San Ramón - April 26th

This past Sunday (April 24th), our whole family was able to go out to San Ramón for the first time since we moved to Temuco. The Sundays we go out to San Ramón will definitely be busy...for example, after the morning service in Temuco, we head home for one hour to eat a quick lunch. Then at 2 pm, we all pile into the small pickup and drive around 40 min. out to San Ramón. The service starts around 3:15 and lasts around an hour. We arrive back in Temuco for a short 35 min. stop at our house, before heading back to church for the evening service, which starts at 6 pm. After time of fellowship and ping pong with the teens, we usually get home around 8:15 pm, and eat a late supper.

We are planning on going out to San Ramón a bunch of times during the months of May, June, and early July, but then take 6 weeks "off" due to the baby´s due date (early Aug.) Please pray for daily strength for Kristi as her pregnancy progresses.

This past week, the children's class was split into two. Any child older than 9 yrs. went into Mrs. Thompson's class. The younger class needs more help with reading and writing. Below - The older group work on their lesson with Mrs. Thompson.

I mingled with the younger class during craft time. Much of the time I spent just learning their names and asking them questions about their family or about the lesson they just heard. I enjoyed my time with them cause they could care less about my lack of proficiency in Spanish. They just keep asking me questions and I just keep trying to give them an answer that makes sense.

Here are some of the children I remember: Eric (with the hat), Paloma (next to me), and Scarlet (in the blue and white).

Pray for our family as we need wisdom and discernment to know when and where to help in the ministry of San Ramón. We desire to be an encouragement and assistance, but without stifling the current excellent spirit of national ownership of this new ministry (for example: insisting on teaching when there are already Chilean teachers able and willing to teach).