Ahh…Last night’s sleep was heavenly! I got over 9 hours of sleep (close to 10 in fact) and it was mostly uninterrupted. No problems getting the day started. I read Psalm 141, 142, and part of Colossians 1 for my devotional time today before my usual breakfast. There is another group of Americans here at the hotel from “Team Lazarus” doing medical missions. By the pool, it was Days of Elijah and Enough followed by P. leading us in a look at the simplicity of bringing Christ to people in Acts 2 & 3. It was a great launch into the day.

The first task of the day in Ciudad Nueva was removing and organizing all of the supplies we were donating. This took a significant amount of time (most of the day for some) as there was much to be unpacked. Several of us then broke into groups to do some evangelism to families of kids from the summer camp. S. and her companions had quite a large following, while my group of K., B., L. and C.went out with no destination in mind. We found César from the summer camp walking along the road (pictured below). I asked him if lived close by; he nodded and led us to his house. We had the wonderful opportunity to meet César’s mother, sister, and grandmother. K. took the lead and did most of the sharing, except that Breanna did the evangicube. César led us across the street where we met a woman who was caring for her grandson after his mother left. The boy was developmentally handicapped and jaundice. K. prayed for the boy and the family and said we would return with a Bible in the afternoon (which I later delivered). It was a great morning of evangelism. I especially enjoyed seeing kids from the summer camp on the street and watching their faces light up when they saw me. It’s clear that my/our message of love is penetrating their hearts. ¡Gloria Diós!

Next it was beef and rice for lunch; an excellent meal. It’s worth pointing out at this point that three boys have been helping with construction ½ the day and doing the camp the other ½ every day. They do it expecting nothing in return and are extremely hard workers. Carlos and Fernando are two of their names.

After lunch, we broke into three groups for evangelism. B., D., A. and A. were with me. Many of the kids knew that the Americans were going to houses, so quite a crowd developed at the gate. At least 20 (some shown below) of them followed us when we went to the home of Cristian, Franklin and their brother, all of whom attended camp. Their mother, sister, and grandmother warmly received us; the latter did most of the talking. I asked them a few questions about their faith. Grandma said she went to church and lost her husband a year ago January. She was very grateful – especially when we left provisions. It has been a while since I have experienced such was hospitality. We visited three more houses sharing the gospel in each. B., A., and D. all did an amazing job – the first two for their gospel presentation, D. for his words while giving the provisions. It was difficult saying good-bye to everyone at the gate, but I did with my parting words share the love of Christ to them. The team finished organizing our donations, cleaned the clinic, and left shortly after 5:00pm.

At the hotel, I swam for the first time and had a great conversation with A. At 7:00pm we were back on the bus headed for Pastor Geovanny’s house for dinner with the GCLA church leaders. All of the wonderful people I know and love from the church were there. We enjoyed a nice burrito dinner followed by a picture slideshow, music from S., and magic from P. This is such an amazing picture of the body of Christ; two groups of people who love each other from two entirely different worlds. We all have the same love and motivation: the risen Lord. I am especially impressed by how often the GCLA church families meet together. I think this is a small picture of what Heaven will be like. We left around 10:00pm and lights were out at 11:00.