June 24, 2011

"Hi" to everyone. We are glad to be in contact once again after a nice vacation. Since we have been back, it has been busy times. While we were absent the church ran smoothly; no ruffled feathers and everyone doing their job. Three of our church members preached in my absence and did the Wednesday evening Bible study. I love it when I see so many capable people in our church taking charge.

Three events have transpired since our last blog. Towards the end of May we had an annual event in which we congratulate our graduates. If my memory serves me well we had thirteen recognized and honored with a gift.

Then, two weeks later, we had our first "Arrancando con el Verano" event. A loose translation would be, "Summer Kick Off" event. It was an afternoon of water events as well as jumping in a huge inflatable play house. We had ninety-two in attendance.

Last Sunday was Father's Day; a rather big event in our church. Generally, attendance for that day drops off a little. Yet, since we had a mission team from Harrisburg, KY present in the service, our attendance was over one-hundred. Each dad got a gift and all of us enjoyed the dinner cooked up by some of the best cooks in Aguadilla...the ladies in our church.

This week has been a week of making sure this mission team has had all they needed to complete their assigned tasks. The photo shows part of the group after completing their task of painting a house for an older gentleman who frequently attends our church. The place was a mess and required over a day of prepping. At the end of three days it turned out beautifully and the Christian brother was deeped appreciative of their act of kindness.

I believe this catches you up. Mary and I wish you God's best. Thanks for your interest in this ministry.

Johnathan and Mary