Still Waiting

The building in Huejotzingo is not ready yet.  Minor complications prevent us from cleaning up, starting classes, and setting the library in order.  My brother-in-law has been working on some faulty installment of the bathroom furniture, since the person who originally completed the bathrooms took shortcuts that left the sinks unfastened from the walls, among other problems.

prep for VBS

Certainly the building should be cleaned and ready by VBS, Aug.1 - 5.  During the last few weeks, I have searched for, created, and modified crafts and worksheets for the two age groups.  Abraham and Six checked over them and wrote suggestions, and now all those activities are ready.  We still need to request help from the church members for the VBS week.  The teen who agreed to help me with the youngest kids is now working full time, but hopefully she can get the week off.

choosing their book

Yesterday we passed the day in Puebla on various errands.  Abraham earlier had found an enormous bookstore near tae kwon do, so after the tkd class, we spent two hours choosing the final lot of books to buy with the donation we had earlier received.  

Several kids take home a book a week from the library books currently waiting at our home.  Abraham and I are in the second module of a government-sponsored program that will officially certify us and the library once we complete the classes. 

Sunday church attendance varies greatly from week to week.  Some weeks work takes priority over attendance for the families.  One little girl who used to come every Sunday now has missed many weeks because her family lets her keep what she earns in their taco business.  She is about 7 years old and has decided she would rather have money to spend, rather than come to service.  

kids' class

Ever since Easter Sunday, her family has been in a crisis of poor decisions. One of the teens who wanted to be baptized that Sunday chose not to because of difficulties in the family, and she has not returned to church since. Her older sister continued coming for a while, but then had to work.  The next youngest girl has been attending regularly. The rest of the kids (there are 7 in total) come when they decide to. We have not been able to do the weekly Bible study with the family for about a month, either.

Please pray for VBS preparations, for sufficient help during the week of, and for the building in Huejotzingo to finally be finished in all its details. Pray also for the families that attend our church, in particular for the one I mentioned above.