Sunday, June 19, 2016

June 16, 2016

Swap about.  I was continuing to improve, mainly left with a tummy ache.  However, Dwaine was beginning to get worse.  He so rarely is sick, it is hard for him to slow down.  So, he kept right on going all day.  Clifton was also getting some better too. Because Ricardo and Yoli and Carlos and Linda were helping with the national event, Clifton was not going to work.  At the ladies’ meeting Yoli and Linda had asked to borrow our coffee pot, and they forgot to take it with them.  Ricardo and Yoli only live about 10 minutes away, so Dwaine was going to take the coffee pot to them about 8.  We knew our odometer said we had about 26 miles left to go, but for the second time, when it got down to that point in the count down it skips a few and goes straight to ‘0.’  So, fortunately, the service station that was near the house was open at 7 and Dwaine got some gas.  It is more expensive in Juayua, so we never get very much in case we make any kind of trip and can find it cheaper.  Afterwards, I went to study with Floramarina and Claudia. Floramarina was not home, but Claudia was there.  We studied about baptism.  Between my being sick for a few weeks and her being out of pocket a couple of weeks, it had been some time since we had studied.  So, it was good that she was there and ready to study.  She did not make in commitments after the study, but she is willing to continue our studies.  I walked to Tatiana’s, but she and her grandmother had gone to Sonsonate.  So, Regina, who had come with me, and I talked for a while.  It was a good visit.  For the afternoon, we had planned a study with Omar, Isela, Emily and their mother, Xiomara.  Unfortunately, only Omar and Emily were home.  So, we picked up on our World Bible School study in English.  Hopefully, we can get everyone together soon, so we can study some specific questions they have on baptism.  We are in prayer about this.  Since out study was not too long, we took a diversion to Saritas….yes, that is short for the best ice cream in El Salvador.  When we moved here, we were sad that they did not have a Saritas here.  Although, honestly, we only went twice in Ataco and that was when family was in town.  But, it was still good to have one here and it is only a few blocks from our house.  So, Clifton ordered a float, but they had no coke, only strawberry soda that was really sweet.  Dwaine got a shake and I got a scoop of ice cream.  They didn’t look fully stocked yet, but it was great to have them open.  For Dwaine and me, it was too early for ice cream….tummy aches again.  Afterwards, we headed home for some final cleaning.  The Bible study was going to be at our house.  I had fixed two pans of layered desserts.  I had brought back a few boxes and of instant pudding and I decided I would use them up.  Seily had looked for a pudding mix for me at Selectos and she found some and sent me a pic.  But, when I went to by, I decided there must have been a run on pudding for it was no more.  Well, I tell myself, it was the old fashioned, stove-top type.  One can make it from scratch about as easily.  Mario got stuck in traffic coming from San Salvador, so he was a little late.  He was teaching so we sand a couple of extra songs.  It was raining pretty hard, but we still had about 25 people.  Unfortunately, Socorro was sick, so she didn’t come.  But, Don Santos came.  He said that he would not come because he had to go to Sonsonate.  His plans changed and he come on to the study.  That was good.  It was a nice study.  Many had hosted the study since our last time to host and that was good it had not rolled around so quickly with our infirmities. 


Nice Visitor at the Church Building


Some real excitement here for Saritas!


Bible Study





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