Where do I
start? And when I get started, where do
I stop? So much is
happening that it is totally impossible to write about it all. Today, November 16, is the 31st day that I have been hosting my nephew, Dan
Hiatt and his wife, Nancy. How grateful I am for this privilege of sharing my life with these dedicated servants of God... and allowing them to participate in this ministry.
Recently I have had no internet access to publish a blog. Right now I am in a restaurant hoping to be able to publish this for you. At the
writing of my last blog “The Wall” we were in northern Argentina in a suburb of
the city of Posadas. That was Saturday,
Oct. 26, 2013. I'll just take up where I left off:
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There Felipe goes again… flirting with the little girls!
And you can see by their faces that they love
it!
Dan’s sermon was well received by the beautiful little church.
Everyone walks to and from church on
the island. There are very few
vehicles. If you are planning to go
several miles, you may choose to go on horseback.
Dan’s wife, Nancy is served lunch. Sister Vilma pre-pared us a healthy meal with
lots of fresh roasted meat and vegetables.
She is a nurse and has donated her time to the island clinic many years here,
touching countless lives with the love of Jesus. Trained as a surgeon’s aid, she has actually
had to apply anesthesia and do minor emergency surgery. Her minister husband passed away 3 years
ago.
Vilma has to be one of the sweetest,
most cheerful ladies you could ever meet.
Her story is touching. When she
was 9 years old she was taken from her home in Paraguay by a “god-mother,” taken
out of her country and sold to an Argentinean family in exchange for a cooking
pot. How’s that for building self-esteem! She never saw her mother again for over 30
years!
As we leave to carry our gear about a half mile to the port, Sister
Vilma waves good-bye. She will be retiring soon and a church on the mainland will be taking charge. We may meet her next
time in heaven.
Ralph
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