She arrived! Father Javier and mother Lizza are happy. Baby Margaret Ambar was born Saturday the 20th, 5.8 pounds, 20 inches. Her safe arrival was the answer to many prayers.
Javier and Lizza are a Puerto Rican missionary family that serves with us in our church planting efforts here in Puerto Rico. Please pray for their family, that little Margret Ambar will thrive and mother Lizza will heal soon from her cesarean delivery.
Javier is serving as my associate pastor in our missionary church here in Puerto Rico. He and his family are a blessing to our church and represent the next step in our church's growth.
Again, please pray for a safe delivery and all that is best for this precious family.
We hosted a Baby Shower for our missionary church members Javier and Lizza Pizarro. I met Javier a number of years ago and encouraged him to preach at our church. Since then, he has graduated from a Bible institute we have here in our churches and has joined us as now as associate pastor. Lizza and he have 3 children and are awaiting their fourth. The ladies of our church made a special event for them. Our prayers are with this fine family as their family grows and as they serve with us as missionary church planters here.
We have some members with health issues that suffer from the humid, tropical heat here. It is a blessing to help them get relief from the heat. It's enjoyable for us also!
An added blessing is the noise canceling effect. Before, with all our windows cranked open, we could hear the neighborhood noises: roosters crowing, lawn work going on, and radios playing as neighbors washed their cars Sunday morning.
Now, we can close the windows, tune out the outside distractions, and enjoy our church services much more.
Thank you to all who had a part in helping equip the church to better serve here on the mission field.
A winding road, between the mountain and a steep drop-off to the river below, is the road we travel to our missionary church in Puerto Rico. The road is challenging, with its many curves, giving little room for maneuvering.
It's a bit stressful when a big truck comes from the other direction!
Landslides sometimes can cause an hour or so detour.
But there are compensations. The greenery, bamboo along the roadside, flowering trees, and often, the dam ("represa" in Spanish) has a beautiful display of water flowing over it. Sometimes, after a torrential downpour, it looks more like chocolate milk!
