Prep for Bible and Couples Camp..... Comfort from Internet Services

Friday was a day to unwind and do some grocery shopping. The local Super Maxi had noticeably less customers, maybe half of normal. A second trip on Saturday proved maybe one quarter or less than normal. It is a measure of the carnival affect.

Saturday was Valentines Day and Avis got two dozen red roses.

 

Saturday was also a day to work on lessons for the coming local Bible Camp in Riobamba and Couples Camp in Guayaquil. The Bible Camp presentations will be on the Church Law of Christ and Repentance and Entering God's Kingdom. The Couples Camp presentation will be on the Sanctity of Marriage. Walt has requested help on the translation of Sanctity of Marriage from a believing translator in the US. She however came down with the flu so the translation is in jeopardy. The backup is Google.

We have listened to archived sermons twice during our time here, one from Minneapolis and one from Cokato. It is amazing how powerful and comforting the Word is when we are at our sometimes lonely place of watching here in Ecuador. There are of course no other speakers here in Ecuador to call for services. The servants of the Word also have a need to listen to the Word.

Internet services in our apartment.

 

Many congregations broadcast and/or archive services. It was very uplifting
for us to listen to services from our home land and in our language.

 

Avis listens to and enjoys "home services."

 

When the Paananens were here we discussed the possibility of having translated sermons of Finnish to Spanish. Antti and Aino pursued it with the right people in Finland and already two opportunities are on the horizon, March 1 and March 8. We will most likely gather at our apartment on March 1 with the Quito believers as we have a cable connection. On March 8 we will gather at Milton's home in Riobamba as he too has a cable connection. If the Ecuadorians are receptive, sermons in Spanish can be broadcast on a regular schedule from Finland, the USA or both.

Later today, Sunday, we will gather at the Panizo home for 5pm services.

Walt and Avis