Two Birthdays

As I celebrated my birthday this past week, many friends and family blessed me with thoughtful gifts and greetings.  Colleagues Pat and Garry Cruce came from Lima to spend a long weekend with us.  The ladies of the Tarma Shalom church brought presents and a cake to share.  Modesto from the Nuevo Eden church invited us for a meal of fresh trout from his fish farm.

Saturday evening at small group at Sonya and Anibal's house they brought out another cake.  But his time we were celebrating two birthdays.  We weren't just celebrating the anniversary of my physical birth, but also the spiritual birthday of Sonya's friend Iris.  Earlier that evening I'd had the privilege of praying with Iris to help her be "reborn" in Jesus Christ.  Now that's something to celebrate!