We hope you all had a great fourth of July! We sure did. Yesterday morning we hung out at the church building for a while with the other English teachers (from Freed-Hardeman:Bonny, Jordan, and Tracy; from ACU: Joe, and from Lipscomb: Clay). We ate a light lunch at the amazing M.L. (Media Lunas) Calentitas, meaning "Warm Croissants/Half Moons". They've got great fruit juices and pastries and they're close enough to the church and our house that we could walk to it!
Afterwards, we headed back to our apartment and went to the Fry's house for our Independence Day celebration: hamburgers, hotdogs, ribs, cookies, brownies, chips, ice cream, classic American music, trivia and Pictionary. It lasted for about 6 hours and was a fantastic way to spend the holiday!
The rest of the night was spent at the Yegros' house--friends from church who are very hospitable, friendly, and speak English (a plus when you hear Spanish all day and need a rest at night).
Today we were planning to go to the Expo (Paraguay's biggest fair with rides, shows, displays, arts and crafts, food, etc.) and set up a stand. Alisha and I are planning on spending each day selling Bibles and representing the church there. I'm a little nervous about my Spanish speaking abilities, and would love your prayers that Alisha and I can communicate love and interest in everyone who stops by the booth. This will possibly reach many people who have never seen or heard of the Iglesia de Cristo here in Asuncion. Thousands of people attend the Expo this year and we're excited to be a part of it.
Prayer requests we have:
--Our ministry at the Expo
--The family of Alex and Marlene (Shannon's Costa Rican parents who have experienced a recent death in the family)
--That God will open our hearts and ears to the people here in Paraguay
--For us to love people as God loves us
1 comment:
Glad you finally made it. Jess and I got home from Trek today. Great week with no incidents. Lots of time and opportunities for praise. We'll be keeping you and Alisha in our prayers and will bring Alex and Marlene before the Throne as well. ILYTIAB
Dad E.
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