Shopping

After seeing the losses people experienced with the flashflood in Maranata, we were also impressed with their resourcefulness. Even as loads of drenched mattresses were removed from the town, others were washing their's and lining them up in the sun across the street from our condo, for them to dry.

Our friends, Pastor garcia and his wife Jenny, had several feet of sewer flood water in their home and in spite of that were out helping others. They kind of cleaned their house and slept on their stained & smelly beds. Our Canadian group sent money to help replace some basic items.

So, we went with them to a larger centre, Moca, to shop for these basic items. First, we hit a music store and Garcia selected a Yamaha keyboard which he of course tested in the store. He was able to make amazing music as he is a gifted musician. To go with that, he needed to replace two speakers, and a dvd player. He & his wife Jenny couldn't contain their smiles.

Then we went on to a mattress factory. I had never been in one before so found it an interesting place. We were free to enter the work area from the show room to watch them manufacture a mattress. The workers were more than pleased to pose and delightedly looked at the images in the digital cameras. The couple found suitable mattresses, including a small crib mattress for their infant grandson who lives with them, and then the negotiating began, from prices to time, method & price of delivery. Of course the process included testing the mattresses!

We also included visiting their families while there and were treated to their hospitality. We were served a lunch of rice, fried eggs and fried platanos and even Larry was able to eat the gluten free meal. We were again touched by their acceptance of us and how they welcomed us. Each visit ended with a request that we all pray with them. It was pretty special.