Life Stories

One of the main reasons that I have this blog is so that you can see ministry in Uruguay from our perspective. In this entry, I think I'll share the perspective of another person.

We have been working with a local school in the Malvin area. We have painted, cleaned, repaired, purchased an air compressor and even hosted an appreciation tea for the teachers. We were invited to a ceremony where the name of the school was officially changed.

After the ceremony we received a kind letter from the director lamenting the fact that she couldn't publicly thank us for all that we had done. Schools in Uruguay must be totally free of religious instruction and she didn't want to cause problems.

The thanks that she gave us was great but the best part of the letter  is in this excerpt below. The director states:

"We are very happy that there are people like you in our community because many times words are empty if they aren't accompanied by actions. In your case, the actions have exceeded the words and fill our hearts with gratitude and warmth.

The Emanuel church does not need to worry that its faithful know how to show the Christian spirit that it projects to the community with soberness and service.

Thank you so very much."

In the words of the classical southern philosopher Forrest Gump, "That's all I'm going to say about that."

Matt. 5:16 “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."