Today I went with David Shannon and Cesar, a Honduran preacher to conduct 2 Bible studies. The first one was with 2 teenaged girls. Cesar conducted them. Even without knowing Spanish I know that he was a good preacher. Very knowledgeable in the scriptures – could rattle them off very quickly.
The first house had a refrigerator in it. I really wanted to ask if it would be okay to chill my water bottle during the study. It would have been cold by the end of the study. We really should rent a refrigerator. Pay someone a $100 for their refrigerator and have cold drinks throughout the week.
The second one was with an older woman who was baptized yesterday. We conducted it in the front door area of the house. As we were leaving David pointed out a small boy playing a gameboy inside the house. So I guess things aren’t alot different here.
We met Jeremy – a 38 year old father with 4 kids…one named Jeffrey. He knew a little English since he lived in LA for a couple of years 10 years ago.
It rained at services tonight. First it started sprinkling. But then it went to a downpour later on after we did the Lord’s Supper.
The Lord’s Supper was slightly different. The “wine” was in packets. Remove the lid and you’re good to go. It was the Fruit of the Vine in a to go cup.
Speaking of To Go, my shower philosophy is like Chili’s slogan – “Get in. Get Out. Get on with your life.” Quite different from John Thomas. He stayed in the shower for 30 minutes.
They’ve setup a special set of showers right outside of our sleeping area. Got some shower heads and pipes at a hardware store. Cold showers aren’t that bad in this heat. You kinda look forward to it.
Phil, Robert, JM, Rachel, Canaan, Jason, and I and a translator went out to knock doors to invite people to services tonight. We met up with a man who was a member of the church of Christ and helped us knock doors. Our group was a bit big when David and Cesar met up with us. Someone asked “How would you feel if 20 Mexicans showed up at your door?”
In the kids class tonight Jeremy, Jacob, Ronnie, and Dennis dressed up like Noah and family. Rachel and Terry were the mockers. Terry did a hilarious laughter.
Dania is a sweet lady. She is 32 and is really good with English. She lived in St. Louis for a while, but is back living in Honduras.
Phil has a shadow. Oscar is a young kid who seems to follow him around like a puppy dog.
That’s pretty much what happened today. Expect more tomorrow.