Hello everyone, I know it has been quite a while since I actually wrote anything on the blog. Things are continuing to be wonderful here in good 'ole Cuenca! I have made a full recovery since moving to a new place, which is such a relief because I have my energy back again! We continue to be busy in the ministry and are having nice experiences! Last month Chad and I were able to report 19 bible studies total! I never thought we would be able to say that! Jehovah has really given us a lot to be thankful for.....
Our congregation is doing very well, we are averaging 160-190 at the meetings, which makes for a very "full house"! Try giving an answer at the Watchtower study with so much competition! haha
It is amazing to see how Jehovah is speeding up the work here.....
We are bracing ourselves for a very busy June and July, as we have been approved for a remodel of our KH! Very exciting! They do things a little bit different here for KH construction...the country has around 7 different teams that are basically like extensions of Bethelites. Five of them are for KH builds and the other 2 are for remodels. They travel from one build to the next and basically head up the work! Each brother in the team has a specialty (or more than one) and they stay with the congregation for the 6-8 weeks that it takes to finish the project, and then they move on to the next one! So, you can imagine that the 6-8 weeks that they are with us will be "action-packed"! But, we are looking forward to the experience! They have told us that they will be relying heavily on the "need-greaters" in the area, because we don't have to work secularly, and they need people to be there everyday. I guess we will just have to work around our bible studies!
We currently have 4 congregations that meet in our KH, and one of them has just split, so we lost 2 elders! You see, our congregation has been the envy of many because we have had a whole 4 elders! The CO told us last visit not to get used to it! Four elders here is like having 20 elders back in the USA...it won't be long before a CO is starting to move some out to other congregations! There are many congregations here in our area that only have 1 elder! And these are not small congregations! It is a huge responsibility for the brothers here...but they handle it well!
I hope to have updates on some of our bible students in the near future...but for now....those are some of the "happenings" here in Banos, Cuenca...
Keep us updated on what is going on in your neighborhood!
2 comments:
You know, I always enjoy your ramblings. That's going to be quite the experience sharing in the remodel. Get plenty of rest now, you're going to need it!
I'm glad everything is going great with you guys. It's good to hear of the growth down there!
Things have recently changed for me (for the better) and i'd like to go abroad for a couple of weeks in the near future. I'm wondering if I can be of some use to your congregation. I'm a member of the RBC here (going to a remodel tomorrow at Chambersburg) and have a construction background, but most importantly, I can take direction. So what ever you need me for, I'm there!
I was considering going down in June or July so all I need is some info on how much i should have available for 2 weeks down there (nothing fancy, no hotel, unless it's really cheap. but a couch would suffice)and also perhaps some recommendations on an airline I can use.
Again, if you can contact me thru e-mail (melendez1323@hotmail.com or I can call you over the phone) as soon as u can I will greatly appreciate it.
Talk to you soon
Ivan M.
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