Creative

Pretty cool to see when we were visiting the church in San Juancito Sunday that they are building a new building above the church building.  They already have the block, are doing the work, and have a plan.  Maybe we can help a little down the line with the roofing materials.  They wanted a better place to cook and have meals when they have special events, and this was some space on the property still available.  

We had a staff change in Danli at the Milk Project, and with the road quality still so bad making the drive so much longer than normal, Maria actually just did the interview online (after a recommendation from the pastor.)  So far things are going pretty well there, and the staff change is just because the pastor had to step aside to help with the small business he has, and now there are two sisters from the church working full time in the Milk Project.  I heard from Cecilia this week that we are getting closer to half the kids there sponsored!

Jose Luis continues to find ways to meet people at the clinic, sharing, and visiting with some donated supplies, the Good Word, and his time.  

We talked recently about how that is going, with a couple cell groups meeting and more people asking about where this will go, and where they can worship together.  It was exciting, but also a little daunting the potential responsibility of course of undertaking something new here so close.  Ultimately we decided to pray and wait for a while longer, but not in a scared way, but in a comfortable way to just keep evangelizing, helping, praying, and sharing and then seeing where God will take it.

Seeing mangos come from the farm in Cantarranas to kids in the Milk Project in Cantarranas, is still a little surreal for me.  I like to think I have a pretty creative mind, but watching that physical connection of things planted and then given to kids that are also being planted in Christ,  still just takes me aback.  A failing to be sure.
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I am still trying to think creatively as we work through 13 straight groups this summer, trying to be detailed, but keeping my eyes open.  I will miss things for sure.  But of course, God sees it all.  And ultimately...He's got this whether I have a creative bone in my body or not.