Abdiel Patt was born three years ago on the day
we arrived in Belize in 2006. We have been invited
to help celebrate his birthday every year, but this year it
was a big party! (we have usually been the only ones invited.)
Loli & Viany (his parents) are now in their OWN home that they just built and
moved into this past October, and it
was a big celebration for family and Abdiel's friends.
Dale helping Abdiel open his present.
Abdiel's cousins & friends in front of his Spiderman cake.
Abdiel & his friends with the Winnie the Pooh pinata.
Loli and Viany killed their pig on Satuday and stewed it for the festivities.
It was served recado style with rice and beans. Delicious!
We had to leave the party early because we needed to get to
church, but stopped on the way to take a plate of food to an
elder in the San Narciso church (Taco) who is crippled, and recently
fell and broke his femur and will be laid up for a few more weeks.
Today hasn't turned out at all as we had planned. But that is
how it is in Belize. Right now Dale is counseling with an friend in one of the churches who is currently under church discipline.
Please pray that Dale can be used to encourage repentence and
reconciliation in this difficult situation.
Also, Romalda Zantingh's sister died at 6 this morning of pancreatic cancer.
There will be a wake tomorrow night and a funeral on Thursday. She was 59.
We haven't seen Albert & Romalda yet because of this situation.
Pray that we can be a support to them through this time.
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