Mood: quizzical
Dear Friends,
As in Venezuela there are huge processions through the streets in many towns in Spain on Good Friday. One of the most vivid impressions I have from one of those marches is that of Jesus inside a glass coffin (in San Jose, Costa Rica). I wanted to cry out, 'He's not dead, He's alive!'
Yesterday I had a great conversation with my neighbor Antonio about the difference between Friday and Sunday. I was thinking about going to see one of the processions, but he told me that if it was raining they wouldn't bring the "saints" out in the street. I said, "Why not, they're only wood?" He mumbled something about veneration and respect, but I think I made a point. Then we talked about the difference in our celebration, that the focus is Sunday because that's the day of the resurrection, and he agreed with me that it is the most important day. Not that he's prepared to do much about it. I gave him a booklet called "Ultimate Questions", and it was still sitting where he left it yesterday when I visited him today. But we were happy to have a few good conversations.
Marcos and Sofia had a tough week. She's expecting, and had to spend several days in the hospital while they figured out why she had lost amniotic fluid. The day she was released, just before Marcos was to go pick her up, he cut his hand badly with a weed wacker. He was home alone with their baby, so he called Sofia who called us and I went over to take him to the emergency room. We're thankful that they trust us enough to call us! Kay gave Sofia an Easter meditation to read: pray that these seeds will bear fruit.
Greg has pretty much decided to attend Chapman University in Orange, California. It's about as far away from us, in Spain as it could be in the states, but it has everything he wants in terms of his major, and he got a great scholarship offer. We've prayed that God would guide him where He wants him, so we'll trust the decision. By the way, Greg turns 18 this week!
Thanks for praying with us,
Mark, Kay, Greg and Ian
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