God at Work

I learned a new Spanish phrase yesterday and got to use it today: Que trabajas?  -- What do you do for work or for a living?  Leah, Lena, and I took our first walk around the neighborhood without Travis and Alicia.  Alicia pointed us in the direction of a park and away we went.  As we walked we commented on the beauty of the mountains surrounding us and on some of the differences between S.Korea and Ecuador.  Anyone know of a good Korean restaurant in Ecuador?

We reached the play structure at the same time as another couple with a boy about six months older than Lena.  I took Lena up on the structure because she wanted to meet the little guy.  Our paths crossed when we came to the bouncy bridge.  I said hi to the little guy and then attempted to greet the little guy's father in Spanish.  He replied in English and we carried on quite the conversation.  Praise God for little children that bring two people together from different cultures!  In my best Spanish accent, I asked him what he did for a living.  Nelson is man in his late 40's and the owner of construction company that builds condominiums.  He has been working on his English for years as he saw the need to be able to speak well in order to sell his condos to Americans who seem to be flocking to Cuenca to invest and retire.

While I spoke with Nelson, Leah was able have a little conversation with his wife while the children played on the swings.  Nelson told me that he and his wife met in the park so that he could see his little boy.  He said that they are having marriage problems so they live separately.  As I told him what I did with Compassion last week we had quite a conversation about "doing what you can to help out."  I told him about Travis' Conversation Classes and asked if I could get his contact information.  As we finsihed our conversation, I had to ask if he was a Christian because he seemed like a pretty kind, caring guy.  He told me he was a Catholic with a desire to learn and be a good guy.  He said that he often listens to some of the preaching on the religious channel here in Cuenca.  He gave me his cell number and I told him I'd get back to him with the information about the English classes.  I called him when I got back to Travis and Alicia's and he said that he'd try to make it tomorrow night, if not next week.

What does God to for a living?  He uses his Church to call his lost children home!  How is he using you?  If you are an intercessor, please pray for Nelson--that I'd get to minister God's love to him during my time here.  No matter what you do for a living, be a light in darkness and watch as God illuminates lives around you!