Seventh Week

Cowboy and cows right up to the road inside the hacienda

Morning walk

Our time here is almost ending. This has been a different experience, but the Lord is not surprised. We are the ones who set goals and have expectations which, evidently, are not always the Lord's will. Since we are not having all the individual studies that we would like, we are spending time socializing with the individual families.

Last Friday we had dinner at Francisco's house. Luz is a great cook. Since she is from Honduras, her food is a little different, which is very nice for us because we really get tired of the same old thing around here. I met her two-months-old granddaughter. She is very cute, with a lot of thick, black hair. We spent a lot of time talking about the up coming "quinceañera" for their youngest daughter, Luz Elena. Her birthday is in November, but they want to wait until January or February when we will be here. We will be included in the ceremony. A "quinceañera" includes a big party following a church service. They plan to have it all at church.

Honduran food: delicious chicken, rice and red beans, and fried cassava

Meeting the new baby. John is an expert at feeding

Saturday night we continued with the study on Ephesians. We talked about being light. I had a chance to talk to Miguelina about supporting her husband if he wants to serve the Lord. I pointed out that there is no perfect church and no perfect pastor (sorry, Pastor D). I also pointed out that they have had a lot of serious problems since they stopped attending church. She agreed with that, but I did not get a commitment from her. The Lord has to work on her heart.

On the subject of the bus to church, we had the pastor and his wife for dinner on Monday. They told us that that particular bus was sold. They bought a van, but it needs to pass all the government inspections to be ready for the road. I still hope that Ricardo will take over that ministry when it comes available. We had not connected with the pastor for a long time; therefore, we had a lot to talk about. It was nice to catch up.

On Sunday afternoon we took two families to the movies: Walter and his family and Christian and his family. We saw "How to Train a Dragon 3."  It was a nice movie. Everybody enjoyed it. They took "hoodies" for the girls to wear in the theater because the A/C is too cold for them. When you live in 90° weather, 78° is freezing. Before the movie, Walter's oldest daughter was crying and complaining of a tummy ache. I think the excitement of being at the movies was too much for her. John told me to pray for her, so we did, right in the lobby. After the movie, I asked her about her tummy and she said that the pain had gone away. So, I told her to always remember that prayers work.

John and the girls, notice the hoodies

Yes, prayer works, and we have seen it here over the years. Thank you, Prayer Team, for your faithful support all these years. We can't do this without your standing on the gap for us.

Prayer requests:

• We only have a week left, pray for good health and strength
• Pray for wisdom as we counsel and teach
• Pray for this bus/van ministry, that many families will start attending church
• For the couples' commitment to the Lord and each other
• Protection for our family

Until next time...from the beach