The traffic on our way to church often surprises us. We've become accustomed to the regular pattern of backups, but yesterday afternoon was a surprise. The normally busy road was almost empty. There were police stationed all the way along the route which we assumed was preparation for President Obama's visit on Tuesday. However, as we approached the first traffic circle we could see that the road was completely closed and all of the traffic was being detoured. Now, at home a detour is "no big deal." You can follow the detour signs and soon be on your way. It's a different story here--there are no detour signs so it's everyman for himself. If you don't know where you are, it's easy to get lost. Thankfully, we found our way to a major street that we recognized and were only 5 minutes late to church.
Jeff and Paula went to a wedding yesterday afternoon, so we were on our own to "lead" the trip to Nueva Concepcion. In this case "lead" means, we had the money to buy gas for the bus and dinner for the group!
When we arrived at the church property we could see that construction had been started earlier in the week. The land was filled with stacks of cement blocks and piles of sand and gravel. The walls of the bathrooms have been started and the street is being dug up to gain access to the water line.
Pastor Manuel and a group from his church in Coyolito were already at the site. The 14 of us joined his group and everyone began going door to door to invite townspeople to the 6:00 p.m. service on Saturday. We also invited them to a tamale dinner being held on Sunday evening. A ticket is required for the dinner so we distributed them as we visited.
Our good friend, Luis Martinez, preached and did a great job. We finished at 7:30 and began the hour long drive. As usual, our team stopped on the way to have pupusas together! Please pray for the people in Nueva Concepcion and the new church plant.
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