The congregational singing at International church this morning was amazing with nearly everyone participating!  There were songs in three languages, English, Dutch and Papiamento.

Pastor Doug Searle’s message was titled, “Resting Labor”.  The main text was from Matthew 11:28-30 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”  Recordings of the services can be found on FaceBook and at http://ibcbonaire.podbean.com

We planned on having leftover baked spaghetti for lunch, but the Kings brought us some BBQ takeout from Bobbejan’s.  It was delicious and there was enough meat to last us for two meals.  So tomorrow evening it will be one, or both, of these leftovers!

Virginia helped Vera clean the south duplex for three new guests coming this afternoon.  Tom and Joshua also helped as they were pretty well packed and ready to catch their flight home.  I put the sheets and towels in the washing machine, then hung them on the clothesline.

Jason Helmholdt was the first guest to arrive.  He and his wife have four children and are raising support with the goal of arriving on Bonaire in about six months.  Steven Shantz, TWR International VP of Latin America & the Caribbean, and his brother arrived a little later on the same airplane that the Kings left on.

Just before sunset, we went to Bachelor Beach for a cool-down swim–our first swim since we have been here.  It appeared to be high tide and the waves were crashing against the rocks on shore, so Virginia opted to watch while I swam for a while.  Although she was watching, the waves got her wet, too!   Steve and his brother were also there for a quick swim.

We came home and had popcorn (our normal Sunday evening fare) and iced tea then used Skype to call my mother in Colorado.

We plan on getting to bed earlier tonight.  We anticipate this coming week will be a busy one.

Please pray with us that it will be possible to get the 400,000-watt transmitter up to full power early this week!