We went to church this morning with Hector and Arryn. After church, they were serving Churrascos for lunch as a fundraiser for an upcoming event, so Hector, Arryn, Hector's mom (Martha), Rocky and I ordered our lunch and started to eat inside the church. A man came up to us that Rocky seemed to know. I learned later it was the new mechanic who the pastor introduced him to last week. They had gone to his shop and he gave the car a "once over" free of charge.
So, anyway, as we were eating, this man, and his family came and invited us to bring out lunch to their home. We were all invited, as well as the pastor and his wife. So, we packed up our half eaten Churrascos, hoped in the car, and went to his house.
We landed up spending the afternoon together, fellowshiping...all in Spanish! What a blessing! Rocky and I both have been struggling with our Spanish classes and not really feeling like we are making much progress, but today, we actually shared an afternoon with other believers and shared our lives with them, and they shared theirs with us. Incredible!
This man, Walter, has 6 daughters and 2 sons and is a man of God. The Lord has given him a vision for working with everyone from children to old pastors. We talked about the Word and shared what the Lord was teaching us around the living room after lunch. Together, his family recited Psalm 1 and we sang praises to the Lord and had a time of prayer. Wow!
For so long we have been somewhat isolated and unable to enter into this kind of relationship. We had almost forgotten the beauty of fellowship. Sure we've been going to church and trying to spend time with others/make friends, but we really hadn't had a time of personal sharing between believers since arriving here in April. It was like a cool drink from a mountain stream on a hot afternoon.
I am so thankful that the Lord chose this afternoon to encourage us and "feed" us as only He can.
We have two more weeks of classes before leaving for Texas for our orientation with CTEN. We will be gone a week and when we return will begin to put plans in place for the "next phase." It has been a struggle for us to raise support while in language school. Thank you so much to those of you who have been willing to support us while we study. We know for some, studying doesn't seem much like ministry, but we are learning, more and more every day, that this time has been and continues to be a time of preparation for what is yet to come. There is nothing that we do, when we do it unto the Lord, that is not of value and worth in His Kingdom - that is a lesson that the Lord has been teaching us. If you are interested in joining our support team, you can simply go to the CTEN Canada website and you will find us, under Missionaries - Guatemala. We commit to pray for you and your family and promise to be good stewards of the resources that you give to us.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
and be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you,
and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26
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