Februayr 18, 2015

This Wednesday we planned to start out early and make an extra stop before working in Juayua.  We went to Sonsonate just past Juayua to look for a few furniture pieces.  We found two nightstands and a small coffee table. We bargained some and it was surprising that they were willing to come down quite a bit. Since Caleb and Della had furnished the apartment, there is not a need for much.  We are thinking we might need a couple of additional small pieces once we move, primarily in the kitchen because there are no cabinets or shelves.  We decided to wait until after the move to finish this need. 

After this stop, we went on to Juayua and ate at Restaurante de Guadalupa, an authenic Mexican food restaurant.  It was funny, we were the only ones there the whole time.  I hope that wasn’t a bad sign for the food quality.  It was good.  I think most of the restaurants are busy on the weekends with tourists. Then we met Osvaldo at Regina’s home.  First we visited the lady we visited last week that has arthritis.  It is always a tender experience to see her.  She can hardly stand without falling and her hands are very knarled.  I think the devotional is conducted there each week.  Since we just walked to her home, we walked back because Cesar had arrived by bus from Santa Ana.  It had taken him all morning to catch the bus and make the trip.  From there we had two afternoon studies.  The first home the lady asked why we took the Lord’s Supper every first day of the week.  Without any preparation, Osvaldo gave a complete lesson that was well organized.  Everyone joined in and added some extra passages and the study went well.  Outside of the study, the lady had a pile of two week old puppies and her son brought us a Coleoptera…beetle….to enjoy.  I asked to hold it and it reminded me of the markings of a Hercules beetle, but the shape was different.  God’s creation is absolutely amazing to me and I thank him for the vast array of specimens. Next, we went on to a study we had had last week as well.  We studied being spiritual dead and its consequences.  This family has been visiting the church that meets at Regina’s home.  Regina is a soldier for Christ.  These studies are her neighbors.  She stays with us the whole day and her home is where the church meets.  She has two children. One, Pedro, is 13 and I am also enjoying getting to know him.  We talk about his school subjects and practice some English.  He is eager to learn, but more importantly, he stays with the group and goes to all the studies.  You can see his love for the Lord.  Our last study was with William, the man we studied with last week too.  In conversation, I learned he was the nephew of the preacher, Miguel, at Santa Katerina.  This was a lively study.  We studied about prophecy and Jesus’s second coming.  Everyone contributed and there was lots of discussion.  This study began in ‘Que Dice La Biblia,’ but definitely moved to align with the questions.  It was a great study.  Dwaine and Cesar primarily led this study and the interaction with everyone was great.

Thursday we are heading out to San Salvador with Cesar, so we invited him to spend the night after the day in Juayua.  His wife, Eliza, and baby, Abi are already in San Salvador visiting her parents.  They are making plans for a possible trip to the States to visit Samuel.  It was nice to visit over dinner and talk about the Lord’s work.  We will head out again early Thursday, so we all retired to bed about nine after Skyping with everyone.  We know Caleb spoke at Central last night and he was the only one we didn’t get to talk too.  We are praying for everyone’s safety in the snow, as we listened to all the stories. 

Views of Volcanoes

One of these volcanoes erupted 14 years ago.

Mobile cart to carry wood downhill.

New Puppies!

Beetle!

I had to have a turn holding it too:)