Dec. 24 was a relatively quiet day for us. Rev. Young needed a haircut and so he was going to take our pastor, Becky and Emily for their haircuts too. So they didn't plan for us to do any visitation yesterday. Since there was no 'work' planned, I took the opportunity to go to visit the nearby mall with Emily and the Young's girls since I'd never been to a mall here in Spain. It took us about 10-15 minutes to walk to the mall. We only spent about an hour there because Emily needed to get back and go with the rest of the crew for their haircuts; and I really only wanted to see what malls are like in Spain. Didn't spend anything! Seriously!
It ended up they didn't get their haircuts because the place was too busy. The hairdresser did not have time to do four more before they closed their shop in the afternoon. Remember yesterday was the 24th, most shops close in the afternoon to get ready for Christmas. So then Emily was dropped off at church to practice piano because she was going to play a piano solo at the Christmas program. Pastor Young had to do some Chinese grocery shopping, so he dropped off Becky and our pastor to visit a store owner from Shanghai who is not a believer. I've attached a picture of our last visit with the same person 'Ah Niu.' I stayed home in the afternoon to prepare for my Saturday workshop. I also took a break and went with Lorraine to do some grocery shopping at the supermarket because all stores would be closed on Christmas Day. She wanted to make sure we had enough food in the apt. Again, it was my first time shopping at a supermarket in Madrid.
Today, Christmas Day, was a fun day for us. The Christmas program began at 4pm at church. There were a lot of programs performed by the different fellowship groups. Emily was our representative to perform a piano solo. Our pastor gave a short message to conclude the program. After the program, there was a potluck dinner. We also got to talk to different brothers and sisters at dinner and afterwards. Praise the Lord for using us. Brothers and sisters here are very receptive and welcoming to STM teams.
Betty Mei
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