Puerto Rico Mission: June 11, 2019

Good afternoon. May and early June have been filled with events, starting with Mother's Day; always a huge event all over Puerto Rico. At the church, there was a special program prepared for the moms including a pantomime by the ministry bearing that name, right down to the classic painted white faces, white gloves, and black outfits. They did a great job and finished their presentation by giving all the moms a rose. There were gifts, specials thoughts and I finished up sharing a video about mothers instead of preaching. (I think I head several "amens" when the people discovered I wasn't preaching!) After the services we all enjoyed a meal prepared and served by the men. This coming Sunday the ladies are doing something similar for Fathers' Day.

Alfredo López, preaching

To the left is a photo of one of our church members. He and his wife are faithful attenders and we discovered he is a good preacher as well. The photo depicts the first time he ever preached for us. The congregation loved him!

Following up on Mothers' Day was Graduate Recognition Sunday. It is an annual event for our church. The graduates, at several educational levels, are recognized, given a gift, and share a cake made in their honor.

One of our outreach ministries is Alcance Comunitario (Community Outreach). It is an event in which we try to help people in the community. Recently, we began sealing a roof for some seniors. Rains delayed us a couple of weeks so we had a friend of the church finish up the task. The group is on tab to go back and do some cleaning for the family.

Next week I will be in the Dominican Republic along with Santos Torres and Antonio Nuñez, a member of our church. Santos organized the seven day event from start to finish. We will be going to assist with teaching/preaching/ and cooking for the team. There are three from our church, two from other churches in the area and four women from the Shelbyville Christian Church, Shelbyville, KY. We tend to do a trip every couple of years. Our church has committed $600-$700 dollars for school supplies and groceries for the people we will be ministering to.

The church in Aguadilla cares very much about helping people in need. For example, last month over $1,700 was used to help such people. That is two/thirds of the monthly budget. I am reminded of the Apostle John's words: "What value is it to say God bless you and yet not help a brother in need." (I John 3:17)

Pending events are: A couple of outings for the church, a youth retreat the first of August as well as a Back to School all day event; and then, the next day, Sunday, a concert.

That wraps it up. Thanks for reading.