More sweetness

We started studying with Daniel and Alicia back in March or April, just before I went to Peru for Special Meetings.  They know some of our friends in Cumbal, about an hour from Ipiales, and were impressed by what they have seen in their lives.  "They don't have a lot of things, but they have peace," Daniel told us.  D & A have a home in Ipiales and also in Tulcán.  They are currently renting their house in Tulcán to Patricio and Socorro with their three children.  So, that's how we started studying with both couples.  It's lovely to see their hunger to learn more and their desire to apply what they are hearing to their daily living.  We study with them every Tuesday night, and more recently several of Socorro's family have joined us for the study.  

The last Tuesday of July, Daniel asked us if we could spend the night with them that night.  Since we had previous plans, we said that we would stay with them the following week after the study.  So, on August 1, Ookyoung and I spent the night in Daniel and Alicia's Ipiales home for the first time.  They gave us their room, and all four of them slept in the little girls' room.  We had a lovely time and hope to return when we get the chance.

Daniela and María Belén

A couple of weeks ago now, when we were in the car with D & A coming back to Ipiales, I had both girls on my lap and started singing "Cuenta la historia de Cristo" ("Tell Me the Story of Jesus").  To my surprise, they were able to sing the entire first verse with me!  I think we've only sung that one in one or two studies, but apparently it stuck.