Saturday the missionary we're drilling for took the starter to a mechanic he knows at the bottom of the mountain. Turns out he worked for Carnival Cruise Lines for many years and is extremely knowledgeable, but he wouldn't be able to do anything until Monday. This morning I took Gershon, Fabiola, & Mauricio(no school today for some reason nobody knows) and headed to Villanueva to pick up the mechanic and then head up the mountain. During the hour long ride up the mountain I began to talk to the mechanic about Christ and God. He told me he wasn't saved and didn't really have time to go to church, but he did try to do the right things. What an open door the Lord presented to me! From there is was fairly easy to help him to see that it wasn't church or good deeds that he needed; it was a personal relationship with Jesus! Before we reached the top of the mountain we became brothers in Christ as he prayed and asked Jesus to become his Lord! Is that not amazing...if the starter hadn't burned up I would never have met this man. What Satan means for evil, God often turns to glorious victories!!!
This evening after dinner we all walked down to the local soccer field/playground and it is really a treat to see how much fun they all have...Gershon, Mauricio, Fabiola, & Karen all entered into a soccer game with some other neighborhood kids, Angel, Jesus, & Pedro chased each other non-stop and built a seesaw with a board and broken concrete blocks, while Cesar, Antonio, and Rosa found a skate board and all sat on it rode a steep hill on the side of the playground. They giggled, laughed, grunted, ran, jumped, chased until they were all exhausted and thoroughly sweaty and dirt encrusted! It's neat to remember just eleven months ago they never laughed or played with any freedom...God is good to us all!
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