Beautiful Feet: May 26, 2015

Another day of studies! The group changed locations and worked in an area that we had previously had a study in Ataco. When the group arrived, a man was standing on his porch. We were assigned areas to work and the gentleman was just outside our starting point, but we decided to start with him. God directed. He was expecting a visit and had actually worked to authorize the group to set up tents in the streets for the campaign. His name was Remberto and he had lived in the States for ten years. So, his English was great. We studied with him for over an hour. Next we went to a home and studied with Glenda and her family. They asked if I had any verses to share, so I actually led this study on the eunuch in Acts 8. Next we went on to another home where a family was living with a baby of forty days of age. As we entered the home, we noticed the baby was asleep in a hammock stretched across the room. They had a Catholic background, but were very open to reading the Bible and praying. The tents set up right in front of their home, so I am sure we made a lot of noise. When it came time for the evening activities, the little girl came and I sat with her a while. The grandmother stood at her door for the whole service. We had stayed so long in every home, that we only had time for a few more visits before lunch. We went to Hector and Rachel’s for lunch. We just rode the van, but after lunch we caught a bus back home because they were not having studies in the afternoon. The campaign in the evening had a great turnout. Remberto came for the adult service sat with Dwaine and me. Toward the end it started pouring rain. He lived near the tent, so he invited Dwaine and me to his home for coffee. It was a great visit. He shared he had family difficulties in some detail. We talked about having hope through Christ. We ended with a prayer and told him we would stop by Wednesday morning. We got home about 8 and were really tired, but blessed. (Dwaine) When we changed locations we also regrouped the teams so I got to work with Jerry Elder and a lady named Tammy and a young girl named Sara Kate. Jerry is the children’s minister at Spring Meadow and he had a major role in all the services with the kids. This morning we met a man named David who had a good visit with us and said he was out of work and needed food. We sure wished we could tell him we were bringing food the next day but we just made an appointment to come back and visit again. There were a few others but the most interesting were a man sitting on his front porch who had lived in the Maryland for 22 yrs so his English was great. Unfortunately he is a preacher for the JW’s here. I told him that the JW bible had many changes in it from the original Bible he said sure they revise it every year as they learn more. The last family had a son who could not talk because part of his brain had been injured when his mother fell during pregnancy. They were a very sweet family and invited us in and we had a good visit and study. The boy is 11 and is learning sign language at a special school in Ahuachapan. His dad who seemed like a really caring father said it was very difficult for him because he had to work and could not attend the school so he was able to understand very little of what his son tried to say. Charlotte told you about the rest of the day and IT WAS GREAT!!!!!