Workers' Meeting at El Cristal

• We never want to depend on our own judgment.

• We need to be careful with our perspective.

• From the cross, Jesus was able to correct Peter with just a look.

• What is the fruit of what we are doing, what we are teaching?

• The most important quality in a steward is that he would be found faithful.  Faithfulness is more important than capability.

• We want to inspire others to love the gospel, the will of God.

Sweatered Sweetie

I believe I started knitting this sweater somewhere around six years ago.  It was my first "big" project.  As it turned out, it was also my last "big" project.  My co-worker finally put the finishing touches on this year, just in time for this little cutie-pie to get some winter wear out of it.  Isn't she pretty in purple?!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

Congratulations to the mighty hunters, Dad and Don Stickel!

(No, this is not a picture of Dad and Don. Don must be the one behind the camera.)  

Raw leg of elk, anyone???

I'll let Dad tell the story on his blog.  It was just too exciting for me to let it pass by without some kind of acknowledgement!  

A few thoughts from Las Mercedes convention

• Don't be careless with the privilege of prayer.

• What experiences are we willing to face in order to become more like the Lamb?

• Logic hinders faith.

• God's power is without measure.

• A true revelation unites.

• If we knew that our life would soon be over, many things would lose their importance.

• God wants to take away from us a false sense of security.

• Self-righteousness robs us of fellowship with our Father and with our brethren.

Convention is here!

José & Lilia's house

Two workers sleep upstairs in the house, and under the house is divided into rooms using tarps for family sleeping.

Sister workers' quarters (with some sleeping for women upstairs as well)

Getting ready to take the workers' picture

Not quite ready

(The official picture is at the bottom of this post.)

Now for a few co-worker shots:

Marsha & Linda 

(Guayaquil)

Dani & Melba

(Cuba)

Jill & Kamela (Manabí)

Dani, Melba & Eli

(Dani & Eli have been in the Santo Domingo / Quevedo field.)

Damaris & Lois

(Ambato)

A little shade from the sun

Rice

There's a whole lot of chopping going on!

Don't ask!

We must not have any leftover juice!

Serving breakfast

Washing dishes

Where the baptism was held on Sunday morning

Cousins - from my old and new fields

Sra. Neira & Jill

don José & Sra. Lilia

Farewell!  See you at Special Meeting time!

Las Mercedes speaking list

Las Mercedes 7-9 de nov. 

Viernes  5:00-6:00pm  Henry Arias, Eli Reque, Kamela LiaBraaten

  7:00-8:00pm  Brett Hammett, Dani Robert, Damaris Baez

Sábado 10:00am   Herbie Eaton (LeRoy), Melba Caballero, Luz González

             2:00-3:45pm  Eduardo Alexander, Robbin Peterson, Linda Ogden

             4:30-6:00pm Ricardo Harbur, Juan León, Marsha Kiser

Domingo 9:30-11:30am  Eduardo Alexander, LeRoy Lerwick, Karen Morton

              1:00pm  Herbie Eaton (LeRoy), Melba Caballero, Lois Pelchen

Before convention at Las Mercedes

Since I didn't spend very much time during these days with a camera in my hand, a few obliging friends were willing to lend me their pictures.

Srta. Melba and Srta. Marsha in the Jeep

Javier & Doris' home - where the brother workers stay during convention

Robbin offers a slightly less than "conventional" greeting.

Milk delivery

Also milk delivery

Mangos

Just one of our many creepy crawly friends

Pineapple

Sra. Neira's, where some of the women sleep during convention

Pineapple close-up

Have you noticed yet that these pictures are very random in their order?

Upstairs at Sra. Neira's

Javier & Doris

Manabí parade

You have arrived!

STRETCH!!!

The little store right at the entrance to the convention grounds

Their business picks up considerably twice a year!

Las Mercedes library

Dining set up and ready to go

Meeting "building"

I love these trees!

Inside the store

Papayas

Another shot of the library

Las Mercedes medical center

Looking out the window at Sra. Neira's