August 21, 2016

Wedding bells!  It is wedding day.  That means busy, busy, busy.  Before church, we finished up the chicken salad.  Most of the food was ready, so that aspect helped.  We had a good turnout at church, and some visitors came that were going to participate in the children’s program.  Most of the children had their lines memorized and we had a good run through.  After church, we dropped several people off and then went by the market to buy fresh flowers.  The primary thing we lacked completing was décor, so we spent the afternoon blowing up balloons.  We are beginning to accumulate several items for weddings, so it makes for a nice wedding.  Dwaine left about 4:20 to start bringing people in.  Cesar, also made a trip to pick up folks and when all was said and done, we had 32 people.  I had planned for 30, so I was close.  The ceremony was gorgeous and Ana and George made such a beautiful couple.  We are truly blessed to be able to be able to participate in this event.  To witness to people join in marriage is a beautiful covenant.  Seily spent about an hour sharing going over legal aspects of the marriage.  She does a great job giving applications.  Then, Mario follows with a sermon and brings in a Biblical view of marriage. Finally, they close with several fun sharing aspects with candles, the cord of three and the unity sand.  Since I was cutting it close on the food, we decided to serve plates.  That made for plenty of food.  Dwaine handed out plates and kept drinks going. The cake only lacked the topper, so it was easy to finish.  It is always a relief for it to be in place after spending so much time on it.  We had picked up a Bible with presentation pages in San Salvador for them and they opened that with lots of smiles. When, we came to the end, we started the process all over again where Cesar and Dwaine took several car loads home.  For his last trip he took one couple to Salcoatitan.  We got back home about 8:30.  He said he thought it had been one of the nicest weddings.  The aspect that was so special to us was that they had so many family members to join in the celebration.  Blessings Ana Vilma and George!  

Ana Vilma and George's Wedding