Beautiful Feet: January 20, 2016

Old and new. We started out the morning of studies with Charlotte heading up the hill near our old house to study with Alba. Cesar and I went by to see Mr. Rivas who was not home and Delmy who was home but said she could not study this morning because she had to go to the school to get the government issued supplies that were being given out this morning. We headed back up the hill to see if Rafael was home. When we got to the main road we ran back into Charlotte because she had gotten the same story from Alba. From Charlotte, as I was walking down the hill from Alba’s, I heard people walking behind me. A lady and her son was behind me and I waited for them to catch up. I didn’t know her name, but I recognized her because she had been to both the ladies’ events. I had also knocked on her door before giving out invitations. I asked if I could come by sometime and read the Bible with her. She said yes! At the end of the road we separated and I walked to join Cesar and DwainOld and new. We started out the morning of studies with Charlotte heading up the hill near our old house to study with Alba. Cesar and I went by to see Mr. Rivas who was not home and Delmy who was home but said she could not study this morning because she had to go to the school to get the government issued supplies that were being given out this morning. We headed back up the hill to see if Rafael was home. When we got to the main road we ran back into Charlotte because she had gotten the same story from Alba. From Charlotte, as I was walking down the hill from Alba’s, I heard people walking behind me. A lady and her son was behind me and I waited for them to catch up. I didn’t know her name, but I recognized her because she had been to both the ladies’ events. I had also knocked on her door before giving out invitations. I asked if I could come by sometime and read the Bible with her. She said yes! At the end of the road we separated and I walked to join Cesar and Dwaine. I passed another lady and told her good morning. She hesitated, so I stopped to talk with her. She recognized me and introduced herself as Floramarina. We talked about the church because we could see it from where we were standing. I invited her and said I would like to stop by her home and read the Bible. She said that was great, but I didn’t know where she lived. So, we walked to her home and visited a few minutes. She made tortillas and lived at ConSat, a large hardware/car repair location near our first house. We set up Friday to visit again. From there I passed Dwaine and Cesar and we all walked over to Wendy's and she was home so we, Dwaine and Cesar, left Charlotte there and we headed back to check on Rafael. On the way we stopped by Julia's to give her some of Charlotte's cookies and invite her again to services at our new location. She had company so we only visited for a few minutes. When we got to Rafael’s house he was there and we had a good visit for about 45 minutes. We did not really get into a study but he did ask about the 10% offering which is a big thing here and several churches will not let people attend unless they sign an agreement to give 10% of what their income is. We showed him several verses about that in the New Testament and Cesar shared the verses in Acts of how the first Christians even sold their possessions so that others could be provided for. I think he was favorably impressed and repeated that his door was always open if he was home. Cesar needed to get back home because Eliza called that the cooking gas had run out and they were expecting Osvaldo and Family for lunch. After lunch we visited Sister Ana and had a devotional with her. We tried to go by Mario and Sara's but no one was home. When we got back to our house, Osvaldo, Luzelena, their kids, Sister Yesenia and her two girls all came over for coffee and to see our new house. I think all the kids about made a nervous wreck out of Wicket but she survived. At 5:40 we all headed to the new location. We had a good number including 11 kids that Charlotte, Eliza and Arnoldo taught and Osvaldo taught on the God is love passage in 1 John. Kelly and Nicole were our only visitors but she did make a comment during the class and I was glad of that. After the service we gave Ana and her two kids a ride back to their house since they had walked up. However it was a long walk and now it was dark.

e. I passed another lady and told her good morning. She hesitated, so I stopped to talk with her. She recognized me and introduced herself as Floramarina. We talked about the church because we could see it from where we were standing. I invited her and said I would like to stop by her home and read the Bible. She said that was great, but I didn’t know where she lived. So, we walked to her home and visited a few minutes. She made tortillas and lived at ConSat, a large hardware/car repair location near our first house. We set up Friday to visit again. From there I passed Dwaine and Cesar and we all walked over to Wendy's and she was home so we, Dwaine and Cesar, left Charlotte there and we headed back to check on Rafael. On the way we stopped by Julia's to give her some of Charlotte's cookies and invite her again to services at our new location. She had company so we only visited for a few minutes. When we got to Rafael’s house he was there and we had a good visit for about 45 minutes. We did not really get into a study but he did ask about the 10% offering which is a big thing here and several churches will not let people attend unless they sign an agreement to give 10% of what their income is. We showed him several verses about that in the New Testament and Cesar shared the verses in Acts of how the first Christians even sold their possessions so that others could be provided for. I think he was favorably impressed and repeated that his door was always open if he was home. Cesar needed to get back home because Eliza called that the cooking gas had run out and they were expecting Osvaldo and Family for lunch. After lunch we visited Sister Ana and had a devotional with her. We tried to go by Mario and Sara's but no one was home. When we got back to our house, Osvaldo, Luzelena, their kids, Sister Yesenia and her two girls all came over for coffee and to see our new house. I think all the kids about made a nervous wreck out of Wicket but she survived. At 5:40 we all headed to the new location. We had a good number including 11 kids that Charlotte, Eliza and Arnoldo taught and Osvaldo taught on the God is love passage in 1 John. Kelly and Nicole were our only visitors but she did make a comment during the class and I was glad of that. After the service we gave Ana and her two kids a ride back to their house since they had walked up. However it was a long walk and now it was dark.