We've got three more ministry days left, and God still has a lot of things planned!
Today was incredible. It was our day of fasting and praying, so we spent a lot of time in the Lord's presence, worshipping, and interceding for the people of San Vicente. We spent most of the morning doing just this, and then we went out into the streets and talked to people and set up a prayer station table. We returned to the church and spent more time praying and being still before God. It was indescribable.
Following our time of prayer, we washed the feet of Pastor Robustiano and his wife Giselle and as a team prayed for them both and their ministry.
There was no siesta today. But that's ok! We had something even better! In the early evening, we went to the house of an older man in the church, Jose Louis. We've been praying for him for a long time but he is lonely and absolutely loves the company of the team- especially the guys. We all agree he's one of the coolest guys ever. Seriously. He invited us to his house for a 'light snack' to give us strength for the rest of the ministry day. Wow. We walk into his house and there is maybe one thing in each room. He did have Direct tv though! His house was not much, but when we came to his garden, he set up a table for us. And it wasn't just any old table. It looked like a painting of the Last Supper. It was a long plank of wood covered with a white sheet. There was a huge fallen tree in his backyard, and he cut the trunk into long logs for us to sit on. He also made a gazebo-type tent over it so we would have shade. Wow. AND he was quite the cook. I can't even describe the food he made. Some light snack! We were all so blessed by his kindness and generosity and ended the time by praying for him.
We went to the plaza where we continued with the children's ministry. We did a few puppet shows and get quite a workout from holding the puppets, and we were able to share Jesus with the kids and pray over them. Adam and Evan took charge of balloons, Bess and Alexandra face-painted, Jenny, Chris, and the leaders worked with the kids, and Tiffany worked hard to protect all of our stuff and keep everything under control! Professor DiTrolio had the opportunity to talk to three ten-year olds in the park. He explained the salvation bracelets to them and the Gospel message. The three boys, Marcos, Herman, and Nacho, were truly impacted and prayed to accept Christ right there in the park.
We headed to the church for prayer before the service where Jenny shared a sermon about the woman with the issue of blood and shared her testimony. The Lord truly worked through her and everyone who came was touched by the message. Jenny specifically prayed that the Lord would bring five new people to the service. Not including children, five new people came to the church. Prayer works. Several prayed for salvation and others came up for prayer for healing. All in all, it was an incredible day. God is still working. And like we said, there's only three more days of ministry, but there's still a lot God has planned! Can't wait to see what they are.
Buenos nachos!
-the Argentina team.
