Update on FUA and Santiago

We had a great time as a team out in the San José area. The kids were all troopers even through the heat, dust and road blocks that prevented some of them getting back in time for their first basketball game of the season. We enjoyed our time with the Ayoré and also with Milton Whittaker and family. It helped us start deciding what we can offer as a team when we go out with Orange Hill in June and July. It was moving to think about working on the Santiago church, founded in 1944 by George Haight of SAM. The congregation has recently been hard hit by the resignation of the pastor over moral issues and the membership has dwindled to about 25 on any given Sunday. However, it is the only evangelical church in the community and it is struggling to live the Gospel in peace with its neighbors. One of the most important things to us was that there are many, many children who attend on their own, without their parents. One of the greatest desires of the church is to build a shelter for Bible clubs for kids. Maybe we should help with this? Please pray for God's wisdom as we try to encourage our Ayoré brothers and the Santiago church and to live in such a way that we draw people to Christ.