Corrections

Much to my regret I gave out false information. The wedding between Reina and Alfredo is on March 28th as well as my brother's wedding. I was really tired when I wrote that blog. Sorry!

Getting Ready to Go

Things have been so crazy the past few days. I am getting ready to go back to the states for my brother Jason's wedding. I have been doing nothing but school the past few days. We are trying to get a week ahead so that if Jason doesn't get all of their work done, they won't be very far behind.

Today we had a great day in church. We had 89 people in the service. After the service we went to Ernesto and Nelly's house and celebrated their son's 17th birthday. We had carne asada, refried beans, rice, and chizmol (my favorite). It was so good that I don't think I will eat for a week. After the birthday, we took Reina and Alfredo home. Reina had a good laying with her hens in the past few days and gave me a bunch of fresh laid eggs. The kids were so excited because that means that we will have eggs for breakfast tomorrow.

Reina and Alfredo have lived together for 35 years, but since they have started coming to our church they want to get involved. They are finally getting married. They went to the mayor's office (where the legal ceremony is held) and got the date set. They will be married on the 28th of April. As you are not able to pick the date for yourselves they are going to be married while I am in the states. I was so disappointed about the timing, but I am excited about the fact that they want to serve God with their lives.

This week is Samana Santa (Holy Week) which means that most businesses are closed and we get spring break in school. I only have a few classes to give to get the kids ahead, but I am going to take it easy.

Pray with us as we are thinking on moving out of the city. We have wanted to move closer to Ojojona for some time now, but haven't found a place for rent that would be suitable for us. Our friends told us of a place that will be available soon. We will see how God moves. We would like to do this to help us save money so we can buy the property for the Bible College and our house. There are a lot of things to work out first, but please be praying with us over this matter.

Here again

Finally I have a few moments to be online and the blogger site is up and running. I tried a few other times these past few weeks and every time the site was undergoing routine maintenance.

These past few weeks have been hard and wonderful at the same time. On baptism Sunday three Sundays ago we had the privilege of seeing four people baptized. One, Daisy, was a personal blessing for me. She had been saved in another church, but stopped going and got into sin. She now has two little boys one of which is in my Sunday School class. A few months ago the Lord laid her on my heart to give one of Joey outgrown outfits to. This outfit was given to Joey last year and didn't fit him very long so it was in very good shape. Daisy came a few weeks after that to tell us that someone had taken her son and wouldn't give him back. We prayed with her and gave her our phone numbers in case she needed something. A few weeks later the courts returned the boy. Ever since that day she has been in church. We were not sure of her salvation so we talked to her and she gave us her testimony. She then asked if she could get baptized. We explained baptism to her and what it signifys, and were so happy to see her as one of the four to get baptized.

For the past week I had been feeling sick. I thought I was pregnant so I took a home pregnancy test and it came back negative. Since I would be really early pregnant, my doctor ordered a blood test for me. Instead of going to the hospital lab to get the work done, I went to a labratory down the street that looks nice and clean. I called for the results on Friday afternoon, and the lab tech told me that I was pregnant. Since it was Friday afternoon (the office was closed at 10:30 AM) and they were not open again until Monday, I had to wait until Monday to pick up the results. When I went early Monday morning to get the results she told me that she was sorry, but she had read me the wrong results and I was not pregnant. I was shocked and saddened. I called my doctor and she is going to order me some tests to find out why I am still feeling nauseous. I am feeling a little better today so we will see what happens.