In the Ministry

On Tuesdays the group meets in the morning to do Return Visits. There were only four others that met and they already had their arrangements made so Doug & Cory & I worked together. Since we didn't have many R.V's we did about an hour of door to door which was nice. Then we headed out to try some calls. Cory had two very nice calls, one I think could turn into a good study. I tried the young man I found last week and continued our discussion in the Truth tract. All in all, a very nice morning. Today there were 12 of us out (which is pretty great for a congregation with only about 20 publishers). We only had our car and one motorcycle to transport people to the territory. So Cory says, the territory is pretty close, so Dad can take the car with the oldest ones and the brother with the Moto transported two others. So the other five of us started out on our "short" walk. (yes, in this congregation, I'm one of the "younger" ones) When we started out I thought, oh this is a nice morning for a walk, the temperature is comfortable, a nice breeze, well, about 1/2 hour later we arrived at the territory. Now I'm thinking, wow, I'm tired, I need a break already and I haven't even begun.  Fortunately in this territory almost every householder invites you to sit down, for that I am thankful! I worked with a pioneer sister who has only been in the truth for 4 years. We had a nice morning and I got a new RV to go back on next Tuesday.

Break time! There were some women sitting here shelling peas, so our sister (the one on the far right) sits down and starts helping them.

Across from the ladies shelling peas is this little colmado (store) where 

you can buy a cold drink.

Doug & I did some studying here on Cory's porch, much cooler outside w/ a lovely breeze.

Neighbor boy of Cory's, he's always talking, we just never know what he's saying.

A view across from Cory's house, there's a beautiful humming bird sitting on a limb, can you see him? Probably not, he's very green and blends right in.

But the big news of the day is, Jeni went to Puerta Plata to meet with the woman who is making her wedding dress. It is almost completed and Jeni loves it. Next Monday she'll go back to pick it up. She is actually having two dresses made, one for the civil ceremony on Feb 12 and then the wedding dress for the ceremony at the Hall on the 15th.

Saludos a nuestro grupo! We heard that Anthony did a great job with his first Bible reading in Spanish, sorry we missed it but we're looking forward to hearing your future ones. Miss you all.