Wednesday, March 9, 2016

March 6, 2016

Happy birthday to me again, all day with a surprise.  This is already my second birthday in El Salvador.  Today I turned 62.  Charlotte said the worst thing was that it made her feel older to be married to someone so old but at least she has not reached 60 yet.  If she lives long enough she will.  She wished me happy birthday when she woke at 4 am to take her medicine.  Then about 6:30 Caleb called to say happy birthday and I got a little baby Charlotte time.  Throughout the day I received calls from all our kids, two of whom did not know how old I am.  This morning for the first time since we have been here Sister Ana came to a Sunday service.   Charlotte and I went by and picked her up and her daughter Sonja as well as one granddaughter Erica.  It was so good that she was able to come.  At 10 ‘til 10 Jose, Kelly, Kiki and Nicole arrived.  This was the first time they had ever arrived early and the first Sunday service that Jose had been to since we moved to our new location and only the 2nd time ever.  We had a lot of brothers and sisters visiting from other congregations.  Bessie, Isabella and her son came, as well as Regina's sister Sonja and one of her daughters.  We did not have a lot of visitors but did have a really good turnout.  Paulo and Suchil came and since they had not seen our new house we invited them over for lunch.  It was also mentioned during the service that today is my birthday and the congregation sang Happy Birthday in English at the end.  After our visit to the afternoon service in Salcoatitan we got home about 6:30 and I started washing the dishes then there was people coming in the door: Carlos, Linda, Karli, Briana, Cesar, Eliza and Abi, Mario and Seyli and Ricardo and Yoli arrived with pupusas and a cake and had a surprise birthday party for me.  I really was surprised.  Charlotte said she had tried to clean the house some without letting me know that she was doing so.  It was a great day in spite of the fact that I am getting older. 

Paulo and Suchil


Dwaine's Birthday Party








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