Velille Friends

Here are a few glimpses into life with our friends and neighbors here in Velille. Having Serenity and Anna here has been a blessing in many ways. . . including the fact that they have often had a camera on hand for those "normal" everyday parts of life that we are usually too busy to document in pictures! Enjoy! On Tuesday evenings, we have begun a discipleship class with Daniel and Maria and Nelly, the three young believers here in town. Please PRAY for the three of them to desire the pure milk of the Word, and to grow thereby! Here we are a little before the class started, with Betsie helping Nelly finish up studying for the class. Nelly's son Fran sits next to her, and on the left hand side, Serenity Martin sits visiting with Nadia. Nadia has long been a visitor at our house. . . and we have asked you to pray for her in the past. Please do continue to pray for her, as she is very aimless right now, but has been telling us that she wants to draw near to God. She has been coming almost daily to spend time with Serenity and Anna. Pray that God will soften her heart, open her eyes, and show her that He is the Answer!

Left to Right, Susanna 3, Fran (a boy) 4, Elisabeth 5, and Roseli (also called Nena) 8.

Nelly's two children are our children's closest friends, as well as our closest neighbors. How happy we are that Nelly has become a Christian and now, in addition to the caring mother she has always been, teaches her children about Jesus Christ! Our children love to color together, play together, and go to church together. Praise God with us for the blessing that these children are to our children - and pray for the salvation of their father, Cedrillo.

Weaving a blanket! Nelly is sitting in the right front, watching two women work on their weaving next door to us.