Service = Flexibility
Last night and today was the embodiment of moving on to
plan B, C, D…. Pastor’s Kevin and Jared spent at least a day and half preparing
for their Hermeneutics class. Upon completing their preparation, we spent last
evening reducing it to 50 PowerPoint slides and translating it into Spanish. ¡Sin problemas!e
As it turned out today, I ended up with the task of
serving as the A/V guy in my dirty work clothes and not working on the brick
line with Troy. The good news is I did get to watch Kevin & Jared give a
fabulous presentation. Additionally, I did get to peek in on the Women’s
Conference to see Jen Brown give a great presentation on S.A.F.E. assisted by Kenzie.
How terrific it was to see all of them deliver with passion and love. The program
was well received, and Jen will be coming back to lead more training in the
program (after she learns Spanish).
Both conferences wrapped up after lunch and I was finally
headed back up the scaffold. Once I was finally into the groove laying bricks
for about an hour, the sky opened up, thunder and lightning came, and El Fuego
erupted again. No sooner did we get to the compound and Tono called to come to
the church and organize a van full of donations that had been dropped off to
the church. Quickly mobilizing, the team descended on the church and begin
sorting essentials such as: cooking oil, toothpaste and brushes, diapers, ramen
noodles, soap, shampoo, sugar, salt, and so much more! God’s abundance was so amazing.
Many people who have so little by comparison to us gave very generously. This
will undoubtedly help the people of Zapote who will likely receive this bounty
in the next few days. Our day wound down as we watched news on the TV of the
latest eruption. At first blush it appears that today’s eruption is much less devasting
than this past Sunday and poses no threat to the team at all.
It has been great to have Pastor Kevin here to not only
teach, but encourage the pastors here at Iglesia Galilea, be a part of the
pastor’s conference, and encourage us working away on the new church! What a
blessing. Tonight, we will wish him well as he will be off very early Wednesday
morning to return to SLC. His encouragement will get us through the end of the
week!
It is such a blessing to be constantly surrounded by such
a great group of believers who share a common goal; to serve His kingdom (even
if the plans change every few hours)!
Please pray for our continued safety, the people of
Guatemala who are suffering from the volcano, and being ready to serve at a
moments notice in whatever capacity.
Steve Sala
Thank you so much for quick overview of all the team's activities We are so thrilled to hear of your servanthearts in doing what needs to be done and delivering such encouragement to pastors,leaders and strengthening the women MaybGod continue to watch over you all and comfort the broken-hearted and give you His joy
ReplyDeleteContinuing to pray for y’all! Way to go Jen and Kenzie ...super exciting to hear about the mini woman’s retreat!
ReplyDeleteSteve your awesome!! Thank you for the update!!
ReplyDeleteDear Team, your hard work is an encouragement. Thank you so much for your hearts to serve! What a blessing to be able to share at the both conferences, work on the church, and help with the relief efforts - while the volcano continues to erupt! God has you right where you're needed. Thanks for the pics and the update.
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