Women's Conference Day 1

Laurie and I had our first day with the women of Marechal church.  We had 32 women, 2 babies and 1 toddler in attendance.  Everyone was excited to be there, attentive and engaged.  We both talked a shorter time than we thought we would.  At the end of my morning talk we were concerned about filling up the time.  Not to worry, the women had very enthusiastic discussion and so we were able to allow more time for them to talk together.  We ended the discussion with large group sharing, 1 person from each of the smaller groups shared the answers their group had come up with.

Our translators, both pastors from the church were great at translating but also were very helpful in making our transitions smoother, engaging the women and leading the worship songs we were using.  We are both pleased and grateful for the way the day went.

On the home front, David, Bob and Darrell were working on painting our house trim Caribbean blue.  No easy task at the paint was very much like blue water.  After 3 coats the trim is looking pretty good.  They will put on 1 last coat tomorrow and then go back to sanding cement walls in the eye clinic.  They will be busy.