Blog 65 14 Aug 2018 Summer Blessings

Summer Blessings!  (2018)

What a tremendous summer we have enjoyed here at Mount Hebron!  Here are a few highlights from my summer, in no particular order:

I continue to teach the memory verse in the 3-4 year old SS class.

Thought you might enjoy a few extra pics here.

Lesson Time w Hna Lily

All four of my first - grade boys made sure of their salvation and were baptized this summer -- PTL!! 

Tommy II being baptized by his namesake

Four new families came to a meeting called for those interested in school for this fall.

Thursday Night Churchwide Soulwinning.

 

On July 15, we had a "Big Day" at church with over 40 adult visitors, a slew of kids, and 22 baptisms.

Enjoying summer vacation:

~ a few days at the pool ~ ((of course!)
~ a few days at the park ~
~ a few summer evenings at the ice cream store~
~ a day at the dinosaur exhibit ~ 

We were able to make a trip to the border at the beginning of the summer to purchase a few items for my house.  

Jonathan & Tommy went to Junior Camp for the first time 
-- and loved it!  
The theme was Route 66 -- for the 66 Books of the Bible.

I received some "care packages" this summer!
~ one was an entire Amazon box of butterscotch candies ~

~ one was a box of books and school supplies ~

~ one was a box of new school clothes ~
      (-- for me!)

Me, in one of my new blouses,

with my friend Lydia

Numerous people have commented to me how much my Spanish is improving!

Samy and Jonathan finished summer school.

No School Today

The paces came in on time and with no problems.

I also spent some phone time helping Pastor Jonathan's sister and  brother-in-law, Missionaries Henry and tammy Gonzalez, with the start of their new Christian School in El Salvador. 

Improvements for the Bible Institute:
This picture is of the men enclosing the dining area for the dorm students.  The building in the background is our school building.

Left to Right, all graduates of our Bible Institute:
Hno. Andres: he and his wife are headed to Brazil as missionaries
Hno. Daniel: father of Antonio, a new Kindergartener   
Hno. Javier: grandfather of Javier, the 2nd grader, and our youth pastor
Hno. Carlos: our new assistant pastor

I have a Teacher's Aide for this school year! 

Hna. Paola is a graduate of a like-minded Bible college, Instituto Bautista Agua Viva, (Water of Life Baptist Institute),  who has agreed to stay here in the dorms and help me with the school load. She has already been a blessing with the cleaning and organizing this summer.  Pray for her as she studies to learn English.

And, lastly, the spot for my new house.  
I plan to include new pictures as the project progresses.  Take notice of the beautiful view of the mountains!

Wednesday, August 15, is the first day of school! 
Watch for pics in Blog 66 in September!!