God paints the skies
29/04/26 17:09
My mother was an artist and in her last years she taught me to appreciate the clouds from an artist's point of view. (See her photos here.) The skies in the Andes Mountains are very dynamic. Check out the photo. See two dogs? Our God paints the skies. Only He can do that! He controls everything: the clouds, the weather, the economy, the world. That's why I can put my full trust in Him. Isaiah 26:3
No place to stay?
22/04/26 13:28
In Ecuador, who comes for a visit at 6:30pm from Quito? This was the pastor Antonio from Capulispungo along with Inocencio, who was also one of my students there, and three others. I prepared a "cafecito" for them. Then we sang and shared. 7:30 rolls along. They came in a car, so they had no transportation problem, but I knew …. So I asked them, "Do you want to spend the night here?" "Thank you very much!" I guessed from the beginning that since Antonio and Inocencio were visiting from Capulispungo that the rest didn't have a place for them to stay. "Practice hospitality" as it says in Romans 12:13. We have five beds in the front house, so putting them up for the night is a matter of routine.
Pedro left us
16/04/26 20:07
My alcoholic friend Pedro died yesterday. They found his body in the park, sprawled on the sidewalk. Alcohol ruined his life, although he always told me "loneliness" was his real problem. We tried to help him, but he never made the decision to change and/or seek help. This is the second death among the alcoholics. "Bronco" passed away two months ago. I continue to pray for those who are still with us, especially Carlos.
Family
13/04/26 18:40
We wanted to have Faby's whole family over for lunch yesterday noon. Only six made it. One great nephew had an accident and had to get an x-ray. Another niece went to help her sister, etc. We admired a past photo where we had 22 members of the family for a reunion, more or less ten years ago. Not easy to get everyone together.
Tough decision
07/04/26 18:30
What do you do when you find your nephew is smoking marihuana in your house? He's been living in our guest house for the past year and nine months. This is the third time in the past four years I've had to evict him for using drugs. The situation has drained me emotionally. I spent the whole week cleaning out and painting the interior of the guest house. Hebrews 12:6 says, "the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son." He had to leave even for his own good. I hope and pray he reacts and decides to live differently.