This afternoon we had some great fun...one of our Board members sent us $150 to buy some bibles and this afternoon we purchased 4 and had a blast delivering them to some special friends we've made here.
One of them is the cook at a restaurant where I had been blessed to help one of the waitresses find her way to the Lord. Recently we were eating there and we found out she didn't have a bible...it was a special blessing to give one to her! On our next trip there she told us that the cook had asked her if he could get a bible like she now had...it is a study bible. We had noticed him sitting outside reading his bible every time he had a break. He saw her bible wanted to know if he could have a study bible because there some things he was having trouble understanding. So, this afternoon we took a bible to him...he wasn't there yet so we gave it to another waitress who we had helped to reach out Jesus and as we were leaving she asked if one day she could have one like that. She's a good woman who helped to mentor the second waitress!So, I sent Mauricio and Cesar to the car to get one for her. She was ecstatic when the boys handed her a new bible and her smile lit the room. And finally, the last one was given to our part time cook. One year ago I had spoken with her and she prayed to receive Jesus into her heart. Today I asked her about the church she was attending and she told me it was Catholic....down here that's pretty bad in most cases. Lots of corruption in the church hierarchy. After some discussion about who she can pray to (and not pray to), about who intercedes for her (and who does not) I asked her if she could read and if she had a bible. She said she could read and had a bible, but it was very small and difficult to see. I asked her if she wanted a new one and she beamed! Now she has a new one!!!
It is such a blessing to have the luxury of affecting people's lives in this manner...thanks to all of you!
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