Half-day Wednesday

Today was nice.  It was pretty cold in the morning. I'm beginning to think that Montevideo might have weather as crazy as Memphis with how much it seems to be changing back and forth.  Tomorrow it is supposed to rain.

We started out the morning by going to our target areas for GAP and we handed out the gospels of John to the apartments and small businesses on the streets we were assigned.  It feels like we didn't really do much because we were mostly ringing buzzers without answer and shoving envelopes under doors.  It was almost a little discouraging, but I know that if we trust God, He will be faithful.  Tonight in group devotion we talked about how we have been called here to do the work that God has placed before us, and in doing that we must do it to the fullest.  Our group devotion was encouraging tonight because it made me realize that I have to take the extra step to be bold and confront people on the street with the Gospel or invitations to the coffee house we are hosting tomorrow and Friday nights.  Please pray for me and everyone else to be bold.

With it being half-day Wednesday (a World Changers tradition, for those who don't know), we only did ministry in the morning.  We had the afternoon to spend with our church groups touring and shopping in the city.  We went to the old part of the city first, which has some cool architecture and street vendors.  I bought and Matè kit and a Russian Bible from 1914.  I'm most excited about the Bible.  I think I am going to start collecting really old Bibles in different languages. I also bought a Uruguay scarf and toboggan, which are definitely helping with the cold weather.  After the old city, we took taxis to a mall, which was pretty modern.  This stunk because all of the prices were really high like other modern malls, so I didn't buy anything there, not when I can buy similar things at home or online for the same price.  It was still a blast spending the afternoon with everyone from Faith and also our new friend, Joel, who we adopted since he is an individual participant (he doesn't have a church group here).  

Please continue to pray for God to work in Montevideo! Pray for the coffee house that we will be having Thursday and Friday night, that He will use it to reach many with the Gospel! Pray for the Father to burden our hearts for the lost souls that are all around us!  Pray for Him to burden your heart for those around you who do not know Him.