A Wedding in the family...
My nephew, David, got engaged last night- the wedding will be in New Hampshire March 1st. We are excited for him and his soon to be wife, Kristen. Luckily it works out that I will be able to go home and share in the celebrations. He is scheduled to go to Iraq in July. They will get married when he finishes up the schooling his is doing right now for the Chemical core and from there he will be going to Ft. Riley in Kansas.
We continue to have rain off and on. Our trip to Dajabon Monday was great- for once it was sunny (although when we got home we realized it had rained here in Santiago). The fellowship and sharing was super and hopefully the trip will prove to be profitable. Between the 8 of us who went, we bought 8 55lbs sacks of rice- we can buy it for half price at the market. We came back by a different route and saw some beautiful scenery. I am so thankful for these opportunities that allow us to share together and enjoy God's creation, building relationships that encourage and build us up in our faith.
Sunday was a good day of worship. Our churches are starting to grow again which is encouraging. Sol is planning a series of conferences on the family during September- we hope that the Hole can take advantage and host the same conferences in their community. Pray for her this week as she works out the invitations.
Yesterday's study in El 7 went well- the ladies were back and had shown great interest in studying the Bible- one had finished the whole 8 week course! Please continue to pray for this community- there seems to be growing spiritual interest in seeking the Lord but there is STRONG opposition there. I think i shared last week that I have been labeled "diabolical' by some folks in the Catholic church. God's power is sufficient so I continue to pray and work under His shadow.
We have about 12 adults awaiting baptism- we are planning a "culto unido" for December 16th- all the churches and missions of the Timothy Project together- pray with me that we can work it out to do the baptisms then while we are all together. What a great way to usher in Christmas!
