Spanish Bible Study

Thursday has come to be one of my favorite days of the week. When we arrived in Port I attended a Spanish Bible study with a missionary visiting from Ecuador. Now I am hooked!!! Each Thursday between 6-12 of us meet in different ladies' homes and study a chapter of the Bible. When we started we were studying Exodus, and now we have moved on to Psalms. There are 3 or 4 who have been walking with the Lord for a while, a few others who have recently accepted Christ and now have a relationship with Him, and several others who come for fellowship and are now exploring all that it means to live for Christ. It is quite exciting to hear the testimonies each week, to see people just growing and learning and then bringing their friends.
Just two weeks ago one girl was sharing about the way her dad's mom (grandmother) mistreats her mom. Her dad and mom have moved to be close to the grandmother and help take care of her, but that has only brought more grief to the mom. She, in turn, responds in love, but it is difficult to continue. Recently the grandmother screamed at her and she has not wanted to be around her since.
We prayed, and God worked!!! The next week she reported that her grandmother had attended a special service at their church where her dad was appointed as an elder. The grandmother was teary, and her mom reached out to comfort her and even had a civil conversation with her. There was kind of a healing for both ladies that took place there. I know things in that relationship are not perfect yet, but it is neat to see God at work when things look humanly impossible.
Please remember to pray for the other ladies from all over Central and South America who are away from their families, in different situations here and in different stages in their walk with the Lord.