America and Twins

America and Twins
Originally uploaded by carneblanca.

This is one of my students, America, and her little twin boys who are some of the cutest I've ever seen albeit always naked...:)
I realize it has been a while since I've done an update about my Bible Study class here in Algodon. I guess that is because it has been such a learning experience and I keep thinking, "okay, as soon as I get that worked out, I can send a report..." What a silly mindset, as if I will ever get it worked out. So here I am, a less than perfect "profesora" telling you how I am learning right along with 25 women from batey Algodon.
This class is once a week, every Friday at 3 o'clock, and we have a little study (about as long as I can teach in Spanish, which isn't that long. It is way harder to teach than converse, I've learned) and then make a craft. I have to confess to you I think the craft is more of a draw to them than is the not-so-smooth-tongued teacher, but I thank the Lord that they are coming, and faithfully, too! Sometimes I visit the batey during the week and they always ask if I am coming on Friday!!! That is exciting to me, especially because I know how elementary the study is. But actually we're a great pair. In the 25 women that attend the class there are about 3 or 4 who are literate, the others are helpless to study the Bible, and therefore have very little or no understanding. This works great for me, because by the time I simmer my excited message and all the cross references and stories, etc. all down into the tenses of spanish that I know and the concepts I can express, we're not too far apart!!! :)
Aside from the language trouble, and the fact that all of them are older than I am, I have been so blessed to be able to build relationships with the women. Just yesterday I was out in Algodon and had the time to visit the houses of all of my gals, and visited with them, just some one-on-one time and I thought, "only God could have brought these two worlds together."
Anyway, all this to say, I am encouraged, blessed, excited and prayerful about the next 9 weeks. Pray for wisdom for me, for creative ways to share the gospel, for continued interest in the students, for boldness for me and my language venture!!! I love you all, you are a testimony of God's faithfulness.
Pray for my women.