Happy 4th of July everyone. Today, we (the Schrock Tribe) and the Smiths, and Erin Van Oort, were invited to a special dinner in all of our honor. Maria, the lady who prayed for 3 years for houses, and whose family received 10 houses the past two weeks, rolled out the green carpet (fresh picked pine needles on the ground: a sign of celebration and honor), and cooked a fest for us. It was a great time of reconnecting with new friends and the kids had a blast too. Emilee went right away to her friends, Ruth, Sesi, and Nancy.
We had Fried Chicken, rice, whiscel and potatoes, and rice with some sort of sauce. Throw in some fresh tortillas and cold Pepsi. The families had balloons and their pastor out. They even paid to have an artist paint a picture of the houses and presented it in gratitude to Dan. It was an amazing day to spend as a family in this village (Santa Isabel). These people have next to nothing, but out of their thankfulness pooled what little they had and gave. It made me think: What have I given out of my gratitude? God has saved me from my sin...He has given me a new home in Christ, He has blessed me greatly....how can we give back out of gratitude? We will hopefully post some pictures tomorrow. We wish you many blessings on this, our Independance Day. May the freedom that is found in Christ be your celebration.- The Schrocks!
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