Tuesday

Today we were amazed yet again at the work God did and is doing through us.  We started out at a public school about thirty minutes away.  The administration welcomed us and allowed us to spend time with the students and share about Jesus.  The puppets performed, games were played and sheets were colored.  But most importantly, the gospel was shared  through a puppet presentation and the EvangeCubes.  The children were so loving and very receptive of us being there.  We brought juice boxes and cookies for them to have before they let out for the day.  Elizabeth Sheffield and Andrew Chamberlain did a great job sharing the gospel.  And Daniel Gilliland formed an instant bond with a young man named Christian, who comes from a broken home, but has a relationship with Christ and is focused on living for Him.  Praise God!  (His story and his appreciation of Daniel and us being there brought tears to many eyes.)  Please keep Christian and his family in your prayers.  And remember the administration and staff at the school.

We left the school and went back to Jose and Alejandra's church for lunch and to prepare more food bags.  After a little bit of downtime, we had dinner at Pollo Compero (popular fast food restaurant).  We then traveled about thirty minutes away to a church where we worked with both the adults and children.  They were such an inviting group of people and were so grateful we came.  It was an awesome experience to hear them lift up their prayers to God in their native tongue.  The pastor introduced us to the congregation and Wendell Sheffield gave his testimony and Andrew Chamberlain presented the gospel using the EvangeCube.  They both did a great job.  The children were taken to their area where they were treated to the puppets singing, a presentation of the gospel using the EvangeCube and candy, crayons and cookies.  Before leaving, we handed out food bags to the families and prayed individually with the parents.  It was such a moving experience.  The people even prayed for us before we dismissed!  And the pastor mentioned that we were such a blessing just by being there, to remind them that they are not alone. Please keep this group of people in your prayers.  There is so much oppression here due to poverty, which leads to alcoholism and other problems.  We are grateful to God for those people in this country who have obeyed His calling to reach those that are lost.  And we are so honored to be able to help strengthen those relationships with God's help.  Even with so many bad things going on around them, they have happiness in Jesus.  

We appreciate the continued prayers.  Please pray that God will give us the strength and energy we need each day and that He will speak through us and be glorified in all that we say and do.