El Obrahuelo- One Special Home Visit

One Special Home Visit
One of the home visits was specifically special. It was a home visit that all 12 of us attended.

One of the members of the church in Obrahuelo has developed a relationship with various team members over the 2 visits from Faith Evangelical Free Church (the church from Wisconsin we were working with). She requested that we come to visit her house, where her mom is very sick and cannot see, and her dad has fallen away from the faith.

One afternoon during our Free Time, we headed to visit this family. Little did we know what God would do. As we all sat, we engaged in a conversation with the family. The mom was so excited to "see" us that she did not stop kissing my hands and arms until her daughter politely asked her to let me sit down. It was a reminder that sometimes all people need is your presence.

At first, it was obvious that the father was very closed. He was extremely happy that we were there to visit, but as we shared our verses, he told us that he knows everything in the Bible. He had visited the United States for a couple years and we heard from his daughter that he did not come back the same man. He was a man full of pride.

Cathy, one of the members of our team, sensed an opportunity to share the gospel and pulled out her EvangiCube. As she sat next to the man and explained the gospel, all I could do was pray. He seemed so closed to everything because he claimed that he already knew everything.

At the end, after some more conversation and a few more Bible verses, he asked for a Pastor to pray with Him. Mark, one of the elders of Faith Evangelical Free, prayed with him to re-dedicate his life to Christ. It was a time of celebration as we had witnessed the Lord work in His heart. For the sake of his daughter, as well, we rejoiced.

We told him we hoped to see him in church the next day. By the grace and work of the Lord, we did.

We continue to pray for Him and His family, that they would continue to pursue truth and relationship with the Lord and that He would give them strength to carry on in every situation.