Beautiful Feet: July 14, 2015

Newton’s Third Law of Motion. We had some studies we wanted to do in Shucutitan and Clifton wanted to visit some friends. We started out with Natividad, but she had a porch full of people. So, we just visited. Her grandson was home from the hospital. He had pneumonia, but he was so much better and was smiling like crazy! That was good. We told her we could come back in the afternoon, but she said it would rain. Since it is such a climb to her house, she said to not try to return if it rained. Of course it did and we didn’t….Her daughter showed us a way to walk through the coffee fields to get to the Shucutitan road without having to go down the mountain and then, to go back up again just down the road. We came out just right. Clifton got to visit several friends and made an appointment to see another on Saturday. After several visits, we returned home for lunch. We rested about 30 minutes and headed out again. The rain was starting, but we got a short visit in with Reina and then, went on to Bessi’s mom, Marta. We arranged for a cooking day so I could learn to cook papusas. Yeah!....that will be next Tuesday. Then, the rain started coming down hard! After a bit, we decided to head out. Dwaine went first to get the car. He pulled up at the door. Clifton jumped in and then it happened…..For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. My only option to miss the water was a small stone to the side of the car door. My feet moved forward and I got one foot in the door. But, for the opposite action, the door swung out and I was in limbo hanging out the door….of course getting soaked. Dwaine and Clifton thought I was in danger of hurting myself (like I have never done that before). But I knew that I was only in danger of sitting down in the river of water. It was hilarious. Dwaine was able to reach out and pull me in, but I did get wet! We decided to try to go on to Katherine’s for a study, but she did not answer her door. I think when the rain comes down in torrents, people just don’t get out. So we headed home. It did slacken by evening, so we went to Zoila and Osmin’s for a Bible study. It was a good group and Clifton got in some visiting time. Clifton and I headed back to the car ahead of Dwaine and passed a young lady with four young children. She recognized me and asked if the Bible study was complete. She was Osmin’s sister and I had visited her several months ago. The ladies’ class had gone to her home one time and had given a gift of money because her home had burned. I will have to refind her current home and drop by to encourage her. We called it an evening with that.