As is to be expected in the military, schedules change. They had been out to sea for the past montt, and we thought they would be here through the whole weekend. However, Saturday we found out because of a weather system approaching the Carribean, their ship would leave early - Sunday afternoon.
So when they were given liberty on Saturday I went to the base and picked them up early Saturday afternoon (2:00 pm) and spent the day together at the house. We had a bar-b-que in their honor - grilled rib-eye steaks, baked potatoes, and salad for dinner; and home-made ice cream sundaes for dessert. Paulo did most of the grilling for us!
Since we were not going to be together at the house on Sunday, we spent the evening singing and worshipping. We had a great time! They even pulled me into some of the Portuguese worship choruses - with motions. We all laughed a lot! It was fun.
Then they asked if they could pray for Yvonne and me. So the two of us knelt in the living room and the guys all gathered around us and took turns praying for us. That was powerful!
I shared two passages of Scripture with them that were on my heart:
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8
"...we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us." NIV
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
"For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory." NIV
By that time it was about 1:00 AM Sunday morning! So I drove them back to the ship. Before we left the house Yvonne hugged them all and said goodbye. I did my hugging and saying goodbye when we got out of the car on the pier.
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