I believe that with more contact in someone's life comes more opportunity to impact them with the gospel and the way of Christ, so I was glad to receive an invitation to be put on the weekly schedule of our beloved drug-rehab center. I am now on site in "the Sitio" from Tuesday evening till mid morning on Wednesdays. Mostly, this just means spending time with the guys. On Wednesdays I lead a devotional with the guys. This started last week, so tomorrow will be my second shift. I love hearing the stories of what God is doing in the lives of the guys there! Marcinho, for example, lost his job, his home and his marriage to drugs. He was one of the first into the Sitio, and will soon be graduating from the program. He is full of joy for what the Lord has done in his life! Not only has left the life of drugs, he has found new employment and begun to date his ex-wife again. The two of them are now excited in the expectation of a date they have set to get married again and start a new life together! This is the redeeming work of our Lord!
And a personal blessing- you cannot find a more exciting group of guys to lead a devotional
with then these 9 guys who are living in the daily excitement of having been changed completely by a life in Christ! They are a tremendous inspiration to me, please pray that I will be able to return the favor.
By the way, Dad, you remember how you taught one of the guys there Sudoku and gave him your book to work on? Here's the pic of the day -
It is now a favorite pastime there! They pass it around and sign the ones they complete, and then copy the start of the puzzles onto blank papers to do them again. And to avoid arguments over cheating, they ripped out and threw away the help sheets in the back! :) Thanks for sharing the love, it has not been forgotten! They asked me to send you and mom a hug.
-Mark
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