Pictures from Esperanza, day four

Report from Flora

Today brought some rain and some cool weather that we are so grateful to God for. My experiences are a little bit different because I have the privilege of knowing one of the languages that is spoken here. I was asked to visit a home of one of the neighbors of the Pastor today after lunch. I don't know her name but she was willing to invite me into her home and to meet her Great- Great grandmother who is 100 years old. She was happy to see me and I talked with her a little bit. I asked her if she knew Jesus and she said that she did and I told her that she did not need to fear death. She smiled at me and then we sang together. What a joy to see God's people caring for each other and sharing the concerns that they have with me.

The family that I spent time with consists of a Great-Great- Grandmother, a grand mother, two grandchildren and various other sons and daughters. The mother of the small children left and the great grandmother is living in New York. Part of the devotion for today is John 10:27-29. It says "Your sheep hear your voice and You know them and they follow you. You give them eternal life and they shall never perish: no one can snatch them out of Your hand. The Father who has given them to you, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of the Father's hand." I am so thankful about that today.