April 4, 2011

Good morning. Summer is fast approaching in Puerto Rico. It seems we jump from cool/warm weather to hot/hot. We hope spring is sprung or right around the corner for you. While in the States last month we thoroughly enjoyed the cold weather, a rare treat for Mary and me.

Sunday before last was our annual Kite Festival. It was a wonderful event with a good attendance of ninty-eight, an uplifting service, and, an afternoon of food and kite flying...almost. There was no wind.

Nevertheless, we all had a great time since there was also a birthday party for one of the children. All the kids went home with toys in their hands and cake in their tummies.

Saturday 26, one of our church members gifted in doing handcrafts organized an activity in which eighteen of our ladies participated. I am always delighted with such events for it provides opportunities for friendships to expand, a very important component in any church.

Last Saturday a group of eighteen children and adults from our church visited a childrens home to present a program to the children who are under the custody of the state due to abuse or abandonment. In addition to presenting a program our children presented gifts to the children in the home. Of course there were sandwiches, chips, etc. to top off the day. The outreach was the result of the combined efforts of several of our church members. I want to particularly mention Santos Torres who made the contact and arrangements and also our daughter-in-law Tania Ruiz de Reece who put the program together.

A group of twelve is working hard to produce an Easter cantata produced by our fine arts director. She wrote the script and composed two of the eight songs. It should be a wonderful event scheduled for presentation Good Friday evening.

For those who would like to view the church's blog I invite you to click on the following link: http://iglesiacristianadeaguadillainc.blogspot.com/. It is still being polished but avaliable for viewing. Good luck with the Spanish.

Until next time, blessings.

Johnathan and Mary