Beautiful Feet: July 12, 2015

Last day. We knew it would pass quickly, but alas, Sunday is the team’s last full day here. We headed out for Shucutitian about 8:30. I had fixed lunch for the girls, but we did not plan to stay after church. Hector mentioned that the morning service would be a little long because they were going to do their graduation for the English students that Carolyn had taught for the 6 weeks that she had been here. It was a nice ceremony and the Huntsville group was also recognized. We sang both some English and Spanish songs, so that was fun too. Afterwards, we headed for Juayua. The seminar group was going to Ilzalco, so they had a little distance to go. We had the younger set, so we had several things on the agenda for Juayua. First, we ran into Julia. She said that she would come to evening service, so we said we would come pick her up about 4:20. Then, we went to R & R Restaurant on the main street to order. They said that it would be about 30 minutes to cook, so we told them we might walk around a bit and come back. As it ended up, Dwaine and I went out for a stroll, but the young set, stayed and played a game while they waited. After lunch, everyone wanted to look at souvenirs, so we headed for the market. We found Jim’s first advanced English student and he said that he didn’t come back because his grandmother had fallen and broken her hip. We also dropped by the store where Omar, Giesela and Emily worked at their family business. They were really busy, so we did not stay long. After an hour, we went to deliver food to the couple with the man who had broken his leg. They were really appreciative of the help. Then, we went to Sister Ana’s to have a devo with her. We usually sing an English song for her, so the group did about 5 songs. She was really feeling bad, so we did not stay long at all. Then, we went back to Pedro’s to wait for service. We left a little after 4 to pick up Julia, but she said her grandson was coming for dinner at 5, so she could not go. We walked to Mr. Rivas and asked if he was home to see if he could come, but he was out. Next we went to Jose’s and Kelly’s and only Kelly and her two children were home. They were ready to go though, so we left to go back to church with a car full. When we arrived, a big crowd had gathered. Osvaldo had brought a big load from Ahuachapan. Omar, Giesela and Emily came and Nelson and Ruby also arrived. It was tremendous to have such a big crowd. Also, the policman’s wife came with her children too. And, Ana and Raul came along with other members. Wow, it was a great blessing. Jim taught and Osvaldo led singing. Afterwards we went out to dinner for Papusas and we had a big crowd to gather for this as well. It took quite a while to serve everyone, but it gave us lots of time for visiting. We headed home before too late because Jim and James had some packing to do. We sure were tired, but happy.