Fotos:
1- part of our garden. It is growing really well, we hope it produces
fruit soon.
2- The Anniversary cake from the Duartes. A month late but truly
appreciated.
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Greetings to all. The time has come to turn the calendar one more time.
We cannot believe how the time is now flying by.
Today was a great Preparation Day. All of the missionaries from Concepcion
joined us here in Horqueta and we all went out to the Branch President’s ranch
for games and lunch. They played volleyball and futbol, and we had a lunch of
chicken(cooked in Hna Duartes tatacua - brick oven), rice salad, fried mandioca,
soda, and two kinds of cake. Cheryl made her famous carrot cake and hna Duarte
made a very large three layer sheet cake. We took some of our hot chiles that
are growing in our garden. Some of the Elders were brave enough to try them,
and then spent the next several minutes with cold water running from the faucet
into their mouths. They are hot chiles!
We received word today that we can accompany the Daisy Duarte and her
family to the temple this week. It will be a great experience and we are
honored and humbled that they would invite us. We will be on the road two days
- Wednesday and Thursday.
Yesterday we went to Tacuati for church, for training, and to visit the
members. It was a good day at the group - we taught about the importance of
callings and of fulfilling them. We showed them the video “Only a Stonecutter”
and it was powerful. We had a good lunch with Mauricio and his wife Fatima, and
then we had training on Home and Visiting Teaching. We visited a bit and then
returned home to attend a Family Home Evening / Birthday Party at the Martinez
home. It was a good day. We also had great attendance at our meetings - 30 in
Tacuati and 52 in Horqueta. Probably one of the highest attendance numbers we
have seen in some time.
On the 26th (Tuesday) the Duartes invited us to come to lunch. We gladly
accepted - and when we arrived everyone said “Congratulations”. The thanked
them but asked why. They said that it was our wedding anniversary. The 26th
was correct but in June, not July. 😂 We all had a good laugh.
Our garden is doing well. We have plants, but no fruit from, green beans,
peas, hot peppers, tomatoes, green peppers, strawberries, spinach, and we have
eaten all of our leaf lettuce. We are excited.
We are doing well. We fasted for the branch in Horqueta and the group in
Tacuati and we believe that our prayers have been heard. We love the good
people here, and pray for their success.
It is getting hot again, nearly 90 degrees today. Much too hot for me.
We love you all and appreciate all that you do.
Jerry and Cheryl
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