The encuentro here saw about 12 people gathered in the living room of the Manzano Arellanes family. Romualda and her daughter Cristina, and Juan Guadalupe were here, as well as a family friend of Norberto's and several other women and girls. opened with prayer, and singing. after going through most of the songs on the songsheet, we read scripture -- matthew 7 - where Jesus spoke of the wise man and the foolish man building their houses on the rock and sand, respectively. tied in well with the experiences of the week.
spoke about the Kingdom and how that is not only then and there, but here and now. Jesus never defined the Kingdom in propositional phrases, but always in parables. examples of the kingdom ... and explored how the events surrounding this trip are a picture of the Kingdom.
Afterwards, we ate these tostada things that had chicken and cream and onions and stuff ... REALLY good.
as i headed upstairs after excusing myself, Romualda stopped me at the foot of the stairs and thanked me again for what we are doing, and for the time we'd just had to share, and told me that this was the first time she'd ever felt the presence of God.
whew.
no pressure there or anything.
grace & peace
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