February 16, 2016

Our weekly leader's meeting for Juayua-Salcoatitan would have been in Salcoatitan this week because it was here last week and we alternate between here and there.  But we actually thought that Kelly, Jose and Kiki might decide they were ready so we requested that we meet here and then in Salcoatitan for the next two weeks in a row.  Anyway, then we figured out that Kiki goes to school all day and that really the only possibility would be in the evening or on Saturday.  Also, as it turned out this week, Jose has worked all day each day in San Salvador and had to leave very early and not get home till after 8 at night so we are still waiting and hoping.  We are still scheduled to have the in home group Bible study at their house Thursday night so who knows what might happen then.  If you can be praying between 5 and 6 on Thursday night because that is the time of our meeting at their house and our time is the same as yours right now.  Our meeting went well, mostly talking about upcoming events.   The next one is a movie in our house on Saturday morning for the teens in the English class and we got all the details worked out for that.  Also, the next event will be a repeat in Salcoatitan of the ladies day that we had here in Juayua on the first Saturday of February.  Our two week trip back to Huntsville was also on the agenda.  We leave here on Friday March 11^th and that is the same day as the monthly preacher's meeting so we decided to ask Bro. Mario Lara if he could go with us to the airport and drive our car back so that Cesar could attend the preacher's meeting.  There will be a one day medical mission in Salcoatitan during the time we are gone and the first of the 3 area wide family seminars that will be held this year will be on March 26^th just before we get back.  We will also miss Easter week here which is the week long parade event.  We did get to take it all in last year both in Ataco and here in Juayua and it is the same every year so we are not too disappointed about missing it this year.  Kelly did walk by during our meeting and we got to visit with her for a few minutes.    After lunch Charlotte went by to pick up Seyli for their weekly meeting with Ana's daughters. Charlotte: Ana was outside, feeling pretty good. It was just so hot in her room.  The additional great news was that Gloria was there and she sat through the whole lesson.  I did the class that I had done for the ladies’ event on Lydia.  It was nice because I did the power point and I think that Ana liked seeing the pictures.  Sonja came in about half way through the lesson and she went in to rest.  Ana did say that no one was working right now in all of their household.  It is so hard to see so many people struggling.  Once harvesting coffee is completed, many are without work.  Keep them in your prayers. Dwaine:  Cesar went with me to Claro to see why I had gotten two bills at the same time.  I had to go to their office last month because our bill had gone to our previous house and Mario's dogs had completely destroyed it.  Turns out after all that it was actually paid a little late and so they had resubmitted it so that was why we got two but we only owed for the last one so that was fine.  Tuesday is our weekly night study with Don Santos, Sonja and Jimmy.  They arrived right on time at 6:30.  We watched a film on the process to becoming a Christian.  It went really well and he asked some good questions afterwards (Why did Jesus say he was forsaken by the Father on the cross and if baptism is for forgiveness why do we not have to be baptized again after we become Christians and sin again). They promised to come to the Wednesday service tomorrow night.  We are hopeful that he is coming to understand the Gospel.  Another encouraging day.