About two weeks ago, Dinora asked me if I would consider going with her to her mother's house to begin discipleship with her. She had spoken with her father on Father's Day and her told her he was tired of drinking, tired of the way his living his life one drunken day to the next. He wanted a change. Her mom had recently told her basically the same thing and her mom had given up drinking. But they were both missing something in their lives. Dinora, who has been praying for her parents since February of this year, began praying to God one day, as she sat in her house alone. She believes called her to disciple them. Terribly nervous of their reaction, she asked me if I would mind coming with her for moral support. Of course, I agreed. Her parents live about 15 minutes from us, in a little village that is so small there is no school, no Catholic church (which you know must mean it is small if it is in Latin America and there is no Catholic church) nor is there an evangelical church. Most of these people profess to be Catholic as their religion, but, as Dinora explained to me, do so with the stench of beer on their breath and a the empty beer bottle in their hand. Her mom agreed to meet with us and begin studying the Bible. It was an amazing couple hours with her that day last week. This week, her dad came as well as her brother and her sister. All four committed to doing the lessons together and our first week will be next week. Dinora is on fire, sharing her faith, what God has done in her life, sharing what Christ has done for each of them...courageously and boldly, believing in faith that God will work a miracle in their lives and reunite them, heal them, and save them, as He has done for her.
Praise God with us for disciples who make disciples...
Dinora with her sister and mother. Her father and brother will begin next week. Her father has never accepted the Lord and says he is not yet ready, but committed to begin discipleship next week.
Clency (Klensee) (in the yellow shirt)and Maria (in the blue shirt next to Clency)who will begin with me next week.
Wilmer, who is tossing the bean bag, who will begin with Matt next week as well.
Please pray for the many more names we have that said they'd like to be discipled as a result of the East Hill team's one day VBS. We have bits and pieces of addresses and it is slow going tracking them down.
Please pray with us for a special family we met who helped us track down some of the kids. their names are Alejandro and Reina and they have two small children.
In a small little town without an evangelistic presence, God has clearly given us people of peace. Praise Him with us for that!
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