June 8, 2016

Packing them in.  Today Clifton had to work so Charlotte and I dropped him off at the storage building for the store and then arrived in front of Seily’s house about 9.  Cesar had not yet arrived so we walked over and visited for a few minutes with Kelly and Nicole.  Kelly had an order to make 50 dresses by next Monday for a group of girls here in Juayua for a special event.  We didn’t stay long; we had gone by to ask what night would be best for them and Jose and Kiki to take part in a new converts class.  They said Monday at 6 so we will talk with the other new converts and see if that time works for them.  Then Charlotte and Seily went to a new study with a lady who had visited the ladies event for the first time last Saturday, Claudia Veronica.  Cesar and I went by to try to study with Delmy.  She was not in but two of her sons were and they said they could study.  The study went really well and I thought it was a turn for the better because we have been studying with Delmy for a long time and have sorta gotten to a stall.  Next we tried to go by Heber but he was out so we went up and had a short study with Bro. Rafael.  After lunch, Charlotte stayed home and rested because she was still struggling with not feeling very well.  Cesar, Arnoldo and I went over to visit Sister Ana.  Often she is by herself but today Carolina and three of her daughters were home and they all joined in the study.  It was great.  At the end, we asked if any of them wanted to go to the Wednesday night service and they said yes so Cesar said he would come back to pick them up.  At 5 I ran back over to Salcoatitan and picked up Clifton so he would be home in plenty of time for the service.  At service time we went by and picked up Arnoldo and Kenya and then went by and to get Mario, Sara and their kids. They decided the car was too full, so Mario and Sara sent the kids and they walked. When we got there Cesar arrived with all the folks from Ana’s house, except Sister Ana.  Miguel, Delmy’s son, as well as Heber and a friend came.  Also Omar, his mother and sisters as well as Don Santos and the lady Charlotte and Seily had studied with today, Claudia Vericona and her daughter Mercedes.  Between the brothers and sisters who came and all the visitors it was probably the most people we have ever had for a Wednesday night service, close to 40. It was a great day with a great ending.  It certainly is wonderful to have so many people responding to the invitations and the studies.  All 7 of our new converts were there and I mentioned to the group that if we had the same group last Wednesday there would have been 3 more visitors but instead tonight there were 3 less visitors and 3 more members of the Juayua church family.