This Tuesday morning, it is quiet in the mission house for a change!  We had a great breakfast, then one group left with Bro. John for a tour of the volcano.  The other group met for worship in the “upper room.”  Bro. Kerry and Tena led us, setting the stage for just the Word we needed brought by a young Texan named Crayton.   Then groups dispersed, with just a few at the mission house–therefore the “quiet” I mentioned above.

Saturday afternoon Wes got to preach at Paul and Christy’s church.  The people who went with him were amazed at the packed house on a Saturday afternoon, and people continuing to come to the windows and doors.  Wes shared the podium with a dog, but the Lord moved anyway–one young boy was saved!

Sunday and Monday were awesome in their specific ways.  Sunday School time was a worship time with the devotional led by Miss Kittie.  We went to the same church as last year and was able to sing along in English with some of the songs.  The Pastor was so sincere and intense that we could follow a little by his voice inflection and gestures.  There was a word Wes didn’t understand, so he looked it up later, and basically it meant “gossip,” so the message may have been on the tongue.  God’s Spirit was present and felt by us all.  This church has recently begun a children’s ministry, which is a wonderful thing.

We enjoyed a wonderful meal at our usual place in Antigua (the drivers were careful how they parked, remembering your bad experience, Bro. Teddie).  Then most folks went to the marketplace and shopped until they dropped!  Back at the mission house, supper was wonderful leftovers.  Then Wes preached at our evening service, from Psalm130.  Thank you, Lord, for that message!  What Wes did not know, because she died before he was born, that Psalm 130 was the favorite Psalm of his great-grandmother.

Monday’s devotional was led by Bro.Kenny, and again, God gave us exactly what we needed.  Work teams were dispersed, and Miss Sharon got busy preparing one of our best meals yet.   When groups returned from the work sites, ten houses were complete–two others nearly so, and three awaiting concrete.  Some of the ladies had shopped (with funds given by the churches in North Carolina), and Monday afternoon they put together 15 amazing baskets filled with with all kinds of household needs, including quilts, blankets, and dolls made by the “Blanket Circle” from Bro. Travis’ church in North Carolina.  The ladies there work all year fixing them, and will begin in August for next year’s trip.  The baskets are overflowing and ready for our house dedications on Wednesday.

Another group got everything organized for our trip to a village on Tuesday afternoon.

Another energetic group led by Bro.Kerry did repairs on all 40 chairs in the assembly room, replacing broken plywood bottoms.  They were short of needed tools at first, so it was amazing that they completed the task.

Today, Tuesday is the village day–we will leave to minister in a village (I can’t spell the name) at 4:00.  This is always a wonderful time to interact with the people, and they hear the Gospel.

Thank you, who read this blog, and share these wonderful experiences.  Thank you, most of all for praying for us this week–we have been so aware of God’s protection and direction.

Submitted for Bro. Jerry by Kittie.