Thursday, April 16, 2015

April 15, 2015

Wednesday is Juayua day.  We got off about 9:15 and went to Cesar & Eliza’s house planning to help them finish painting.  When we arrived we found that Cesar had put the 2nd  coat on about ½ the room and it looked good.  He said he could finish the rest himself so we spent about 1 ½ hrs. planning a schedule for yesterday as well as for the near future and talking about contacts.  At noon we went to a new restaurant he had found that served a buffet style take out or eat in and they also offered delivery.  After lunch we talked with them about possibly studying the Bible sometime and gave them some literature.  Then we went over to Regina’s and we all headed out to do some visiting.  The first place we went was a house of a relative of a young lady who lived in the states and knew Samuel Azucena .  She had given Samuel information and asked him to ask us to contact her.  We had gone on Saturday but only the uncle was home.  When we got there the lady invited us in and said she would be happy to study with us.  As we started the study her brother came in from the other room.  He asked who we were and we told him of the referral from the states, he said that was their cousin and that they never heard from her and she had gone off to the states to the good life while they were left in poverty.  At first he said if his sister wanted to study that was up to her but he kept coming back in and getting more and more upset and finally asked us to leave and not come back.  Everyone was somewhat nervous at his obvious anger but nothing happened.  As we left the sister cried and told us how sorry she was for his actions, we all felt very sorry for her.  Then we went to Sister Ana for our weekly visit and again two of her daughters were there and Cesar was very direct in telling them that we wanted them all to become Christians very soon.  Then we went to Bro. Raul and had a short study because his wife Ana had to go somewhere.  We told her that next week Charlotte and Regina want to begin studies with her and she said ok.  Then Raul walked with us a long distance across the expensive neighborhood to another house where we visited with a man and his wife who used to be members but had started attending Assembly of God in the absence of a church in Juayua.  They seemed pretty active and it seems unlikely they will come back to the church but we may try them a time or two more.  Then we went back to Regina’s for 6:00 class.  Regina shared with us that her daughter, Kenya, who had gone to the beach with us on Sunday had been having some serious health problems for about 2 months.  She showed us an EKG that we understood to say Kenya may have suffered some form of a heart attack.  She is only 18 and we did not know until now.  We prayed together and then began the class.  Raul and his family came again (that’s 2 weeks in a row) so Charlotte took the kids and Pedrito and had a class for them.  When we finished the adult class they were still going and I know the kids loved it and it made a great impression on their parents. 


Restaurant where we chose to eat to develop a friendship.


Restaurant is set up in front of their home.


Large grasshopper....love it!


Nice close up


Different view


Pretty view


First children's class in Juayua


Pedrito helping with class


Art work by Pedrito


Enjoying the class

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