Sunday’s Bible study started with us strategically placing our chairs to avoid being hit by mangoes, and ended with tears and requests for forgiveness.
We joke about the First World Problems- the air conditioner broke, we don’t have the money for a nice dinner AND a movie, etc., but yesterday our Third World (Developing/Majority World) problem hinged around the end of the mango season and the beginning of the storm season. The possibility of getting hit by falling fruit while sitting under a tree has gone up significantly. Yesterday there were no casualties to people, but the fatality of five mangoes. It is the price you pay for living in the tropics and we went home with two mangoes!
The more significant event though was the family interaction. As we studied Christ the King, there was something else brewing in this family. Although they live a very different life than many of you, the issue of family hurt and division is very real. In the course of discussing how we live our lives letting Christ be the King, the discussion centered on how do you do this when we are at odds with those we live the closest. This is an all-world problem.
We talked with them, prayed with them, shared our experience with them, shared what the Bible says to them, and then watched them ask for forgiveness from each other. It was a precious time. We pray for them and ask you to pray for them too-Noel and Rosa’s family, that they would have the trust in God to make changes in them.
I understand what they are talking about. Sometimes it is easier to not ask for forgiveness, sometimes it is easier to carry a grudge, sometimes it is easier not to help out the other person, so just as we were talking, we are also learning.
My Experiences In Nicaragua