And we’re off…

Yesterday, was the first day of classes at CUCEA, and in typical outreach fashion, we showed up early to pass out 1000 flyers inviting them to Punto de Encuentro meeting the following day. Because it is against policy to hand out flyers on campus dealing with anything religious, Steve was heading to one of the entrances/exits and gave 5 or 6 flyers to students just as he was leaving. Two yards from the exit a guard confiscated all of his flyers and called for her boss on the radio. She wouldn’t even converse with Steve in Spanish or English. Her boss showed up on a four-wheeler and read both sides of the flyer and eventually gave them back so he could hand them out outside the gate. The first guard was mad, and it was a real reality check for Steve.




It rains nearly everyday, and last night was no different. Our typical commute to CUCEA includes forging a huge puddle (sometimes called a lake.) Last time, we tried the middle, and hit a pothole. This morning, we tried the right side, and had worse luck than the first time. Praise God for our SUV getting us out. Next time, we’ll take the left side.






Arriving on campus, we feel right at home – no parking spaces anywhere close. (And if Wright State would allow students to park the same way they do here, they could fit twice as many cars in). We ended up parking way out in the middle of nowhere. But we can’t complain because the campus is so well manicured and it’s 75 degrees outside.




We spent time in prayer and talking about what to share at the meeting. We had invited several contacts that we knew were interested, but had no idea how many students would show up. In the end, none of our “regulars” could make it, but six students who received a flyer and were new to campus came to the meeting. We shared our hopes and vision for having a group on campus, and expanded on the points on the flyer. They all were excited, and gave us their emails and cell #’s and every student put 10 on their nivel de interes (level of interest.) We’ll email them tomorrow and plan on getting together next Tuesday. If you want to pray for them, their names are Edith, Lizbeth, Daniel, Paula, Niyela, and Favoli.



Liz went and picked up the kids from preschool just before the meeting, and they had a blast playing a made up game. Cole is notorious for coming up with inventive games that use whatever is available. Lydia is hard at play.












We didn’t even make it off campus before both kids were out cold. All in all, a successful day!