February 12. Cloudy and very windy this morning. Plenty of wind to dry the clothes even without sunshine. Was thankful for Sunny’s help this morning—she did laundry; shelled peanuts; swept floors; and sorted, washed, and cut up greens. I did a little more crocheting after breakfast. Not too far from finishing a border round, I ran out of the off-white yarn I was using. Didn’t have anything to match. The closest thing was a slightly off-white that had some green bits in it. So that’s what I used and should be able to complete the last round of the border with a beige. Enough of crocheting for today. Got a couple more picture e-mails ready to send to Connie, but they don’t seem to want to send today for some reason. Enjoyed getting a nice long e-mail from Connie. I think she and Christy need to change their last name to Adventures. 😊 Most of my time again throughout the day was given to work on the elder/deacon lessons. “I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant….” Genesis 23:10a Jacob acknowledged his unworthiness as a servant of God to receive anything from the hand of God. February 13. The first part of the day, after breakfast and quiet time, was busy with household tasks — making kefir, making the bed, folding clothes. Also got the yarn ends tucked in on the afghan, and now the third afghan is complete. Took a couple pictures and then folded it up, put it in a plastic bag, and later found a box to put all the afghans in. Then I wrote a reply to an e-mail. Shortly after I sat down for Bible study, Pastor Nuanda came. (It was already around 11:00.) He talked with Daddy while I finished up my Bible study. Then I sat down with them. Wan came this morning, too, and brought a couple pieces of scrap metal siding that he had gotten from Nuanda’s basement. He used those to replace the kunai* awning over our office window. One of Anevina’s sons, Jenson (aka Jude), helped Wan with the work. This afternoon and evening, I continued working on the elder/deacon lessons. *kunai – type of grass used for thatched roofs. February 14. Started this morning on the fourth afghan, made with hexagons. First hexagon is done. We also made a phone call to C&C, but they were at a Valentine party at church so we made plans to try to call tomorrow evening after they get home from church. Then we went for a short walk. I would have enjoyed more time out, but the wind has really been irritating my eyes lately. When we got back, I got rice and soup beans ready and on to cook for a veggie/rice/beef stew for dinner. Continued working on the elder-deacon lessons this afternoon. And this evening, there was a wee knock on the door; and when I went and opened it, what a surprise to see Esau there! I had listed on my to-do list to write him a note as I hadn’t seen him for a long time. He brought some eggs; and I asked him how he was doing. He hesitated before answering, but said he is still having trouble with the old man and was thinking of coming and sitting down to talk with us some time. I asked him if he would like to stay now, and he did. He wanted to know about the situation with the church and why we had left so we went through the paper with him that we had written to "M" and the church. We also talked about his own life and read him some Scriptures to try to help him get back on track with the Lord. He still insists that he is sure he is saved even though he finds the old man too strong. Daddy prayed with and for him before he left. We told him we would be glad to have them come any time and sit down with us for Bible study. When Esau left, I had snack and washed up. Then Daddy and I sang a few hymns and had prayer together. And now it’s time to shut down the computer and go to bed.
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