A Prayer Remembered

We brought our first team from Cascade Covenant Church down to the DR in 2004.  I distinctly remember our first team.  I can remember Brian Jenks and I laying on an old deck built around this tree during siesta time (12:00 - 2:00).  I remember praying and asking God for His blessing as I tried to speak and understand Spanish. Oh how badly I wanted to learn Espanol.

Well, in this picture of the building you can see a second deck.  That building wasn't there in 2004.  But that upper  deck is where I now have my language classes.  One day I was waiting for my teacher, sitting up and looking down at the tree.  Tears filled my eyes as I all at once remembered crying out to God to please grant me favor in learning this new language.

Currently I have class 2 days a week for an hour each time.  I also have a new friend, Carlos, who is graciously giving me an hour of his time once a week to just walk and talk Espanol.  I also have a staff member, Willian,  who is taking time with me almost each day to just talk, gently correcting me and walking with me in this journey.

Also, so many other staff members pour their time and energy in helping me.  I am finally at a place now where what I thought would never happen is slowly, but surely becoming a reality.

I will never forget that day as I looked down at that tree and God reminded me of my cry, and His answer.  A true picture of the meaning "everything in His time".

His faithfulness endures forever!

The great "Prayer for Learning Spanish Tree"

As I sat up on that second level, God reminded me of the time I prayed.  And.. He hadn't forgotten even though I did.

My brother in Christ, Carlos, who has made a commitment to sacrifice some of his time weekly to help me learn espanol.