I am home again!
It has been a great week- we had the priviledge of hosting a VIP from Costa Rica, our communication resource specialist. She was here to evaluate our Spanish language skills and offer encouragement. It definately was a very stimulating experience. As you gain competence in communicating in another language, and can function pretty well, it is tempting to use the age-old excuse of being "too busy" to continue to work at improving your skills. We invited her to come and evaluate us, and give us some strategies to work into our daily schedules language skill building activity. She tested all of us, including our MKs, and will send us individual reports with an evaluation of where we are at with our language skill and what we can do to keep progressing. As I have said, it was a great week! I continue to marvel and give thanks for the support we receive from Southern Baptists, that make this sort of resource available for us. Thank you all for your support of the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
Since I have been in Santo Domingo all week, I don't have much to share about what is happening here in Santiago. I plan on making the rounds today and through the weekend to catch up with folks.
Last Saturday we had a meeting of the Directors of the Barnabbas Foundation and will meet again this Sunday. I am pleased with the excitement I see in our group and continue to pray that we will be wise as we seek ways to help people build a solid economic base as they live out their faith commitment to Christ. We meet again this Sunday to finalize an interview process and then will invite our first loan candidates to meet with us. Please join us in praying God will guide us and bless us in this endeavor.
Things are heating up here in the country as we get close to the elections May 16th. I have been reading and hearing of numerous "huelgas," burning tires, protests, rock throwing, etc. Pray for the safety of all and that the elections will take place in calmness and most of all that God would work through the process to establish a just and honest government.
