When Charlotte headed off to her ladies luncheon I washed up the big load of dishes that had accumulated from her morning's cooking and getting ready for the luncheon. Then after I had my lunch I did something I know she would not get to do today but I did it anyway. I rested for about an hour. At 2 Cesar came and we had banana muffins and coffee and talked for a while. He read over and corrected my Lord's Supper devotional that I was preparing for Sunday. We had planned to go to the bank and get any additional money needed to pay the rent on the house the Church meets in but the computers at the bank were not working so they were not doing any account transactions. When we finished I walked up to Sherwin Williams to look for paint for some touch up at the meeting house and he went to get his car and meet me there. Then we went up to Mario and Seyli's to get him to go with us to a couple of studies. We first went up to Rafael's. When Charlotte and I had passed by this morning to try to visit Celia he was out watering the plants in front of his house which was pretty amazing considering he had been in bed the day before and had blood in his urine since Wednesday. He said he had passed a large lump of blood in his urine (probably with a kidney stone in it) and that since then he had felt much better and that there was no more blood. He still had not gone to any Dr. in this process. When we arrived this afternoon he was sitting outside his front door and since the weather was so pleasant we just sat out front and had a short study. Mario talked about a Psalm of David in which he spoke of God's help and protection during difficult times in his life. It was primarily a study of encouragement because of his recent illness and then we had a prayer. Next we walked down the street to the home of Daisy, she is Delmy's sister and had been visiting Delmy when we studied with her one day and had said she was interested in studying also. We did not really get into a study but mostly visited. She said she had raised her two sons as a single mom and she now lives with one son and his family. She said she had been involved with a religious group a few years ago but had stopped going and wanted to change that part of her life. She also said she never learned to read so Mario said we could help her learn in the process of studying the Bible. She said she would try to come to the ladies' event in Salcoatitan on Saturday and also to the service on Sunday morning though she did not attend either. Still, hopefully she will be willing to study. Only time will tell. As we headed back up to Mario's house I mentioned that Charlotte and I wanted to try to pass by the immigration office on the day we go to the airport to ask what we would need to bring back with us for our reapplication for our visas which expire in June and July (remember we got separated in our first process). Cesar said “I can go with you Mario to keep you company on the way back” and I said “No, you have to go to the preacher's meeting, that's why Mario is taking us.” Cesar said, “oooo, punishment”. It was a good laugh for us because we all know there is a good purpose for the preacher's meeting and we are trying to have at least one person from each congregation attend but they are always long and dry. Notes from Charlotte: After cooking a little, we went out to study with Celia. When she wasn’t home, we handed out invitations for the ladies event on March 5th. I had designed the invite on Excel, so I am learning how to use programs for different purposes. When we got home, I finished up cooking and had gathered bread making materials and I left for a luncheon. Seyli and I had invited Alba, her mother-in-law and girls and Kelly to have lunch, cook bread, have a devotional and do some crafts. Linda joined us to lead the craft part, so I volunteered to go pick her up. Salcoatitan is between 5 to 10 minutes away, so it was an easy trip to make. When I arrived, Linda was about to leave for the bus. Communication….it will always be a challenge. From my view, I had told Linda I would come in person and on the phone, but alas, she did not realize I was planning to make the trip. Well, thankfully, I arrived before she got on the bus. Carlos said he would be glad to keep their two young girls. Everyone was finally gathered about 1 because Kelly had to take Nicole to school. So, she was a little late. We ate, mixed bread and while the bread was cooking we had a Bible lesson on seeking the kingdom. When the devo was ending, Linda asked if she smelled the bread. Seyli’s oven cooked really fast. The bread was great, but the gas comes from the bottom, so the bottom had a nice, burned layer. Once that was cut off, the rest tasted great and there was plenty to send home. Linda helped us with some flower crafts and some future ideas for some birthday parties. I first gathered about noon and we wrapped up at 5. That was a long luncheon! It was a nice afternoon to spend with some friends and we pray it will draw friends to Christ. We rested for the evening, planning to do some more cooking early Saturday morning.
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