Feeling Encouraged

We have experienced a very refreshing morning! We met for Sunday worship in the nearby forest/park with a few friends. Benjy prepared a few thoughts to lead us in, but after arriving and finding a spot to sit - Jorge began by saying, "I have prepared something unless you want to go ahead..." Naturally, Benjy declined because it is an awesome feeling to see our Mexican brothers taking the initiative. He shared his heart about the importance of putting our faith into action from James 2. He told us how he shared his faith with his family over the holidays. It was really neat and serves as a confirmation to us that God is already at work in 2006. I mean, of course He is - but it is good to see it with our own eyes so quickly. After discussing, singing, and sharing in the Lord's supper together we spent the better part of the afternoon with all of them...and came away feeling very encouraged. What a nice feeling!