Luis Carlos and Irene's house. By the way, they are attending church faithfully. We are very encouraged by their walk with God. We started talking about relating with one another using Pastor Dennis' material for couples. We had a very good discussion on the Lord's plan for the family. We know that some of the couples are not married, but we are trying to stay positive, trusting that the Lord will do the convicting. 

Monday John took the car to the mechanic, and it was bad news. Freddy did not have the parts (they never do), so he has to order them from the capital. It takes a couple of day for the parts to get here, then he has to fix it. He will keep the car for four days, but we definitely need it for Thursday because I teach in church Thursday nights.

Today, Tuesday, the pastor and his wife came over for lunch because we don't have a car to go meet them. They don't have a car, either, so he had to borrow his brother's. We had a nice time with them. John is still trying to give him examples about mentoring and spending time with a small number of people. Pray for pastoral wisdom for Alejandro.

Praises:

• We praise the Lord for a good time on Mothers' Day visiting friends. 
• We praise the Lord for the new baby dedicated on Sunday. The parents are very serious about following the Lord.
• We praise the Lord for Luis Carlos and Irene's faithfulness in their Christian walk.
• We praise the Lord for the good time with the couples on Sunday.

Prayer requests:

• Pray that our car gets fixed in the time allowed.
• Pray also for the pastor's car to get fixed quickly and correctly.
• Pray for pastoral wisdom for the pastor and his wife.
• Pray for wisdom for us as we counsel and teach.
• Pray for safety and good health.
• Pray for our family back home.

Thank you for remembering us in your prayers! 

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