First Day in Service with the English (and Russian) group today. We had 28 meet in the parking lot near the a local shopping area. The group had brothers and sisters from Siberia, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, New York, Kansas, Dominican Republic and where else I am not sure! plus us. We worked with a brother and his wife who are need greaters from Kansas and a young sister from Switzerland - who spoke French, German, some Spanish and little English. As we are looking for English or Russian speaking people and mapping the area; it is interesting that the response from the Dominicans is very supportive. We as a group only spoke to one English speaking person, however we had several conversations in broken Spanish, Creole and French with many others. All were helpful and understood the witnessing work.
After service Denita and I went to a local place and had the 'plato de dia' (I think that is what it is called) - beans and rice with chicken. Good food and a third of what we paid for a cheeseburger at a beach restaurant. Very basic foods are relatively cheap but everything is expensive.
Our first Congregation Bible Study and Service Meeting was so encouraging. We were so excited to meet the entire group! Two of the parts given were the first English parts for the brothers. To see the joy and clear effort they shared helps me appreciate the value and privilege of being in the school. There is a Special Pioneer here who speaks Russian, Spanish, English and I think other languages. As he gave a part he stopped to translate the aspect of 'our local business territory' into Russian, so the friends were very clear on the suggestions. I turned to Denita and said "this is why we are here!".
We hope you enjoy the pictures of the sunrise yesterday morning and the service group.
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