Hilo, Aguja y Biblia--On the road

February has been a very busy month for the Hilo, Aguja y Biblia ladies.  We've had four different activities:  breakfast for friendship month, baby shower for Pastor David and Maritiza, regular Saturday meeting to make up packets to donate to a school and a trip to a school in Aguilares (yesterday) to share the gospel in three classrooms.  

Breakfast:

Baby shower:

Packing bags for the schools:

School evangelism in Aguilares:

I'm so proud of this group!  They've worked hard, studied hard and had lot's of fun over the past month.  

Another Baby Shower

Saturday Pam picked me up and we went to a baby shower for Javier and Claudia (missionaries serving with VidaNueva Guatemala City, Guatemala.)  It's a baby boy and his name will be Aldo Javier; he should be arriving sometime in the middle of November.

Claudia's mom, Daisy, is part of Hilo, Aguja y Biblia, so almost all of "us" were at the shower.  In fact, Maria Elena and Isabel, my two teachers, were the hostesses.

I have plans to make something special for Aldo, but I knew it wouldn't be finished in time for the shower.  So, I bought three sizes of onesies while we were in the states and created monthly stickers so they can post pictures from Guatemala for all their family and friends here in El Salvador.  Here's an example of a few of the stickers.  

I know I'm anxious to see Aldo sporting his onesies!  

What a Saturday!

There were five things on our Saturday calendar and we managed to work four of them in.  

My day started early with a 7:30 a.m. breakfast/baby shower for Annie Sofia, the baby girl that Erick and Lila are waiting to meet.  Keeley and I went together, but due to the next thing on the calendar, we couldn't stay the whole time.  We enjoyed the breakfast and the first game.  

The afternoon was filled with lunch with our IDEM group (yes, we just had breakfast with them last Saturday.)  Today's lunch featured "sopa de frijoles," Salvadoran style.  Not only did Delmy and William host the lunch, but she also prepared the soup.  Last Saturday when we asked what kind of soup she was making she said, "bean soup with everything" and she was telling the truth!  There was every vegetable imaginable (some we couldn't identify), boiled pork (with bones included), corn flour dumplings and, of course, lots of beans.   The soup was served over rice, with hot homemade tortillas.  A picture is worth a thousand words:

At 4:30 we were back at the apartment waiting for our landlord, Miriam, her son and his girlfriend.  We invited them to see the presentation of Soñador at our church in Miravalle.  They really enjoyed it and it was so fun to watch them laugh and clap.  What was even better was that Miriam made a profession of faith at the end of the evening.  

It was an amazing day from start to finish and evidence of God's hand at work!