First of all, Jeremy S had quite the adventure trying to get rid of our trash that had been piled up in our garage since we got here. We really wanted to get rid of it, but he especially wanted to since it was piled up closest to his room! And, if you didn´t know, we can´t flush toilet paper here, so the trash that we have here is disgusting.... Anyway, we were told that the trash truck comes by at 6:00am on Monday, so Jeremy was prepared to take it out (since he gets up around 4:00am every morning anyway). He thought that we heard a truck out at 2:00am, so he gets out of bed to take the trash and waits for the truck that is driving around and honking. He said that a lot of people were out standing outside of their stores and homes, so that made him think it was for sure the trash truck at that crazy hour of the morning! Anyway, it wasn´t, and Jeremy was not able to go back to sleep. The next day, a man came by with a wheel barrel, filled it with our trash, and Jeremy walked with him outside of the city limits to burn it. Apparently, they don´t even have a trash truck. John Grady warned us that the people here will sometimes lie to you about things when they don´t know an answer so that they don´t have to tell you that they don´t know, and we definitely experienced that!!
Anyways, a lot of great things have happened! On Tuesday, Jeremy L, Alison, Jeremy S, and I went to the police station because we were scheduled to share the creation story with policemen. When we got there, there were two ready to listen named Roldofo and Climente. Jeremy L shared the story, and the rest of us participated and watched. At first, they seemed bored, but they got more interested and interactive as time passed, and then they really loved the hook that Jeremy used to get them excited about the next story (the Fall of Man)! We scheduled to go back to tell the second story at 4:00 on Monday, so pray that we find quick transportation from Huancane back to Conima since we are leaving for Huancane on Saturday and coming back to Conima on Monday.
I was supposed to story with Sofia and her husband that evening, but Sofia asked to reschedule for Wednesday night because she did not feel well. I also ran into a man named Armando who asked if we could teach him and four or five of his friends English. I agreed and we scheduled a lesson for the next day.
This brings me to yesterday. Yesterday was our busiest day yet. I spent the day preparing for and praying about the English lesson and the storying session that I would be doing. I was very nervous all day, and I´m not sure why. Everything worked out wonderfully. Before we left for the English lesson, the Moho came to visit us.
Armando came at 6:00 for the English lesson and said that he could not get his friend to come. We had reserved a room at the government building across the Plaza from our house to teach the lessons in, so Heather, Kelsey, Jeremy S, and I went with Armando to the room. He is so eager to learn English! Heather ended up leading most of the lesson, and she did a fantastic job. We plan to meet every Monday and Wednesday at 6:00 for a lesson, and we would like to share a story at the end of each lesson. I was prepared to share a story at the end of last night´s lesson, but then he invited us over for dinner on Friday, so I decided to save it for when I could tell his whole family after dinner on Friday. He said that he does not have much room in his house, so only three of us will be going.
After the lesson, we had a quick (but great!) spaghetti dinner with the Moho team, and then Kelsey, Sara, and I went to Sofia´s store for me to tell her and her husband the creation story. If I have not already told you, this story is LONG! But somehow, by God´s grace, I was able to get through most of it really well, and they seemd to really understand me and be interested. We had a good discussion comparing the Bible creation story with the Aymaran creation story as well. They are excited to hear the next story that we scheduled for next Wednesday.
When we got back, we shared about the storying session with the rest of our team and the Moho team, had time a worship around the fire, and stayed up late talking about movies, music, and other things from home.
This morning we had worship at 8:30 as usual and said goodbye to the Moho team and Jeremy L. Tonight John Grady is coming to share a story with the couple at the restaurant since they are ready to hear stories that our team has not learned yet. The couple invited us for trout at 7:00 and the story at 8:00. I´m very excited about it.
Yesterday, I was able to finish the Let the Nations Be Glad book. That book is really powerful and thought-provoking. I think that every Christian should read it. One of the best things I learned from the book is what it truly means to worship and give glory to God. Here are a few quotes that meant a lot to me:
- Definitition of worship: ¨being satisfied with God¨
- ¨...the reason worship pervades all of life is that all Christian behavior is properly motivated by a thirst for more and more satisfaction in God.¨
- ¨The impulse for singing a hymn and the impulse for visiting a prisoner are the same: a freeing contentment in God and a thirst for more of God-a desire to experience as much satisfaction in God as we can.¨
- ¨A world Christian is someone who is so gripped by the glory of God and the glory of His global purpose that He chooses to align Himself with God´s mission to fill the earth with the knowledge of His glory as the waters cover the sea.¨
Anyway, that´s all I have for today. Keep on praying!
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