A week ago Sunday, we had a sort of international dinner here at our house. This was unplanned and I really didn't think about it before we got here and Doug pointed it out. Our guests included Yvonne or Ibodne that we've mentioned in our prayer letter. She is from Ecuador. Hattie, a new friend we met through some fellow ABWE missionaries in China. Hattie is Chinese and is Seeking. She is here in Chile for 1 year and she has chosen to spend time with us at our church. We also have a friend and fellow missionary here in Chile to teach at our missionary kids' school. Jean or Gina as we call her, has been a missionary in Peru, Colombia, and a US church planter alongside her husband. Now she is here giving of her time once again to help our international students.
Hattie doesn't speak much Spanish. She knows some English, but it is rough. None of us speak Chinease and Yvonne speaks Spanish but now English. So, as you may have guessed our dinner was truly and international conversation. On top of all of that, I had made a Guatemalan dish made of chicken cooked in a tomato based sauce that my maid in Costa Rica taught me. However, I accidently used hot read peppers instead of sweet red peppers. OH WELL!! Live and learn!!! It all tasted GREAT, especially since all those present at dinner/lunch like a bit of spicy. Praise the Lord!
Hattie is continuing to come to church. We pray that she will understand enough in English and/or Spanish to come to know Christ as her personal saviour. Please pray that we, Gina and our family as well as other Christians she comes into contact with, will demonstrate what true faith in Jesus Christ is and that Hattie will come to know Jesus as her saviour.
PS - I took a picture of the 3 ladies on my couch, but due to our camera only taking video and our video camera only taking pictures it didn't come out. I guess it is time to get a new camera!
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