17 Days Left.

I feel like our time here in Vilcas Huaman is going too fast. We only have 17 days left here, and we want to make the most of them.

Yesterday we watched the end of two weddings which were held in the Catholic church. We were invited by Gloria, and got to spend a lot of time with her yesterday. Today she invited us to eat with her (she only runs the restaurant during the week), and go to her house about a mile away. It was a great time getting to know Gloria even better. We saw some of the drawings that her son made on the white walls of their house. (I´d upload the pictures, but I do not have a cable to my camera.) After looking at her house we sat down in her field by the mountain, and she asked us to teach her about the Bible (she had been asking for the past couple of days). We told her the stories of Zaccheus and the temptation of Jesus, but she knew the Bible surprisingly well. She said her dad is a Christian, and she had gone to church until she was 15. She told us about some of the problems with the Catholic church such as praising and worshiping the saints, because only God is to be praised. The conversation was mostly between Miriam and Gloria since Gerica and I cannot convey things as well in spanish. I am excited about the future conversations we will have with Gloria about the Bible and the Gospel.

Pray for Reynaldo as he got in trouble for something and wound up in the policestation one night. He hasn´t been coming to the Bible studies for a long time. Pray also for his relationship with his mother. We´ve been able to study with Virginia every night that she is not busy.

I went to look for Alfredo Chate, but someone said he is on vacation for a month. Pray that we will be able to find his house.

We have been teaching English to Dr. Fidencio chavez we he is at his out every 3-4 days. We talked with him a little about the church, because he asked us why we don´t have a building. He told us about a church or house in Ayacucho that is really big and has lots of activities. He said he is catholic, but likes how the church teaches good things. Pray for our future studies that we will have the opportunity to share with him what the Gospel is, and what the church is about.

We usually aren´t able to find emma to help her out. Pray that we will have opportunities to share the gospel with her.

This last week I have been able to sit and teach english to Percy outside his store. He told Gerica that he is catholic. Pray that we will be able to share the Bible with him also.

I can´t wait to get home, but I know God still has work for us here.