CPA update 04-21-10

Just in case you're not on my mailing list, I decided to post here, too. Thanks for being patient with me...things are settling down to "normal".

Wow! My last update was 03-03-10! That was so long ago and since then, so much has happened!
Each Thursday and Friday since March 11 and 12, we had camps/spiritual retreats for all the students at Colegio Privado Adonai in the Quinta. (The Quinta is a campsite near our home that we are taking care of. We can use if for school, church, rent it out to other churches or schools, etc.) Each different camp (according to their age) was such a huge job, but we are thankful for the Adonai Team working together to make it all happen. We are also thankful for some of the mothers who volunteered to cook for some 50 or 100 students. Praise God for the opportunity to share His word in a different setting, out of the classroom. Our Theme was Colossians 3.12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.(NIV) The first part of the morning was for worship and bible study, then games, lunch, pool, and a talent show and skits at night. Because of all the excitement, both students and teachers had a hard time sleeping at night. Each camp was a beautiful time of friendship and interacting with students and teachers. It was a good time to get to know new students and share relaxed moments outdoors.
The day after the 7th-9th grade camp, March 27th, Oscar's nephew was married at the Quinta. The whole place changed from a campsite to a elegant, outdoor wedding.
During Easter week, school was closed and we had a church camp. There were about 120 all together. People came from Asuncion, Ciudad del Este, San Pedro, Concepción, and Argentina. We ended the week with a baptism for three people in the pool at the Quinta. Last week we had some visitors from Argentina. Pastor Carlos and his wife came...after 20 years! Carlos came to Paraguay with a group of pastors from Argentina in 3 different visits to evangelize in San Pedro way back in the 1980's. Since the first church in San Pedro was started, we have grown to different areas in Paraguay: Asunción, Bañado, Concepción, Ciudad del Este, and Picada Fernandez.
A little side note...When I first arrived in Argentina in 1986, I came to visit San Pedro, Paraguay with Carlos, Omar and Miguel. Can you believe this? I met Oscar Caballero who had just made a decision to follow the Lord. We travelled back to Asunción together...I spoke English and he spoke Guarani! We couldn't even really communicate in Spanish. Five years later, God brought us together as a team to serve him. Nineteen years later...He is still working His perfect will in us.
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