#57 - Daily Bread, Chocolates, and Christmas Cards

Vol. 57

Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!

I am sorry for the delay in writing, but today is the first day I was able to get Internet here in Trinidad. I had gone on the 23^rd to get Wi-Fi but had to wait until today, Jan. 8^th, to have a technician from the phone company come to the house. I had been calling every two days to find out if they could come sooner, but to no avail!

My mom was pretty sick with the virus when I arrived. Thank you for your prayers. 

She is doing much better, and Dad who had the virus, is also better as well. 

But this meant that we did not go out to church for Christmas or New Year’s Day. 

However, on Christmas Eve, my Dad and I were out delivering gift bags to our non-Christian neighbours, bags filled with Daily Bread devotionals, a box of chocolates and a Christmas card!

What is one of the wonderful things about being home here is that no matter what your religious beliefs are, everyone loves getting the Daily Bread booklet! 

In fact, my Mom keeps several in her purse that she gives out to receptionist at the doctor’s office, the cashiers, the garbage men, and the lady she sits next to at the hairdresser’s! Here, those booklets are treasures. My parents give a donation to the Radio Bible Corp. office, and in return she gets these booklets.

I have already attended a funeral for the last of my parents’ friends (from their generation) two weeks ago. Uncle David, as we called him, was admitted to hospital and soon after died from complications from various things. Auntie Flora, his wife, had passed away unexpectedly five months ago. It was a solemn time but a timely reminder of legacies!

What kind of legacy would I want to leave behind?

Uncle David and Auntie Flora, although not blood relatives, always prayed for me whenever I came home but I know I will be seeing them in heaven!

First Sunday at church:

I was able to go to church last Sunday, and, yes, I was invited to share about Cambodia at Arima Missionary Baptist church, my parents’ church. This was the first church plant headed by my Dad and a few others and the location is directly across from the old/former location.

I knew I would be asked to speak (just like Cambodia, you can get called up to pray and speak unexpectedly!) 

One of my parents’ oldest friends, Brother Haynes, from our first church, came that morning, and I went up to give him a hug. He told me that I was a gift from God because I brought back memories for him for how long our two families have known each other and how much my Dad had helped him in his time of need! He gave a testimony and he kept repeating, “Put God first”.

So my blessing to you all is for you to put God first in all that you do.

Prayerfully, I will be able to live stream via the laptop tonight for Solemn Assembly (Thursday). I have also been at His feet praying along with you.

Prayer Requests:

-For continuing wisdom as we finalize the sale of the house;

-Relocation to Canada for my parents and their physical well being;

-That I would remember: in the smallest things that we need to be faithful; in rubbing my parents’ feet before they go to bed; in the hanging up the clothes on the line for them to dry; that I am blessed to be here to spend time with them.

Dancing still.

Love, Sister Vidya