Friday, April 28, 2006
Spanish Revival
Spanish Revival
April 28th
It has been a great week here. The Spanish area has been in revival from April 23-April 26th. The Congregational Methodist Protestant Church supplied the evangelist Rev. Juan Lopez a Spanish man from Mexico. He builds churches in Mexico and has been a tremendous help with our Spanish pastors. Preaching in Spanish and knowing the culture here has made a difference. Juan is a Blessing to be around he is a quite man but full of laughter. I would call him the perfect houseguest I have to admit when he was brought to the house with Jerry Jones and Sandego and they left. I was little nervous about what he would eat and worse how we would be able to commutate with him. He speaks only Spanish later he did speak a little English when he felt comfortable with us. I did not have to worry. Don and him had their way of commutation and Ernesto and Galo were always around to translate when needed. The people here fell in love with him. We thought there would be two evangelists and were a little disappointed at first when we found only one had come and the revival would be changed. It turned out to be a special blessing. This way all the churches could be together. I think the revival has been help. It was attended very well. All nights. The churches were full and overflowing. I love the Spanish Music they sang at least an hour and maybe a little more each night We also carried two vans from here at San Lazaro every night. We told them anyone could go as long as there was room. One night we had 22 in the van. I don’t know how many Ernesto had but it was all it would hold and more. . We road about an hour and a half every night on roads you would consider impassable. There were two people that couldn’t sit down and stood all the way. The people here don’t have cars. They have to hire a ride and that is very expensive. The people are poor and all that came made a great sacrifice to be there. The alters were also full. The greatest blessing to me was to see all the preachers at the alter together at the alter on there knees with there arms around each other in fervent prayer for there churches. I truly feel this has brought the churches together. In unity. Even Bro Donavon and Lisa came each night all the way from Hattieville .to help encourage. them. The Guinea Grass Band was also there every night and the people love them. The nights went quick and it was about midnight when we arrived home. Some of the churches had food after the service and sometime they had food before the service. The people in San Lazaro hated for them to leave they had him in their homes and spent many hours talking to him. They hated to see him go and there was a desire for him to stay with them. The last night hearts were heavy. I thought of Paul they didn’t know if they would see his face again. Things all come to a end and this season has passed. He will not be forgotten as he returns to his world. I hope he can come back in a few months. Thank you Jerry Jones for sending just the right man.
April 28th
It has been a great week here. The Spanish area has been in revival from April 23-April 26th. The Congregational Methodist Protestant Church supplied the evangelist Rev. Juan Lopez a Spanish man from Mexico. He builds churches in Mexico and has been a tremendous help with our Spanish pastors. Preaching in Spanish and knowing the culture here has made a difference. Juan is a Blessing to be around he is a quite man but full of laughter. I would call him the perfect houseguest I have to admit when he was brought to the house with Jerry Jones and Sandego and they left. I was little nervous about what he would eat and worse how we would be able to commutate with him. He speaks only Spanish later he did speak a little English when he felt comfortable with us. I did not have to worry. Don and him had their way of commutation and Ernesto and Galo were always around to translate when needed. The people here fell in love with him. We thought there would be two evangelists and were a little disappointed at first when we found only one had come and the revival would be changed. It turned out to be a special blessing. This way all the churches could be together. I think the revival has been help. It was attended very well. All nights. The churches were full and overflowing. I love the Spanish Music they sang at least an hour and maybe a little more each night We also carried two vans from here at San Lazaro every night. We told them anyone could go as long as there was room. One night we had 22 in the van. I don’t know how many Ernesto had but it was all it would hold and more. . We road about an hour and a half every night on roads you would consider impassable. There were two people that couldn’t sit down and stood all the way. The people here don’t have cars. They have to hire a ride and that is very expensive. The people are poor and all that came made a great sacrifice to be there. The alters were also full. The greatest blessing to me was to see all the preachers at the alter together at the alter on there knees with there arms around each other in fervent prayer for there churches. I truly feel this has brought the churches together. In unity. Even Bro Donavon and Lisa came each night all the way from Hattieville .to help encourage. them. The Guinea Grass Band was also there every night and the people love them. The nights went quick and it was about midnight when we arrived home. Some of the churches had food after the service and sometime they had food before the service. The people in San Lazaro hated for them to leave they had him in their homes and spent many hours talking to him. They hated to see him go and there was a desire for him to stay with them. The last night hearts were heavy. I thought of Paul they didn’t know if they would see his face again. Things all come to a end and this season has passed. He will not be forgotten as he returns to his world. I hope he can come back in a few months. Thank you Jerry Jones for sending just the right man.
# posted by Don & Pat @ 8:17 AM 
