We had a very positive meeting with the directors of the private school on Wednesday. They have the names of the 10 little ones who have been chosen to receive scholarships starting in February. One of them is Oscar’s son. They also showed us Laurdes’s children’s grades. Perla is at the very top of her class and Esmeralda’s grades are almost that high. Perhaps the biggest victory is that Carlitos is near 90%. … Also on Wednesday we learned that Eliazar is bringing a team of 6 in April for door to door evangelism. That was good news. The bad news—since the production facility is not in our name we need Luis’s permission to connect electricity. He’s not planning to give it…. Madonna was sick Friday but sent her nurse and two helpers to hold clinic anyway. They saw 17 patients….
It seems that on most days our singular purpose is to get the job done. However, God often has a higher purpose, like teaching us to pray, to trust, to see the bigger picture.