It was another very exciting day for many people!! There were over 2000 adults and over 300 children that participated in the conference today in Mactzul VI. It is always an encouragement to go and see people from several communities.
Let the Conference begin!
When the conference begin, the ladies have already been working for many, many hours. There are several pots with boiling beef, vegetables, tamalitos and coffee. They are too heavy and hot to lift so they insert wooden poles through the handles.
As soon as Kemmel got his spot set up, he had an assistant! Kemmel sells Bibles, song books and educational materials at cost. He does not make a profit doing so, but understands how important it is that people have these tools.
Then came the moment........it was time to go to the river. This was a very special time for me again. Irma, who was baptized, is one of our patients in Mactzul II. When she first came to us, her hair was falling out, she was underweight and had a few other problems. She then started reading the Bible and the elders of the church visited her and her family.
They told us it was a 15 minute walk to the river........I should have known better.........that translates into about 45 minutes and down, down, down!! And when you go down, that means to return you must go up, up, up!
We finally made it and there were over 80 people who had made the hike! People were lined up on both sides of the small stream. On the right side of the photo, is the sheet that they hang up so the person can change into dry clothes after the baptism.
I talked to Irma before we left and she told me that she was nervous. What a sweet, young lady she is. Her health has improved and she is much happier. This is Irma in the front. Behind her, is her dad in the solid white shirt. Her parents are not Christians at this point but we pray that they will reconsider their relationship with God.
The elders praying before the baptism.
Irma being baptized..........just as Peter told the people in Acts 2, just as the Philippian Jailer, as Philip baptized the eunuch, just as Jesus did for our example and the list goes on...........
The angels rejoiced again today.
This young girl is now 5 years old. When she was only a few days old, I was asked to visit her since she had "a ball" on her back. Well, we drove out to her house and I visited her and her mom. This is her mom on the left and they live in Paxot II. I called Kemmel and told him about the situation. If I remember correctly, Lisa was working on her Guatemalan license at this time. Kemmel went to Guatemala City with this family and visited with them in the hospital there. She had surgery, followed by physical therapy. She is now running and playing, as all of the other children!
It has been a full 2 days but they have been wonderful!
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