We were eating Sunday lunch and Jared told me that today is a day of rest, and I was working when I cooked lunch! He decided it was necessary to work when I suggested we go hungry next week.
We have been rushing about getting ready for a surprise birthday party for Sharon. She was at Brian's for lunch today, that was very convenient for us! We have the conference room set up all pretty, and the menu is her favorite meal, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, jello salad. and lemon delight for dessert. Sharon thinks we are having her special meal tomorrow night and she is making her own 'cake'. It is two different kinds of baked cheesecake. So we will have that tomorrow evening and laugh about the sunday surprise! Yesterday, Prisila, Jared and I walked to a roadside flower stand and got flowers for two beautiful centerpieces, made by Prisila. When we were walking back we had to walk past a blockade set up on one traffic lane. There were police and army guys with their fingers on the trigger. They were on the look out for someone. It felt funny to walk past and know the gun was pointed at our backs. One street down from there, we saw two men being handcuffed by some more police.
Today has been a beautiful sunny day and we revel in it even though the air has a chill that makes me long for a small wood stove!
We are getting company this week. One family from Pa. coming for 2 weeks to visit family here at headquarters, another family flying in and then heading up to El Chal. There is one special group that our family is all excited about, some home youth! Jeana has the days and hours counted and has made plans over and over; fortunately, she is aware of the Guatemala saying: " Go ahead and make plans but they are subject to change any moment". I made that up, but that is how it goes. Maybe I could say, "making plans is like the weather in Idaho, wait 10 minutes and it or they may change!" We are also getting a few workers coming in this week to help do concrete work on the new church floor. Sounds like the days will go by swiftly!
Today Brian preached about trying to take short cuts to heaven. I got the gist of what he said, God is our Creator and allows what comes into our lives, some by our own choices, but it is our responsibility to take what comes and use it to serve Him.
