More January items

Ø The Reuniones de las Damas on Thursdays continue to be an encouragement, and an outreach. God is blessing the persistence and faith of the ever-bubbly Magdalena Galindo. The events are not only well attended, but well planned, and provide opportunity for others to serve. This week we were blessed to arrange classes for area housewives through the Family Resource Center. An anonymous donor paid for teachers and materials for a 7-week course on dealing with the stresses of everyday life in the home. Classes range from Finances to Child Discipline to Dealing with stress, to Conflict resolution.

This past weekend I (Steven Wells) was privileged with the opportunity to be with the Webb Chapel Church of Christ for their Friends Day/Bilingual service. They wanted to know about cultural differences, and we were able to point out not only the striking differences between the Hispanic and North American cultures, but we also got some insight as to why. We were encouraged in how best to edify one another, wait on one another, and laugh at ourselves, too. During the worship hour, I repeated a visual lesson I did during Impact’s last bilingual service: painting two panels with images almost mirroring one another, one side in English and the other in Spanish, then when the lesson was complete, both panels combined to show the face of Christ.