Our day began EARLY this morning with little anxiety and much excitement to get to our ministry sites. We almost didn't get to cross into Acuna, because we got a cranky border agent who did not want to let us in! Fortunately, God handled the situation for us and the agent changed his mind. Some stayed at Templo Bautista Betel to paint and pour a concrete slab for an expansion to the church; others went into the quarry area on the outskirts of the city to set up a medical clinic so that Dr. Crim could see patients in this horribly impoverished area. Our group set up a Vacation Bible School at a home in the middle of town.
When we arrived at our host home, we immediately broke into groups and began passing out flyers to the families of the neighborhood. All but one person received us very well and thanked us for being there. We did have a little incident in my group where a lady did not want us there and she began to throw rocks at us and follow us around, trying to scare us away. Nobody was hurt and she was obviously unsuccessful in her attempts to scare us off!
At first, we were discouraged that only six children showed up to the first session of VBS, but God had it planned that way! Jose Esparza, our Hispanic Pastor at FBC, was supposed to read a Bible story to the children. Instead, he turned it into a Bible Study and lesson for all of the adults that were there (the parents of the children and us). It was a wonderful message about not being discouraged and how God always uses the environment you are in to teach you something. We were taught patience today.
the "Roman road to salvation" verses on it (Rom. 3:23, 6:23, 10:13 & 5:8). About 6 of the children pulled one of our workers aside and wanted to know more - we were amazed at how receptive they were to the message of Christ. I definitely have high hopes for our next few days here!
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