Friendships and full house...

Well, I may be living alone this month (if you don't count my three furry felines!), but this weekend it's been "full house" at my home. One of our delegates from Africa was joined this week by his wife and small child (who had been visiting family in Switzerland) and, in order to give this family a nice room for the weekend, two of our LDC staff, Canadians Chuck and Bobbie, vacated their room at the retreat centre and moved into town to spend a few days living at my house. My two friends from Bangkok, Averyl and Dagmar, were also coming to spend part of the weekend at my house, and so suddenly I had five people living in my home, instead of only one.  We enjoyed having dinner and going out for ice cream together on Friday night. Then on Saturday, when the girls and I went to Antequera for the day, I arrived home to find that Chuck, who's an electrician, had repaired some faulty wiring that's been a mild nuisance since the painter messed something up with our light switches last year. What a blessing!

Tamba, Teddi and Tobi - who often disappear to hide in the garden when guests come to visit - quickly got used to these guys and kept coming to sit with us in the lounge, or to jump on the bed and be petted by whoever had already headed for their bedroom. Teddi was even willing to show off some of his tricks and give "high fives" to this lineup of new friends. (Anything to earn a treat!)

As we move into week five of the LDC, Dagmar and I will be teaching at the beginning of the week about values and vision. Later in the week, Chuck and Averyl will be joining us as we teach on the topic of mentoring the up and coming generation of Christian leaders. Thanks for your prayers.