So we enjoyed an extra cup of coffee, talked, listened to the rain, read more than usual, prayed and started our day about 2 hours later than normal.
In the morning we spent time with Zito and Ziara, encouraged and prayed with them and enjoyed their children!!
Then made a run to what we call Sam's Club. It's this big warehouse structure that has certain items (but not all the time, sound familiar?) that you can buy in bulk ( cases, etc.) for quite a good price.
We've named or should I say renamed quite a few of the shops around here. We have a Staples, and Walmart( it's actually a little Dollar store, they call them China shops here.) We have a Lowe's and Dunn Tire and there's Payless shoes. I'd have to take a picture of this place, I'm sure that my description would not come close to describing this place!
As we were driving back from Sam's club Kathy said something and asked if I was all set to give the message tomorrow. I had completely forgotten about it, so my answer was "no".
So I then spent some time preparing the message. God was good and it all came together quickly, we even had time for a movie and some popcorn!
Sunday morning was just right, not too rushed, enjoyed our quiet time with God, coffee and granola/cashew biscotti's. They are actually suppose to be almond/oatmeal biscotti, but we use what we have on hand. With coffee = perfect.
We picked up Zito, Ziara and family and headed to Centro Emmisor for church. It is always so good to spend time there, it is truly 'our church'. We love the people of CE and they know that we do. We had a wonderful time of praise with singing and dancing, then I gave a message on God's faithfulness.
Pastor Jeronimo had come to our service this week and so he talked about the dream of building the new church. We have the land set and ready, we even have some of the materials ready to get started.
So Pastor was speaking and trying to encourage the church, reminding them that they are the ones who will build this church. They have to take up special collections, that they are the ones who will make this happen as they pray and wait patiently for the Lord's timing in all of it.
I love watching how the Lord has been preparing the people of CE, growing the church, it's even different from a few months ago. Kathy and I both can see the change since May, that can only be God!
After church, it's home for a quick lunch and then the baby dedication of the week.
Almost every Sunday there is a baby dedication. It's when all the women of the church get together to celebrate the family's decision to have the baby dedicated to Jesus. The baby who was usually born 1-2 weeks prior, gets prayed over and blessed and then is taken out of the house and presented to the public. There are always tons of ladies there, and it's all about the singing and dancing!!
These dedications finish just in time to run home, put more DEET on and head out to Sunday evening worship.
Pastor Jeronimo had a great message on being Born again, the old sin is dead, gone, and forgotten. We are new creatures. It was a great message and perfect for all the youths to hear.
The Sunday service is primarily attended by the youth, the music is a little more geared to their tastes, and the kids lead the worship so we have a blast.
So you can see where it has been a wonderful, perfect weekend, where we could see the hand of God at work.
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